22nd July 2018

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Minor Hurling Championship

Cnoc Sion 3-13

Ballygunner 2-15

The second round of the Minor Hurling championship saw the Minors make the visit to McGinn Park Ballygunner against a hotly fancied home side hoping to gain their first points of the campaign, both sides were evenly matched through the first half with Ballygunner just gaining the upper hand when they raised the green flag before the break, half time score Cnoc Sion 0-09 Ballygunner 1-09, the second half was a lively affair with Sion driven on by the industrious Charlie Costello in midfield and Jack Meaney winning the ball in the forwards helping keep the scoreboard ticking over, in a frenetic final few minutes the home side went seven points ahead but to their credit this team never gave up and two goals and points without answer at then end saw them win by a single point, final score Cnoc Sion 3-13 Ballygunner 2-15, fantastic performances in all positions and credit to Pat and his backroom team for all their hard work behind the scenes, next game is at home to Abbeyside on August 1st.

Under 12 City League

Cnoc Sion 1-08

Ballygunner 2-03

After some great performances in this year’s City league the Under 12’s played Ballygunner in the final in Walsh Park on Sunday, on a rock hard pitch scores were hard to come by in the first half and the sides went into the break on a scoreline of 0-02 to 0-00 in our favour, in the second half Sion were good value for their lead and were well in control thanks to some strong performances on the pitch before they were hit by a sucker punch of a goal from Ballygunner putting them a point ahead as the game went into injury time, but this team is nothing but resilient and with almost the last puck of the game Evan Flanagan sent the ball flying into the back of the net from a long range free giving a two point lead from which Ballygunner had no time to recover and Mount Sion were the Under 12 City league champions, a well deserved victory and congratulations to all involved from everyone in the club.

Junior Hurling

Both Junior Hurling teams were in action this week with the junior B’s taking on Erin’s Own in Williamstown on Thursday night, Sion were looking good for the win until the last minute until the Poleberry outfit equalised with a last minute goal, final score Cnoc sion 2-11 Erin’s Own 2-11, the Junior A’s continued their good run with a one point victory over Ballydurn in Kill on Friday night final score Cnoc Sion 1-15 Ballydurn 1-14.

Cul Camps

The Kellogg’s Cul camps took place in the club last week and it was a massive success with over 130 boys and girls attending up over 100% on the previous years, check out the photos on the Waterford Cul Camps Facebook page.

Camogie

The u12 girls were in the quarter final against Dungarvan on Tuesday night last, a heartbreaking defeat by two points after a trojan game for both sides, commiserations to the girls and their coaches but they had a fantastic first year together and came so far we are all proud of them, team was Caoimhe Connery, Mia Cleere, Avea Mulrooney, Abbie O’Meara, Ava Goodison Flynn, Rhea Murtagh Stafford, Molly Meaney, Lauren O’Sullivan, Kayleigh McGrath, Ann Kennedy, Kayla Cashman, Ashley Cummins, Kayleigh O’Connell, Laura Deegan, Candice O’Connell, Caitlin Cox, Sophie Walsh, Laura Deegan & Hannah Carey
The u12’s are taking a well earned break now but will be back in September, training for u8’s is still going ahead in Astro 6-7 Monday evenings. Well done to all the girls who participated in the Mount Sion Cul camps too, nice to see Molly Meaney back after her injury and finally well done to the Waterford Senior camogie team on their great win on Sunday.

Ladies Football

Best of luck to our ladies Under 16 Football team who get their season off to a start on Monday night with a game away to Shamrocks in Knockanore at 7-30pm.

Fixtures

Monday

Under 16 Ladies Football V Shamrocks in Knockanore at 7-30pm

Wednesday

Under 16 Hurling V Ballygunner in Ballygunner at 7pm

Friday

Junior A Hurling V Bunmahon TBC

Junior B Hurling V Passage in Mount Sion at 7-30pm

Under 16 Hurling V Naomh Carthage in Mount Sion at 7-30pm.

 

Deise Draw

July’s Deise draw takes place this Wednesday and tickets are still available from all the usual sources, anyone who pays monthly plese can you leave the money behind the bar or cotact Kenny Stafford.

Mount Sion Clubhouse

Our club house is the perfect venue for all 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

Coming up in 2018 we have a great new programme of entertainment taking place in the club with Tina and her committee working hard to bring a variety of acts to the club, more details to follow, check out our website for more info and photos.

Notes for Paper & Website

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