14 September 2014

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Senior Championship

The Seniors faced Abbeyside in the County Quarter Final on Sunday knowing they couldn’t afford any slip ups if they were to progress to the final four, Richie Roche settled the nerves when he struck goal in the second minute to get Sion into their stride before Martin O Neill pointed followed by old timers Eoin McGrath and Tony Browne, Gavin Carroll then got a brilliant point on the break following a penalty save from Iggy to put the Monastery men firmly in the driving seat, Abbeyside kept at it though and it was points from the stick of in-form Martin O Neill that kept Sion ahead at the break 1-07 to 0-09,

After the break it was O Neill again followed by a huge point from long range from centre back Austin Gleeson that opened up the lead for Sion again, another good save from Iggy proved decisive as Sion opened up a gap that Abbeyside couldn’t bridge, more points from O Neill and his namesake Martin F followed along with three more points from play from Eoin Mac finished off the game, final score Cnoc Sion 1-21 Abbeyside 0-15 ,special mention to 16 year old Mikey Daykin who made his championship debut when he replaced Gavin Carroll in the 54th minute, after the game the draw for the semi finals was made and Sion will face old rivals De La Salle on Saturday next at 5.30 in Walsh Park, team on the day was Iggy, Mark Hoban, Ozzy, Nailer, Gaff, Austin(0-1), Whelo, Martin O Neill(0-12), Stephen Roche(0-1), Tony Browne(0-1), Eoin Mac(0-4), Martin F O Neill(0-1), Richie Roche(1-0), Sean Ryan, Gavin Carroll(0-1)

Junior Hurling

The Juniors bowed out of the championship after a long campaign on Friday night last against a very strong Passage team in Walsh Park, well done to the lads for getting to this stage with a team combining youth and experience . Team on the night was Savo, Jess, Eoin Fanning, Eoin Daniels, Shane Flynn, Trigger, Bomb, Cian O Regan(0-1),Parish, Pappy , Jamie O Meara(0-1), Pooch, Darren Finn, Ferdia(0-1) , Johnny Hayes(1-2)

Minor Hurling

Our Minors play their last match of this years championship against Passage in Passage on Wednesday at 6.15 , its been a disappointing season for these young lads but they were never short on spirit and the results just didn’t go their way, thanks to everyone for supporting them and lets see a good crowd to cheer them on on Wednesday.

Juvenile Hurling

It’s been a busy week for our Under 16 and Under 14 teams who both played old rivals De La Salle and Ballygunner in the club during the week, first out on Monday were the Under 16s who were unfortunate to go down against a strong De La Salle team, following this the Under 14s played their Quarter Final on Saturday in brilliant sunshine and blitzed the opposition goal in the first half with Jack Meaney, Timmy Sobawale  and Alan Kirwan all raising the green flag with the dependable  Jordan Roche  bagging all our points, in the second half Ballygunner rallied but Sion held on to win by 3-05 to 1-06 and book a place  in the Semi Final on Friday night against Roanmore in Cleaboy at 6pm.

Roanmore Tournament

We had three teams in the annual Roanmore tournament which was held on Saturday last,  U8 Team x played 3 matches winning all 3 against Midleton , Ballyduff and Ballygunner the panel for these games was Dylan Ryan, Adam Regan, Evan Flanagan, Sean Flynn, Sean Reilly, Tadgh Corcoran,  John Griffin , Jack Kirwan and Alex Walsh.

Our other under 8 team played 3 matches getting a win and a draw from the 3 matches against Midleton , Windgap and Kilsheelan The panel for these games was, Adam Cummins, Jared O Keeffe,  Ross Byrne, Alex Walsh, Adam Regan, Marc O Connor, Tommy Walsh, Conor Foran and Calvin Martin

Our under 9 Team played 3 matches again winning all 3 games against Ballygunner , Midleton and Kilsheelan .
Our under 9 panel for the day was Davin Marshall, Lee Flanagan, Conor Walsh, Jack Cowman, Jack Barrett, Cormac Dunphy, Jake Marks and Killian Dundan
All our teams played some fantastic hurling which shows the future is bright for Sion . Special mention to our sharp shooter Jake Marks and great performance from Killian Dundan .

Wedding Bells

Congratulations to senior selector Barry Browne and Noelle Quann who tied the knot on Saturday last , best wishes for the future from all in Mount Sion.

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing is back up and running and thanks to everyone who entered, check the page on the website in the coming days to see how everyone got on in this week’s matches.

Deise Draw

September’s Deise Draw takes place at the end of the month and hopefully we’ll have a winner or two. Tickets are still available for the next draws from Josie Evans or from the bar. Please contact Josie Evans (087-0686700) to join and more importantly to make sure you are in with a chance to scoop the top prize of €10,000!!! . Tickets are €10 per month for nine months. You can either pay up front or per month by leaving the money behind the bar. 70% of the money raised will go directly back to Mount Sion. Best of luck to all our ticketholders!

Fixtures

Under 16 County Championship V Ballygunner in Mount Sion on 16th September at 6pm

Minor Hurling Championship v Passage in Passage on 17th September at 6.15pm

Under 14 Semi Final v Roanmore in Cleaboy on 19th September at 6pm.

Senior Hurling Championship Semi Final V De La Salle in Walsh Park on 20th September at 5.30pm

Need a venue for your party??

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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.

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Notes for Paper & Website

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