Monthly Archives: June 2012

Opportunities for Practice

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Huntington Beach High School’s new turf field has been completed and they are opening it up for the entire league to offer two different opportunities to practice:

  • Open Summer Sessions – This has already started, but any player can attend on a Tuesday evening through July 17. Each session is $10 for an hour and a half of game play. Click here for registration and more information.
  • HBHS Open Tournament – The Sunset League is holding a training for our umpires and then a tournament for them to practice at HBHS. We are encouraging players to register as an individual for this tournament to get practice with other players, as well as to help the effort for training umpires. The tournament is on Saturday, July 21 – the weekend before tryouts – from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Click here for more registration and more information. Registration is due by July 6.

These are great opportunities to gain more experience and play field hockey from other players in our league. We highly recommend participation!

Pyle Donation

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At a NHHS Educational Foundation gathering last Friday, David Pyle, a Newport Harbor Field Hockey parent, donated $610,000 to the Newport Harbor Educational Foundation and specifically designated the Newport Harbor Field Hockey program to receive $100,000 of the money (see the Daily Pilot article here and the NB Independent article here). Mr. Pyle acknowledged Head Coach Amanda Boyer’s leadership, specifically citing her work in developing the program and players. Amanda and the Newport Harbor Administration are extremely grateful for Mr. Pyle’s generous donation and for his commitment to enhancing the Newport Harbor Field Hockey Program.

Mr. Pyle’s wishes are for the grant to be used to ensure continuity and enhancement in the program, as well as to be leveraged for fundraising. The grant is subject to mutually agreed distribution terms between David and the leadership of Newport Harbor Field Hockey over no less than five years. This grant is intended to be a supplement, not a substitution, to fundraising and will most likely be used as a matching gift challenge each year as new avenues for growth and development are discovered. Mr. Pyle, Amanda, and the Booster Board will be meeting to establish disbursement criteria, program milestones and fundraising activity schedules in accordance with Mr. Pyle’s wishes and terms of his generous donation.

The Newport Harbor Field Hockey program owes much of its success to the many ways that the NHHS Field Hockey community shows its support. One of the goals of the Newport Harbor Field Hockey program is to continue to develop student athletes into strong citizens, who strive for victory with honor and character.  At Friday night’s presentation, Mr. Pyle quoted legendary basketball coach John Wooden, “Sports do not build character. They reveal it.”

Thank you again to David Pyle for your generous and enduring support. Go Newport!

Club Tryouts

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The Newport Harbor Field Hockey Varsity Assistant Coach, Judy Schaefer, is the Academy Director for Mulligan Field Hockey. Club Field Hockey is an incredible opportunity for our players to gain more experience, receive a high level of coaching throughout the year, play with other players from the Orange County area, and compete with teams from all over the country and world.

Mulligan will be holding tryouts for the 2012-2013 Club Travel Teams on Saturday June 9th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Edison High School on the Turf Field. To register online, click here.

Format changes for club competition from the  governing body of US field hockey have lead to changes in the selection and pricing structure for the elite traveling club teams beginning this upcoming season. The June 9th tryouts will mark the complete roster selections for the under 19 team, while selecting early roster spots for the under 16 and under 14 groups. Roster completion for the U16 and U14 groups will take place at a later tryout to be named sometime in September. For further details, visit mulliganfieldhockey.com.

Travels Together

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Some of the Newport Harbor Field Hockey seniors recently traveled together on the NHHS Senior Trip to Costa Rica. Graduation is just around the corner!

Congrats: Top 15

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On Thursday morning, seniors Courtney McIntosh and Sophie Evans were among the thirty student athletes from Newport Harbor and Corona del Mar honored for their athletic and academic achievements, as well as community involvement, at the 51st Annual Athletic Awards Breakfast. Special guest speaker, Misty May, a Newport Harbor High School graduate, gave an inspirational message and shared about her experiences as a two-time Olympic gold medalist and the winningest female beach volleyball player. Thank you to the Newport Beach Chamber of Commerce for hosting such a special event to recognize the student-athletes.

Congratulations to Sophie and Courtney for this exciting honor.

You can find a full list of the thirty student athletes in yesterday’s edition of the Daily Pilot. Read a few of Daily Pilot Sports Editor Steve Virgen’s highlights from the Athletic Awards Breakfast here.

Sophie Evans – The field hockey standout helped lead the Sailors to three straight Tournament of Champions titles. As a senior, the team captain was named the TOC MVP and first-team All-Sunset League honors. The 3.97 GPA student was a Daily Pilot Athlete of the Week and helped Newport to an OC Championships title.

Courtney McIntosh – McIntosh, a three-year girls’ varsity field hockey player, played a vital role to Newport Harbor winning its fourth consecutive Los Angeles Field Hockey Association Tournament of Champions title. She was named to the all-tournament team and earned the Sunset League Most Valuable Defensive Player award. McIntosh, who has a 4.32 GP, is bound for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.