North Down Under 15 girls played really well on Sunday against Harlequins in the cup. It was a dynamic match with end to end action. The final score was 3-2 to Harlequins and we wish them luck in the next round. The first goal was 4 minutes into the game when Harlequins hammered a goal…
Youth Hockey resumes this Sunday (14th) with a busy January schedule as follows: Sunday 14 January Under 11 Boys and Girls – normal training Under 13 Boys – normal training Under 15 Boys have an Under 15 Blitz at Friends School, Lisburn. Full 11a-side, Starts at 2pm and finishes at 4.30pm. Michael will be in…
North Down made the long trip to Donegal last Saturday to play Raphoe in a rescheduled Premier League fixture. Although the temperatures were low the pitch was frost free and both teams looked forward to a good game of hockey. North Down opened at a fast pace and put Raphoe under early pressure. The slow…
North Down fifths returned to winning ways last Saturday as they defeated Parkview 5-0 at Ballyclare High School. The goals were all shared around with five different scorers – Toby Fynn, Andrew Linter, Peter Bond, Ben Bond and Patrick Campbell on his senior debut. It was a strong team performance on a tricky beach of a pitch with plenty of…
North Down ladies fourths travelled last Saturday away to the Meadowbank Sports Arena to compete against top of the league Rainey seconds. Due to frozen pitches and cancellations many of the team had not played a match for nearly two months, unfortunately this was quite noticeable! Rainey were a well drilled team and made the…
The ladies thirds game at Dungannon seconds has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. The pitch at Comber LC has been checked and is not quite 100% with a little frost but it is planned to go ahead with the three games there today. The pitch at Regent HS has been checked and is…
North Down entertained Cliftonville in the Premier League last Saturday at Comber Leisure centre and won by 3-1. Cliftonville, without a point in the league, offered little and North Down dominated from start to finish. Although dominating possession, North Down will be disappointed that they were unable to turn their dominance into goals. They had the…
The annual charity game between the cricket and hockey clubs was held on New Years Eve and resulted in a 5-2 win for the cricketers. This was despite the fact that the hockey squad was a grossly enlarged number of 22 and that most of the cricket squad’s only connection to the sport was that…
The mens third eleven, weakened by a number of withdrawals, went down unexpectedly by 6-1 to Bangor thirds last Saturday at the Aurora Centre. Their only goal, in reportedly dubious circumstances, was scored by John Clarke. In the other two junior games the fourths continued on their seemingly unstoppable progress with their second successive 9-1…
Despite a light covering of snow, the pitch at Comber LC is otherwise fine and both scheduled matches today go ahead. Mens 1st XI V Cliftonville at 2.30 pm and mens 5th XI V PSNI at 4.00 pm.