Peter Bond and Melvyn Nicholls have both reached the 50 mark in the past 2 weeks. Peter has now reached 54 and Melvyn got number 50 last Saturday. Well done both. Meanwhile, there are two players sitting close to the 100 mark. Johnny Clarke has had a stop/start spell at North Down but has now…
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…
Youth training is back in full swing! Monday nights 18:00 -19:00 – for Girls U13 & U15 19:00 – 20:00 – for boys U13 & U15 Sunday afternoon 13:30 – 14:30 for all mini’s – P2 – P7 There are a number of up comming fixtures for both the boys and the girls. The first…
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.