Oldham secured their third Premier League title in a row and a little piece of history when they defeated Blades 62-60 in Southampton. Oldham became the first team to win the trophy three times in the new Premier League format, plus they were missing 11 players who were not available due to Manchester Thunder’s Monday night’s Superleague fixture.

With their new look Oldham took time to settle in the first quarter and gave Blades an early lead, but led by captain Rachael Taylor and centre Gabs Marshall they started to find a rhythm finished the quarter up by one goal 14-13.

At quarter time Coach Debbie Hallas made some early changes bringing 16 year old Amy Neild on at goal attack, while Alice Travis moved to goal shooter. The change added some movement to the Oldham attack and feeders Maria McAndrew, Marshall and Neild were finding Travis with ease. Oldham won the quarter by four goals, taking their lead to five overall.

Squad
Rossette Luamba Isabel Hallam,  Ruby Wilson, Lucy Shepherd, Emily Beaver, Sophie McDermott, Vanessa Luamba , Hannah Evans, Olivia Woodcock, Isabel McAndrew , Rebecca Robinson , Katy Rothwell.
Coach Pam Hazelton 

Oldhams U 14 s had a great start turning over Macclesfields first centre and immediately scoring off it. 
The first quarter continued the form with Oldhams shooters Rossette Luamba and Isobel Hallam both clocking 100 %  resulting in a 15-6  lead .

Quarter time team talk added an extra boost as Oldham needed to clean up on the error count and the young Oldhsm girls took instuction and  boosted their lead notching another 21 goals and conceding only 4 in quarter two.
Half time score Oldham 36 Macclesfield 10.

Quarter 3 Oldham made changes , Sophie McDermott to centre Katy Rothwell to WA and Hannah Evans to WD . 

The fresh legs sprang into action  with defenders Vanessa Luamba and Olivia Woodcock taking the ball off the Macclesfield team who managed to score only 2 goals in quarter 3.

Changes to Quarter 4 
Isabel McAndrew on at GK  Ruby Wison back to WA and Katy Rothwell moved to WD and Rebecca Robinson at GA. 

Final Score Oldham 66 Macclesfield Pink Ladies 14.

Player of the Match. Rossette Luamba 

Squad
Amy Clinton, Amy Neild  Victoria Austin, Bryony Rhodes, Megan Allingan, Rebecca Hope, Ebby Danson Chappell Jess Dale ,Suzy Armstrong , Ellie Fitzhugh, Rhianna Egan , Chimna Ebizie.
Coach Pam Hazelton

Next up came Oldhams U16s already the current national champions after winning a year early at U 15 and it showed 

Oldham coach Pam Hazeltons theme for the game was " show no mercy ."
The Oldham girls took instruction and came true to form ebbie Danson Chappell WD  and Becca Hope C taking 6 intercepts between them Macclesfield  struggled to get the ball into the shooting circle.

WA Victoria Austin and GA Amy Neild fed GS Amy Clinton with precise passes allowing Amy{goal machine ) Clinton  to clock up 30 goals  without a miss in 15 minutes ending in end of Quarter Score 
Oldham 30 Macclesfield 4 
Changes in quarter 2 

Bryony Rhodes to Centre , Megan Allingan to WA  Ellie Fitzhugh to GD and Jess Dale back to GK.
Oldham began to sit back a little in Quarter 2 allowing Macclesfield slightly back into the game 
Half time score Oldham 48  Macclesfield 13

Quarter 3 saw Chimna Ebizie on at WD Victoria Austin back to WD and Suzy Armstrong return to GK and Rhianna Egan to GA.  
The twelve strong squad notched up another 18 goals leading at end if quarter 3  66. -23.

Quarter 4 
Oldham stepped up the action  taking 10 intercepts  Ellie Fitzhugh leading the count with 7 intercepts in only 2 quarters. 
The shots fired through the net  and Oldham once again showed their dominance ending in a 
88- 28 win 

Player if the match  Amy Clinton   
Stats. Amy Clinton 85/88    95%
Amy Neild 2/3. 66%
Rhianna Egan 1/3  33%

Squad
Rosetta Luamba, Georgina Egan, Jessie Holland, Mia Robinson, Olivia Gilbertson, Chloe Skidmore, Alicia Scholes (Capt.), Olivia Woodcock, Amira Mirza, Vanessa Luamba,  Eleyna Flitcroft.

Oldham played Rochdale on Sunday 16th March which witnessed an impressive start by Oldham in the first quarter which resulted in a lead of 18 to 6 having taken several centres from Rochdale. The solid play by Oldham continued into the second quarter and Oldham consolidated their lead by scoring a further 18 goals to Rochdales 5 goals.

Oldham kept the momentum going during the third and final quarter ensuring a well deserved victory to Oldham by 63 goals to 21 from Rochdale. The Oldham shooters were consistent as evidenced by the score and this fine display was backed up by a solid defence and centre court. There were several contenders for ‘player of the match’ but Amira Mirza had an outstanding performance as wing defence and edged the nomination.

Oldham U16’s hold on to their top position in the North West Regional League with a slick 80-15 win over Chester.

Oldham came out on fire immediately taking Chester by storm and notching up 17 goals in 15 minutes. Chester could only reply with three.

Coach Pam Hazelton made some early changes at the start of the second quarter with Amy Neild (GA) and Ellie Fitzhugh (WD) and Ebbie (C) entering the fray. Oldham continued to punish Chester with shooter Lucy Stevenson maintaining 100% accuracy driving the half time score up to lead by a massive 56 goals to eight.

In the third quarter Imogen Campbell came on at goal attack and Megan Allingan entered the court at wing attack.

Oldham were simply a class apart and Chester could do little to counteract their domination.

Wing defence Victoria Austin continued to take the ball off the opposition with some brilliant interceptions and defenders Abby Tyrrell (GD) and Jess Dale (GK) conceded only 3 goals in the final quarter. Oldham finished the game with an amazing 80- 15 win 

Coach Pam Hazelton commented: “I was very impressed with the shooting stats today, the whole squad played fairly well but there is still room for improvement in some areas.”

Squad:  Abigail Tyrrell (captain) Jess Dale, Ellie Fitzhugh, Ebbie Danson-Chappel, Victoria Austin, Rebecca Hope, Bryony Rhodes, Megan Allingan, Amy Neild, Rhianna Egan, Imogen Campbell and Lucy Stevenson

Shooting stats:
Lucy Stevenson 36/39. 92%
Amy Neild 5/5 100%
Imogen Campbell 38/40. 95%

Reigning champions Oldham took a massive step to retaining their Premier League title by defeating second placed The Downs in a highly anticipated clash at Hathershaw Sports Centre winning 54-41.

Earlier in the season Oldham suffered a disappointingly loss by three goals and handed The Downs the advantage in the league. But with recent result going Oldham’s way they would only need another one point in their remaining two games to secure the Premier League Division One title for a third successive year.

Oldham were without a five of their England players as they were on rest, plus defenders Jodie Gibson and Sara Hale were both suffering from slight concussion following their clash of head in the Manchester Thunder match the day previous. However, the difference for Oldham over the last few seasons has been their strength in depth but a good start would likely set the tone for the match and Oldham stamped their authority early on and were dominating. Shooters Kathryn Turner and Alice Travis were unstoppable missing just one goal from 18 attempts and restricting The Downs to just 11.

Throughout the season Oldham Coach Debbie Hallas has used her bench to good effect but she stuck with her starting seven going into the second quarter. It was key that Oldham piled on the defensive pressure to stop the ball into England's Goal shooter Rachel Dunn. The Downs came out fighting in the second fifteen and the quarter went goal for goal. A time out towards the end of the quarter allowed Hallas to try something new bringing on Rachael Taylor and moving Marshall and Henry forward into centre and wing attack. The second quarter was a draw and at half time Oldham led 28-21.

With only four games left of the current season, and Surrey-based The Downs breathing down their necks, the reigning champions are taking each game as it comes in their quest to retain their Premier League Division One title. No opponents can be underestimated in the Premier League and the tripfurther north to Oaksway is always a tough one.

Oldham’s notorious slow start has been a focus for coach Debbie Hallas, however, true to formOaksway took an early 2-0 advantage before Oldham had even got out of the blocks. It took both teams a few minutes to settle as passes and shots were going astray. However, defender Jodie Gibson did her utmost to kick Oldham into gear and her turnovers were rewarded as Oldham started to convert their chances and they edged the first quarter 16-11.

At quarter time Hallas looked to her bench to make a few changes. Rachel Henry took the court at wing attack and Australian import Alix McDermott made her Premier League debut at goal attack. Oaksway came out firing in the second quarter and disrupted any flow that Oldham found. Loose passes through the court were picked up by Oaksway and Oldham saw their lead start to disappear. But Oldham with their dominant defence of Gibson, Emma Dovey and Georgie Webster kept Oldham in the game to draw the second quarter, at half time Oldham led 28-23.