Dodgers Field Hockey's History-Maker on TV This Week

Madison residents who subscribe to Cablevision's iO will have a chance at reliving a great moment in Dodgers athletics this week, while it is honored as one of the best tri-state area high school games of the year.

On Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., MSG Varsity (channel 14) will air the field hockey squad's thrilling 3-2 overtime victory against West Essex in the sectional finals. The win was the first time the Dodgers had ever beaten West Essex in field hockey, and it propelled the team to the state Group II title

The game will air as part the channel's "Best of High School Sports Showcase," which will display one of the top 10 games from the tri-state area each Wednesday at 7 p.m., with what it chose as the No. 1 games airing on Sept. 8.

The Dodgers' victory joins the following games as No. 4 picks by the channel:

• Brooklyn/Bronx – Boys Basketball: Rice H.S. at Bishop Loughlin Memorial H.S.
• Connecticut/Westchester – Section One Football Playoffs: Poughkeepsie H.S. at Rye H.S.
• Long Island – Boys Soccer: St. John the Baptist H.S. at St. Anthony's H.S.

The field hockey's momentous game was the New Jersey pick for No. 4.

The Dodgers defeated Bishop Eustace, 3-1, for the Group II title, but one could tell the West Essex victory was special to the team. Coaches and players made reference to the game numerous times at a Board of Education meeting, where the squad was honored for its accomplishments.

"It was a long road–a lot of ups and downs" head field hockey coach Ann Marie Davies said at the meeting. "But we weathered it and put it together somehow. We tried to pinpoint what was so special about this team and I just think the trust they had in each other, the way they got along, and their chemistry in the long run is what's made them champions."

Now-graduated senior captains Chelsea Davies, Christa Romano and Rachel Misko came up the to podium at that meeting to say a few words. Romano spoke for the group and the rest of their teammates, saying "I guess I can say for the rest of the seniors, it's been an awesome ride."

A video of the team being recognized at the Dec. 8 Board of Education meeting is attached to this article.