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| Deeside Dragons U16 Girls at home to Caledonia (Photo by Rachael Feather) |
Sunday 12th April 2026 – WNIHL Under 16 Girls North: Deeside Dragons Under 16 Girls 2 – Caledonia Iron Maidens 0
The Deeside Dragons
Under 16 Girls team moved level on points with league leaders Whitley Bay after
a 2-0 home shut out of the Caledonia Iron Maidens at Deeside Leisure Centre on Sunday.
The Deeside
girls had trounced the Iron Maidens 1-13 when the two teams met up in Scotland back
in December but this was a much closer, tenser game.
The first
period played out goal-less but Deeside eventually opened the scoring on 18
minutes when Emmie Lauder fired in a shorthanded goal.
The lead was
doubled seven minutes later when Poppy Ward scored a powerplay goal and the score
remained at 2-0 at the second period break.
Caledonia had
chances of their own and actually out-shot Deeside by almost 2 to 1 over the
course of the game but were unable to make the most of their opportunities on goal.
The third period
also passed without a goal being scored, meaning that Deeside netminder Violet Lennon
was able to record a 27-shot shut out.
The
Dragons girls team are in their second season of competition and have made
remarkable progress in such a short time.
In their first season, they finished 4th out of 7 teams with
3 wins from the 11 league games that they played. This season they are in
second place in the league table, having won 12 out of their 13 games so far,
and have already qualified for the end of season play offs.
Rambo was the Deeside girls'
MVP against Caledonia
(Photo by Rachael Feather)
They
are currently level on points with league leaders Whitley Bay – the only team
to have beaten the Dragons this season – although they have played a game
more. The two top teams have to meet
again this season up in the north east, so the Dragons girls are still in with
a mathematical chance of winning the league title.
They
are at home again this Sunday 19th April when they take on the
Sheffield Shadows in their last home fixture of the season at Deeside Leisure
Centre, 4.30pm face off.
They
then play away in Whitley next Saturday 25th April for a crunch encounter
and then travel to Sheffield on Saturday 9th May to round off the
regular season.
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The
Deeside Dragons club have announced an initial trial for the new women’s team
that they plan to operate next season.
The
one-hour trial session will take place at Deeside Leisure Centre on Monday 20th
April from 7.15 to 8.15pm and will cost £10.00 per person. Interested parties
must complete and submit the “Expression Of Interest” form HERE before
attending.
