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Come on out and cheer for the team!!!  Next games are:
  Tuesday, September 9th, versus Westview, Varsity at 3:15pm, JV at 4:30pm, at TPHS
  Thursday, September 11th, versus Serra, Varsity at 3:15pm, JV at 4:30pm, at TPHS
  Saturday, September 13th, Serra Tournament for JV, at Serra HS  (directions, map)

Falcons Scramble Past Serra in Pre-Season Scrimmage
   Head coach Kari DiGiulio marked her return to Torrey Pines field hockey with a 4-2 win over Serra in a pre-season scrimmage Wednesday afternoon in Tierrasanta. It had been more than 21 months since DiGiulio was last on the sidelines for the Falcons – the 2006 CIF championship game against LCC – a team which featured just two of her current players (Alexa Golden and Paige Simmons). But the new crew didn’t look half bad against Serra, always one of San Diego’s best teams. With a solid group of seniors anchoring the midfield and defense, it was up to the juniors to provide most of the scoring. And they didn’t waste any time, Stephanie Cowles chipping a shot over the Serra keeper in the first five minutes to give Torrey an early 1-0 lead. Serra dominated the closing moments of the first half, but couldn’t get the ball past Falcons keeper Ashlee Schlesier. Chelsea Yogerst put the Falcons ahead by two early in the second half when she slammed home a cross from Julia Colley. Serra closed the gap with a goal of their own, but Torrey responded with a blistering attack that earned two more goals over the next five minutes – the first by Annelysse Eggold off a dish from Yogerst and the second on a short corner shot by Sheridan Edwards off a push from Eggold. On a day when everyone saw considerable playing time, some performances stood out including excellent midfield by Simmons and great defense from Golden, Sharon Wiley and Kendra Bills.

   It took the JV Falcons a little longer to get started, but they also came out on top in their first and only scrimmage of the pre-season, beating Serra 2-0. The first half was quite a struggle, as the girls adjusted to the field, their new positions and each other. Serra had around ten short corners in the first half to none for Torrey. But the Falcons really stepped up the second half, looking like a completely different team. Torrey finally got on the board when Alex Moreno tapped in a pass from Dana Manheim. They scored again in the last five minutes after Priya Devasirvatham cleared the ball up the field from a 16 yard hit. Manheim picked it up from around midfield, dribbled to the circle and shot from the top into the upper right corner of the goal.
 

Kari DiGiulio featured in SignOnSanDiego.com article...
   We're glad the "decade" away from coaching passed by quickly... click here to read the article.

New look to TPFieldHockey.com...
   We decided it was time for a slightly new look.  All of the game write-ups, photos, videos, schedules and scores, etc. from past years are still available in the old format by clicking the links on the left.

Girls' Team Room Fund Raising [message from Colleen Golden]
   Hi all, we are hosting an exciting opportunity to help raise the remaining funds needed to complete the new Girls' Team Room.  The liaisons for soccer and lacrosse and field hockey attended a TPHS Foundation Board meeting to request approval for an additional fund raising project. The project consists of creating a "donor wall" of personalized tiles to memorialize your daughter's high school experience as a field hockey, soccer or lacrosse player (or multiple sports).  White 6x6 tiles will be painted with the names of the girls or families and their sports. It will hopefully be a focal point/piece of art that will be meaningful for the girls now and for years to come. Each tile will cost $250.00 and all proceeds will be used to fund the lockers and furnishings for our new team room. We hope to have it ready by the beginning of school this fall. I hope you will consider buying a tile for your daughter.  Seniors and alumni, you are welcome to order a tile also! 
   I hope you will consider reserving a tile to help fund this project.  You can pre-order a tile by making a check to:
            TPHS Foundation    $250.00
            Memo: Girl's Team Room (FH/LAX or both)
You can mail the check to me: Colleen Golden
   Click here to see a rough draft of the plans for the room.  An order form for the tile specifics will be forthcoming. 

Important Fall Schedule Information from Colleen... 
  To help with planning your fall schedule, following is a preliminary fall game schedule for Varsity and JV.  This schedule is also posted on the schedule page.  The freshman schedule has not been finalized at this time.  Please note that some of this information will undoubtedly change down the road!

Tryouts for the Fall...
  will start on SATURDAY, August 16th from 8:00am - 11:30am and Monday the 18th from 8:00am - 11:30am. Tryouts will continue on the 19th through the 22nd but the time has not been determined. Be sure to download and turn in your athletic packet, which is due in the TPHS Athletic office by August 1st at the latest. A physical is required; read the athletic packet for details about this. You must have your athletic packet turned in to the TPHS Athletic Office and be cleared by the dates they specify in order to try out to play field hockey in the Fall. Refer to the TPHS Athletics page for details, and they might also post a list of athletes who are cleared to try out for fall sports.

  Other items:
     * During the Labor Day weekend, Kari will NOT be having practices. Enjoy the long weekend!
     * The JV Serra tournament date is Saturday, September 13th, games TBA.
     * The Varsity Serra tournament dates are Saturday, September 20th and 27th, games TBA.
     * The winter formal will be held on January 31st, 2009 (tidbit from the cheer meeting).

Olympic Field Hockey TV Schedule [from Ana, Deeg, and Colleen]
  * Sunday, Aug. 10, MSNBC [Ch 50 on TWC]: United States women vs. Argentina, 6:30 a.m. Eastern Time (3:30am Pacific Time) DAY 2 LIVE
  * Tuesday, Aug. 12, USA Network [Ch 34 on TWC]: United States women vs. Japan, 6 a.m. Eastern Time (3:00am Pacific Time) DAY 4 LIVE
  * Thursday, Aug. 14, USA Network [Ch 34 on TWC], United States women vs. Germany, taped coverage between 2 a.m. Eastern Time and noon (game actually live 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time the night before) DAY 6
  * Saturday, Aug. 16, USA Network [Ch 34 on TWC], United States women vs. New Zealand, taped coverage between 2 a.m. Eastern Time and 2 p.m. (game actually live 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time the night before) DAY 8 
  * Monday, Aug. 18, USA Network [Ch 34 on TWC], United States women vs. Great Britain, 6 a.m. Eastern Time DAY 10 LIVE
  * Friday, Aug. 22, MSNBC [Ch 50 on TWC], womens field hockey bronze-medal match, taped coverage between 5 a.m. Eastern Time and 5 p.m (game actually live at 6 a.m.) DAY 14
  * Friday, Aug. 22, Oxygen Network [Ch 201? on TWC], womens field hockey gold-medal match, taped coverage between 6-8 p.m Eastern and Pacific Time (game actually live at 8:30 a.m.) DAY 14 
  * Saturday, Aug. 23, USA Network [Ch 34 on TWC], mens field hockey gold-medal match, 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time DAY 15

So, "My daughter has been playing field hockey for years, and this game still seems so confusing.  What's a parent to do?" 
Simple, take a look at the US Field Hockey basic rules. It's only about a 5-minute read and will clarify most of the questions you may have about the game. 

We would appreciate your help with the team website!  No previous experience or web design knowledge is required! We need photos at the games and anything related to team activites would be fun to share with everyone.  Also, for the JV games we need reports of game scores or even a short write-up about the game (or whatever you're motivated to write).  We can accept information in any form: electronic images or write-ups by email to or . 

All of your favorite photos and videos from past years are still available in the following places:

2007 Season Website

2006 Season Website

2005 Season Website

2004 Season Website

2003 Season Website

TP Field Hockey Archives

TPHS Lacrosse Website