Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n
Hanover\u2019s varsity field hockey team lost for the first time all season
\nTuesday night as they concluded their otherwise record-setting season for
\nthe ages. Hanover\u2019s Lady Indians reached the State Field Hockey
\nTournament Semi-Finals for the first time in program history this week
\nafter amassing a record of 19-0-3. The team finally lost to perennial
\npowerhouse Watertown by a final score of 5-0, but not after giving
\nWatertown a run for their money in the first half and only being down by
\none goal at the half. Watertown continued the nation\u2019s longest winning
\nstreak (yes, you read that right \u2013 the NATION\u2019s) as they notched their
\n159th consecutive win. There was really only so much the Indians could do
\nlast night, and they have so much to be proud of despite the loss.<\/p>\n
Additionally, by now you have surely heard that Hanover\u2019s varsity
\nfootball team also lost a tough game against Holliston last Friday by a
\nscore of 21-0. The boys made it all the way to the South Sectional Finals,
\nwhich was also a terrific deeper-than-in-a-long-time run into the
\npostseason for Hanover. They finished the season with an 8-2 record
\noverall, and 5-0 in their league.<\/p>\n
Please join me in congratulating both of these teams for an outstanding
\nseason. But while I have you, I want to also point out something about the
\ntwo coaches.<\/p>\n
You may remember that field hockey Coach Judy Schneider notched her 500th
\ncareer win earlier this season. Judy has been the backbone of Hanover\u2019s
\nhigh-achieving team for longer than anyone can remember. While this
\nyear\u2019s 19-1-3 final record is truly outstanding, Hanover field hockey has
\ndone nothing but win for decades. You might also know that 3 years ago,
\nunder a different coach, Hanover\u2019s football team had a 2-8 record. New
\ncoach Chris Landolfi has quadrupled the win column in what seems like no
\ntime.<\/p>\n
So what is the secret to their coaching successes? Could it have anything
\nto do with the following comments overheard this past week?<\/p>\n
(Varsity Field Hockey player, after losing her final game Tuesday night, to
\nJudy Schneider) \u201cCoach, wait, does this mean that I don\u2019t get to see
\nyou every day anymore? What am I going to do if I don\u2019t get to talk to
\nyou every day?\u201d<\/p>\n
(HHS Administrator, when asked what he thinks about the \u201cstill new\u201d
\nfootball coach Chris Landolfi) \u201cHe\u2019s a different kind of football
\ncoach. He really cares about each and every player individually.\u201d<\/p>\n
Folks, there is something special about both of these coaches\u2026they simply
\ncare about their players, and their players care about them. Both teams
\nwent deep into their state tournaments for lots of reasons, but maybe, just
\nmaybe, it also has something to do with the fact that two of Hanover\u2019s
\nfinest coaches simply care about Hanover\u2019s kids.<\/p>\n
Sounds good to me. I\u2019m going with it. Congrats to coaches and players
\nalike on their outstanding seasons. And now that the secret is out,
\nlet\u2019s keep up the culture of caring here in Hanover athletics…it seems
\nto work on so many levels.<\/p>\n
For “Around Town on the Web”,
\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n
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