Mens 6th XI Go Down At South Antrim
North Down sixth eleven travelled to Lisburn to play South Antrim fifths who, with some of their more senior teams without games due to postponements, fielded a strong squad of 16 players.
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Ladies 1st XI Defeat Ballyclare
The Ladies 1stXI played host to Ballyclare on Wednesday night in a rearranged league game and cruised to a 3-0 victory.
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Two for Gilmore as Mens Sixths Beat Bangor Fifths
By J Patterson The sixth eleven had the luxury last Saturday of playing a team devoid of Senior League first eleven players. Bangor fifths, featuring the vintage form of Peter Dornan, were the visitors to Nendrum College and contributed to a game played in the best of spirits throughout. The sixths, most of whom are still…
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Ladies Fourths Make Progress in Junior Plate
By Julie Fisher The ladies fourths played their first round Junior Plate match against Grosvenor fourths at Ards Leisure Centre last Saturday. With the Grosvenor team in the league section above the thirds, it was destined to be a tough match. The game began at a fast pace. North Down took time to settle and for…
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More Positives for Girls Under 11’s
By Julie Fisher The Under 11 girls played their first tournament of the year last Sunday (27.01.13) at Comber Leisure Centre. With a mix of teams from Grosvenor, Ards, Saintfield and Civil Service they had 5 games in all. They won their first match against one of the Grosvenor teams and the remaining matches were a…
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Ladies 1st XI Draw with Neighbours Civil Service
By Davy Frazer The ladies 1stXI made the short journey to Stormont on Saturday hoping for three points to keep the pressure on Ballymena who had jumped above them in the league into third position, the position Coach Frazer says is the aim for the season. With no umpires being supplied by the Ulster Branch,…
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Armagh Out of Their Depth
By Robin Mitchell Bottom of the league side Armagh travelled to Comber on Saturday and returned home soundly beaten following a 14 – 0 annihilation. This was never a contest with North Down strolling to an 11 – 0 halftime scoreline but credit to the young inexperienced Armagh side as they never gave up and a…
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Ladies Thirds Exit Junior Plate
By Kathryn Rogers On Saturday North Down thirds travelled to play Randalstown fourths in the Junior Plate after being put out of the cup by Ballymoney thirds. Following their 10-1 victory over Priorians seconds in their last match North Down started strongly. Solid passing between the midfield and forwards enabled the visitors to apply pressure to…
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Penny Drops for Under 11 Boys With Back to Back Wins
By Peter Bond The Under 11 boys travelled down to Banbridge on Sunday in the latest round of organised fixtures. The first game of the day was against Banbridge B where the boys withstood heavy pressure on their goal and defended stoutly making numerous goal line clearances. Agonisingly with only a few seconds to go Bann…
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Mens 1st XI Disappoint In Top Of The Table Clash
North Down made the long trip to Raphoe on Saturday in arduous weather conditions but arrived to find the pitch in fine order and overhead conditions reasonable.