North Down ladies returned to action on Saturday keen to build on their shock defeat of Queens a fortnight ago. The Comber girls made the trip to the Royal School to take on fellow promoted side Dungannon. Having already beaten Dungannon in a close game earlier in the season in the Ulster Shield and knowing…
North Down travelled to Lisburn on Saturday without a number of regulars to play South Antrim in the Premier League. Slack defending again cost them dearly as they went down by 5-3. North Down opened strongly and won two corners in the first ten minutes. The first was taken off the line by a defender…
Last Saturday saw the return of the North Down Ladies fifth eleven. With new players joining the club and the success of the youth section providing a feeder for girls eligible to play in the senior club North Down are now in the healthy position of fielding five teams again. The team led by Julie…
North Down ladies thirds travelled to Dungannon seconds on Saturday hoping to put their defeat to Ards thirds last Saturday behind them. North down dominated from the first whistle and controlled the play from the start of the game however they failed to make the most of their opportunities with Judith Orr coming the closest…
Forget the Force Awakening, The Tatey Awakens! By now other Junior 2 teams will be on DEFCON1 after another Tate performance likened by Al Irwin to watching a piece of sodium fizzing around a bowl of water. Speaking of Al – our own Mr Furious, fuelled by his boundless displeasure at sloppy passing, crappy first…
North Down travelled to Deramore Park on Saturday to play Harlequins in their second Premier League game of the season. The resultant 6-3 defeat would indicate that it was a walkover for the Belfast side however this was far from the case. North Down were ahead twice in the game which was then tied at…
North Down ladies seconds welcomed Grosvenor seconds to Comber Leisure Centre on Saturday on the back of the previous week’s narrow victory over Larne. After an initial panic, North Down managed to start the game with 11 players with players stuck in traffic jams and security alerts Having won the toss, North Down took the…
North Down ladies thirds made the short journey to Newtownards to take on their local rivals Ards thirds. After having been beaten by Ards last season North Down were determined to get a win under their belts. Both teams started strongly with each team having their fair amount of chances to get the first goal…
After a narrow late defeat to Lurgan last Saturday, the ladies 1sts welcomed Queens to Comber on Saturday with quiet confidence. North Down knew what they were capable of but with the absence of their captain Laura Clarke and Queens currently sitting second in the table, the Comber girls knew they would have to work…
North Down entertained Portadown in their first Premier League game of the season at Regent House on Tuesday last. The game having been brought forward to accommodate those attending Gareth Bailie’s wedding. North Down played their best hockey of the season so far showing total commitment but unfortunately silly mistakes allowed Portadown to walk away…