Category: 2010/11 Match reports

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…