Match Report: Deeside Dragons U16G 7 – Sheffield U16G 4 (WNIHL Under 16 Girls North)

Dragons' celebrations after the win over Sheffield (Photo by Rachael Feather)

Sunday 19^th April 2026 – WNIHL Under 16 Girls North: Deeside Dragons U16G 7 – Sheffield U16G 4

The Deeside Dragons Under 16 Girls team remain level on points with league leaders Whitley Bay after a 7-4 win over the Sheffield Shadows at Deeside Leisure Centre on Sunday.

Lana Botes opened the scoring for the Dragons just 85 seconds into the game but Sheffield equalised on 5 minutes.

Deeside hit straight back with three quick goals within 90 seconds of each other – from Poppy Ward, Botes again and Hallie Morgan – around the 6 minute mark to put some daylight between the two teams but Sheffield scored again on 10 minutes to leave the score standing at 4-2 at the first period break.

Sheffield pulled another goal back 3 minutes into the second period but a second goal of the game for Ward on 23 minutes re-established the two goal cushion for 5-3 at the second interval.

Lana Botes was the Dragons
MVP against Sheffield
(photo by Katy Lennon)

Deeside edged further ahead again with a goal from Grace Taylor on 32 minutes, only for Sheffield to pull another goal back 8 minutes later. A hat-trick goal for Poppy Ward in the dying seconds of the game rounded of the scoring for a 7-4 win for the Dragons.

With league leaders Whitley Bay having beaten Kingston Diamonds 22-0 on Humberside on Saturday, the Dragons remain tied on points with them at the top of the league table, although they have played a game more. 

The Deeside girls are away to Whitley this Saturday 25^th April for a crunch 1^st v 2^nd encounter and then travel to Sheffield on Saturday 9^th May to round off the regular season.