North Down seconds played Bangor seconds at Regent House last Friday night. The fixture earlier in the season finished 6-5 to the Bangor team and the game was end to end throughout but this game proved to be much different in most aspects. In the opening quarter both teams were contesting to take control of…
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…
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…
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….
North Down seconds hosted Ballymena seconds at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday drawing 1-1 in their league match. North Down were slow to start playing defensively against the Ballymena attacks. A penalty corner for the visitors saw a slip left from the Ballymena forward at the top of the circle and after some scrappy play…
On Saturday North Down ladies thirds hosted Belfast Harlequins fourths at Regent House in a Junior League 4 encounter. Both teams started out strongly and the visiting team quickly took a penalty corner but this was cleared by keeper Ashleigh Gorman. North Down were quickly onto the attack and managed to get into circle and win…