Meet Gene Samit, the Man Behind the Camera at PhilaFH Games of the Week
by Kathleen Harte Simone Phialfieldhockey.com Founder For the last two fall field hockey seasons, 20+ games, and thousands of photos later, photographer Gene Samit has been behind the camera at the...
View ArticleNineteen Phila-Area College Teams Earn National Academic Team Award
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) announced the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I, II and III National Academic Team Awards. Nineteen Phila-area teams earned this esteemed...
View ArticlePhila-Area College Student-Athletes Named to National Academic Squads
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) recently announced the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Division I, II and III National Academic Squads. From the Phila-area, 267 student-athletes...
View ArticlePhila-Area College Student-Athletes Earn Scholar of Distinction Honors
The National Field Hockey Coaches Association announced the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA Scholars of Distinction for Division I, II, and III. This year, 167 student-athletes have been recognized...
View ArticlePaying it Forward: Shawn Mayer & Mystx FHC Help to Uniform Ugandan Players
by Kathleen Harte Simone Philafieldhockey Founder Shawn Mayer is keeping busy and paying it forward, collecting and shipping gently used Mystx Field Hockey Club uniforms to the Wananchi Sports Club in...
View ArticleSix Years Later, My Second Interview with the Remarkable Erin Matson Who...
by Kathleen Harte Simone Philafieldhockey Founder Time flies! Erin Matson was the first athlete I interviewed when Philafieldhockey.com launched six years ago; she was a rising high school freshman...
View ArticlePhilaFH Commitment Story: Samantha Saxon ’21 Commits to Fairfield University
Meet Samantha Saxon: Future Stag Class of 2021 Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School Mainline Mayhem Midfield and Forward College commitment: Fairfield University NCAA Division I / NEC committed March 16,...
View ArticlePalde Sisters Making the Most During Quarantine and Offering Suggestions to...
by Kathleen Harte Simone Philafieldhockey.com Isabella and Josephine Palde have the best workout companions during quarantine: each other. The sisters — who played a key role in jumpstarting The Hill...
View ArticleMaKayla Hancock Elevated to Head Coach at La Salle University
Courtesy of La Salle University Athletics PHILADELPHIA – La Salle University Director of Athletics and Recreation Brian Baptiste announced that MaKayla Hancock has been elevated to head field hockey...
View ArticleCarroll Sisters Following in their Family Footsteps of Playing — and Loving —...
by Kathleen Harte Simone Philafieldhockey.com Founder Growing up in a field hockey family, Quinn and Caitlin Carroll were bound to play the game. Few would guess, however, that they would fall in love...
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