21 August 2016

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Senior Hurling League

Having had a run of good results in the Senior League/Sargent Cup the Seniors qualified for the semi final on Friday night last where they travelled to Fraher Field to renew rivalries with Dungarvan, on a bad night for hurling with heavy showers and swirling winds scores were hard to come by with Martin F O’Neill and Stephen Roche getting Sion’s points in the first half , hard work from Jordan Broaders earned Sion a penalty which the Dungarvan keeper did well to save from Ian O’Regan, half time score Dungarvan 0-08 Mount Sion 0-05.

Sion started brightly in the second half but were just unable to convert their possession into scores while Dungarvan slowly moved ahead making the most of the chances that came their way to just edge the game on a scoreline of 0-16 to 0-13, tough luck on the night but there were many positives that can be taken into the Championship game against Cappoquin on Saturday night.

 

Intermediate Hurling

Our Intermediates took on Erin’s Own on Thursday evening last and despite their best efforts on the night were no match for the Poleberry club, this has been another tough campaign for all involved and thanks to all the players who have answered the call to make sure we can field a team at this grade.

Minor Hurling

Our Minor hurlers on the back of their first win of the campaign against Dungarvan the previous week travelled to Gracedieu on Tuesday last to face local rivals De La Salle, in a high scoring first half the home side had the advantage going in at the break 3-10 to 2-08, the second half was a tight affair with De La Salle looking like they had the game in the bag before Ivan Sinnott equalised just on the final whistle, unfortunately in added time they tacked on two points to just edge the game leaving Sion frustrated once again, next up on Monday night is a big game against Ballygunner in Ballygunner.

All Ireland Under 21’s

Following the disappointment of the previous week with the Seniors the Waterford Under 21’s eased into their first All Ireland final in 24 years following a comfortable win against Antrim, well done to Austin and Sean and best wishes in the final against Galway.

Tony Forristal Tournament

The 2016 Tony Forristal takes place on Saturday August 27th with Group A and B matches taking place in Mount Sion, the full list of fixtures can be found on the Waterford GAA website and Tony Forristal 2016

Deise Draw

August’s Deise Draw takes place on Friday night in Clashmore/Kinsalebeg, will those who pay monthly please leave their money behind the bar by Wednesday or contact Josie.This is one of the main fundraisers for the club and we would encourage as many members and their families as possible to participate, as well as helping your club you are also in a great draw with many good prizes on offer. For information please contact our Club Co-ordinator Josie Evans (087) 068 6700.

Darts Exhibition

Two time world darts champion Gary Anderson will be playing an exhibition in The Bridge Hotel on Wednesday November 2nd in aid of Mount Sion GAA Club.20 lucky people will get the chance to play Gary in a single 501 game, those picked will be required to raise €200 sponsorship each over the coming months.General tickets for the exhibition as well as limited meet and greet tickets will be on sale over the next few weeks. Keep an eye on the Facebook page over the coming months for more details Gary Anderson darts tournament

Raffle

The Juvenile club are running a raffle which takes place on Saturday 27th August, first prize are a pair of All Ireland Hurling final tickets with €150 spending money and second prize a pair of All Ireland Football final tickets with €150 spending money, this replaces the Christmas raffle and tickets are priced at €5 each and are available from behind the bar, we would ask our members to sell as many as they can as this will be one of our main fundraisers for the year for the juvenile club.

 

Fixtures

Minor Hurling Championship V Ballygunner in Ballygunner on Monday August 22nd at 7pm

Senior Hurling Championship V Cappoquin in Fraher Field on Saturday August 27th at 6.30pm.

Mount Sion Clubhouse

Our club house is the perfect venue for all  your needs, only recently it made it into a list of the ten most unusual places in Ireland to have your wedding ! 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 , 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.

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.We are also now on Clubify App which is available on both IOS and Android, just download and search for Cnoc Sion. 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!