Monaghan off the mark

Monaghan's hurlers beat the South Down selection 2-10 to 3-03 at Clones this afternoon to record their first win of the 2008 NHL Division 4.

The visitors, whose squad is made up of non-Ards players, trailed by 2-05 to 1-03 at half-time and were far more clinical with their scoring opportunities than Monaghan who hit 14 wides in all.