There were two Under 15 girls teams in action on Sunday, all enjoying their first competitive run out of the season. The Performance team played Civil Service in the league and played with great determination, showed some lovely skills and passing for their first outing as a team together. The score line of a 3-1…
North Down made the short journey to play local rivals Bangor at the Aurora Centre last Saturday in the Premier League hoping to make amends for their disappointing previous week’s loss at Newry Playing conditions were challenging and both teams took time to settle into their rhythm. It was Bangor who struck first in the…
North Down seconds entertained Mossley 2nds in the first round of the Irish Junior Cup at rain lashed Comber last Saturday and came from behind to progress to the next round. North Down started the match strongly and played Mossley off the park with some brilliant pass and move hockey finishing the first quarter with…
Alex Boyd and David Moreland have received their Burch Autos Player of the Month Awards. Well done both and thanks to Burch Autos!
North Down travelled to Newry on Saturday to fulfil a Premier league fixture against the locals. In a competitive game the home side just about shaded it although had North Down taken their early opportunities the scoreline would have been very different. North Down opened the stronger putting Newry some early pressure. After10 minutes a…
The ladies first eleven travelled to Ballymena Academy to face a strong Ballymena side. The last time the teams had played each other was in the Premier League playoff when Ballymena got the upper hand on the North Down team. The match started with North Down setting a high tempo which Ballymena readily matched to…
A proper senior game of hockey took place in the 4pm slot at Enler Park with the robust Antrim seconds in town looking to bully their way to 3 points. A pre-match team-talk explaining the importance of keeping calm, not talking back to the umpire and not lowering standards set the fifths up for the…
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PMB Accountants in Comber have stepped in to provide draw string bags and water bottles for all 200 of North Down’s burgeoning youth section members. In addition, the Comber firm have allocated resources to further assist with funding for the running of youth activities at North Down and see this as the start of an…
The Under 9s had their Blitz on Sunday in the glorious sunshine on the Gold Coast aka Bangor where the home club hosted a brilliantly organised P3-P5 Blitz. The North Down contingent were split into 3 equal teams with Alex Boyd, Jareth McCready and Johnny Davidson taking the helm for each squad. All the teams…