{"id":298,"date":"2022-09-26T17:56:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2022-2023\/?p=298"},"modified":"2022-10-04T18:09:52","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T18:09:52","slug":"field-hockey-and-golf-a-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acpsk12.org\/theogony\/2022-2023\/2022\/09\/26\/field-hockey-and-golf-a-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Hockey and Golf: A Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Andres Huenneke<\/p>Staff Writer<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Among ACHS\u2019s fall sports, field hockey and golf are lesser-known, yet they offer a lot to people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ACHS field hockey team competes in the regional high school conference. Though the sport is more underground than mainstream sports like football and basketball, it nevertheless offers a similar level of competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople don\u2019t grow up with it as much as they grow up with soccer in our area, so [it creates the challenge of] learning something new at an older age,\u201d said senior Maddi Crowe. \u201cIt is definitely a really big challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field hockey is a non-contact sport played with sticks and small balls. The aim is to score into the opposing team’s goal using the ball and the field hockey stick. But according to players, the sport itself isn\u2019t the only appealing thing about it. \u201c[On the] team, everyone is really close, and it’s really fun and enjoyable,\u201d said Betty Amron, a senior who also plays on varsity. \u201cThe highlight of my year is hanging out with friends that are also teammates.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The field hockey team has a record of 8-1 on the season and they next play against Lake Braddock on September 28. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The golf team is another competitive team at ACHS. The co-ed team is made up of students of all genders who play and compete together in a mixed setting at various golf facilities. Though all team members attend practices, only some compete. \u201cThe top 6 on the team\u2014 and some after top 6\u2014 play in matches against other teams,\u201d said junior Lia Fitzgerald, who has been playing golf for nine years and has played on the AC team since sophomore year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golf is organized into three rounds with two players on the course at a time. \u201cThe first two will tee off with two players from the other team, then the second group, and then the third. In the end, whoever has the lowest score is the winner,\u201d said Fitzgerald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar to field hockey, ACHS golfers are all friends and have a community together. \u201cMy favorite things about the team are hanging out with my friends and getting to play golf with my friends who also play golf,\u201d Fitzgerald said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But according to Fitzgerald, the positives don\u2019t stop there. \u201cYou get to learn a sport that you can continue to play throughout your entire life. [It\u2019s a sport that is] timeless and well-known,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Golf continues to compete into the fall season, and their next game is September 27 at Laurel Hill golf course.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Featured image courtesy of Lauren Barkume <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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