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…
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…
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.
By Terry Ritchie The seconds recorded their eleventh successive victory on Saturday with a 5-3 win over Civil Service thirds and while not one of the teams better performances, the 3 points extend the Seconds lead in Junior 2 to 5 points. The game started with North Down playing fast controlled hockey. Service defended effectively and…
A 4-2 victory against joint second placed Newry ensures North Down maintain pressure on leaders Raphoe who will host North Down next week.
By Terry Ritchie Last Saturday saw another outstanding performance from North Down seconds and an impressive 5-1 victory over an excellent Annadale third eleven at Comber Leisure Centre. Annadale came into the game on the back of 5 successive victories and produced a stern test for the league leaders. The game was played at a fast…
By Ryan Donaldson On Saturday North Down 4ths travelled to play Ballynahinch 2nds. They knew that a win would be a must to put a gap between them and the bottom clubs. However they got off to a poor start and within the first 10 minutes the home side took the lead. This seemed to put…
By Sam Pyper The thirds entertained travelling Raphoe thirds at Nendrum on Saturday. Eager to leave the recent loss to Annadale in 2012, this was a must win to keep pressure at the top of Junior 3. It was however the visitors who went a goal up in the first 2 minutes with some slack defending….
By Robin Mitchell North Down travelled to Queens on Saturday hoping to get rid of the festive cheer and maintain pressure on league leaders Raphoe. However it was not to be and after a disappointing performance had to settle for a 2-2 draw, a result which their performance may not have deserved. Queens opened the stronger…
By Terry Ritchie North Down Seconds in their first game after the Christmas break recorded their ninth successive victory against South Antrim Thirds on Saturday. The seconds came from 2 nil down after 5 minutes to win 10 2 against spirited opponents. The game started at a fast pace, however a quick turnover in midfield led…