Having been stranded on 99 career goals at North Down since January, Peter Bond yesterday finally became the 25th North Down player to reach this landmark milestone with a trademark far post tap in in the fifths 3-1 win over a Raphoe 3rds selection. Well done Peter in finally making it!! We await further developments in the Andrew Haire case where he is not so much stranded as marooned on the same 99 total!
The annual charity game between the hockey and cricket clubs on Boxing Day at Comber Leisure Centre finished in an honourable 3-3 draw. At half time the cricket club in cold and rainy conditions were 2-1 ahead but two early second half strikes put the hockey club 3-2 ahead only for Amy Benson to equalise…
The winner of our big ‘Win a Car’ raffle was JULIE HALE. Well done Julie and many thanks to all who bought tickets and helped in any way to raise funds towards the forward progress of our Club!!! Pictured with Julie, who even picked up a bottle of bubbly, are NDHC Chairman Colin Mockford and…
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…
The following positions are vacant in the Ladies Section 1.1st xi Team Manager 2.Video Analyst Anyone interested in applying for either of these positions should contact Peter Whyte at whytey111@btinternet.com for further information.
Official pre season fitness training started at The Green on Monday night. There will be further sessions on Wednesday 30 July at 7.30 pm and Monday 4 August at 8.00 pm before taking to the astro at Comber Leisure Centre on Wednesday 6 August.
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…