14th May 2017

Mount Sion GAA Club Notes

Junior A Hurling

On a bad night for hurling in Dunhill on Friday night last the Junior A hurlers kept their 100% record with a hard fought win over Tramore, in what was always going to be a low scoring game Gavin Carroll’s accuracy from frees in the conditions was crucial to the outcome, Darren Finn’s goal proved the difference between the sides on the night with the game ending 1-08 to 0-08, Sion’s mix of youth and experience proved valuable with good performances from Barry Ryan, Kenny Stafford , Sean Ryan and Craig Sauvage, next game is in June against Roanmore.

Junior B Hurling

Our Junior B team also got off to a winning start in Portlaw on Thursday last, due to retirements and work committments there were a number of changes to the team that won last year’s Eastern Championship, Sion were well worth their lead at the break with the ageless Michael Frisby on free taking duties picking off the points ably assisted by young guns Eric Hoban and Andy Doherty, half time score Cnoc Sion 0-11 Portlaw 1-03, though the home team staged a comeback in the second half the experienced back line held firm and with young Lee Halligan standing in on goal making a number of notable saves Sion held on to win by two points, final score Cnoc Sion 0-17 Portlaw 2-09, next game is against Kilmacthomas in the club on Friday at 7-30.

Under 14 Feile

Following their efforts the previous week against De La Salle the Under 14’s played Passage in the Eastern Feile final on Thursday last, in a disappointing night for this young team Passage ran out comprehensive winners to book their place in the County Final, tough luck lads but there is plenty of hurling for this group to come in 2017.

Under 9’s

Our Under 9’s played two competitive games against Ballygunner on Wednesday last while in a busy week our white and blue teams played Roanmore and De la salle on Saturday morning, well done to all our boys who are really enjoying playing all their blitzes and are improving all the time.

2017 Golf Classic

This year’s Golf Classic takes place on June 2nd in Waterford Golf Club and if the last couple of years are anything to go by it promises to be a great day, please see the poster for details.

 

Deise Draw

The first Deise draw in the new format for 2017 took place in Ballymacarbary and unfortunately we had no winners on the night, the club has had a very good uptake of tickets this year and tickets are still available for the next draws, please contact club co-ordinator Kenny Stafford for more details.

Fixtures

Monday 15th May Minor Hurling Challenge vs Carrick Swans at 7pm in Mount Sion

Sunday 21st May Minor Football Championship vs Clan na Gael at 11.30am in Mount Sion

Junior B Hurling Championship V Kilmacthomas in Mount Sion on Friday 19th May at 7-30pm.

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. 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!