By definition she may have failed the gender criteria for the competition but Krista Blanchflower has fought off her, mainly male, rivals to lift the Last Man Standing prize kitty of £160. Well done Krista who is almost always in the running at the latter stages of this fundraiser! Thanks to Gareth Bailie for organising and we look forward to the date of LMS 2!
He has waited since the middle of September but Mark Shannon’s big moment came on Saturday against Garvey fifths when he became only the 22nd player in North Down’s history to hit 100 goals. Well done Mark – but you’re still 29 behind Andy and he’s picking up pace again!!
The Ulster Hockey Umpire Academy (UHUA) is being launched to support the development of young umpires across Ulster to develop and progress into the National Umpire Academy. Structure of the UHUA The UHUA will aim to consist of 12-15 people. Ulster Hockey will appoint mentors to the UHUA. The UHUA will work as follows: Graduation…
It’s the Hockey Club’s turn to run the ever popular fundraiser ‘LAST MAN STANDING’. Success or failure is entirely down to your selections of a different Premier League team to win week by week but if your team doesn’t win you are eliminated. The competition will start with games during the weekend beginning 16 January…
He’s only been back home for a few weeks and in his first competitive game on his return, Gareth Bailie has become only the 12th North Down player to notch up 150 goals when he scored 4 yesterday against Portadown seconds. Gareth started playing for North Down in 2003 and he has scored 4 once…
There’s a men’s training/trial session at the Leisure Centre this Saturday at 2.00 pm. Our team of highly skilled coaches and prospective team captains will be there to instruct and advise our 3rd – 5th eleven players . We are looking for enough new members to guarantee a place in the leagues for a new…
We have learnt this evening the sad news of the sudden death earlier today of Ramon Davey. Ramon played for North Down as a mainly 2nd XI goalkeeper in the late 80s and early 90s before retiring from playing and becoming involved in what is now the Ulster Hockey Umpires’ Association where he held several…