North Down 1sts made the trip to Kilkeel on Saturday in the second Premier League game of the season, hoping to build upon last weeks victory against Raphoe. The away side got off to a costly slow start, with Kilkeel coming out of the blocks fast, taking a 3-0 lead within the first 10 minutes….
North Down 6 – 5 Raphoe North Down welcomed Raphoe to Comber on Saturday in the first Premier League game of the long awaited return to competitive hockey. The hosts took the lead in the first quarter with Philip Templeton scoring a drag flick. North Down were dominating possession however Raphoe equalised against the run…
A North Down select team helped Saintfield celebrate their Centenary with a repeat of their first ever game against North Down in 1921, and no, we don’t know what the score was. Today it was 5-2 in favour of the visitors who surrendered a two goal lead only to score three more late on. Goals…
It has been a challenging start to the Junior One League campaign for North Down seconds and last weekend’s fixture was no different as the Comber men hosted perennial favourites Lisnagarvey seconds at Comber Leisure Centre. The game started as a cagey affair with North Down sitting back and allowing the visitors to comfortably settle…
With Hockey Ireland postponing all Irish Trophy games due to Covid, North Down were left with no fixture last Saturday but were glad to accept the offer of a friendly from Queens as they were similarly affected. Queens, strengthened by a number of new players, were strong opposition and with North Down not performing to…
On Saturday North Down Ladies seconds were on the road to play newly promoted Ballymoney 3rds. The game started with the Comber girls on the front foot and creating some lovely passing hockey. Their pressure was rewarded when some neat play found forward Amy Jones in the circle with the ball. Amy’s first shot was…
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 Men’s seconds made the trip to Havelock Park on Saturday to take on Banbridge 2nds in this weeks Junior One league game. North Down started the game slowly and initially struggled to get to grips with the water based pitch with a number of wayward and miscontrolled passes allowing Banbridge to gain control of…
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…
North Down men’s thirds travelled to Kilkeel seconds on Saturday and faced a strong squad of 16. From the off, the hosts put pressure on the ND defence and dominated the first 5 minutes. North Down to their credit held firm, settled into the game and turned the tide controlling the pace and edging the…