field hockey
noun
: a game played on a turfed field between two teams of 11 players each whose object is to direct a ball into the opponent's goal with a hockey stick
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Her 22 state championships are the most in Massachusetts field hockey history.
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Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
An Assumption field hockey player was voted The Courier Journal girls athlete of the week, and a North Oldham football player was voted CJ boys athlete of the week.
—Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2024
If Matson has shined in the field hockey spotlight, Casparius has toiled in the baseball shadows.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
The Jones-Hill House, an indoor and outdoor football practice facility, opened in 2021, and Terps baseball, softball, women’s lacrosse and field hockey have been given new or upgraded facilities in recent years.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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Tyler McManus, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
An Assumption field hockey player was voted The Courier Journal girls athlete of the week, and a North Oldham football player was voted CJ boys athlete of the week.
—Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 7 Nov. 2024
If Matson has shined in the field hockey spotlight, Casparius has toiled in the baseball shadows.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
The Jones-Hill House, an indoor and outdoor football practice facility, opened in 2021, and Terps baseball, softball, women’s lacrosse and field hockey have been given new or upgraded facilities in recent years.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Field hockey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20hockey. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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