Having played nine league games this season the North Down ladies thirds had a single point going into last Saturdays Junior League 3 home fixture against Civil Service 2nds. This has been frustrating as play within the team has been sound with four of the team settling in well, graduating to senior hockey from last…
North Down fifths entertained Antrim thirds in the semi final of the J5 League Cup at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday and it turned out to be a messy affair with plenty of cards, none of them of the Xmas variety, being handed out. North Down scored after only 2 minutes through Greg Bell and a…
North Down entertained Portadown in the quarter final of the Irish Trophy and in a hard fought game emerged winners by 4-2. North Down opened at a furious pace and put the Portadown circle under early pressure. It was keeper Knipe who kept his side in it with a series of superb saves from the…
Last Friday evening North Down ladies fourths travelled to The Glade to play Mossley thirds in a Junior League Four game. Having been beaten home and away last season the girls were aware that no picnic lay ahead. Mossley quickly dominated the game starving the visitors of any opportunity in reaching the scoring zone. North…
North Down thirds made the short trip to The Dub last Saturday to take on fellow promotion side Queens seconds and having lost three from four to the students in league and cup last season were aware of the challenge ahead. North Down dominated possession in the first half keeping the hosts to very few…
North Down ladies fifths hosted promoted Rainey thirds at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday in the junior league. The match began with a timorous approach from North Down and Rainey were able to open the score in the first few minutes which did not bode well for the hosts. However, the home side summoned up…
North Down fifths entertained a strong Raphoe thirds string who had travelled all the way from one the EU’s most westerly countries at Regent House last Saturday. Raphoe, clearly strengthened by their 1st XI not playing, dominated the first section of the match with North Down pegged back in their defensive 25 for much of…
Hockey historians are furiously combing the records for instances of teams going from winning a league to getting relegated from it the following season as the seconds embroil themselves in their own personal The Empire Strikes Back and continue their imploding ways, this time on the wrong end of an imbalanced 13 goal horror story…
Mens 1st xi lose out in Cookstown North Down completed their Kirk Cup programme on Monday evening with an away trip to Cookstown against the IHL side.In an entertaining game for the enthusiastic crowd the home side came out victorious by the margin of 4-2 North Down without three regulars played some of their best…
North Down completed their Kirk Cup programme on Monday evening with an away trip to Cookstown against the IHL side. In an entertaining game for the enthusiastic crowd the home side came out victorious by the margin of 4-2. North Down without three regulars played some of their best hockey of the season. They showed…