North Down third hosted Mossley thirds at Regent House on Saturday in glorious sunshine. Looking to get back to winning ways, with the reality of a four team relegation this year starting to sink in, the hosts got off to a great start controlling possession with the returning Aaron Mills pulling the strings in centre-midfield….
North Down seconds have been firmly established in the top junior Ulster hockey league now for six seasons but it never gets any easier as evidenced last Saturday when they hosted a top notch Cookstown second eleven at Comber Leisure Centre in which proved to be an entertaining game. Both teams started in attacking form…
The week 5 (or is it is it 6?) in the first reign of Dalzell The Dark’s 2s turn up for a brutal beating at the hands of the table topping mirth-repelling social grenades of Cookstown 2s only to save the Sizzlers the bother and administer some self harm in the shape of a half-centenarian…
Newry put aside their disappointment at having to postpone the previous weeks Premier League fixture citing Covid infections and were entertained at Comber Leisure Centre last Saturday in the first round of the Irish Trophy. North Down ran out comfortable winners by 4-2. North Down got the perfect start when Harry Templeton played a perfect…
North Down welcomed local rivals Civil Service to Comber last Saturday in the Ulster Premier League. Both sides were hungry for 3 points after mixed results in their respective opening campaigns. It was Service who started on the front foot, scoring within the first minute following a stray pass which lead to a turnover from…
North Down 1sts made the trip to Kilkeel on Saturday in the second Premier League game of the season, hoping to build upon last weeks victory against Raphoe. The away side got off to a costly slow start, with Kilkeel coming out of the blocks fast, taking a 3-0 lead within the first 10 minutes….
North Down 6 – 5 Raphoe North Down welcomed Raphoe to Comber on Saturday in the first Premier League game of the long awaited return to competitive hockey. The hosts took the lead in the first quarter with Philip Templeton scoring a drag flick. North Down were dominating possession however Raphoe equalised against the run…
Without even a warm up the North Down Super League got under way yesterday with the men’s games. On hand to ensure that all Covid prevention measures were followed was our Covid Officer Andy Walls and his apprentice for the day Maxine Taylor. The results and league table are below. Ladies games start on Wednesday…
It has been a challenging start to the Junior One League campaign for North Down seconds and last weekend’s fixture was no different as the Comber men hosted perennial favourites Lisnagarvey seconds at Comber Leisure Centre. The game started as a cagey affair with North Down sitting back and allowing the visitors to comfortably settle…
With Hockey Ireland postponing all Irish Trophy games due to Covid, North Down were left with no fixture last Saturday but were glad to accept the offer of a friendly from Queens as they were similarly affected. Queens, strengthened by a number of new players, were strong opposition and with North Down not performing to…