13 September 2015

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Senior Championship

Saturday night saw the final round of the group stages where nothing but a win was needed if Sion were to progress to the knockout stages next weekend, Lismore provided the opposition in Fraher Field and with a strong team of current and former Waterford players were in a similar position to Sion in the group, from the start Sion settled well with Eoin McGrath leading the way from midfield using the ball well and taking his scores to put the Monastery men four points ahead before Lismore got off the mark, an unfortunate misunderstanding in the Sion defence left Lismore back into it when they got the first goal of the game against the run of play, this handed the impetus to the Westerners but Sion were taking their points well with Austin Gleeson, John Dee, Tony Browne, Sean Ryan and Martin F O Neill all getting on the score sheet to go into the break two points ahead.

The second half started the same as the first with the Sion half back line dominating and feeding the forwards with good ball which saw four more points on the board and looking good to drive on to victory, Lismore had other ideas though and with their dangerous forwards getting two goals they kept coming back into the game until near the end when frees from Martin F O Neill and Gleeson finally put daylight between the teams to leave the final score at Mount Sion 0-21 Lismore 3-10, this result now sets up a mouthwatering  rematch of last year’s county final against Ballygunner in Walsh Park on Saturday next in the Quarter Final. Team Ian O Regan, Kevin Flynn, Christopher Ryan, Stephen O Neill, Pat Kelly, Austin Gleeson (0-04), John Dee(0-01), Martin O Neill(0-01),Eoin McGrath(0-03),Tony Browne(0-02), Sean Ryan(0-02), Owen Whelan(0-01), Martin F O Neill(0–07), Ian Galgey, Bill Walsh.Subs Robert Bresnan for Galgey, Stephen Roche for Whelan, Mikey Daykin for Sean Ryan.

Minor Championship

The Minors finished their campaign on Tuesday night last on a disappointing note as they went down to Brickeys in the club, despite opening the scoring Sion were on the backfoot in the first half as the visitors used the advantage of the breeze to go into the break 2-10 to 0-05 ahead. Sion staged a comeback in the second half and were well on their way to getting level when Brickeys got another goal to cement their lead, after that despite Sion’s best efforts they couldn’t overcome the deficit and the game ended on a scoreline of Brickeys 3-15 Cnoc Sion 2-13

Roanmore Tournament

The annual Roanmore tournament took place on Saturday last and we had two U9 teams entered one in the morning and one in the afternoon .Our first team in the morning played 3 games against St Marys from Clonmel Tipperary, Douglas from Cork and Our lady’s Island from Wexford winning all 3 games with notable performances from Adam Regan and Alex Walsh .

The panel for the morning session was Adam Regan, Jared O Keeffe, Tommy Walsh, Sean Reilly, Sean Flynn, Ben Hennessy,Alex Walsh and Evan Flanagan. The afternoon session was cut short due to 2 teams pulling out so the boys played an extended game against Portlaw which they won playing some fantastic hurling with great performances  all over especially  from Dylan Ryan ,Adam Cummins and Jack Kirwan . The panel for that game was Dylan Ryan, Adam Cummins, Adam Regan, Mark O’Connor, Sam Byrne, Sean Reilly, Jack Kirwan, Ross Byrne and Emmanuell Adebayo.

Clothes Recycling

We are holding a Clothes Recycling Fundraiser for our Juvenile Club. We would be most grateful for your support. Items can be given to any of the Coaches at training or handed in to the staff at our Clubhouse, anytime between now and Wednesday 7^th October 2015. The list of accepted items is below, along with a list of items not suitable. The Clubhouse phone number is 051 372648.

Yes Please :  Men’s Womens & Childrens Clean Clothing

                     Paired shoes, Handbags & Belts, Curtains and Bed linen

No Thanks :  Dirty or wet clothing, Single shoes, Off cuts of material

                     Duvets or Pillows, Carpets or rugs, Uniforms

Many Thanks in anticipation of your support,

Tesco Tokens

The Tesco tokens promotion is now finished, thanks to everyone who helped by putting their blue tokens in the box, we will have further details in the coming weeks as to how much was raised.

Last Man Standing

Last Man Standing returned this week, check out the page on the website in the coming days to see how our players did.

School Fundraiser

“End of Summer Night Out” takes place in the Mount Sion centre on Friday 25th September in aid of the Mount Sion CBS Secondary School Yard Project. On the night there will be musical entertainment from Bag O’ Spuds, Viva Las Vegas (Elvis Tribute) and Paddy’s Pride! Tickets are just €5 and there will be a raffle on the night. All money raised goes towards the Yard Project, tickets can be bought from behind the bar. This promises to be an excellent night out and all for a great cause !

Deise Draw

September’s Deise Draw takes place at the end of the month. 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.

Fixtures

Senior Hurling Championship Quarter Final V Ballygunner in Walsh Park on Saturday 19th September at 5-15.

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

If you have any Cnoc Sion notes or announcements for the paper or website please contact Ciaran Sheridan by email pro@mountsiongaa.ie or text your notes to 087-6364716 before 8pm Sunday night. You can also follow us on Twitter @MountSionGAA or on Facebook MountSion GAA. The website is now mobile friendly and has an upgraded events calendar and gallery which are constantly updated with all Mount Sion related news and events!