30th September 2012

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Senior Hurling Championship

A County Final place was on offer when we clashed with De La Salle last Saturday evening in Walsh Park in the County Semi-Final. Six minutes elapsed when De La Salle opened the scoring with a point. Young Stephen Roche got Sion into the game as he struck the ball over the bar. De La Salle replied with Martin O’Neill pointing Sion into the lead and Austin Gleeson collecting a quick free from the ageless Tony Browne to give Sion a two point cushion. De La Salle didn’t sit back and got themselves on level terms with two quick points. O’Neill was in the action again with De La Salle putting themselves one point up. But a magnificent run through from Michael Gaffney from the middle of the pitch and he rattled the back of the Cleaboy side’s net! Sion were given a boost as the sides withdrew for half time. Sion led by two points.

The game was level just after the break with De La Salle capitalising on the frees they were awarded. O’Neill had Sion just a point ahead but De La Salle hit Sion for four unanswered points two from frees. Ken McGrath signalled Sion’s intent to not give up with a point. A ball floated in around the De La Salle square, broke to substitute Anthony Kirwan who slotted the ball past Brenner in the goal and pulled Sion one point into the lead. John Mullane had his team back in front with a long range effort followed by a free. O’Neill and the opposition both traded scores. In the final minutes of play De La Salle pushed on with three unanswered scores to book themselves a place in the final. Final score Cnoc Síon 2-8 to De La Salle 0-18. Hard luck lads, ye showed great determination over the hours hurling and through the year, when everything wasn’t going our way. Thanks to all the panel and Jimmy and his backroom team for their efforts.

Under 16 Semi-Final

Our Under 16s travelled to John Mitchell’s last Sunday morning to take on Dungarvan in the Semi-Final of the Championship. It was a fairly wet and windy morning. Dungarvan posed their intentions from the off with a couple of well taken scores. Mount Sion found their range with an accurately placed pass from Ferdia to Cian O’Regan to open Sion’s account. Evan Curran also rose a white flag along with Eric Hoban and another O’Regan point. However, Dungarvan ran out convincing winners in the end. Hard luck, ye made great progress over the championship with some great wins against all odds. We look forward to seeing ye move on to Minor level in the coming years. Thanks to Eoin Fanning, Pat Kelly and David Thornton for all their work through-out the year.

Week Ahead

Not many games left in the calendar. But the Junior Hurlers will put their crown on the line when they face Ballygunner in the Eastern Hurling Final in Walsh Park next Saturday. Throw in at 3:30pm. Please come along and support all the lads!

Last Man Standing

Updated last man standing table is up on the website! Not many left! Get your team into Tina by next Thursday night at the latest. Check out the club website to see how everyone is going after week one!! http://mountsiongaa.ie/news/last-man-standing/

Deise Draw

Next month’s Draw will take place on 26th October. Tickets can be bought from any of the promoters or from behind the bar. Please have your money in before the draw. A list of all promoters names can be seen on the notice board in the club. Tickets are €10 per draw. This year you will have the chance to win a top prize of a car in the March draw and in the May, August and November Draw’s there will be a special draw for a €1,000 holiday voucher and €500 spending money.

Get the latest Fixtures/Events

Looking to keep up to date with fixtures and events? Join the club text list by texting your name and number to 087-9706387! It’s completely free!! Don’t expect me to just know you want to be added. So text your name and number if you don’t want to miss out on a game Juvenile-Senior or know when there’s a change of venue etc.

Fixtures

Junior Hurling Championship Eastern Final v Ballygunner on Saturday 6^th October in Walsh Park at 3:30pm.

All fixtures are available on the club website calendar. Follow the link http://mountsiongaa.ie/events/

Fixtures are subject to change!

Juvenile Training Times

The following are the times and venues are for juvenile hurling training:

5 to 7 year olds Children born in 2005, 2006 & 2007 takes place at 12 Noon every Saturday on the All-Weather Astro-Turf Pitch at the Club Grounds.

Juvenile Camogie Training also takes place on Saturdays at 12 noon on The All-Weather Astro-Turf Pitch at the Club Grounds.

8 & 9 year olds, Boys born in 2003 and 2004 takes place from 11am-12pm on Saturdays at the Club field.

10 & 11 year old boys takes place on a Tuesday nights at 6pm-7pm on the pitch.

Looking to get your child involved in sport or meet new friends. Then bring them along to the correct age group or contact Juvenile Chairman Peter Walsh for more information. Training is 100% free and hurleys and helmets can be supplied to those who need them. Best of luck to all the children and coaches for 2012!!

Need a venue for your party??

We have a spacious function room with private bar available for hire for all occasions including Birthdays, Christenings, Weddings, Confirmations, Communions, etc. Please contact our Bar Manager Michael Ryan for more information on 051-372648 or call up and see him. See the Function Room page on the website for more pictures of our function room and bar!! http://mountsiongaa.ie/club-complex/function-room/

Darts & Cards

Darts and Cards for club members. Come along and join in the fun. Darts takes place every Thursday night with Cards on Friday nights, both starting around 10pm. Great prizes on offer!! All Club Members are welcome.

Notes for Paper & Website

If you have any Cnoc Sion notes or announcements for the paper or website please contact Owen Sauvage by email owen@mountsiongaa.ie or text your notes to 087-9706387 before 8pm Sunday night. You can also submit your notes through the website on the news tab. Follow us on Twitter @MountSionGAA of on Facebook MountSion GAA. The website features a calendar so you can keep up to date with all the latest fixtures and events.