by Emily Crampton and Alex Paladino
The varsity field hockey team at Woburn Memorial High School is
one of ambition and aptitude. This season’s team is shaping up to very
adept and successful.
As described by Adrianna Manzi, captain and forward, “We are a
great team and we have a lot of potential and talent this year! We have really
good chemistry and are a great group of girls.”
Another advocate of this year’s strength, Kate McCall, junior and
defender, said, “I think we have improved a lot since last season; our stick
work and general sense of the game has gotten better. As a team we all
get along and I think that reflects on the field.”
While being a good team through practice of skill can unite
people, at field hockey they go even beyond that.
As senior and captain, Devin Parziale explained, “Our team this
year is very hopeful to win more games. We enjoy our season with pasta
parties and other fun activities, like mini-golf and going out to breakfast.
We have a lot of potential to win and we are constantly growing.”
Unity plays a big
role on any team, but especially in a varsity setting with kids from all
grades. In addition each grade has a distinct perspective on the sport.
Kylee Gonsalves, senior, said, “Our team is great! I love playing
with everyone. Being a senior on this team is really scary because it is
my last year and I am really going to miss it. I met some of my best
friends playing field hockey and it has been a great couple of years.”
Junior Karen
Thifault said that, “It is really fun being on the team. Everyone gets along
and we all really love field hockey. Even though everyone is in different
grades we can work really well together.”
Michelle Miller, a sophomore, shared her view on things, “I think
it’s cool that I get to play with the upperclassmen and play on a level higher
than JV. I think it is helping me improve more because I’m playing
against people who play at a higher level. I miss being able to play with
my friends on JV, but being a better player is what really matters.”
The spirit and
unity on this varsity field hockey team is evident, and if all goes as plan, it
will show on game day, today in Arlington, as they are hoping to improve the
record of 1-5.
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