Round 1 of the Young Athletes’ League took place at Mary Peters Track on Saturday and winter turned into summer overnight. Summer at MPT with a good crowd is hard to beat for atmosphere. North Down boys won their three age groups and head the boys league with maximum points. The girls were second in their match and joint 3rd overall.
To be fair, North Down for once had the benefit of the draw and avoided Match 1 where seven clubs were competitive. The U13 boys were the surprise, our three boys being a glory leg short of a relay team but as it turned out so were the others.
Round 2 is at the same venue on Tuesday evening 11th May with the Northern clubs at Templemore.