The ladies thirds made it two out of two this week with a good 3-1 away win over Dromore thirds. The match was tough from the get go. The Dromore ladies were determined and very fast and dangerous in their breaks, North Down were slow to get into the match and seemed to struggle with…
North Down men’s thirds travelled to Kilkeel seconds on Saturday and faced a strong squad of 16. From the off, the hosts put pressure on the ND defence and dominated the first 5 minutes. North Down to their credit held firm, settled into the game and turned the tide controlling the pace and edging the…
The Ladies ones made the short journey to newly promoted side Bangor on Saturday. The team were looking to build on their good start to the season after last weeks win over Mossley. Once again North Down started on the front foot and dominated the opening quarter with great pressure from forwards Brown, Murphy, Hoey…
The ladies fifths went to Saintfield thirds with an unheard of squad of 14! The match was very physical and fast but the defence of Bev Brittain, Linda Marshall, Zara Oliver, Erin McConnell, Jill Jack and Ann McBride held strong for the first two quarters clearing some great balls to the awaiting midfield who were…
North Down made the long journey to Kilkeel last Friday evening for an 8.00 pm hit off in the first Premier League game of the new campaign. Playing some of their best hockey for a long time they quickly settled into a rhythm putting Kilkeel under early pressure. Good play down the right and great…
North Down seconds started their Junior One League campaign last Friday night with a 3-3 draw with Lisnagarvey 3rds at Comber Leisure Centre. It was a tightly contested affair with North Down finding themselves leading 3-2 at the end of the third quarter courtesy of goals from Gareth McKeown, the departing Tom Myles and Jonny…
North Down ladies first eleven’s Senior League campaign kicked off at Comber last Saturday afternoon and pre-match nerves were high amongst the team as they welcomed Mossley who had been relegated from last year’s Premier League. North Down started off the better side dominating the first quarter with several circle entries to no avail. Throughout…
North Down thirds started their Junior Two League campaign in Comber last Saturday hosting Portadown seconds and looking to build on last year’s strong finish and go one further with the objective of promotion to the top Junior League. The squad looked strong on paper with the Comber club in their 125th Anniversary season bolstered…
Feeling confident after a strong pre season, North Down fifths hosted Owls thirds last Saturday at Regent House School. The confidence looked to have been misplaced though as they made little headway against their visitors in the first quarter and the second wasn’t any better as the game petered to a 0-0 halt at half…
He’s only been back home for a few weeks and in his first competitive game on his return, Gareth Bailie has become only the 12th North Down player to notch up 150 goals when he scored 4 yesterday against Portadown seconds. Gareth started playing for North Down in 2003 and he has scored 4 once…