JR hat trick for ladies fifths
Three goals from Julie Fisher and contributions from Lynsey Stevenson, Karen Jackson and Hilary West, who missed six more, gave the ladies fifths a comfortable 6-0 win over Instonians seconds yesterday.
North Down travelled to Newry on Saturday for their final Premier League game of the season knowing that a victory would secure at least 7th place in the league and avoid the dreaded playoff with PSNI to retain their place in the league for the new season. North Down controlled possession for most of the…
Mens 2s sunk 3-2 in the Irish Junior Cup Regatta (Galleon Class) by higher ranked and irritatingly local Bangor 2s. A soggy encounter where Bangor, benefiting from more challenging opposition in their Antediluvian run-in coupled with a slicker-than-ours short corner routine, probably just shaded it. We lost the game but probably just edged it in…
On Saturday the ladies 2nds travelled the short trip away to Deramore Park to play Belfast Harlequins 4ths wanting to come away with all 3 points. North Down started the stronger of the two teams with excellent quick passing proving too fast for Harlequins at times. Having the luxury of two subs these were used…
North Down thirds started their Junior Two League campaign in Comber last Saturday hosting Portadown seconds and looking to build on last year’s strong finish and go one further with the objective of promotion to the top Junior League. The squad looked strong on paper with the Comber club in their 125th Anniversary season bolstered…
The ladies first eleven welcomed Donegal visitors Raphoe to Comber Leisure Centre in the Irish Trophy last Saturday. The girls were expecting a tough game with Premier League Raphoe and, missing three regulars, knew this would be a big game. The first quarter started evenly with the North Down defence comfortably dealing with the high…
North Down welcomed Belfast Harlequins to Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday for a semi-final clash in the Irish Trophy. A close game was envisaged, with both teams having met in this competition in the last two seasons and needing penalty run ins on both occasions to decide the winner. The first quarter started with the…