North Down ladies fourths played against their friends from Saintfield seconds last Saturday. A mixed team of school girls and those with a little more experience spent the first quarter of the game finding their feet. They soon settled down and delivered some beautiful hockey to their spectators from well drilled passing between Leah Drysdale…
The ladies thirds made it two out of two this week with a good 3-1 away win over Dromore thirds. The match was tough from the get go. The Dromore ladies were determined and very fast and dangerous in their breaks, North Down were slow to get into the match and seemed to struggle with…
The Ladies ones made the short journey to newly promoted side Bangor on Saturday. The team were looking to build on their good start to the season after last weeks win over Mossley. Once again North Down started on the front foot and dominated the opening quarter with great pressure from forwards Brown, Murphy, Hoey…
The ladies fifths went to Saintfield thirds with an unheard of squad of 14! The match was very physical and fast but the defence of Bev Brittain, Linda Marshall, Zara Oliver, Erin McConnell, Jill Jack and Ann McBride held strong for the first two quarters clearing some great balls to the awaiting midfield who were…
North Down ladies first eleven’s Senior League campaign kicked off at Comber last Saturday afternoon and pre-match nerves were high amongst the team as they welcomed Mossley who had been relegated from last year’s Premier League. North Down started off the better side dominating the first quarter with several circle entries to no avail. Throughout…
Feeling confident after a strong pre season, North Down fifths hosted Owls thirds last Saturday at Regent House School. The confidence looked to have been misplaced though as they made little headway against their visitors in the first quarter and the second wasn’t any better as the game petered to a 0-0 halt at half…
Last Friday night North Down ladies fourths welcomed their Harlequins counterparts who are currently sitting top of Junior League Five. As expected Harlequins rolled out their Ulster and Ireland vets players so North Down knew they had to play their socks off if they wished to earn some points. The game was fast and the…
North Down ladies fifths made the short trip on Friday evening to the Aurora Centre to play Bangor seconds. The home team started the game strongly but the fifths were quick to settle down and get stuck in. There was nothing to separate the two teams in the first quarter and it ended scoreless. North…
North Down ladies fourths travelled to Carrickfergus on Friday night to take on Castle thirds in the hope of winning some points and improving on the scoreless draw in October in Comber. Braving the start of Storm Ciara the girls prepared themselves for a windswept match. From the starting whistle it was easy to see…
North Down ladies fourths made the short trip up the road to Stormont on Saturday to take on Civil Service thirds having drawn with them 2-2 earlier in the season. However the Comber girls were slow to start. A well drilled NICS team put a lot of pressure on the visitors’ defence in the opening…