Varsity Field Hockey Wins LI Title

The 2007 Garden City Varsity Field Hockey team poses with the Long Island Championship trophy after defeating Shoreham Wading River 4-0. Photo by Newsphoto.com

They've done it again! After 61 straight wins, Garden City's varsity field hockey team has won the Long Island Class B title and is headed to Syracuse to defend their state championship crown.

The playoff road to Syracuse began with a first round bye, followed by a 5-0 Nassau semi final win over New Hyde Park on November 1st. The Nassau county final against Manhasset ended in a 6-2 win for the Trojans and the right to travel to Stonybrook University on November 11th for the Long Island Championship game against the Shoreham Wading River Wildcats.

The 18-0 Trojans faced some stiff competition from the Wildcats as the first half ended in a 0-0 tie. Garden City came out strong in the second half and with 15:57 left, took a 1-0 lead on an Erin Brennan goal. Junior Caroline McTiernan made a habit of scoring and added three goals for the Trojans, bringing the final score to 4-0. As the offense kept possession for a good part of the game, the defense did it's part when needed as goalie Elizabeth Gurskis didn't have to make a single save throughout the game.

#4 Amanda Keller celebrates with teammates L-R: Erin Brennan (9), Jordan Bolebruch (19), Megan Walters and Diana Lohrer after winning the Long Island Championship. Photo by Newsphoto.com

The victory is Garden City's fourth straight LI Class B Championship. Section IV's Maine-Endwell will be their next opponent in the state semi final game to be played today at 1:30pm at Cicero-North Syracuse High.

You can see over 800 photos from the Long Island Championship game at www.Newsphoto.com

Erin Brennan (#9), who scored the game winning goal, and Caroline McTiernan (who scored three additional goals) celebrate as the game ends. Photo by Newsphoto.com Gabrielle Nesi and Kerry Hosford celebrating. Photo by Newsphoto.com