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Family fun at Down Royal
A NEW door opened at Down Royal Park Golf Course on Saturday May 4 when the club hosted their first free Family Fun Day and also celebrated the official opening of their new Pitch and Putt course.
Charity contest held at Islandderry
ISLANDDERRY Trout Anglers held their first charity competition of the year last Saturday at Islandderry Fishery, Dromore.
Harmony Lofts Hot Spot result
THE Harmony Lofts Hot Spot Result for last weekend saw a top velocity for the consistent loft of Jimmy Burrows, Eastway.
Jim the winner at Lambeg
JIM Hanna (26) put the disappointment of missing out on being selected for the Ulster 4-ball team behind him by winning the Hoover/Candy sponsored stroke competition at Lambeg Golf Club with a net 59 (7 under par).
Great contest for Lagan Valley AC
LAGAN Valley Athletics Club had another great competition last Thursday evening on the new Mary Peters track, with over 300 athletes taking centre stage and competing against each other.
Winter League ends at Rockmount
ON Saturday May 4 the 2012/2013 Winter League was finally brought to a close at Rockmount Golf Club.
First Blues league comes down to the wire
THE second division of the First Blues Lisburn and District Dart League came down to the wire this week with The Crows and Downside fighting it out to be crowned Champions.
Pearson on the podium
HOTTIES Road Racing and Michael Pearson, scored a fantastic podium treble at Saturday’s Around a Pound Tandragee 100 Road Races in Co-Armagh, with Lisburn racer Pearson also recording his fastest ever laps around the five mile circuit in the final race of the day at just over 106mph.
Success for Mayor’s charity day
GOOD weather helped to make the Mayor’s Charity Golf Day a great success at Lisburn last Thursday. Twenty two teams took part in the event with the proceeds going to Stepping Stones. The best two scores counted at each hole with all four scores counting at the 9th and 18th. Team prizes and individual prizes were awarded. Other prizes were raffled and auctioned.
Christopher heads Thelma cup qualifier at Dunmurry
THERE was a four-way tie at the top of the leader board, in the Thelma Cup qualifier at Dunmurry, last Saturday.
Karting returns to Nutts Corner
THE Nutts Corner Circuit will be alive once again this Saturday for the second round of the Ulster Karting Club championship series races this season.
Summer season in full swing for Lambeg Ladies
THE summer golfing season is now in full swing for Lambeg Ladies and they have had a few good seasonal days where the golf and the style are on display.
Four cup finals for Wallace hockey teams
THE Wallace High School boys’ hockey teams achieved a unique quadruple before Easter as they qualified for four finals in Ulster Schools’ competitions.
Pigeon racing gets off to a flying start
THIS week’s winner of the Harmony Lofts Old Bird Hot Spot Race was J Young & Partners, Dundonald, with bird ring no. GB11D 08065 vel 1307 winning the £50 prize.
William tops scoring in PGA Tankard at Rockmount
THE annual PGA Tankard qualifying competition was played in pleasant conditions at Rockmount Golf Club on Saturday April 27.
Garvey Thirds in dreamland with McClements Cup triumph
LISNAGARVEY men’s Thirds are celebrating a second successive McClements Cup triumph in two years after an exhilarating 6-3 victory over Raphoe Seconds.
Success for athletes from Lisburn 2gether
THIS year sees the Special Olympics Regional Advancement competitions taking place to see who will qualify for the Irish National Games in summer 2014. With Lisburn 2gether competiting in 4 sports this was always going to be an exciting time for everyone at the Club.
Pearson set to compete at Czech races
LISBURN rider Michael Pearson this week confirmed that he will take part in next month’s Horice Road Races in the Czech Republic after he and Hotties Road Racing agreed to take part in the event on the weekend of 18/19th May 2013.
Bad day for Lisburn teams
TWO of Lisburn’s teams went out of their respective competitions last Sunday.
IRISH TITLE FOR TENNYSON
LOCAL boxer James Tennyson reinforced his status as one of Northern Ireland’s rising boxing prospects with a two-round stoppage of Mickey Coveney at St. Kevin’s Hall, Belfast last weekend.
John captures Carson crown
JOHN White rolled back the years, to capture the Frank Carson Trophy at Dunmurry Golf Club, last Saturday.
Paul the clear winner at Lambeg
THIS week’s stableford competition at Lambeg Golf Club was for the PGA Tankard and Paul Jackson (20) was the clear winner with a magnificent 45pts.
Individual results
RESULTS from the Ladies Indiviuals in the Hertford Arms Ladies Dart League are as follows:
Results from Lambeg GC
THIS week’s competition at Lambeg Golf Club was a fourball better ball, organised by the Golfing Union of Ireland.
Rockmount ladies host first Bridge Drive
ROCKMOUNT Ladies Golf Club hosted their first ever bridge drive, afternoon tea and fashion show. The day was inspired and organised by Honorary Secretary, Margaret Harrison. The afternoon started with the bridge drive; there were some very serious players and some ladies playing for fun. Thank you to Mr Ron Hall who organised the Bridge on the day.
First prize night for Lisburn ladies
THE Lady Captain, Mrs Sylvia McKelvey, welcomed the lady members to the first prize night of the new season at Lisburn Golf Club recently.
Good turnout for Rockmount contest
THIS week’s competition at Rockmount Golf Club, sponsored by Trotter and Reid Insurance attracted a large entry.
Jonathan heads Barbour qualifiers
DUNMURRY Golf Club’s first stroke competition of the year took place last Saturday, with the Doris Barbour Qualifier.
Local athletes produce powerful performances at Mary Peters Track
LOCAL athletes took part in an athletics competition last Thursday evening at the Mary Peters track, which was the first competition to be held on the new eight lane track.
Gary’s great round at Lisburn
GARY McCarter (10) had his best ever round of golf at Lisburn last week to lead the qualifiers in the Mills CNC sponsored Hilden Cup. After heavy rain during the week the course was damp in some areas necessitating ‘lift, clean and place through the green’.
Final for Garvey
LISNAGARVEY Thirds play in their second successive McClements Cup final on Saturday. They travel to Stormont to take on Raphoe Seconds hoping to retain the trophy they won last season against Instonians.
Garvey need just a point to seal semi final place
GARVEY need only a point form their last IHL game to secure a place in the semi final stages.
Title fight for Tennyson
POLEGLASS boxer James Tennyson is looking to push himself to a higher level tomorrow night (Saturday) and become the youngest ever Irish super-featherweight champion.
Annahilt pairs resume
THE Annahilt Parish Open Pairs Tournament, which was not completed because of the bad weather, finishes tonight (Friday) and Saturday at 7.00 p.m.
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Weather for Lisburn
Wednesday 22 May 2013
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 5 C to 12 C
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