{"id":3656,"date":"2016-12-09T22:13:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T22:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/?p=3656"},"modified":"2018-10-11T17:00:42","modified_gmt":"2018-10-11T17:00:42","slug":"homecoming-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/2016\/12\/homecoming-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"Homecoming Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

Girls Varsity Soccer<\/span><\/p>\n

Sporting a 6W-4T-5L record, the Girls Varsity Soccer is only recently recovering from having many injured members. \u201cOur Homecoming game was the first game with our entire starting lineup un-injured since four games before it,\u201d Captain Neve Wallace said. \u201cWe had been impatiently waiting to redeem ourselves, and debut our capability to a particularly large Fieldston crowd.\u201d While the outcome of the game was a 2-2 draw, \u201cthe team played the most coherently it had in weeks,\u201d Wallace said. \u201cEveryone was working their absolute hardest because they knew how much it meant. It is games like these that make me so proud and excited to be on a team like this.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Girls Varsity Tennis<\/span><\/p>\n

Girls Varsity tennis played hard during homecoming but came up short in their match against Poly Prep. \u201cEven though we had a tough match and lost by a narrow margin,\u201d Captain Isabel Astrachan said, \u201cI think the team really came together and supported each other. It was especially nice to see former members of the team, Mara Goldberg \u201816 and Rori Sachs ’16, come back to watch us play and bond with the new players on the team. We have our last match against Riverdale and we’re excited to close out a really fun season with a win!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Varsity Volleyball<\/span><\/p>\n

The volleyball team has had an outstanding season. With a strong team that has won back-to-back state titles, seniors Gillian Gore, Maya Gemson and Shantel Sosa led the team to victory against Poly Prep. This critical match brought the team record to 13 wins and 1 loss. \u201cThe homecoming game was a really big win because it meant that we have a real shot at winning states,\u201d Gemson said. \u201cPoly has been the only team to beat us, and they will also probably be the team we play in states. Right now, getting ready for playoffs is the only thing on my mind because it’s not going to be easy, but I think as a team we can win a championship for the third straight year.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Varsity Football<\/span><\/p>\n

Fieldston Football made a lasting impression on the home crowd by beating Horace Mann 47 to 14. In 2015, the Eagles lost to the \u00a0Horace Mann Lions at Homecoming in an overtime touchdown. This year it was all about the Eagles\u2019 offensive attack. Captain, Tyler Kemp, was one of the MVPs for Fieldston, scoring two touchdowns, one of them being a nearly 90-yard catch and run. \u201dIt was so surreal,\u201d he said. \u201cListening to the roars from my friends and family during the game was unbelievable. There’s nothing like scoring multiple touchdowns at your last homecoming as a senior and being able to contribute towards a win. It’s a day that will stick with me forever\u201d. Safety and wide receiver Kyron Thomas also played extremely well and knew that since it was his last year playing at a Fieldston Homecoming, \u201cHe needed to put it in the record books.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Boys Varsity Soccer<\/span><\/p>\n

Even though soccer struggled to find their footing at the beginning of the season, they were able to win an important game on Homecoming. Poly Prep\u2019s best player got two yellow cards and was unable to play for the rest of the game, shifting the match in Fieldston\u2019s favor. \u201cWe felt like we were in control of the game from the beginning of the match to the end, it was just a matter of time until we scored that first goal,\u201d said Junior Jake Madsen. First year starter and goalkeeper David Runte loved the feeling of playing in front of such a great crowd. \u201cStepping out on the field for my first homecoming was easily the highlight of my high school soccer career,\u201d he said. \u201cAs the starting goalie for varsity soccer, there is a lot of pressure on you to perform to the best of your abilities. I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous going into the game, but I was able to make a couple of key saves and settle into the game. Our guys eventually came through and got the win.\u201d The captain who scored the game-winning goal was Azeez Adeyemi. Although this was his last homecoming as a soccer player at Fieldston, Adeyemi\u2019s goal in this game left a lasting impact. <\/span>\u201cI will remember this goal for a very long time,\u201d he said. \u201cHomecoming is a day of excitement, school pride, and joy. Everyone wants to win in front of a huge crowd. I will cherish the feeling of scoring the winning goal and allowing everyone to enjoy a homecoming win.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Varsity Water Polo<\/span><\/p>\n

The Water Polo team knew the game against The Pingry School this Homecoming wasn’t going to be easy. That did not stop them from fighting till the end; winning isn’t their sole priority, but to also play a passionate match for the home crowd. Junior, Ben Altschuler loved the energy that the crowd brought to the game. \u201c Because it was Homecoming, we had many more fans than usual come out and support the team,\u201d he said. \u201cWe faced a very experienced club, but showed fight and spirit despite the final result.\u201d Even though water polo is a recently created team, they are looking for more and more players to try out for the sport in the upcoming years and build the program. <\/span><\/p>\n

Field Hockey<\/span><\/p>\n

Field Hockey, coached by legendary gym coach Diane Toth, has had a very successful season with an 8W-7T-1L record. On homecoming, senior captain Isabel Egnatz said that they \u201cplayed a great game and were able to pull out a win by a narrow margin of 1-0.\u201d She also noted that this was an extra special win due to the fact that this was the first homecoming win for the seniors. Lastly, the team is really looking forward to making a deep run in the NYSAIS tournament at the end of the month. <\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Girls Varsity Soccer Sporting a 6W-4T-5L record, the Girls Varsity Soccer is only recently recovering from having many injured members. \u201cOur Homecoming game was the first game with our entire starting lineup un-injured since four games before it,\u201d Captain Neve Wallace said. \u201cWe had been impatiently waiting to redeem ourselves, and debut our capability to a particularly large Fieldston crowd.\u201d While the outcome of the game was a 2-2 draw, \u201cthe team played the most<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":3657,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[317],"tags":[],"coauthors":[286],"class_list":["post-3656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/IMG_4492.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3658,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3656\/revisions\/3658"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3656"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fieldstonnews.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=3656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}