On Saturday afternoon North Down Ladies fourths hosted Castle thirds at home hoping to secure their first win of the season. They started the match with nine players pushing forward from the starting whistle. Within the first five minutes of play, Karen Barker and Ruby Bond made a speedy run onto the pitch and settled…
The Ladies 5ths travelled to play Holywood seconds, having had a squad of 16 last week they ended up with 11 bodies on the pitch – the minds were all willing, but eventually most of the bodies just weren’t able! The Holywood forwards were using supersonic speed and very fancy stick skills to get around…
A ‘Wise’ Gin Infused Geriatric hockey playing (and occasional match reporting) man once told me – ‘A squad of 15 is one too many’. The 2s game away to Garvey2s yesterday proved that is possibly not always the case… The match started with our full quota of 14 fit(ish) players available and ready to take…
North Down travelled to Shaws Bridge on Tuesday evening to play Instonians in their final Kirk Cup game. Without a number of regulars they knew they would be up against it as Inst have now progressed to the IHL. The first quarter played at an exceptional pace was evenly contested with both sides probing for…
North Down ladies 2nds hosted Raphoe 2nds in Comber on Saturday in Junior League 3 hoping to bounce back from a narrow loss last week. They started the match with a high intensity passing game, winning a penalty corner right away. Ali Campbell hit out to Megan Murray who fired a straight strike past the…
North Down Ladies 5ths took on Saintfield 3rds at Regent on Saturday with a much changed squad from last week. Having 16 available players no less! This meant much rotating throughout the match, but most were more than glad of a wee breather as the match was played at quite a fast pace. Making their…
In their first competitive fixture of the season North Down entertained Lisnagarvey in the Kirk Cup at Comber Leisure Centre. With Garvey having won every competition available to them last season, North Down knew they were going to be up against it but their cause was slightly helped by the fact that some of the…
On Saturday North Down played Queens in the final of the Irish Hockey Trophy at sunny Banbridge in front of a large crowd of supporters. The first quarter was evenly contested with neither side creating any opportunities. North Down thought they had won a corner when the ball appeared to hit a Queens defender’s foot…
North Down made the long trip to Raphoe on Saturday for their final league game of the season knowing that a victory would ensure Premier League hockey next season. North Down opened strongly and penned Raphoe deep in their own half. Josh Gilmore broke clear of the defence but his shot was saved and Andy…
North Down travelled to Newry on Friday evening for their penultimate Premier League game of the season with both sides needing points to survive this crazy five game shoot out. Played on a very sandy pitch North Down were unable to play their quick passing game. The first chance fell to North Down. Ross…