9/24/2018

Varsity Field Hockey Coach Nelle Andrews has been inducted into the Connecticut Field Hockey Hall of Fame.

Ms. Andrews, who is in her first season coaching at Porter's, was one of eight inductees recognized at the Hall of Fame dinner, held September 16 at the Aqua Turf Club.

"Being included in the Connecticut Hall of Fame's 2018 class of inductees is such an honor for me," shares Ms. Andrews. "I am humbled that my contributions to the sport of field hockey in the State of Connecticut have been recognized in this special way."
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5/01/2018

Greenwich Academy's Group X's Maya W. was recently named to USA Field Hockey's Junior National Indoor Team. One of 16 on the roster, Maya is the only player from Connecticut and the only one representing the Northeast. In her two seasons on GA's varsity field hockey team, she has won a New England Championship and been a Runner Up for the Championship. To see the other players on the roster, as well as seeing the senior team, please read this article...More Information

11/21/2017

The Governor’s Academy Girls Varsity Field Hockey team won their second consecutive Class B New England (NEPSAC) Championship this weekend.  Under the leadership of Coaches Tracy Stickney and Danielle Kingsbury, they defeated St. Mark’s School, 3-2, in the championship game on Sunday, November 19 at The Ethel Walker School in Simsbury, CT.  
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November 30, 2016 —Success has not been a stranger to Andover’s field hockey program, with postseason appearances and production of successful college players being the norm. However, New England championships have proven elusive. Last year’s title broke a championship drought that had lasted for 22 years.

Big Blue decided not to wait for its next title, racking up a 13-3 record during the 2016 regular season before storming through the tournament and retaining the New England crown. The team’s final record of 16-3 sets the mark for the most wins in program history.
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11/21/2016

This past week our fall athletic schedule ended, and it was a great season for Govs.

Leading the way was our varsity field hockey team who were seeded 2nd in the NEPSAC Class B tournament. Having beaten Hopkins School and St. Mark’s School in the quarter and semifinals, respectively, our team faced Middlesex in the finals on Sunday. The girls fought through the bitter cold in western Massachusetts, leading 2-1 at half time and emerging as New England Champions after a 3-1 victory.
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The Rivers School varsity field hockey team entered postseason play as the No. 1 seed having weathered a formidable Independent School League schedule. After toppling Ethel Walker and Newton Country Day, the Red Wings took aim at Kimball Union Academy and their second straight NEPSAC New England Class C title.
 
Rivers took control of the game just after the midway point of the first half when Ellie Branka ’16 scored on a penalty corner. Kaitlin Wood ’17 would do the same early in the second half to give Rivers a 2-0 lead. KUA pulled back to within one with 15 minutes left in the game, but the Red Wing defense proved stout for the remainder of the contest. A late goal from Meghan Gazard ’18 with less than a minute on the clock earned Rivers a 3-1 victory and its fourth NEPSAC Class C Championship.
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April 17, 2015

Calling her “the definition of a class act,” “a great coach,” and a woman with an “extraordinary career,” the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council field hockey coaches honored one of Williston Northampton’s longest tenured coaches during their annual meeting on Tuesday.

As a field hockey coach, Ann Pickrell had a three-decade winning legacy. After coaching for four years at Cushing Academy, Ms. Pickrell came to Williston, where she led the girls field hockey team until 2011. In the last 30 years, she had a 222-198-47 record (247-227-53 overall), including finishing fourth among 31 teams in the Western New England Prep School League in 2011.
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11/17/2014
The varsity field hockey team won its third New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) Class C Championship on Sunday afternoon, toppling Proctor Academy 3-0 in a game where the Red Wings established themselves as the better side right from the first whistle.

“I can’t say enough how proud I am of this group of girls,” said first-year Head Coach Janna Anctil. “For such a young team, they showed incredible maturity under pressure and I’m so happy that they were able to prove how talented they are. They worked hard for this every single day and, as a coach, I really can’t ask for much more than that. They earned it.”
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Congratulations to the St. Mark's Field Varsity Field Hockey team. Their 2-1 victory over Governors Academy at Middlesex this past Sunday gave them the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class B championship for the third consecutive year.

The ISL champions, unbeaten at 16-0-1 during the regular season, rolled throght the NEPSAC playoffs. Top-seeded St. Mark's defeated Rye Country Day (4-0) and Cushing Academy (1-0) at home, before traveling to a neutral field at Middlesex to battle the for the New England title. It was a hard-fought game against an excellent Governors Academy team, but St. Mark's emerged the victor, winning their third straight New England championship.
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December 19, 2013

Alexa Mackintire ’14, a VI Former from Westborough, MA, was recently named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-America First Team. Only 16 high school athletes in the entire United States gain this distinction. This is the second consecutive year that Alexa has earned this honor.

This past fall, Alexa helped St. Mark’s Varsity field hockey win the championships of both the Independent School League and the New England Preparatory School Athletic Conference, again for the second straight year. Mackintire led the St. Mark’s team in scoring during the past three seasons, and is a three-time All-ISL selection. She was named to the NEPSAC All-Tournament team for each of the last three post-seasons, and in both 2012 and 2013 was recognized as the NEPSAC Tournament Most Valuable Player. A multiple All-Region NEFHCA All-Star, Alexa was also the St. Mark’s Field Hockey MVP for the past two years.
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