On Saturday North Down ladies seconds hosted local rivals Civil Service seconds. With Civil Service at the bottom of the league, the North Down girls were keen to take three points out of the match to help consolidate their own position. For various reasons, the North Down side were a much changed unit with players…
The North Down thirds and Ards thirds local derby on Saturday at Portaferry Road promised to be a closely fought match and it certainly lived up to its expectations! Playing away from home North Down fielded a team comprised of a well balanced combination of youth and experience. End to end attacking play ensured that…
Last Saturday, the ladies seconds hosted Banbridge seconds in a re-arranged league fixture. The Comber girls knew that it had been a number of weeks since the Banbridge side had played a match and were keen to build on a good win the previous week. The young North Down side were keen to start the…
North Down ladies fourths travelled to The Dub last Saturday to compete against Queens 4ths. With a basic 11 player squad due to illness cry offs that morning they knew that it would be a tough match and it was!!! However, their victory the previous week had encouraged North Down. The match commenced in torrential…
North Down fourths took on CIYMS thirds on Saturday at home with an unbelievable squad of 15 available, an excellent mixture of maturity and youth. The match commenced with end to end hockey, but CI got the first break winning a corner from which they nearly scored however Nicola Ferris in goals pulled off some…
On Saturday, the ladies seconds made the short journey to Strathearn to play Victorians 2nds. The day’s events got off to a poor start when Karen Moore, the North Down skipper, had a tooth broken in the dug-out as she was completing the team list. Understandably, the Comber girls were slow to start, giving Victorians…
On Saturday afternoon the ladies fifths welcomed Coleraine thirds to Regent House expecting a tough game and looking to avenge a 4-0 defeat in Coleraine at the start of the season. Right from the off Coleraine came hard at the North Down defence to challenge their strength and expertise. Defenders Kathryn Rogers, Rachel Quigley,…
On Saturday, the ladies seconds travelled to take on Dromore seconds away at Ferris Park. With the league being very tight and the North Down girls not having played since 18 November this match was going to be a tough ask for the visitors. The first half saw play switch between teams with neither able…
North Down ladies fourths travelled last Saturday away to the Meadowbank Sports Arena to compete against top of the league Rainey seconds. Due to frozen pitches and cancellations many of the team had not played a match for nearly two months, unfortunately this was quite noticeable! Rainey were a well drilled team and made the…
North Down ladies fifths hosted Armagh seconds in the second round of the Minor Cup at Regent House last Saturday. The match started with Armagh winning a penalty corner, however the North Down defence was secure and with the midfield pinging the ball up front for forwards Sarah Moreland, Abby McCague and Debbie Sherlock to…