Hurling
Junior Hurlers up to second in AHL6
AHL9: Syls 3-9 Round Towers (C) 2-12 Sun 11th Oct 2015 Broomfield Towers are unbeaten and top this league, Syls doing well also in 3rd position and well in contention for a playoff spot so both teams had all to for and they didn’t disappoint. We were treated to a very entertaining and sporting match. The lead changed hands several times with never more than a point in it so when Towers went 2 up with FT approaching things looked ominous.
Minor hurlers leave it behind in Ballyboden
MHC C Gr1 Ballyboden 1-09 St Sylvesters 0-10 We have already qualified for the semi-finals but it was still a pity to leave this one behind us at the wide open breezy Ballycullen. We trailed by 4 after playing into a strong wind in the first half and reeled in Boden in the first ten minutes of the second. Unfortunately we let Boden break away for a goal and a point and then we proceeded to make very hard work of pulling just two points back from plenty of possession and opportunities.
Level 3 referees
The club would like to congratulate the following who have now qualified as Level 3 referees, and we wish them well as they take on a new challenge; Karl Archbold, Niall Higgins, Eoin Mc Carthy. Well done lads, Aidan
Junior B hurlers still flying high
AHL 9 Broomfield 27th September 2015 St Sylvester’s 4-14, St Joseph’s OCB 5-1 A well contested game of hurling saw 27 supporters come out in the bright autumn sunshine. Included were some parents of the younger players while the older players brought their children. A couple of 3-generation groups were also there. After a strange first half the score was Syls 2-6 to 4-0 for OCB due to individual excellence by the OCB midfielder, Mark Finlay. In the second half Syls tightened up their game with Daniel Colclough excellent in goals and Matthew Rosenell making good clearances.
Junior hurlers win at Ballyfermot
AHL6 Three point win away to Liffey Gaels, hope Bernard can send a report, leaves us third in the league I think.
Great recovery by Minor Hurlers
MHC C O Tooles 2 - 10 St Sylvesters 1 - 21 The Syls minor hurlers travelled to O Tooles hurling grounds on Sunday morning last for an early start to round 2 of the minor hurling championship . Syls got anything but an early start in this game as we were overwhelmed by an attacking O Tooles outfit .
Minors off the mark in hurling championship
MHC C St Sylvesters 3-15 Kilmacud Crokes B 2-10 Good win, lots of good hurling from both sides, Syls minor hurlers got their championship campaign off to a flying start at Broomfield on Sunday morning . The game started at a frenetic pace with the Syls boys coming under pressure from a physical Kilmacud forward line .Kilmacud went into a two points to no score lead very early in the game even though Syls were hurling reasonably well at the time .
Junior Hurlers lose to Whithall
JHC C SF Whitehall Colmciles 0-15 St Sylvesters 0-10 The game ran away from us in the end after we had led for quite a while but we ran out of scoring options in the last quarter as Whitehall kicked on.
Hurlers bow out to Eoghan Ruadh
SHC B QF St Oliver Plunkets Eoghan Ruadh 3-20 St Sylvesters 0-12 Well beaten in the end by a slicker looking Eoghan Ruadh (nice to see the old navy shirt, haven't seen that for a long time)
Junior Hurlers make C'ship Semis
JHC C QF St Sylvesters 2-16 Liffey Gaels 3-04 A pretty comprehensive win in the championship quarter finals over Liffey Gaels, a good mix of experience and youth meant we had a lot more running in us and an almost flawless display of free taking by Colm Boran coupled with some excellent hurling from Sean Graham, Thomas Colclough and Johnney Conway kept the scores ticking over.
Hurlers lose to Wild Geese in extra time
4th August Malahide Castle Wild Geese 0-22, St Sylvesters 2-13. (After Extra Time) A very entertaining match was played in the Castle on Tuesday evening in windy conditions. A loss in concentration at the end of the fist half let the Geese in for three unanswered points to leave us just 2 points ahead at half time despite a good Fergus Rooney goal.
Junior Hurling Fingal Tuesday and Thursday
Danny O'Connor is behind a Junior Hurling 'Mini Tournament' - DONABATE Tues 4th 7:15 Skerries Harps v St Pat's Donabate (ref Martin Grehan, O Tooles, (0878301625). AT MALAHIDE CASTLE Wild Geese v St Sylvester's Ref Liam O Briain (Setanta). Teams pay ref's expenses in normal way. On Thursday 6th August, winners play in Broomfield at 7:15 on pitch 1 with losers playing on pitch 2 at the same time PRESENTATION at 8:45 p.m. in Broomfield., (Malahide) --- Thanks at this stage to DAA (Dublin Airport Authority) and Stack's Pharmacy for generous sponsorship. Can clubs put some of the details of this on their website?. Any questions, contact me. ---Danny O Connor
Hurlers run into strong Na Fianna
AHL2 St Sylvesters 1-15 Na Fianna 0-21 A late goal made the scoreline more respectable but Na Fianna had opened up a six point lead in the last quarter while playing some of the best hurling I have seen in Broomfield in a while. Up til then we had put up a very game display, recovering from a very slow start to trail by three points facing the wind in the first half, Na Fianna finishing the half with two sweet points.
Minor hurlers great win over Olafs
MHL3 There was a few great cheers as we reeled in Olafs late in the game with goals to secure a win that had looked unlikely. Brian Colgan said it was the best win he had seen this year.
Junior hurlers enjoying the summer evenings
AHL 9 13th July 7:30 pm Malahide Castle - St Sylvesters 7-21 O’Dwyers 0-4 On a lovely summer evening, the 3rd adult hurling team produced a vey good second half performance to keep an interest in the later stages of the league. Leading by 1-12 to 0-2 at half time, the second half produced 6 goals as eleven different scorers contributed.
Hurlers lose at Marnóg
AHL2 Naomh Marnóg 2-12 St Sylvesters 0-10 The goals were the difference but we were never dangerous up front, only once or twice threatening the gol ourselves. The full back line of Brendán Flood and the two Morris's, Derek and Graham, Dave McElligot and Andrew Richardson were the the pick of our lads,
Kev leads the hurlers to win in Championship
SHC B Naomh Barróg 1-09 St Sylvesters 1-11 A brave last quarter gave us an unlikely win at Ciaran's groung in Clonsaugh. Kev O'Flynn in particular was magnificiant but there were also great performannces from Graham Morris, Enda Flaherty, Andrew and Stevie Keogh. Can anyone volunteer a report?
Minor hurlers win over Fingal Rovers
MHL3 St Sylvesters 3-16 Fingal Rovers 1-08 I didn't realise the score was so high, it seemed like a fairly even game in general play although Cooney and Graham were scoring freely in the first half. Fingal Rovers is an amalgamation of St Maurs and Oldcastle.
AHL9 lose at Raheny
AHL9: Raheny 4-8 v Syls 0-4 (St Annes Park , 28th June 2015) Our unbeaten run ended abruptly in St Annes Park. Raheny had just shipped a heavy lose in the game before us and were determined from the start not to lose a second match. The 13-a-side didn’t suit us at all and Raheny exploited that to the full and did all the damage in the first half. Back to 15-a-side in 2nd half Syls managed to steady the ship but were unable to make inroads on the scoreboard. Our biggest concern was giving John Mangan (Teacher in Scoil Iosa and Raheny corner back) the bragging rights !
Junior hurlers lose late to Whitehall
AHL6 : Syls 1-13 v Whitehall 3-8, (Broomfield, Sun 28th June 2015.) Syls were motoring nicely and hurling well but the concession of 2 soft goals was our undoing. We recovered with a well taken Gregg Hannon goal to go a point up but Whitehall hit back with a late goal to win it. Next Match: JHC-C: Syls v Ballyboden , Tues 7th July 19:30, Broomfield Team: Hiliary Murray-Hession, Paul Christie, Ciaran Murray, Des Lehane, Ronan Kennedy, Mikey Meaney, Jodi Hickey, Conor McMahon, Diarmuid McCarthy, Eoin Kennedy, Pat Hoyne, David Kennedy Ciaran Falvey, Eoin Cooney, Sean Graham. Eamonn McLoughney for Jodi, Colm Boran for Ciaran , Gregg Hannon for Eoin Cooney Eamon Sullivan (Mondo)for Sean Graham.
Hurlers important win over Castlenock
AHL2 Very important win in the league over Castlenock by 2-14 to 0-08.
Minor Hurlers lose to Raheny
MHL3: Raheny 3-13 Syls 1-14 (St Annes Park, 21st June 2015) After a great fightback to get within a point of Raheny in the last quarter we were pegged back by a Raheny goal scored by their talented number 10. We tagged on 2 further points to get it back to 2 points in the closing minutes only to be rocked by another Raheny goal. Syls led by 2 points with the breeze at HT and up to that stage we had coped reasonably well with their influential numbers 10 & 11 but a slow start to the 2nd half gave Raheny the upper hand and they went into a 5 point lead.
Crumlin too strong for our hurlers
AHL2: Syls 2-8 Crumlin 2-18 (Broomfield, 24st June 2015) The 10 point margin probably flattered Crumlin a little bit but there was no denying that they moved the ball just that bit smarter and quicker. Syls competed well in the first half to keep within a point of Crumlin but a rather soft goal followed by a soft point gave Crumlin a 1-9 to 0-7 lead and knocked us back a bit. Two goals in the second half from Mossy and Colly ( 20m free) kept our hopes alive, but we were finding it hard to cope with Crumlin’s pace and they picked off some fine scores.
Junior Hurlers win over Olafs in C'ship
Junior C Champ Grp2 : Nh Olaf 0-7 St Sylvesters 0-13, (Pairc Ui Bhriain, Sun 14 th June 2015.) Three wins from three for Juniors in this group guaranteeing a Q/F spot. A win in the final group match v Ballyboden would see us top the group and give us home advantage.
Great win for hurlers over Boden
SHC B Gr2 St Sylvesters 2-17 Ballyboden St Endas 2-11 Super win in Broomfield in a ding dong encounter against a Boden team we always struggle with. Not tonight, we strated in whirlwind fashion with early goals by Kev O'Flynn and a great team effort finished in style by Martin Ormonde and led by three at the break. Unlike recent games where we did not surface after the break, tonight Stephen Keogh won everything that came down the left and if he didn't score himself, and he did score at least four points, he won a free for Collie to score. Collie Byrne also nailed a few long range points from open play that helped keep Boden on the back foot.
Hurling and football fixtures
The senior hurlers are playing Raheny in St Annes 7.15pm on Tuesday the 8th and Ballyboden in the Championship on Saturday 6.30pm in Broomfield. The Senior Footballers play Ballymun in Broomfield on Thursday 7.30pm in a 'friendly'.
Hurlers draw in championship
SHC B Naomh Olaf 1-08 St Sylvesters 1-08 Great fighting second half display almost got us the win only for two late frees to pull us back. The first half was a repeat of the Vincents game. We gave up a softish goal, Olafs hit a few nice points and we responded with lots of good hurling but spoiled by poor shooting, finishing 1-05 to 0-03 at the break.
Junior B hurlers win again - also top their table
AHL9: Syls 0-16 Realt Dearg 1-4 (Broomfield 25th May 2015) Another entertaining game from the AHL9 juniors and another win. Realt Dearg provided a lively challenge, their no 14 causing us a lot of problems. After conceding an early softest goal, Syls settled and started to pick off some nice points against the breeze. Pat Hoyne , David Kennedy and Eoin Kennedy all getting on the score sheet .
Hurlers go down to Vincents
SHC B St Vincents 1-16 St Sylvesters 1-13 Disappointing result as we often looked the better team but too many wides in the first half when we were well on top cost us dearly. We went out of the game for a long period of the second half when Vincents tacked on a lot of scores but we finished strongly, grazing the crossbar maybe three times in the last five minuites but not getting the goal we needed.
Fingal in Nicky Rackard action
Fingal v Tyrone in Q-Final of Nicky Rackard Cup would be an easy one to get to as it is Swords (Fingallians)at 4:00pm Saturday.