Keeling Pilaro, a male field hockey player, was denied permission to play for Southampton High School's team this fall.

In a March 30 meeting and an April 18 appeal hearing, Section XI’s Mixed Competition Committee ruled that the eighth-grader, essentially, proved to be too good a player last season to continue to compete against girls. Field hockey, at the high school level in the United...

Sachem East coach Tina Moon was named the High School North Region Coach of the Year by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association. Moon led the Flaming Arrows to the Class A state championship in November. The team captured its first Suffolk and Long Island titles en route to the state tournament, where it defeated Greene and Mamaroneck, both in penalty strokes. "It puts a smile on my face...

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Sachem East midfielder Katie Trombetta was named a third-team All-American by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association, which released its selections today. Trombetta, who last week had been selected to the NFHCA's All-Region team, led the Flaming Arrows to a Class A state championship last month and was among Long Island's top scorers with 28 points. Going into the 2009 season, Sachem East...

Katie Trombetta of Sachem East and Garden City’s Alexandra Bruno were selected to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region team, which was announced today.

Trombetta, a sophomore, led Sachem East to its first Class A state championship two weeks ago. The midfielder tied for fourth in Long Island with 28 points (14 goals and 14 assists). We’ve also received word from an anonymous...

OK, we’re stealing this one from the fellas over at the girls soccer blog. But good ideas are conceived to be jacked, right? Here we have a top 10 of the best moments in the 2011 field hockey playoffs. It’s all-inclusive - goals, saves, memorable quotes, and moments with deeper meaning. On this Thanksgiving Day, these are some of the moments of the last few weeks we were thankful for.

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Sachem East’s post-game reaction to capturing its first Class A state title with a 1-0 penalty stroke win over Mamaroneck.

Flaming Arrows’ goalie Samantha Alvino made 12 saves to keep it scoreless through regulation and two overtimes. Heck of a performance to end her high school career.

Finally being a state champion: “It’s been such a long time coming. All the Sachem East teams before...

Here was some reaction following Garden City’s 3-1 loss to Lakeland in the Class B state final on Sunday.

Emma Bozek scored off a pass from Shannon Scavelli with 21:50 remaining in the first half to give Lakeland a 2-0 lead. (Coincidentally, her goal in last year’s final also gave the Hornets a 2-0 lead.)

Winning three state titles: “It feels better than before because, as a senior...

Class A: Sachem East (19-1) vs. Greene, 11:30 a.m.

Even a year ago, it just seemed like Sachem East was on the verge on something special. They had the talent, depth and poise - the look of a championship team. Ward  Melville was able to hold them down once more in 2010 - with a 1-0 overtime win the Suffolk final - but them reaching that game and competing how they did was, in a way, a...

Sachem East, Garden City and Friends Academy captured Long Island championships on Saturday, earning the trek up north to the state tournament, which is being hosted by Cicero-North Syracuse High School. The semifinals are on Saturday (Nov. 19) and the finals will be Sunday.

Class A state semifinals: Sachem East vs. Greene (Section IV) at 11:30 a.m. Should the Flaming Arrows...