North Down thirds travelled to play Banbridge fourths last Friday night and faced a strong 16 man squad eager to climb out of the relegation places of Junior 3. With the Comber men unbeaten thus far and riding high this would always have been a challenge however the visitors knew this would be an entirely…
Last Saturday North Down ladies seconds hosted Harlequins fourths at Comber Leisure Centre attempting to remain undefeated in the league. North Down started strongly and scored after only 28 seconds of play with Ali Millar taking a quick free from the top of the circle. Two minutes later, Naomi Mitchell made the score 2-0 to…
North Down thirds hosted Saintfield seconds in the second round of the Junior Cup last Saturday and after being beaten 2-0 earlier in the season on the gravel pitch at Saintfield the girls were even more determined to make amends. North Down started well and kept the pressure on Saintfield throughout the first half. In…
North Down travelled to Lisburn on Saturday to play league leaders South Antrim and after poor recent results were determined to up their game and show that they still would be a force in this campaign. The game started at a fast pace and it was North Down who had the early chances. Quick interpassing…
With Comber becoming somewhat of a fortress for North Down thirds, last Saturday became the first of four back to back away games for the league leaders. First up, a Lisnagarvey side that have had their own successful start to the season and will no doubt be pushing for promotion come the end of the…
This week the ladies thirds hosted Greenisland seconds at Comber Leisure Centre and after beating Priorians seconds away last week were determined to get another win under their belt. With a strong squad North Down were ready to go from the first whistle and the play looked promising. As the first half went on North…
On Saturday the ladies seconds welcomed Omagh seconds to Enler Park for a 4pm passback. With North Down conscious of maintaining their unbeaten league record they were fully prepared for a tough match. Both teams started out shakily and for the first 5 minutes neither team settled. Eventually it was the sister act of Naomi…
North Down travelled to Queens on Saturday hoping to put recent disappointing results behind them and get back on their winning ways however it was Queens who showed greater determination and ran out winners by two goals to nil. Queens dominated most of the first half controlling play and keeping North Down on the back…
North Down mens thirds hosted Queens seconds on Saturday at Enler Park and having lost 6 points against last year’s league winners, the Comber side knew Queens lower half league position should not be taken lightly and fully expected a challenging encounter. From the whistle the visitors put pressure on the home defence and it…
After a frantic Saturday morning if trying to find another player and an umpire North Down ladies thirds were finally on their way to Priorians seconds. North Down got off to a strong start and used the width of the pitch to their advantage and spent the start of the first half in the attacking…