9 October 2016

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Senior Hurling Championship

Cnoc Sion 0-23

De La Salle 1-14

Following last week’s thrilling draw in the Senior Championship Quarter Final it was back to Walsh Park again on Sunday to take on De La Salle for a place in the semis next weekend, from the start Sion were focussed and within the first three minutes had three points on the board courtesy of Jordan Broaders, Austin Gleeson and Martin F O’Neill, with goal chances from Stephen Roche and Evan Curran Sion were going well until Salle dealt a hammer blow when John Mullane showing flashes of his old brilliance netted just before half time to give them the lead by the slenderest of margins , half time score Cnoc Sion 0-09 De La Salle 1-07.

Sion upped gears on the restart and playing with an intensity the Cleaboy men couldn’t match drove on and though there were no goals there were plenty of points, with superb displays all round the pitch this game was never in doubt and Sion ran out six point winners to book a place in the semi finals next weekend against title favourites Ballygunner, well done to all involved and let’s hope that this level of commitment can be brought to the next game against another strong side. Scorers Martin F’ONeill 0-11, Austin Gleeson 0-04, Stephen Roche 0-03, Jordan Broaders 0-01, Mark Hoban 0-01, Sean Ryan 0-01, Owen Whelan 0-01, John Dee 0-01.

All Star Nominations

Following on from his huge performances this year it was no surprise to see Austin being nominated for both Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year as well as being one of Waterford’s nine All Star nominations, everyone in the club is proud of Austin’s achievements and hopefully he’ll receive due recognition this year.

Hand on Heart

Best wishes to Ken on the launch of his autobiography “Hand on Heart” this week, the launch takes place in the Tower Hotel on Thursday October 13th with special guest Anthony Daly, all are invited and also there will be a special signing event in the Book Centre on Saturday 15th at 12.30pm with the book being available from the Book centre online from Tuesday October 11th. More details can be found on the Book Centre Facebook page.

Deise Draw

September’s Deise Draw took place in the club on Friday last and we had two winners , well done to Clive Power and Mary Delahunty both c/o Josie who won €200 and €100 respectively.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.

Fixture

Senior Hurling Championship Semi Final V Ballygunner in Walsh Park on Sunday October 16th at 3-15pm.

Darts Exhibition

We have a sponsor for the Gary Anderson Darts Tournament in The Bridge Hotel on Wednesday November 2nd, special thanks to Waterford Health Park Pharmacy who have kindly come on board along with some local businesses who will sponsor a leg each,  20 lucky people will get the chance to play Gary in a single 501 game with those picked being required to raise €200 sponsorship each over the coming months. General tickets for the exhibition as well as limited meet and greet tickets are now on sale, please see the page on the website for all the details.  Gary Anderson Darts Tournament

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!