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…
The North Down thirds and Ards thirds local derby on Saturday at Portaferry Road promised to be a closely fought match and it certainly lived up to its expectations! Playing away from home North Down fielded a team comprised of a well balanced combination of youth and experience. End to end attacking play ensured that…
North Down fifths put Raphoe thirds to the sword at Regent House on Saturday winning 4-0. After being made wait almost 25 minutes by the away team (perhaps the traffic from Banbridge was heavier than expected….), North Down were determined to make sure the late arrivals were caught cold. A good first half saw the…
Last Saturday, the ladies seconds hosted Banbridge seconds in a re-arranged league fixture. The Comber girls knew that it had been a number of weeks since the Banbridge side had played a match and were keen to build on a good win the previous week. The young North Down side were keen to start the…