29 March 2014

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Sargent Cup

Friday night saw the first round of this years Sargent Cup take place against Fourmilewater in a misty Carriganore under lights, Sion got off to the perfect start when Bill Walsh rattled home to the back of the net after a good move down the left hand side, following this both sides were evenly matched with the bulk of Sion’s points coming from frees by Martin “Fish” O Neill with Gavin Carroll and Stephen and Richard Roche also raising the white flag to leave the score at half-time 1-08 to 0-10 in favour of the monastery men. In the second half as conditions worsened Sion pushed on to take a seven point lead but the men from the Nire Valley never gave up and rallied to end up winning the game on a two point margin, tough luck lads next game is against Lismore at the end of April.

Intermediate Football

In our first match of the season the Intermediate Footballers took on last year’s beaten finalists Portlaw in Dunhill on Saturday last, playing with the strong breeze in the first half Portlaw took full advantage and racked up the points playing free flowing hand passing football with Sion’s scores coming from a Kevin Kelly goal and Richard Roche point, after the break even with the wind at their backs Sion couldn’t recover with Portlaw running out comfortable winners on a scoreline of 4-15 to 1-03, there’s a quick chance to put this result behind them as the lads play Kilmacthomas in St Mollerans on Friday night at 6.30pm in the next round.

Under 14s

The Under 14s travelled to Lismore on Saturday last in their first outing of the year to take part in the annual Paddy Whelan tournament, the very young squad played three games narrowly losing out in the Shield final to Cois Bhride , well done to the lads and keep up the good work for your coaches.

Deise Draw

The first Deise draw of 2015 took place on Friday night and unfortunately we had no winners, tickets for the next draws are still available. Tickets cost €10 a month with the club keeping 70% of the tickets sold. I.e. €7 a ticket.This year we are delighted to announce that Elverys Sports are the Offical Retail Partner to Waterford GAA. A 15% Discount Voucher will be available, on request through the club, to all members of the Déise Draw. Please leave money and names at bar or contact draw co-ordinator Josie Evans if you’d like to support our biggest yearly fundraiser.

Baby Girl

Great excitement in the Twomey household this week as Imelda and Shane welcomed the latest arrival to their family baby Emma, congratulations from all at Mount Sion.

National League

Well done to the Waterford Senior hurlers on their great win over Galway on Sunday in Walsh Park in the quarter final of the National league, best of luck in the semi final on April 19th and especially to our players involved .

Fixtures

Intermediate Football V Kilmacthomas on Friday April 3rd at 6.30pm in St Mollerans.

Membership

Membership for 2015 is now due if you haven’t done so please pay as soon as possible,  thanks to everyone who has paid up so far, fees can be paid behind the bar as usual, all membership rates are available on the membership page on the club website or you can contact Club Registrar Paul Fanning .

Last Man Standing

No Last Man Standing this week due to the International break so with only three players left we could have a winner soon ! Don’t forget to have your team into Tina by Thursday and the updated table can be checked out on the website !

Mount Sion Clubhouse

Our club house is the perfect venue for your needs, if you have a family event coming up we can cater for all size parties from small private events to large gatherings, 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

For a post match drink or chat or to watch the latest sporting event on the big screen we have all the Sports channels available in our spacious bar where on Thursday nights it’s Darts night and on Fridays we have cards which are open to all and there are great prizes on offer, check out our website for more info and photos.

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Notes for Paper & Website

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