30 August 2015

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Senior Hurling

Following a long break due to the County team getting to the All Ireland semi final the Seniors resumed their campaign against Passage in Kill in round 4 of the Championship knowing that a defeat would see them not getting through to the knockout stages for the first time in years, the first half was a tight encounter with Martin F O Neill  getting Sion’s first score after Passage had opened their account, captain on the night Eoin McGrath set the tone for the team with his tenacious running and tackling never letting the men from the fishing village settle on the ball and with points coming from McGrath , Tony Browne, Sean Ryan and Martin F O Neill on dazzling form leading the attack Sion went into the break trailing by the minimun 0-12 to 0-11.

Sion were straight out of the blocks in the second half with Martin F getting two points in the first minute of play to take the lead, a dubious decision followed after the umpire had raised the flag to signal a Sean Ryan point which was then overturned by the referee, not to be rattled young Evan Curran calmly slotted over a few minutes later to give Sion a two point lead, Passage then took a hold on the game notching points before they raised the green flag after Iggy had made a fine save only to be beaten from the rebound, Sion’s heads never dropped and when O Neill received the ball and ran at the Passage defence this was one Fish they were never going to catch and the only thing that ended up in their net was the sliotar as he buried it to put the game level once more. In a thrilling final ten minutes the game could have gone any way with Passage protesting that the ball had gone over the line and Sean Ryan’s last minute effort just falling short before  the ref blew the whistle signalling a drawn game 1-18 each.This result means Sion are depending on a win in their final game against Lismore to stay involved after the group stages and can surely build on this positive performance.

Tony Forristal Tournament

It was another busy day in the club as the Tony Forristal was hosted once again, well done to everyone who helped in the organisation and in having the club grounds looking so well as usual and well done to Cork who were the overall winners, full results can be seen on the Tony Forristal Facebook page and the Waterford GAA website.

Under 10 Blitz

The Under 10’s were invited to O’Loughlin Gaels Kilkenny for a 4 team blitz on Saturday afternoon last . First up for Mount Sion was Na Fianna from Dublin where the lads played some fantastic hurling showing maturity beyond their  years passing the ball around field and winning out on a scoreline of 4-6 to 0-2 . Next game was against a very strong Borrisoleigh team which was a very physically tough game, again some great hurling from both sides with Sion losing out narrowly on a scoreline of 3-3 to  2-3 . The last game was against hosts  O’Loughlin Gaels where the lads again played great hurling finding each other around the field and working very hard winning out on a scoreline of 4-9 to 0-0 . Some great performances on the day from Lee Flanagan in particular with a beautiful sideline over the bar , Dylan Ryan, Davin Marshall and Cormac Dunphy . The panel on the day was  Davin Marshall, Lee Flanagan, Cormac Dunphy, Jack Cowman, Jack Barrett, Jake Marks, Killian Dundan, Alex Walsh, Jared O Keeffe,  Adam Regan, Adam Cummins, Ben Hennessy, Emmanuel Adebayo,  Ross Byrne and Dylan Ryan.

Deise Draw

August’s Deise Draw was held on Friday night last and we finally had a winner, well done to Gerry Glanville who won 250 euro! 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.

Last Man Standing

With the Premier League now back up and running the first Last Man Standing of the season starts on the weekend of 12th September, all the same rules and conditions apply and entries can be given in at the bar or contact Tina before Thursday 10th September to be included.

Tesco Tokens

Only two more weeks to go in this promotion now and thanks to everyone who has put their blue token in the Mount Sion box. If Mount Sion gets the most blue tokens they get the biggest cash amount, second place gets second cash prize and third gets third place cash prize etc. This promotion is running in Tesco Lisduggan at Waterford Shopping centre and started Monday 3rd August and runs for six weeks, so tell all your family and friends and spread the word that just by putting the token in the Mount Sion box they are helping the club! Thanks once again to Roisin for entering us in the draw.

Fixtures

Under 12 Football V Ballyduff/Kilmac on Monday 31st August in Mount Sion at 6.30pm

Under 16 Championship V Abbeyside on Tuesday September 1st in Abbeyside at 7.00pm

Minor Hurling Championship V Tramore on Thursday September 3rd in Tramore at 6.45pm

Under 10 Tournament in St Mary’s Clonmel on Saturday September 5th.

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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