Field Hockey

Perkiomen Valley graduated five starters from the 2007 Pioneer Athletic Conference field hockey championship team, but the Vikings still figure to contend for the league championship.
Senior Andrea Bieglski scored 17 goals last season and senior Megan Finn had 16 for coach Karen Moliver’s crew. The Vikings boasted a perfect 13-0 PAC-10 record last year and finished at 21-4 overall.
Methacton is the new team in the PAC-10 this year and the Warriors have a strong field hockey tradition. The Warriors have a second-year head coach in Nicole Bauer. They had a 12-3 Suburban One American Conference record last year and closed at 18-7 overall.
Junior midfielder Brit Grzywacz tallied 17 goals last year while senior midfielder Tori Lindsey registered 13 goals.
The Warriors return nine starters froma team that tied for first in the Suburban One American, reached the district semifinals and qualified for states.
At Owen J. Roberts, coach Clarence Jennelle, in his seventh year, graduated some key players from last year’s PAC-10 runner-up. The Wildcats will be led by seniors Jess Tamburro, Leah Salindong, juniors Kim Mooney, Emily Feurtsch, Kelly Bonner, Caitey Mitchell and sophomore Elissa Cook.
The Wildcats posted a 9-4 league record last year and had a 14-10 mark overall.
Phoenixville head coach John Tornetta, in his 11th year at the helm, has some key returnes from an 8-4-1 club that went 13-7-1 overall. Senior forward Miranda Peto scored 28 goals last year, second in the area behind St. Pius X’s Regan Mooney’s 30, and is off to a fast start in 2008 as well.
The Phantoms are also counting on contributions from senior midfielder Jenna DeLeone, senior back Nora Gerstenberger, junior forward Charlsie Moore and junior goalkeeper Rachel Yacovett. The Phantoms graduated eight seniors from last year’s squad, but they still figure to contend for the Division II crown in the circuit.
St. Pius X coach Cathy Daller, in her ninth year, has back senior forward Ali DeGregorio, who scored 21 goals last season. The Winged Lions finished in first place in Division II last fall but graduated nine starters from that unit.
Spring-Ford coach Jane Ehnot is in her third year at the helm of her alma mater after taking over for longtime coach Joann Judge. The Rams finished 8-5 in the PAC-10 lasst year and stood at 11-6 overall in qualifying for the District 1 Class AAA playoffs.
Players to watch this year include senior forwards Ashley Wood and Jill Harple, senior back Lauren Ujobai and junior midfielder Taylor Crabtree. Harple scored a team-high 12 goals last year.
Upper Perkiomen coach Jamie Warren is in her second season as head of the Indians’ program that was already strong under former head coach Kelly Brenninger. The Tribe closed with a 9-4 league record last year and 12-10 overall.
The Indians return six starters from last year’s PAC-10 semifinalist and figure to contend in Division II again. Senior midfielder Tabi Hatch and senior goalie Kate Eschbach are players to lead the way while sophomore forward Leah High scored 10 goals last year and sophomore forward Cassidy Arner tallied seven times.

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Barry Sankey