Seven Hill students -- Annie McLaughlin ’11 (Chester Springs, Pa.), Paige Haley ’11 (Limerick, Pa.), Kate Ferrara ’12 (Spring City, Pa.), Julia Donald ’14 (Kimberton, Pa.), Laura Donald ’14 (Kimberton, Pa.), Nicole Morris ’11 (Pottstown, Pa.), and Heather Morris ’13 (Pottstown, Pa.) -- played in the U-16 and U-19 National Indoor Field Hockey Tournament s during their spring break from The Hill. Five of the seven girls were on teams that won their respective games for their pools.

 

Annie, Paige, Kate, Heather, and Nicole participated in the U-19 tournament that was held March 4- 6, 2011 in Richmond, Va. The tournament featured more than 2,000 girls competing at the U-19 level and playing on 302 teams. Paige and Kate both played for the WC Eagles XI team and won the Pool C Championship. Heather played for the WC Eagles Ruby team and Nicole played for the WC Eagles Blue team.

Annie played for The Mystx Storm in Pool A, the most competitive and highest ranking pool of the entire tournament. Annie has been recognized for her exceptional field hockey skills and her performance in this tournament was no exception as The Mystx Storm captured the 2011 Under-19 National Indoor Field Hockey Tournament Championship! Read an article that appeared in the Main Line Media News here.

Julia and Laura played in the U-16 tournament that was held March 11-13, 2011 in Virginia Beach, Va. Their team – WC Eagles II – won the U-16 Pool C Championship.

 

Celebrating its 27th year, The National Indoor Field Hockey Tournament is the highest level competition for high school field hockey. The event is sponsored by The United States Olympic Committee and features 164 field hockey club teams in the Under-16 and Under-19 Divisions each year.