North Down ladies thirds travelled to Jordanstown last Friday night to play their first fixture against Ulster Elks thirds. An eclectic mix of youth and experience took to the field to face the young well drilled Elks side. In the first few minutes, Elks threatened the North Down defence, but sweeper Rachel Cairns kept things…
The ladies fifths travelled to Roughfort Playing Fields last Saturday to face Owls seconds. The last time these teams met was at the very end of last season in the Minor Plate final which North Down fifths won, however this North Down team was a very different one from the final. Julie Fisher, Karen Jackson…
Savvy seconds play the long game and keep league intentions close to their chest in meaningless 3-2 league cup defeat to rascally Seasiders (Kilkeel 2nds away in League Cup) and their Brexit defying German. 1-0 up after the opening exchanges following some splendiferous buildup by Dave “The Rage” Shepherd the seconds were caught with their defence…
North Down entertained high flying Portadown on Saturday at Comber Leisure Centre. Portadown have already qualified for the Kirk Cup semi-finals so North Down knew they would be in for a hard game. Portadown opened at a furious pace and penned North Down deep in their 25 however the home defence held firm and they…
North Down travelled to Cookstown on Saturday in a confident mood following the previous weeks positive result but found the home side a much more difficult challenge and without Phil Wilson, Chris Speers and skipper Ross Linter were no match for the side just relegated from the IHL. Cookstown pressed from the start and only…
North Down thirds were once again back in action last Saturday in the league cup at home to Portadown seconds at Comber Leisure Centre. North Down took the previous week’s positives with them into this match hoping to pick up the first win of the season. However, Portadown clearly hadn’t read the script and started…
North Down entertained Mossley in the first Premier League fixture of the season at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday and ran out winners by 4-3 in an entertaining game played in atrocious conditions. North Down had prepared well for the game and knew it would be a close encounter. Play was fast and furious as…
North Down ladies fourths played CI thirds at Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday in a Junior League 3 game. It was a great match with end to end hockey and some brilliant saves from Linda Marshall assisted by, in defence, Maxine Taylor. After 14 minutes an excellent pass from Rachel Kearns found Jo Irwin who…
North Down ladies fifth eleven entertained Coleraine thirds at Nendrum College on Saturday and lost by a single goal. There was a late start due to a transport problem and the home team agreed to wait until all the players had arrived, which Coleraine appreciated. The match began with the Rodgers sisters Kathryn and Anna…
North Down men’s thirds travelled to Lisburn to face a tough South Antrim side in their opening league cup fixture. North Down soaked up pressure for the first 15 minutes without conceding. As the game went on the boys grew in confidence and had numerous opportunities to take the lead. North Down looked dangerous. A…