Northland's top two senior badminton teams put up a strong fight on Saturday as Northland 1 battled North Harbour and Auckland in Northland, while Northland 2 took on Bay of Plenty and Waitakere in Waitakere.
The efforts from Northland 1 didn't come through in the results, losing seven games to four against North Harbour and going down 8-3 to Auckland.
Northland 2 had a mixed bag, losing 8-3 first up to Bay of Plenty only to come back and beat Waitakere on home court, 8-3.
Northern Advocate photographer Michael Cunningham caught all the action from Northland 1 on Saturday, while fellow photographer Tania Whyte saw Northland 2 during their ties against two North Harbour teams in June.
![Northland's Cath Brennan lunges forward to catch the shuttle before it hits the deck. Photo / Michael Cunningham](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/K5BENSHKFVPC64JHKCO2A7INIY.jpg?auth=053558b91cd468d1f51345ce6c9da3e39b022cc9bb4aa204350b51b2ab6ffb27&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)