It is very rare that you can take positives from a 6-0 defeat however last Saturday North Down’s fifth string probably won over the neutrals and certainly earned the respect of their opponents Lisnagarvey fifths who rolled into town with a 100% record having scored 45 goals with only 2 against in the process. Knowing…
North Down entertained Queens in a Premier League game at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday and ran out comfortable winners by 7-0. Queens, who lost most of last year’s squad, were always up against it and defended stoutly but unfortunately had no answer to the slick North Down passing game. North Down opened the scoring…
The ladies first eleven welcomed Donegal visitors Raphoe to Comber Leisure Centre in the Irish Trophy last Saturday. The girls were expecting a tough game with Premier League Raphoe and, missing three regulars, knew this would be a big game. The first quarter started evenly with the North Down defence comfortably dealing with the high…
North Down thirds entertained local rivals Civil Service thirds on a chilly Friday night at Comber Leisure Centre. Confidence was high after the previous week’s victory against Queens but the hosts started poorly with some sloppy passing and went one down early on. They soon got back into the game with the Civil Service midfield…
The ladies first eleven travelled to Coleraine last Saturday for their last match of the group stages of the Senior Cup aware that only a defeat greater than 3 goals would see them fail to qualify for the semi final. The girls were expecting a tough match not only due to the stormy conditions but…
North Down made the short journey to play local rivals Bangor at the Aurora Centre last Saturday in the Premier League hoping to make amends for their disappointing previous week’s loss at Newry Playing conditions were challenging and both teams took time to settle into their rhythm. It was Bangor who struck first in the…
North Down seconds entertained Mossley 2nds in the first round of the Irish Junior Cup at rain lashed Comber last Saturday and came from behind to progress to the next round. North Down started the match strongly and played Mossley off the park with some brilliant pass and move hockey finishing the first quarter with…
North Down travelled to Newry on Saturday to fulfil a Premier league fixture against the locals. In a competitive game the home side just about shaded it although had North Down taken their early opportunities the scoreline would have been very different. North Down opened the stronger putting Newry some early pressure. After10 minutes a…
The ladies first eleven travelled to Ballymena Academy to face a strong Ballymena side. The last time the teams had played each other was in the Premier League playoff when Ballymena got the upper hand on the North Down team. The match started with North Down setting a high tempo which Ballymena readily matched to…
A proper senior game of hockey took place in the 4pm slot at Enler Park with the robust Antrim seconds in town looking to bully their way to 3 points. A pre-match team-talk explaining the importance of keeping calm, not talking back to the umpire and not lowering standards set the fifths up for the…