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Going into last week’s match, Donaghadee LHC had not played a competitive game of hockey for 49 days thanks to several weeks’ worth of blanket postponements in December due to the inclement weather. Indeed the last time the Dee were in action was the last weekend of November when they made the short hop to…

Senior League 4: Donaghadee LHC v Bangor LHC (A) L3-0 Donaghadee Ladies made the short trip to Bangor Sportsplex to take on near geographical rivals Bangor in the latest installment of the Senior League 4 programme. Not too many points separated the two teams before the Friday night pass back, but with Nina Wells on…

Donaghadee LHC v Ballynahinch LHC (H) 20/11/10 After bagging maximum points from their last two games, the mood in Donaghadee Ladies Hockey Club has been good over the last week, and they were very much looking forward to playing Ballynahinch at Crommelin Park last Saturday (20th November), a team sitting mid table and 4 places…

After their convincing 3-0 win over Ballynure Ladies Hockey Club a couple of weeks ago in which winger Jackie McKee upped her goal tally by two, and Nina Wells got herself on the scoresheet thanks to a well worked penalty corner, Donaghadee LHC were looking to build on those very valuable three points with a…

Senior League 4, Donaghadee LHC v Rainey Ladies L1-0 Donaghadee welcomed Rainey LHC to a Crommelin Park bathed in bright and warm sunshine last Saturday in their latest league fixture. Rainey is a newly formed team, and there is a general thought that they are destined for a higher league than their current Senior 4,…

Senior League 4 v Newcastle Nomads (A) L3-2 Donaghadee Ladies Hockey Club travelled to Newcastle last Saturday (2nd October) in their 3rd game of the 10/11 season and, well this was a case of so near and yet… Making the journey with possibly the strongest team available, the Dee made their intentions clear right from…

In stark contrast to the appalling conditions the previous week, Donaghadee welcomed College Hill from Armagh to a Crommelin Park bathed in bright sunshine. While slightly nippy, it was a perfect day for hockey, and for a change, the pitch was in excellent condition too. Missing defensive stalwarts Jen McVeigh and Lisa Higgins was always…

It is usually with some trepidation that I have to approach these match reports, because one of the joys of Donaghadee Ladies Hockey Club is their power to test any observer’s ability to find one hundred different ways of saying ‘We lost, but we tried hard…’. Well, dear reader, this is not going to be…