23 April 2017

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Senior Hurling Championship

Cnoc Sion 0-18

Roanmore 0-08

The second round of the Senior Championship took place on Sunday last against neighbours and rivals Roanmore and Sion needed to get their campaign back on track following the previous week’s defeat against Fourmilewater, Sion showed their intent from the off in the first half and when Roanmore went down to fourteen men early on the game opened up for them with Austin Gleeson and Stephen Roche taking advantage of the space to tip away at the points, with Ross O’Keeffe also dangerous down the right side notching a couple of scores Sion took a six point lead into the break, half time score Cnoc Sion 0-10 Roanmore 0-04,

Sion continued with the work rate and committment in the second half and even though they were down to thirteen men following the dismissals of O’Keeffe and Gleeson for second bookable offences they were well on top in all areas of the pitch and while it may not have been as fiery a derby as in recent years they got the job done and finished out the game with a ten point winning margin, final score Cnoc Sion 0-18 Roanmore 0-08. Team Ian O’Regan, Mark Hoban, Aaron Coady, Ben Flanagan(Stephen O’Neill), John Dee, Michael Gaffney, Peter Penkert, Owen Whelan, Donal Power(0-01), Ross O’Keeffe(0-03), Jordan Broaders(0-01)(Martin F O’Neill(0-01)),Austin Gleeson(0-06), John Kennedy(Mikey Daykin), Evan McGrath(Richie Roche), Stephen Roche(0-06).

Ladies Football

Our Ladies footballers finally got their season off to a start on Thursday last when they played St Annes in Dunhill coming out on a winning scoreline of 1-07 to 1-05, the girls are really settled in at the club now and would like to thank everyone involved who have made them feel so welcome, new players are always welcome with training taking place on Mondays and Thursdays from 5-30 to 7pm.

Camogie

Camogie for girls aged 4 to 12 restarts after the Easter break on Monday 24th April 6-7pm at Mount Sion Club’s All Weather pitch, we’ve had a great response to this and new players are always welcome, please contact Peter at  087 1355359 for more details.

Junior Hurling

The Junior A team play their first game of the year on Friday night against Bunmahon in Kill, best of luck to all involved.

Fixtures

Under 11 V Piltown in Mount Sion on Monday April 24th at 7pm

Under 14 De La Salle in Mount Sion on Wednesday 26th April at 6-45pm

Junior A v Bunmahon in Kill on Friday April 28th at 7pm.

Deise Draw

The first Deise Draw of 2017 takes place on May 10th and we would ask our members and supporters to buy tickets if possible, there is a new format for 2017 with 6 draws in total, tickets cost €15 with the 1st prize increasing from €10,000 to €12,500 ,there will also be increases on the other prizes, with the club getting 70% of the ticket price this is a major fundraiser and we would encourage as many members as possible to buy tickets, for any enquiries please contact Kenny Stafford.

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. 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!