Seniors draw Round Towers in SFC
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Peil na mBan St Patrick's week
St. Sylvester’s Ladies Section has important events over St. Patricks Week including a Fund Raising Quiz. Please try to get out and support these events. St Sylvesters will be entering a Senior Ladies team in Division 3 (Junior Div I) for the first time since 2005. This is a very exciting development in the club, but we will need money to provide jerseys footballs etc. - SEE ATTACHED
Seniors draw Round Towers in SFC
We have drawn Round Towers Clondalkin in the first round of the Senior Football Championship for 2010 - Crumlin in the Inter Championship, bye in the Junior B and Ballyboden in the Junior C.
Death of Chris Ryan's mother Phylis RIP
Ryan (nee Malone) Phyllis (off Dorset Street and formerly of Yellow Road, Whitehall) March 6, 2010. (suddenly) at her home. Beloved wife of the late Mick and much loved Mum of Christopher, Alan and Michael. Sadly missed by her loving sons, sisters, her four cherished grandchildren, daughters-in-law, brother- in-law, sister-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives, neighbours and friends. Reposing from 2.45o’c tomorrow (Wednesday) afternoon at Rom Massey & Sons Funeral Home, the Civic Centre . . .
Seniors win over Parnells in Cup
Syls 2-7 Parnells 1-3. Continueing out strong start to the season, we top the 2010 VdeP group. Again the backline were on top of their game, Cian, Airy and Brian McGurk all in top form. Ross and John Murphy held the middle and Niall, Eoin Fanning and Aiden did the damage up front.
Sweeney stars for Dubs U21 - Coughlan for Offaly
Leinster U21QF Louth 1-08 Dublin 1-14. Many of the people who attended the game commented on how well Gary did. A lot of them felt that we was one of the best players on show on the day. The report in this mornings Irish times on the Offaly game from yesterday commented that John Coughlan was impressive on his Offaly debut playing the full 60 minutes at midfield - Cathal
Adult Results from the weekend
Here are the results from this weekend. The football cup results mean that all 4 adult football teams have now qualified for the quarter finals of there resective cup competitions.
Syls girls do well against Kerry
Great to see our own Niamh and Sinead put in great displays for the Jackies in the comprehensive 5-17 to 1-6 win over Kerry in the Bord Gais National League played in Naomh Mearnog this afternoon. Both girls contributed handsomely to the scoreline with Niamh taking three excellent goals while Sinead scored a total of 1-7. In the next round of matches The Jackies play again in Naomh Mearnog next Sunday against Monaghan.
Under 12 Girls Start Well.
The U12 Girls started their league campaign in a chilly Broomfield on Sunday evening with a hard fought but deserved win against Skerries Harps. Syls were stronger in the first half but only were a point up at the break having missed some good chances. The second half was very even but some great defending by our backs kept Skerries out and gave us the opportunity to move forward late in the game and run out four point winners.
St Sylvester’s club notes 7th March
Congratulations to Gary Sweeney and the Dubllin U21 football team on their Leinster Championship win in Dundalk. We had some mixed fortunes for the adult teams. In midweek the seniors travelled to Saggart for the semi-final of the 2009 Vincent de Paul and beat Mary’s to qualify for the final.
Syls U14 Girls start League Campaign With a Victory
The U/14 girls took the short trip to Fingallians on Sunday afternoon to kick-start their league campaign and came away with a very satisfying win. This was a really close battle from start to finish with both sides exchanging early scores. After a shaky start, the girls got their rhythm going with the half-back line of Lucia Huges,
U15 hurlers too strong for Towers
Our U15 hurlers won their opening game of the season in Div2 with an impressive win over Round Towers Clondalkin at Bridgefield. The win was built on strong displays from Cian McCann at fullback, Simon Owens, Alan Kavanagh and the sharp looking Jordan Lawless at full forward.
U12 hurlers host St John's and Na Fianna
The U12 hurlers hosted a mini-tournament with Naomh Eoin from Belfast and Na Fianna. I only saw some of the Syls Johns game. It was a treat to watch the northern lads hurl. They were much smaller than our team but their skills were superb. Hopefully John will send a short report.
Minor Bs secure a draw against strong Ravens
Syls 3.10 Fingal Ravens 4.7 - Syls Minor B's played our first competitive game against a strong and physically bigger Fingal Ravens side.Our Syls Minor B team is an u17 team so we expect to come up against bigger teams and that's exactly what we got against Ravens.
Fantastic U16 debut in Div1 hurling
St Sylvesters 3- 11 Lucan Sarsfields 1-6. On our first match out of the season and after being promoter to division one this year, we gave a fantastic display of hurling against a highly rated Lucan team.
Syls girls in Dublin Kerry game
Niamh McEvoy is in Dublin starting 15 for to- morrow's match against Kerry in Portmarnock. She joins Sinead in full forward line. Nice to see two Syls ladies start for Dublin Seniors. The throw in time is 1.p.m. Ladies Gaelic site errors, it gives it as 2. pm start.
U14 hurlers kick off with a win
U14 hurlers had a fine 3-09 to 1-06 win over Nmh Olaf in Sandyford in our first outing of the year. The win was built on a fine defensive display by Simon Owens, Thomas Colclough and Eoin Kennedy in goal and a tight full line of Jake Fricker, Gavin Mulligan and Ciaran Casey/Eric Ryan. Up front, Paul Ryan continues to improve, Colm Boran was flawless from frees and Sam Horan got an early goal and a smashing point.
U11 footballers win over Ashbourne
Some of the most impressive juvenile football I have seen in Syls for a long while, the U11s had two good wins over an equally fine Ashbourne teams. I must get some reports on these lads from Brian Barnes, Paul Reinhardt or John Cross, they are a well kept secret but well worth watching both Syls U11 teams.
Syls U12A Footballers return to winning ways
Played in the splendid surroundings of Bridgefield on a bright spring morning Sylvesters U12’s returned to winning ways in this cup match. This victory was built on the back of some wonderful defending. Philip Ryan returned to shore up the fullback line and he had an outstanding game alongside his namesake Eoin, who played superbly.
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