Newport Harbor Varsity Field Hockey traveled to Harvard Westalke for the first round of the Tournament of Champions on Tuesday. Senior captain Emily Vaughan scored a goal off an assist from senior captain Cameron Dewan in the first half. Harvard Westlake scored in the second half to make it a 1-1 tie at the end of regulation time. In the sixth minute of sudden victory 7 v 7 overtime, Newport took advantage of a short corner where Dewan hit the ball from the top of the circle, junior Jackie Singer crossed the ball, and senior captain Peyton Groves scored at post to win the game. Sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Sheldon had 13 saves and had tremendous support from defensive players junior Katie Hendrix, senior Nicole Newman, junior Sophie Schwarzenbach, freshman Chloe Bagiu, and Singer.

Newport travels to Edison High School on Thursday for the semi-final game at 3:15 p.m. Go Newport!

The third place game (11:00 a.m.) and the finals (1:00 p.m.) will be played at Harvard Westlake on Saturday.

*A big thank you to all of the parents, fans, and JV players who traveled in traffic today to support the team!