19th August 2012

19th August 2012

Mount Sion Gaa Club Notes

Intermediate Hurling Championship

The Quarter Finals of the Eastern Intermediate Championship took place last Sunday when we faced Ballyduff Lower in Walsh Park. Ballyduff opened the scoring within the first minute with a point. Michael Power levelled it before Ballyduff broke through for their first goal. This was followed up by a second when a mistake by Sion’s defence left too much space for the Lower forward to ghost in behind and knock the ball to the net. A pass from midfielder Niall O’Sullivan found Dermot O’Byrne and he raised a green flag to settle Sion down. Bomb Power opened his personal account with a pointed free. The combination of Barry Ryan, to O’Sullivan to Brian Cusack put Sion back to within a point of their opponents. Bomb again punished Lower from the placed ball. Richie Roche’s shot on goal, was deflected to O’Byrne and he sent the ball over to put Sion in the driving seat. But the lead didn’t last long with Ballyduff pointing and the Bomb again spot on from frees. Sion went in one point up at half time.

Four minutes into the second half and Ballyduff hit the first score and Bomb replying twice to keep Sion’s noses in front. But again Ballyduff’s corner forward was deadly accurate and hammered home another goal. This gave them a bit of momentum and they got the next two points. Frisby lobbed a ball in around Ballyduff’s goal, the ball broke to the Bomb who made no mistake and rattled the back of the net. Roche and Michael Frisby both got their names in for a point and this brought us two points ahead. Sion were holding strong in the back line with Craig Sauvage, Shane Twomey, Shane & Barry Ryan and Aaron Coady showing some true leadership! Ballyduff then went score for score with the Bomb as the game entered the last minute of time, Cusack rifled over to give Sion a lead! But credit to Ballyduff they battled back to level the game and throw it into extra time of, two halves of ten minutes a side. Final score at normal time Cnoc Síon 2-12 to Ballyduff Lower 3-9.

Michael Frisby put Sion ahead four minutes in with the Bomb deadly accurate again from the placed ball. Ballyduff failed to score in the opening half and they had a number of clear opportunities but Sion’s defence were excellent in their efforts and didn’t give their opponents an inch of space. In the second period of extra time, Niall O’Sullivan was fouled six minutes in and the Bomb hit Sion three points clear! He still needs some mentoring though as he missed a clear chance just at the death, but none the less. Sion showed some great heart and determination to edge out this great encounter and book a place in the Eastern Semi-Final. Well done lads. Final score Cnoc Síon 2-15 to Ballyduff Lower 3-9.

Ladies Football Championship

Well done to our girls who got their championship off to a great start when they recorded their first win against Na Deise down in Mondeligo. Final score Cnoc Síon 4-11 Na Deise 5-9.

Croke Park

Our Under 12s went to Croke Park last Monday to take part in a blitz of games as part of the GAA’s Activity Day’s Out. It was a great experience for the lads to play in one of the greatest stadiums there is. The boys recorded three wins out of three against Cappamore, Smith-O’Briens and Kilruane. After their games they visited the GAA Museum in the Hogan Stand. Well done lads. The panel for the day was as follows: Charlie Costelloe, PJ Fanning, Luke O’Brien, PJ Murphy, Alan Kirwan, Ben Frisby, Jordan Roche, Timi Sobawle, Jack Meaney, Robert Jacob, Eoghan Power, Jamie Gleeson, Dara Quinn, Conor Meaney, Stephen Flynn, Ben Barnes, Ryan O’Connor, Peter Nolan, Thomas McLawrence and Scott Hoban.

Last Man Standing

Our Last Man Standing competition started last weekend with the Premier-League back on our screens for the winter season. Check out the club website to see how everyone is going after week one!! http://mountsiongaa.ie/news/last-man-standing/

Deise Draw

Next month’s Draw will take place on 31st August. Tickets can be bought from any of the promoters or from behind the bar. Please have your money in before the draw. A list of all promoters names can be seen on the notice board in the club. Tickets are €10 per draw. This year you will have the chance to win a top prize of a car in the March draw and in the May, August and November Draw’s there will be a special draw for a €1,000 holiday voucher and €500 spending money.

Get the latest Fixtures/Events

Looking to keep up to date with fixtures and events? Join the club text list by texting your name and number to 087-9706387! It’s completely free!! Don’t expect me to just know you want to be added. So text your name and number if you don’t want to miss out on a game Juvenile-Senior or know when there’s a change of venue etc.

Fixtures

Minor Hurling Championship v Naomh Brid in Mount Sion on Monday 20th August at 7pm.

Under 14 Championship v Cois Bhride in Tallow on Monday 20th August at 7pm.

Under 14 Championship v Abbeyside in Mount Sion on Thursday 23rd August at 7:30pm.

Under 13 Championship v Ballygunner in Mount Sion on Friday 24th August at 7pm.

Under 16 Championship v Cois Bhride in Tallow on Saturday 25th August at 11:30am.

Senior Hurling Championship v Roanmore on Sunday 2nd September at 2:30pm in Walsh Park.

All fixtures are available on the club website calendar. Follow the link http://mountsiongaa.ie/events/

Fixtures are subject to change!

Juvenile Training Times

The following are the times and venues are for juvenile hurling training:

5 to 7 year olds Children born in 2005, 2006 & 2007 takes place at 12 Noon every Saturday on the All-Weather Astro-Turf Pitch at the Club Grounds.

Juvenile Camogie Training also takes place on Saturdays at 12 noon on The All-Weather Astro-Turf Pitch at the Club Grounds.

8 & 9 year olds, Boys born in 2003 and 2004 takes place from 11am-12pm on Saturdays at the Club field.

10 & 11 year old boys takes place on a Tuesday nights at 6pm-7pm on the pitch.

Looking to get your child involved in sport or meet new friends. Then bring them along to the correct age group or contact Juvenile Chairman Peter Walsh for more information. Training is 100% free and hurleys and helmets can be supplied to those who need them. Best of luck to all the children and coaches for 2012!!

Need a venue for your party??

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. See the Function Room page on the website for more pictures of our function room and bar!! http://mountsiongaa.ie/club-complex/function-room/

Darts & Cards

Darts and Cards for club members. Come along and join in the fun. Darts takes place every Thursday night with Cards on Friday nights, both starting around 10pm. Great prizes on offer!! All Club Members are welcome.

Notes for Paper & Website

If you have any Cnoc Sion notes or announcements for the paper or website please contact Owen Sauvage by email owen@mountsiongaa.ie or text your notes to 087-9706387 before 8pm Sunday night. You can also submit your notes through the website on the news tab. Follow us on Twitter @MountSionGAA of on Facebook MountSion GAA. The website features a calendar so you can keep up to date with all the latest fixtures and events.

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