Newport Harbor Varsity Field Hockey beat Marina High 2-0 with goals by junior Jill Messersmith and junior Taury Hlinka with an assist by senior Hannah Beek. Senior Madison Wooters was pointed out for her extra effort on the field. Newport Harbor will host Westminister at Davidson field tomorrow at 3:15 p.m.
Newport Harbor JV Field Hockey defeated Marina 1-0 with the only goal scored by Sophie Templin.
PROGRAM WIDE
– Save the Date for the Banquet! Thursday, November 17.
– Register for the Harbor Heritage Run if you haven’t already. For more information, click here.
– A note from the Newport Harbor Field Hockey Boosters:
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Annual Field Hockey Car Wash this year. While it was very inclement weather, the girls had a great time and we exceeded last year’s numbers. Our “Finish Strong” Program continues to grow thanks to your generosity. Your continue support and donations are pushing us closer to our annual goal. Special thanks to the following families that have given generously: Blanchfield, Conant, Newman, Nulty, Zielinski. Every little bit helps the teams and the Newport Harbor Field Hockey program continue to grow and “Finish Strong.” Help us reach and exceed our financial goals this year. We appreciate your contributions and financial support.
VARSITY
Monday – Home game vs. Marina. This is last week’s rescheduled game. Be at the field at 2:10 p.m.
Tuesday – Home Game vs. Westminster. Be at the field at 2:10 p.m.
Wednesday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. and team dinner at the Chandler home.
Thursday – Away game at Fountain Valley. Meet at the bus at 1:45 p.m.
Friday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
JUNIOR VARSITY
Monday – Home game vs. Marina. This is last week’s rescheduled game. Be at the field at 3:15 p.m.
Tuesday – Home Game vs. Westminster. Be at the field at 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. and team dinner at the Frei home.
Thursday – Away game at Fountain Valley. Meet at the bus at 1:45 p.m.
Friday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
*Special Note for the San Diego Tournament on Oct 21 – 22: We will depart at 6 p.m., stop for dinner, then stay the night at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel La Mesa. Dinner on Friday, the hotel and Saturday breakfast are included. Players may want to bring snacks and a lunch or money. JV Game Times at Helix Charter High School are at 8 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., and 3 p.m. Depending on how the team does playoffs will be at 4:45 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. with a championship game at 6:00 p.m. More information to come.
FROSH/SOPH
Monday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday – Practice at 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. and Team Dinner at the Bonds home.
Friday – Away game at Huntington Beach at 3:30 p.m. Meet at the bus at 1:45 p.m
*Special Note for the San Diego Tournament on Oct 21 – 22: We will depart at 6 p.m., stop for dinner, then stay the night at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel La Mesa. Dinner on Friday, the hotel and Saturday breakfast are included. Players may want to bring snacks and a lunch or money. F/S game times at Helix Charter High School are at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 2:30 p.m. Depending on how the team does playoffs will be at 4:45 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. with a championship game at 6:00 p.m. More information to come.
FIELD HOCKEY
OC Invitational (Taken from the Daily Pilot: High School Roundup)
HUNTINGTON BEACH — Newport Harbor High won in thrilling fashion, scoring a 3-2 win on strokes against Huntington Beach in the title game to win the tournament for the second straight year Saturday at Marina High.
It was 0-0 before the game would be decided on strokes. Junior Kirsten Rohan, senior Alex Chandler and senior captain Courtney McIntosh scored. Senior goalkeeper Andie Ward made three saves.
Seniors Sophie Evans and Nicole Zielenski were named to the all-tournament team. Coach Amanda Boyer pointed out junior Jill Messersmith and senior Emily Mitchell as key players for the day.
Newport came up with a 3-1 win against Marina in the semifinals with goals by Mitchell, Chandler and senior Hannah Beek.
The Sailors beat Edison in the quarterfinals, 2-1, with goals by Mitchell and Messersmith with an assist by Chandler. Newport Harbor had beaten the Chargers, 3-1, at Edison on Friday.
The Sailors play host to Marina on Monday.
Newport Harbor Varsity Field Hockey beat Edison 3-1 at Edison. Goals were scored by Taury Hlinka, Sophie Evans and Hannah Beek with assists by Emily Mitchell and Annie Pyle. Andie Ward had a great game protecting our goal with 6 saves.
Newport Harbor JV Field Hockey fell 0-1. Goalkeeper Cailynn Smethurst defended the goal and had a lot of saves.
The sailors host Marina on Monday at Davidson Field.
Unfortunately it is raining again today so practice for all three Newport Harbor Field Hockey teams is canceled. All three teams are to meet in the student center at St. Andrew’s to pick up their sweats & t-shirts at 3:30 p.m.
Newport Harbor Frosh/Soph Field Hockey traveled to Harvard Westlake on Tuesday and won their game 1-0. Ali Bonds scored the only goal and goalkeeper Erika Nilsson had ten saves. Go Newport!
Newport Harbor Varsity & JV Field Hockey had their home game canceled due to rain, but it has been rescheduled for next Monday, October 10.
Today’s Newport Harbor Varsity & JV Field Hockey games have been canceled due to rain. We are trying to keep Davidson Field in good condition so we will not be playing today’s games. We will let you know when they will be rescheduled to as soon as possible. Varsity and JV players are to check in with their coaches to find out if they will be doing something in lieu of the game.
Newport Harbor Frosh/Soph Field Hockey will still meet at the anchor at 3:30 p.m. to travel to Harvard Westlake since their field is turf and will not be affected by the rain.