The ladies fifths were pressed into university action twice in four days as Ulster Hockey attempts to catch up on a fixture backlog. In midweek they travelled to the Dub to play Queens fifths followed by a Saturday trip to Jordanstown to meet Ulster Elks fourths. Both games finished with a single goal scoreline. Against…
North Down travelled to Bangor last Saturday hoping to make amends for an earlier defeat in the season at Comber. North Down had the better of the first half pressing Bangor at every opportunity and causing them to make uncharacteristic mistakes. Toby Fynn was leading by example and was rewarded with the opening goal after…
North Down fifths threw away two points and a victory last Saturday away to Saintfield seconds and in truth ended up lucky to leave Saintfield with a point. Excitement was high, playing on Saintfield’s new pitch for the first time and it is genuinely good to see that Saintfield as a club seem to have…
North Down ladies fourths travelled to the Joey Dunlop Centre to play Ballymoney thirds on Saturday and returned to Comber on the wrong end of a 2-0 scoreline.. The Ballymoney girls were quick to start making their way through North Down’s midfield, dodging defenders, slipping the ball into a gap at the post and treating…
Last Wednesday night the ladies first entertained Portadown at Comber Leisure Centre and with Portadown just above North Down in the league this was an important game. North Down edged the opening period as their forwards were making dangerous runs behind the high lying Portadown defence. After ten minutes the first clear cut chance was…
The local derby game between North Down ladies thirds and Ards thirds at Londonderry Park was the only North Down game to escape the frosty conditions last Saturday. Having lost 3-1 to Ards earlier in the season in October, North Down were determined to improve upon this and started the game strongly with great work…
North Down ladies fifths travelled to CIYMS 4ths last Saturday hoping to improve on their 2-0 home defeat earlier in the season. In the damp conditions the girls were determined to put matters right early on and, attacking from the start, forwards and midfielders worked well to put pressure on the CI defence. However, CI…
North Down travelled to Shaws Bridge on Saturday to play the first leg of their quarter final Anderson Cup tie with Instonians without four regulars but this gave coach McKeown the opportunity to give fringe players a chance to show their skills. Inst got the perfect start winning a short corner in the first minute….
North Down fifths made the short trip to the Aurora Centre last Saturday to play local rivals Bangor fifths running out 5-0 winners. North Down barely had to get out of second gear especially in the first half when the home team were quite literally playing at a snail’s pace out of defence. James Stewart was causing…
North Down ladies fourths were victorious in the first round of the Junior Plate against Civil service thirds at Stormont last Saturday winning 2-0. Against a fiesty and strong running Civil Service side who play in the league below, the North Down girls fought hard intercepting the opposition’s play and eliminating all threats. Hilary West…