Anderson Cup group results
At the Ulster Festival of Hockey today at Banbridge, North Down’s group results were: Lost 0-3 V Instonians Won 1-0 V Portadown Lost 2-5 V Annadale E & OE! Philip Wison reporting.
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Mens thirds wind up season
The final action of the season was at Antrim Forum on Saturday where the mens thirds were required to play the remaining 29 minutes of their game against Antrim 2nds abandoned on 1 February due to flooding of the pitch. The score at the time was 4-1 in favour of Antrim so there was a…
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Ladies lose out in Dublin
The Irish Trophy final proved a step too far for the ladies 1st XI as they went down 8-1 to an experienced Cork C of I team who eventually outshone them in all departments. The Cork team went ahead on 15 minutes but three minutes later Lauren Brown equalised following a short corner and it…
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Lynsey’s Goal Seals Junior Cup Win
Last Saturday North Down ladies fourths ended their highly successful season with the Junior Cup final at Stormont against local rivals Ards 3rds. Having won all their league matches and finishing top of the league, North Down looked to put the icing on the cake and lift the Junior Cup title. This however didn’t prove…
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Ladies through to Irish Trophy final
North Down Ladies 1sts made history on Saturday as they made it to the final of the Irish Hockey Trophy after defeating Cookstown 2-1 at Comber. Honours were even going into the game as in three previous meetings this season both sides had won their home fixture and battled out a 3-3 draw back in…
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Ladies thirds run out of steam against Elks
On Saturday the ladies thirds played their last game of the season against top of the table Ulster Elks thirds, the teams having drawn 0-0 earlier in the season. After some early pressure from the Elks, North Down eventually settled and gave the visitors’ defense a run for their money with some shots on target….
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North Down finish with win at Queens
North Down travelled to Queens last Saturday for their final league game of the season knowing that they were already guaranteed a playoff against either Civil Service or Raphoe for the final place in the Premier League next season. The game was played at a fast pace with both teams trying to play attractive hockey. …
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Ladies fourths reach Junior Cup Final
Last Saturday North Down 4ths travelled the short distance across to Ards Leisure Centre to play Ards 4ths in the semi final of the Junior Cup. North Down had anticipated that this would be a tough match even though they were in the section above Ards and indeed it turned out to be so. The…
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Chrissie the hero as ladies reach IHT semi final
North Down progressed to the Semi-Finals of the Irish Trophy after another victory, like the previous round on penalty strokes. This time the unfortunate losers were Ballymena. North Down weren’t at their most fluent attacking selves but a rock solid defensive performance from everyone ensured a 0-0 draw at the end of the 70 minutes and…
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Silver goal accounts for first eleven in IHT
On Saturday, North Down for the second year running made the long trip to Cork to play Bandon in the quarter final of the Irish Trophy. In a fast flowing game both teams showed they were capable of playing good hockey and with the ability to exploit the space afforded them it was obvious from…
