High School Field Hockey category
Fox Chapel Herald notebook: Shady Side field hockey standout wins national tournament
Shady Side Academy sophomore Jemma Kimball-Ruttenberg went to Virginia Beach hoping to pick up more skills to stand out to college field hockey coaches. Kimball-Ruttenberg wound up helping to lead China to a U-18 girls division title at the Junior Nexus Championship. The tournament had 18 teams which were all...
Shady Side Academy’s Rosa Iannetti, Jemma Kimball-Ruttenberg hone skills at showcase events
Rosa Iannetti has her finger on the pulse of what helps a young athlete develop into a good leader. The Shady Side Academy sophomore field hockey goalie is participating in the AAU Junior Olympics this summer. Playing well is important but so is building a quick rapport with people you...
P-T field hockey coach Dutt retires
Cindy Dutt called retiring as Penn-Trafford’s field hockey coach one of the most difficult decisions in her life. But with having two grandchildren born this past fall, the retirement of her husband and lingering knee problems, Dutt decided her family obligations come first. Dutt resigned in March after spending the...
9-time WPIAL champion Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt retires
Cindy Dutt called retiring as Penn-Trafford’s field hockey coach one of the most difficulty decisions in her life. But with having two grandchildren born this past fall, the retirement of her husband and lingering knee problems, Dutt decided her family obligations come first. Dutt resigned in March after spending the...
Penn-Trafford hires new wrestling, field hockey coaches
Penn-Trafford on Monday night hired new head coaches in wrestling and field hockey. Nate Smith was promoted from assistant to head wrestling coach, replacing Travis McKillop, who resigned after four seasons. Karlee Rubright, meantime, was named head field hockey coach. She takes the reins from accomplished veteran coach Cindy Dutt,...
WPIAL field hockey coaches announce 2025 all-stars
WPIAL field hockey champions Pine-Richland, Fox Chapel and Shady Side Academy were well represented when the league’s coaches announced all-stars. The three title-winning teams had eight individuals apiece recognized Friday by the WPIAL Field Hockey Coaches Association. Four players from both Pine-Richland and Fox Chapel also were selected for All-WPIAL...
PIAA releases 1st round schedule for field hockey, soccer, girls volleyball playoffs
The PIAA playoffs will begin Tuesday for field hockey, boys and girls soccer and girls volleyball. The PIAA released the brackets on Sunday. Field hockey PIAA playoffs Class 3A First round Tuesday’s schedule Manheim Township (12-8-2) at Villa Maria (20-2), 3 p.m.; Downingtown West at Mechanicsburg (17-4-1), Memorial Park Stadium,...
Shady Side Academy gets past Aquinas Academy for record-tying 22nd WPIAL field hockey title
For the third straight year, Aquinas Academy and Shady Side Academy met in the Class A field hockey title game. The Crusaders came in looking to finally get over the hump, having played in the championship game the last four years and coming up empty. The Bulldogs were looking to...
Fox Chapel captures elusive WPIAL field hockey title
The only thing to match the torrential rain at the WPIAL Class 2A field hockey championship game at North Allegheny was the relentless force of the Fox Chapel attack. The No. 2-seeded Foxes (13-3-3) rode a strong wave of offensive pressure to a 2-0 victory over top seed Peters Township...
Pine-Richland wins road game vs. North Allegheny to claim 7th straight WPIAL field hockey title
Confetti rained down from the Pine-Richland stands with a period to go in the WPIAL Class 3A field hockey championship game Tuesday. The odd thing? Neither the Rams nor their Class 3A rival, North Allegheny, had scored. After a shot from outside the circle whizzed past North Allegheny netminder Alaina...
Penn-Trafford profile: Senior field hockey player Caeley Simon
Caeley Simon Class: Senior Sport: Field hockey Q: How was your season? A: Our season was good. It was exciting because it was my senior season. We did not make the playoffs, but I still had a great year. Q: Did you have any memorable moments this season or during...
Pine-Richland, Peters Township, Shady Side Academy earn top seeds for WPIAL field hockey playoffs
The WPIAL field hockey committee on Monday released the brackets for the Class 3A, Class 2A and Class A playoffs. Pine-Richland (Class 3A), Peters Township (Class 2A) and Shady Side Academy (Class A) are the No. 1 seeds. Pine-Richland will host No. 4 Norwin in one Class 3A semifinal at...
Penn-Trafford field hockey hoping to finish strong
It has not been the start Penn-Trafford field hockey coach Cindy Dutt wanted, but the veteran coach of more than 20 years is confident her team will improve. The Warriors are 2-3-1 and have been dealing with all sorts of injuries — center-mid Sarah Ley is dealing with an upper...
North Allegheny field hockey finds saving Grace
North Allegheny field hockey coach Michelle Kessler was scanning her roster, searching for something that maybe didn’t even exist. “We needed to find a fourth goalkeeper,” she said. “When I was looking at the roster, I was like, ‘Oh my gosh. Who am I going to ask to be the...
