North Down travelled to Lisburn on Saturday to play South Antrim in a Kirk Cup game which produced lots of good hockey despite the horrendous conditions and in the end the sides shared six goals. North Down opened at a fast pace and got an early reward for their efforts. Josh Gilmore had a flick…
North Down seconds made the trip north last Saturday to play Limavady 1st XI in the second round of the Intermediate Cup. This was a tough fixture for North Down playing a team several leagues above them but the visitors were sharp from the whistle and a quick sideline ball taken by Katie Migan found Tilly…
On Saturday North Down ladies thirds entertained their Dromore counterparts at Comber Leisure Centre. After a 1-1 drawn first game of the season in Dromore, the home team were determined to get a win. Dromore started off the game strongly putting great pressure on the North Down defense. Goalkeeper Nikki Ferris kept the team on…
Congratulations to Jamie Orr who has been called up to the Irish Under 21 indoor team for the forthcoming EuroHockey Championship II in Paredes, Portugal. Games from 10-12 December. Ireland’s schedule is: 10th Croatia 12.15 pm, Ukraine 5.00 pm 11th Belarus 12.30 pm, Portugal 6.30 pm 12th Denmark 8.45 am, Wales 2.00 pm
North Down headed to Portadown last Saturday for a Premier League fixture at Edenvilla. Portadown opened at a fast pace putting North Down under early pressure. After 10 minutes a quick break down the right saw Portadown move the ball into the circle and slick passing allowed them to create space for a shot which…
North Down seconds hosted Garvey seconds in the Irish Junior Cup on Saturday at Regent House, a late change of venue due to floodlight failure at Comber Leisure Centre. Garvey showed up with a full 18 man squad and the North Down approach was to play in the same fashion as in Round One, all…
It was great to be back at The Green for our Annual Table Quiz. Defending champions Adgey, Willis et al were unable to keep their title which was taken over by the triumvirate of Bond, McKee and Graham. There were no winners really, the only winner was ‘The Advancement of General Knowledge’!!
After umpteen Covid related false starts we finally got to make the draw for our Annual Ballot, so crucial as a fundraiser in keeping our subscriptions at the ridiculously low level that they are. The draw was made after our Table Quiz which was the first time our Club has got together indoors since the…
North Down entertained South Antrim at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday and were disappointed to be on the wrong end of a 2-3 scoreline. Their pre match talk confirmed that they wanted a fast start which would keep the visitors on the back foot but this plan was shattered in the first minute. Straight from…
South Antrim thirds were the visitors to Nendrum College to take on the North Down fourths in what was likely to be an important match with survival in Junior 3 at stake. Just before the end of the first quarter South Antrim managed to counter well down the right hand side and took the lead….