As a result of Antrim defeating South Antrim last evening, both North Down and Portadown progress to the semi-final stage of the Linden Cup. The draw for the semi-finals is:- Portadown v Queens or Campbellians Newry v North Down Both games will be played at Stormont on 3 November. The draw for the first 2…
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…
Men 1st XI W 3 – 2 V Queens ( M Forrest 1, S Dalzell 1, K Conway 1.) 2nd XI L 1 – 4 V Garvet 3rds (O/G 1.) 3rd XI L 0 – 3 V Garvey 5ths 4th XI W/O V Annadale 4ths ( failed to turn up) 5th XI W 3 –…
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…
1st XI men V South Antrim at Comber LC at 8.30 pm 1st XI ladies V Banbridge at Banbridge at 7.30 pm
The Dates for the pre-Christmas youth fixtures have been announced by the Ulster Branch. The dates for these fixtures are as follows: U11 & U13 Boys and Girls 13 October 2013 3 November 2013 1 December 2013 While the boys games will be at varying venues all of the Girls fixtures will be played at…
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…