by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi
Northumberland’s varsity field hockey team went 7-6 for the regular season to earn a home berth in the Class 3 Region A tournament.
The Lady Indians are the only Class 1 school in the state to have a field hockey team, forcing NHS to play in the larger tournament division. Ranked fourth in the eight-team regional tournament, the Lady Indians will host Western Albemarle in a first round match today, October 25, in Claraville.
NHS has outscored opponents 23-14 this season and lost three games in overtime.
Northumberland 1
Highland Springs 0
Northumberland’s Hannah Loving scored the go-ahead goal on a break away with nine minutes to play last Thursday to lift the Lady Indians to a 1-0 win over Highland Springs. It was Loving’s 13th goal of the season.
Lexi Rock had the assist on the game-winning shot…
