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…
By Mark Linter c The under 13s travelled to Banbridge on Sunday to play in their 1st tournament since the Christmas break. The boys won their 1st game 1-0 against a strong Antrim A team with Andy Linter converting the only goal of the game with a well taken shot into the bottom left hand corner…
The hockey club gained some revenge for a number of recent Boxing Day defeats by the cricket club with a 5-1 win today at Comber Leisure Centre. There was little sign of over indulgence in the festive season as the game was played at a fast pace throughout despite increasingly woeful weather conditions. As usual,…
The seconds recorded a satisfactory 10-1 victory against Antrim seconds on Saturday. Due to unavoidable late cry offs the second’s squad was depleted but the team readjusted to the changes and produced a devastating display of attacking hockey in the second half.
The annual Boxing Day charity game between the hockey club and the cricket club will be held this year on … 26 December. Teams to meet at the club for pre-game warm up at 12 noon, game to start at the Leisure Centre at 12.30 ish followed by a warm down back at the club….
Ards Leisure centre was the venue for North Down 5XI to take on “the mighty” Raphoe 4XI on Saturday afternoon. Unlike the reverse fixture earlier in the season, this time Raphoe were able to play against the real North Down 5XI – who were looking to exact revenge on the side that had ended there…
[singlepic id=17 w=320 h=240 float=right]North Down entertained near neighbours Bangor in a league fixture on Saturday and were keen to get revenge for an earlier defeat at Bangor earlier in the season. This was the first week this season that coach Peter Whyte had all players available and so with a strong squad spirits were…