On Friday night North Down Ladies thirds hosted Ballymena seconds at home. Having lost to them by two goals at the start of the season the home team were determine to reverse this result. North Down started the game off strongly putting pressure on the Ballymena defence line from forwards Hilary West, Kirsty McCrory and…
On Wednesday night the ladies first entertained Lurgan in their latest Premier league match. North Down knew this was going to be a difficult game against a Lurgan side who always feature at the top of the table. The match began at a high pace with great intensity being shown by both teams. Lurgan had…
North Down travelled to Antrim on Saturday to play Antrim at the Antrim Forum. Having survived an anxious first 10 minutes when Antrim offered a threat North Down ran out comfortable winners by 8-2 and had they taken all their chances the result would have been greater. Antrim put early pressure on the North Down…
On Saturday the ladies firsts travelled to play Randalstown at the Antrim Forum. Missing several players due to injury or unavailability, but having performed well in recent matches, North Down knew it would be a tight game against a solid Randalstown side. The match started evenly with neither team unduly troubling the opposition keeper. North…
On Wednesday the ladies firsts travelled to Queens playing fields to play title favourites, Queens, in a re-arranged league game. North Down played their best hockey of the season in the opening fifteen minutes playing high intensity passing hockey. A number of half chances were created but nothing clear cut. Queens began to grow into…
On Saturday the ladies seconds travelled to play Banbridge seconds in the second round of the Intermediate Plate. The Comber side had previously played Banbridge on two occasions in the league, with each team winning a game so they knew that a win was achievable and were hoping to progress in the Plate. The match…
Having failed to get into the top half of the Premier League at the season’s midpoint, North Down were determined to get back to winning ways when they entertained Queen’s on Saturday in the lower section. North Down had a disappointing result at Queens earlier in the season and were looking for revenge. Still without…
North Down travelled to Deramore Park on Saturday with both teams requiring victory to secure a top seven spot before the Premier League splits. The North Down squad was somewhat depleted with the withdrawal of Nichols and when Moore reported with an injury sustained in an earlier game the squad was down to 14. After…
On Saturday North Down ladies seconds hosted local rivals Civil Service seconds. With Civil Service at the bottom of the league, the North Down girls were keen to take three points out of the match to help consolidate their own position. For various reasons, the North Down side were a much changed unit with players…
The predict-a-brick hovers for 60 ominous minutes above a brisk Shaws Bridge before impacting in an extinction level event scrubbing one self styled master race from the Irish Junior Cup leaving room for an altogether more cuddly and haphazard style of hockey-kind to rise from the embers in the shape of the glorious 2s as…