The ladies fifths have added the Minor Plate to their successes this season with a 3-0 win over Owls seconds at Mossley on Saturday. In a close fought game our girls ran out winners with goals from Hilary West, Ashleigh Hamilton and Marion Sanderson.
And we don’t often get to say that ……… anyway, …… North Down travelled to Edenvilla Park to play Portadown in their second game of this season’s Premier League keen to ensure that they brought the momentum gained from last week’s win against South Antrim. Despite the inclement weather conditions caused by the remnants of…
Antrim 4-10 North Down North Down travelled to the Antrim forum for a league fixture against Antrim on Saturday. For 45 minutes Antrim made life difficult for north down with their strong running and in fact held a 3-2 lead which was well deserved early in the second period. It took a tactical switch to…
North Down thirds travelled to Raphoe on Saturday with a surprisingly strong 13 man squad so maybe Raphoe’s not quite on the other side of the world as many seem to think. When underway the visitors kept possession and attacked quickly with no fewer than 4 long corners and 3 shorts awarded. A variation slip…
Behold the gruesome Frankentwos, forged on WhatsApp and given life by a last minute Friday night Facebook APB. Take your standard common or garden 2s, remove 4 parts Saturday workers, 3 parts chocolatiers, 3 parts no-explanation-forthcoming unavailablers, add some vacationing man-with-a-fork-in-a-world-of-soup Bryn Walker, a sprinkling of timeshare twoser Ben Willis, a delightful sprig of debutant Mark Simpson,…
North Down hosted Priorians in a lively league encounter that saw plenty of end-to-end hockey and moments of real quality from both sides. The home side got off to a strong start, winning a short corner early in the first quarter. The set piece broke down but Sophie Hoey was conposed as she picked up…
North Down 2nds 3-4 Larne 2nds. The ladies seconds lost out by one goal in seven in a close fought game at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday to Larne 2nds. Sophie Clements (2) and Ali Millar, making her bid for Club leading scorer, scored the goals.