It’s been a very busy weekend for Newport Harbor Field Hockey!

The Parent Party was a huge success on Friday night. Thanks to all of the parents who were able to come and to the Booster Board for hosting such a wonderful event!

A big congratulations to JV Coach Kerrie Gates on her engagement on Friday night!

On Saturday, JV and Frosh/Soph were at the Allied Sports Play Day at Westminster High School. Frosh/Soph defeated Fountain Valley 1-0 with a goal by Ali Bonds, tied 0-0 and lost 0-1 to Huntington Beach teams, and beat Westminster 3-0 with two goals by Claire McCarthy and one by Bonds. Go Newport!

JV had a scoreless tie with Huntington Beach, a 3-0 win over Fountain Valley with two goals by Riley Flanagan and one by Gabriella Parisi, and a 1-1 tie with Bonita, goal scored by Julia Frei.

Varsity traveled to Chula Vista to compete in the first round of the Otay Ranch Tournament and placed first in their pool. They beat El Capitan 3-2 with goals by Alex Palmer, Jill Messersmith, and Jordan Blanchfield with an assist by Caroline Gels. Varsity then faced Mira Mesa and won 5-0; goals were scored by Blanchfield off an assist by Palmer, Anna Newman, Taury Hlinka with another assist by Palmer, and two goals by Caroline Gels. In the last game of the day, they defeated Eastlake 5-0 with three goals by Hlinka and one by Sophie Templin and Anna Newman with an assist by Templin. Newport Harbor Varsity Field Hockey will return to the tournament next weekend to compete in the Quarterfinals.