Minor Football and Hurling
Minor Bs clear their first hurdle
MFC St Sylvester's 4.15 Lucan Sarsfields 1.4 Our Minor B team got their championship off to a flying start with a comprehensive win over Lucan Sarsfields. The lads stuck to our game plan and hit Lucan early on with a couple of goals. From the first minute to the last minute all 20 players that played never let up and put in a huge effort. The score line would indicate an easy match but the real difference was our fitness, our defending and the speed the ball was moved into our forwards. This group of players had trained very hard for this game and they got their reward. Next game away to Cuala where we expect a much tougher test!
Minor Bs win over Na Fianne
Our Minor B Team kept their unbeaten record alive with a convincing win against Na Fianna. We have a small panel so we have integrated some of our u16 players into the panel. This has helped create a healthy competition for places. The work rate against Na Fianna was impressive from start to finish and though the result was in no doubt 10 mins into the 2nd half our effort was relentless as players were playing for a place on the team. There is a break for 6 weeks but we intend to continue with our strength and conditioning training with a couple of challenge games organised to keep us match fit. Best if luck to our U16s in the championship semi final.
Eoin Boyne with Dublin Minors
Well done to the Dublin Minor Footballers in recovering their poise to win well over Louth in the Leinster MFC Qualifier. Syls Eoin Boyne came on late in the game. Report on Hill16 at http://hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?id=12402&mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&viewstory=yes
Minor Bs go top with fine win at Fingallians
Our minor b's moved to the top of the league with a convincing win against local rivals Fingallians 2.15 to 1.7. The lads have worked extremely hard in training and in challenge games leading up to this match.
Minor A footballers draw at Kilmacud
In a weekend of draws the the Minor A team drew 2-05 to 1-08 out in Kilmacud Crokes today to get their first point of the league. We where reduced to 14 men just after half time and battled well to get the draw. We had a chance to win it with a late free that went wide but a draw was a fair result. Panner
Hurlers entertain Bredagh from Belfast
Bredagh brought two hurling teams to Broomfield on St Patrick's morning - the minor game was drawn and Syls won an excellent U14 game by a goal or two (with a little help from our U15s). We fed the lads back at the club thanks to some of our parents and Gary and Eoin. Thanks to Colm O'Connor for organising.
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.
Close Encounters on St. Valentines Day in Tyrrellspass
On Sunday 14th February 2010 the U16 Girls and the Minor boys travelled to Tyrrellspass for the Denis Glennon Memorial matches. The two buses left Broomfield at 9.00am and arrived in Tyrrellspass ahead of schedule. The whole trip was covered by a Local man Pat Feery on a video/DVD which will be available soon.
St Valentines Day Trip Tyrrellspass
Syls new minor team managed by Chris Ryan & Panner are due to travel together with the new girls U16 team parents and supporters for two games in Tyrrellspass on Sunday 14th February 2010. The games are to remember Denis Glennon Snr. (Father of Ann Uí Mhordha) with the Denis Glennon Memorial Cup. Denis Glennon 1919-2005 played for Offaly in the 1930,s and 1940's together with his two brothers Paddy & Jack Glennon. They were all from the famous Rhode GAA club in Offaly.
Minor hurlers take league title
MHL Div4 St Sylvesters 2-8 St Vincents 1-6. In an almost forgotten league, Syls beat our arch rivals St Vincents in a very entertaining game at Broomfield. We started very slowly (not surprising as, except for yesterdays U16 game we haven't played for months) but got ourselves into the game, scored couple of goals from U16s Thomas Richardson and Gareth McGrath and were pretty comfortable in the end. Special word of congratulations to Declan Morris and Niall Clarke who have worked with these boys for the last 9 years - nice to finish on a win.
Chris Ryans Minor B team win in a cracker
Minor Football F Championship Final - St Sylvesters 0-13 Kilmacud Crokes 1-9. What a great game on a beautiful morning at Ringsend. The lead changed hands many times but was level going into injury time. A great clearance down out left wing was superbly won by Garret McGrath about 35 yrd out, he transferred to Sean Halligan having a stormer in the second half who was fouled by his marker. Up stepped Fionn Cahill with a point from far out on the left and all hell broke loose.
Minor Bs win but As lose minor championship
MFC A : Brigids 2-10 Syls 0-9 - couple of late goals was our undoing - must beat Crokes in final game and hope for a Brigids win or draw over Boden to qualify. MFC F : Syls 4-18 Cuala 1-3 - Chris Ryans team comfortably through to the next round with an impressive display at Broomfield.
Never say die saves the Minor As - Bs win at Vincents - Junior Hurlers draw also
A late late goal from Mark Woods saved a draw in the Minor A round robin against old rivals Ballyboden.
Sweeney pips Aherne for Dublin honour
Hearty congratulations to Gary Sweeney on being awarded Dublin GAA player of the month for July 09. Ironically he pipped our own Sinead Aherne who also put in a fabulous display in the Ladies Final. Since he was a young lad Sweeney has displayed great skill and football intelligence and has an ability to carry the ball at speed while surveying the field around him, a skill possessed by the likes of the Gooch, Alan Brogan and Declan O'Sullivan.
CANCELLED - Minor footballers to face Down in Breffni
DUE TO ILLNESS IN THE DOWN CAMP - MAYBE PLAYER AUG 8TH - Dublin minor footballers will face beaten Ulster finalists Down on Saturday, August 1st at 4pm in Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan in their All-Ireland MFC quarter-final. The minors of Kildare and Armagh will provide the curtain-raiser (2pm) in their battle to progress to the last four.
Minor lose in stop start effort
The Minor A team lost by 8 points to Na Fainna in Broomfield in a game that mirrored the lazy summer evening - we played, we stopped, we started again - seemed like we weren't too sure whether or not we wanted to win this one. Na Fianna lead by 1-5 to 0-0 at half time and eventually won by 3-8 to 0-9.
Dublin Minors win again in extra time
FROM HILL16.IE - Dublin are into their first Leinster MFC final since 2003 after overcoming Offaly in this semi-final at OConnor Park, Tullamore on Saturday evening. The Dubs did it the hard way as they surrendered an early seven-point lead, had corner-back Seán Swords sent off (two yellows) in the 33rd minute, before the game eventually went to extra-time.
