North Down ladies met Victorians at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday looking for three points to get their league campaign back on track. Having already beaten the visitors in an early season cup game expectations were high. North Down got off to the perfect start when Shannen White won a corner within the first five…
The men’s seconds travelled to Lisnagarvey last Saturday for the second week in succession, this time to take on Garvey 2nds having been defeated 4-1 by their 3rds the previous week. This was always going to be a tough assignment against one of the top sides in Junior 1 as they had a revamped defence…
On Saturday North Down ladies seconds made the journey over to last season’s relegation team Dungannon seconds expecting a tough encounter, which is exactly what they got. Dungannon started strongly against an unsettled North Down side who were trying to come to grips with the bouncy pitch. Dungannon took full advantage of this and hit…
The first XI ladies got back into league action on Saturday with a 1-1 draw against Ballyclare at Comber. The first half was a hard fought battle between the two sides with both desperate for the win to get points on the table and the majority of the action was in the middle of the…
North Down entertained Queens last Saturday in the league. Confusion about Chris Speers’ availability resulted in the home team having only 13 players and after Andy McGimpsey suffered a hamstring injury early in the game coach Peter Whyte had to manage his squad very carefully in the hot sunshine. Early in the second period the…
By Kathryn Rogers On Saturday the ladies 3rd xi travelled to play Ballymoney 3rds for their second match of the season. After losing 6-0 to Grosvenor 3rds last week North Down were determined to stay strong. Throughout the first half play was better even on both sides. Ballymoneys’ attack was very strong but it was…
North Down entertained South Antrim on Wednesday evening in the Linden Cup.They were delighted to welcome back to the fold Andy Forrest who had 3 successful seasons at Lisnagarvey.However the squad is still plagued by injuries and Michael Black and Jordan McKee were not available along with Tom Donnan who had other commitments. In the…
By Lauren Brown After a disappointing 4-0 defeat to Portadown in their first league game on Saturday, the ladies First XI travelled to Banbridge on Wednesday for their final match in the group stage of the Senior Cup. They hoped for a good performance after Saturday and more importantly a win to see them through…
By Laura Campbell On Saturday the North Down Ladies 2nds took to the pitch for their first league match of the new season at Comber Leisure Centre. They welcomed their opponents Belfast Harlequins 4ths and like every team both wanted to start the season on a high. The match got under way with both teams just…
By Lauren Brown On Saturday, the ladies firsts hosted Cookstown in their second Senior Cup game. The whistle blew to signal the start of the match and North Down took no time to get started. Cookstown were taken back by the home team’s fast flowing hockey and couldn’t cope with their movement. This resulted in the…