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After the confidence boosting 3-0 win at home to Newry last week, Donaghadee LHC set off for Ballynahinch in good spirits to try and build on that victory. And build on it they did. The Dee won first pass back on the new astro surface at St Colman’s High in Ballynahinch and right from the…

For the first time since October, Donaghadee LHC were back at Crommelin Park for a league fixture. A little pre-match pitch care was needed to ensure the previous night’s rain didn’t prevent the game going ahead, with Saturday morning’s bright sun and strong wind also helping dry the gravel out. Newry have struggled for numbers…

The day we played Cooke by Jennifer McVeigh On Saturday 4th Feb, DLHC braved the rain coming sideways and travelled to Belfast to play against Cooke Ladies at Shaws Bridge. The match started well i.e. the rain stopped. The Dee ladies had a valiant effort with the match pretty even – until during a penalty…

Donaghadee Ladies Hockey Club banished any lingering festive cobwebs when they travelled to a Donard Park swept by a bracing wind last Saturday to play 3rd in the league Newcastle Nomads. Having been only narrowly beaten by top placed Bangor just before Christmas, confidence in the ranks has been growing and the game plan from…

Last Saturday Donaghadee welcomed league leaders and near neighbours Bangor LHC in the final game in the league programme before the Christmas break. The match was switched to Londonderry Park shortly before the scheduled pass back time due to Crommelin Park being flooded – the usual story for this time of the year – but…

This time last year no hockey was to be played for almost two months as Arctic conditions put paid to any thoughts of venturing outdoors, let alone baring arms and legs in the name of sport. While last Saturday’s conditions weren’t quite so adverse, it was certainly a bitingly cold day at the Dub in…

In a week where the third team in 2 seasons has folded in Senior League 4 of the Ulster Hockey Union, Donaghadee played Ballynahinch at Londonderry Park, Newtownards after heavy rain shortly before the scheduled pass back time rendered Crommelin Park a bit of a lake. Ballycastle LHC are the latest victims of a league…

On Saturday, Donaghadee Ladies Hockey Club welcomed Newcastle Nomads to Crommelin Park for their Senior League 4 match. In bitingly cold weather, but with the sun shining brightly, the match got underway. Despite coach Brian McKee’s instructions for the Dee to start quickly, the girls were caught on the back foot by some lively attacking…