North Down ladies fours travelled to The Dub last Saturday to play Queens 3rds who have taken control of Junior Five this season. In the first half the North Down defence of Karen Jackson, Maxine Taylor, Anna Rogers and Ann McBride started off strongly breaking down the Queens attacks with some excellent saves from returning…
The ladies firsts travelled to Cookstown on Saturday looking for 3 points to retain second position in Senior One. Regardless of form or current league standings, Cookstown is always a difficult place to go and somewhere that North Down have struggled to get points in the last number of seasons. North Down started nervously and…
North Down thirds travelled to play Banbridge fourths last Friday night and faced a strong 16 man squad eager to climb out of the relegation places of Junior 3. With the Comber men unbeaten thus far and riding high this would always have been a challenge however the visitors knew this would be an entirely…
Last Saturday North Down ladies seconds hosted Harlequins fourths at Comber Leisure Centre attempting to remain undefeated in the league. North Down started strongly and scored after only 28 seconds of play with Ali Millar taking a quick free from the top of the circle. Two minutes later, Naomi Mitchell made the score 2-0 to…
North Down thirds hosted Saintfield seconds in the second round of the Junior Cup last Saturday and after being beaten 2-0 earlier in the season on the gravel pitch at Saintfield the girls were even more determined to make amends. North Down started well and kept the pressure on Saintfield throughout the first half. In…
North Down travelled to Lisburn on Saturday to play league leaders South Antrim and after poor recent results were determined to up their game and show that they still would be a force in this campaign. The game started at a fast pace and it was North Down who had the early chances. Quick interpassing…
With Comber becoming somewhat of a fortress for North Down thirds, last Saturday became the first of four back to back away games for the league leaders. First up, a Lisnagarvey side that have had their own successful start to the season and will no doubt be pushing for promotion come the end of the…
This week the ladies thirds hosted Greenisland seconds at Comber Leisure Centre and after beating Priorians seconds away last week were determined to get another win under their belt. With a strong squad North Down were ready to go from the first whistle and the play looked promising. As the first half went on North…
The annual Ladies v Mens Vets game will be this Sunday at 3.30 pm at Comber Leisure Centre.
On Saturday the ladies seconds welcomed Omagh seconds to Enler Park for a 4pm passback. With North Down conscious of maintaining their unbeaten league record they were fully prepared for a tough match. Both teams started out shakily and for the first 5 minutes neither team settled. Eventually it was the sister act of Naomi…