Monthly Archives: October 2013

Stix Weekly

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PROGRAM WIDE
– This is the last week of scheduled games and for Frosh/Soph & JV. There will still be some sort of a schedule on the Stix Weekly next two weeks for both teams since they will still be enrolled in field hockey. Attendance will be taken and noted.
– We will be offering post season field hockey through the end of the semester. Post Season will be Mondays and Wednesdays 2:30 – 5:00 p.m. It has not been decided if Off Season Field Hockey will be an option in the second semester as we need to wait on coaching staff availability.
– Senior Parents! Senior Day is on Tuesday, please report to Davidson field at 3:00, the presentation will begin at 3:10.

VARSITY
Monday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Davidson Field and Team Dinner hosted by the Fausto family.
Tuesday – Home Game vs. Huntington Beach at 3:15 p.m. Senior Day! Be at the field at 2:10 p.m. The Senior Recognition will begin at 3:10 p.m.
Wednesday – Practice at 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Davidson Field.
Thursday – Away Game vs. Edison High School at 3:15 p.m. Bus departs at 1:45 p.m. from the Senior Parking Lot.
Friday – Practice at 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. and Team Dinner at the Parisi Home.

JUNIOR VARSITY
Monday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. and Team Dinner at the Fuller Home.
Tuesday – Last Home Game vs. Huntington Beach at 4:30 p.m. Be at the field at 3:00 p.m. to support the Seniors.
Wednesday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday – Last Game – away at Edison at 4:30. Bus departs at 1:45 p.m. from the Senior Parking Lot.
Friday – Team Bonding at Kean Coffee. Time TBA.

FROSH/SOPH
Monday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday – Away Game at Marina at 4:15 p.m. Bus departs at 3:00 p.m. from the Senior Parking Lot.
Wednesday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. and Team Dinner at the Goltz home.
Thursday – Away Game at Harvard Westlake at 4:30 p.m. Bus departs at 2:00 p.m. from the Senior Parking Lot.
Friday – Team Spirit Event, time & location TBA

Game Recap

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Newport Harbor Varsity Field Hockey (5-2) hosted Fountain Valley on Tuesday and defeated the Barons 4-0. Jordan Blanchfield had three goals, with two assists by Alana Rockwell, and Emily Conant scored a goal from the top of the circle off a corner. Goalkeeper Cailynn Smethurst recorded one save. The Sailors travel to Westminster on Friday.

Newport Harbor JV Field Hockey had a 9-0 victory against the Barons.

Newport Harbor Frosh/Soph Field Hockey traveled to Chaminade and won 2-1. Newport scored first with a goal by Bridget Nolan, then Chaminade tied it up 1-1, and Jordan Rausch secured the win with a second goal. Nicole Newman and Maxine Aiello were noted for outstanding play.

Tournament Recaps

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It was another busy weekend for Newport Harbor Field Hockey! Thank you to the many many parents who helped out with the logistics of the tournaments for each team!

Newport Harbor Varsity played in the OC Varsity Invitational at Marina High School. The Sailors won their first game against Marina 3-0 with two goals by Jordan Blanchfield and one goal by Emily Conant. The semi-final game was a 1-0 victory over Bonita with the goal by Blanchfield and 4 saves by goalkeeper Cailynn Smethurst. The final game ended in a 0-0 tie after 8 saves by Smethurst and countless shots on goal, but then the Sailors lost in the first round of sudden victory strokes. Congratulations on a Second Place finish!

Newport Harbor JV and Frosh/Soph Field Hockey traveled to La Mesa to compete in the Helix High School Varsity Highlander Cup.

Newport Harbor JV placed first in their pool after three shutout wins.  In their Friday game against Eastlake, Newport won 3-0 with goals by Jessica Stone, Ali Bonds – assisted by Stone and Sammy Whitney, and Mckenzie Porteous – assisted by Rylie Siegfried. Goalkeeper Callie Kennedy recorded seven saves. In the second game against San Marcos, Newport won 2-0 with goals by Haley Martinez and Whitney, and two saves by Kennedy. In their third game, the Sailors defeated Morris 4-0 with goals by Porteous – assisted by Siegfried, Senny Fuller – assisted by Siegfried, and two goals by Siegfried. In the semi-finals against Bishop, Newport lost 0-4 with two saves by Kennedy. Go Newport!

Frosh/Soph coach Taylor Cordeiro reported that Newport Harbor Frosh/Soph gained a great amount of experience at the tournament, learned a lot at a higher level, and played extremely well as a team. Great job girls!

Stix Weekly

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PROGRAM WIDE
– The NH Field Hockey logo car decals are available in the bin for $1.
– Make sure to be taking lots of pictures and submitting them to your team photograph collectors for the team videos and memory book.

VARSITY
Monday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. and Team Dinner at the Groves Home.
Tuesday – Home Game vs. Fountain Valley at 3:15 p.m. Be at the field at 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Friday – Away Game at Westminster High School at 3:30 p.m. Bus departs at 1:40 p.m. in the Senior Parking Lot.

JUNIOR VARSITY
Monday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. and Team Dinner at the Siegfried Home.
Tuesday – Home Game vs. Fountain Valley at 4:30 p.m. Be at the field at 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Thursday – Practice at 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Friday – Away Game at Westminster High School at 4:45. Bus departs at 1:40 p.m. in the Senior Parking Lot.

FROSH/SOPH
Monday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. and Team Dinner hosted by the Crook Family.
Tuesday – Away Game at Chaminade High School at 4:30 p.m. Bus departs at 2:15 p.m. in the Senior Parking Lot.
Wednesday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Thursday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Friday – Practice at 2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

Game Recap

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Newport Harbor Varsity Field Hockey (4-2) traveled to Marina High School to come up with a 1-0 victory over the Vikings. Jordan Blanchfield scored the only goal while goalkeeper Erika Nilsson recorded 6 saves in the second half of the game. The Sailors host Fountain Valley on Tuesday.

Newport Harbor JV Field Hockey also defeated the Vikings with a 3-0 win. The goals were scored by Sammy Whitney, Georgia Yokoyama, and Mckenzie Porteous. Go Newport!

Play for the Cure – Game Recap

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A huge thank you to Raylene Groves, Sue Dewan, Colleen Yokoyama, Chris Porteous, Sara Muenchow, Marena Padden, and Jen Blanchfield for all of their help to make the Play for the Cure day a huge success. It was such a great day of supporting the fight against breast cancer with all three teams playing on campus.

Frosh/Soph and Varsity will wash their socks and return them to their team mom for use next year.

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Click here for story and photos at the Daily Pilot:

Field Hockey: Chargers blank Sailors
Newport Harbor loses at home to Edison, 2-0, suffers first shutout of season, and falls to 3-2 in Sunset League play.

By David Carrillo Peñaloza

Not too long ago, the Newport Harbor High girls’ field hockey team ruled.

The Sailors are no longer the team to beat.

They played host to one of the Sunset League favorites on Tuesday, hanging around for much of the game, but they failed to score at Davidson Field.

Edison won, 2-0, handing the Sailors their first shutout of the season. The Chargers closed out the first part of league play undefeated. Their fifth game in league turned out to be tight.

While the Sailors’ four-year title run in the Los Angeles Field Hockey Assn. Tournament of Champions ended last year, they came out and battled the first-place Chargers.

“Probably the most challenging game we’ve had to play so far,” Edison Coach Rebecca Antongiorgi said. “I really liked how my team responded.”

Edison goalie Hannah Heydorff turned away everything the Sailors shot her way. She finished with 11 saves.

Two goals were more than enough for the Chargers to knock off Newport Harbor, which dropped to 3-2 in league. They got their first goal early, a little more than two minutes in.

On a short corner, Bianca Mills shot it from the top and then Katelyn Moss’ reverse tip-in gave Edison a 1-0 lead. The Chargers tried to add to their lead before the break, but Newport Harbor goalie Cailynn Smethurst stopped them.

Smethurst made five saves in the first half. As Newport Harbor has done all season, it switched goalies in the second half. Erika Nilsson took over in front of the cage and performed well, recording six saves.

Edison managed to go ahead, 2-0, five minutes into the second half. A Newport Harbor defender used her foot to stop a shot and it earned the Chargers a penalty-stroke opportunity. Caitlin Bartusick put it away with a top-shelf shot.

Bartusick almost collected a second goal, until Nilsson came out. She sprawled out to knock the ball away.

The Sailors had chances to cut the deficit in half. Riley Flanagan’s shot went wide, striking the cage’s wheel. Alex Palmer was on the doorstep, but her shot barely missed.

Jordan Blanchfield attacked, but a defender took the ball away from her stick. Sophie Templin’s shot from atop whizzed over the crossbar late.

“We just could not catch a lucky break in the cage and [Edison’s] goalie played really well,” said Newport Harbor Coach Amanda Boyer, who’s in her fourth season in charge of the Sailors. “We don’t have a lot of experience on the field as far as varsity starters. Each game we’re trying to learn more. Hopefully we can turn it around at the halfway mark of league.

“I think that [us not being the top team] is good in the sense that it’s humbling. It makes the girls want it even more because they know that our program used to be at the top, and so they want to fight to get back there.”

Newport Harbor High's Jordan Blanchfield takes a swing at the ball against Edison in a Sunset League game at Davidson Field on Tuesday.

Newport Harbor Junior Varsity Field Hockey were beat 1-3 by the Chargers with the only goal by Haley Martinez.

Newport Harbor Frosh/Soph Field Hockey won 2-0 with goals by Katie Robinson and Emily Lukosky – assisted by Jordan Rausch and Emily Goltz. Lauren Bibb and Mollie Crook were pointed out for their work in defense while Sophie Schwarzenbach and Trudy Padden were highlighted for their help in midfield. Go Newport!