Hats off to the field hockey squad at Gettysburg, which has already clinched a title in the Mid-Penn Colonial Division.
Powered by a core of All-Star caliber players and surrounded by a solid group of role-players, the Warriors have dominated the Colonial. And if Gettysburg can win again on Thursday night, when it travels to take on Greencastle-Antrim, the Warriors will finish with an undefeated division record.
Nobody would love to spoil the championship party more than the Blue Devils, who need just one more victory to exceed last season’s win total.
We’ve selected this contest between the top two teams in the Colonial as our Game of the Week.
The Warriors have already beaten Greencastle once this season, but the Blue Devils can never be counted out under the senior leadership of forwards Natalie Medina and Rowan Shubert, two players who have combined for nearly 30 goals this fall.
Expect a playoff atmosphere on Thursday in a game that will most certainly have postseason implications.
In the weeks and months to come throughout the high school sports season, we plan on spotlighting multiple teams and sports with our Game of the Week. Any big upcoming contests we should know about? Send suggestions to Andy Sandrik via email at [email protected].
Gettysburg at Greencastle-Antrim
Start time: Thursday, 7 p.m., at Greencastle-Antrim
Records: Gettysburg is 12-3-2 overall and 9-0-2 in the Colonial Division. Greencastle-Antrim checks in at 9-4 (8-2 Colonial).
Last game: The Warriors defeated CD East, 3-0, while the Blue Devils are coming off a 3-2 loss to South Western.
Last meeting: Gettysburg shut out Greencastle, 3-0, earlier this season.
Meet the Warriors: Fresh off clinching their first division title since winning the YAIAA Division II crown in 2016, Gettysburg is ready to build some momentum heading into the postseason … Led by co-head coaches Lydia Westre-Stith and Meagen Hartzell, the Warriors are undefeated in Colonial Division play and check in at No. 11 in the latest batch of District 3-2A power rankings … Gettysburg, which has scored 52 goals (3.06 average) and allowed 15 (0.88), is on a three-game winning streak and has won seven of its last eight … The Warriors have lost just three times this season to New Oxford (3-1), Spring Grove (1-0), and South Western (5-1), three squads that combine for more than 25 wins … The Warriors are led by a trio of girls — Maria Royer, Kacey Waybright, and Heidi Waddell — who were all recognized on the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) watchlist for the season … Royer is a senior lockdown defender, while Waybright (1 goal) has been able to dictate games from the midfield … As for Waddell, the starting goalkeeper, she leads the Warriors with 30 saves … Based on stats reported from nine of 17 games, Aleah Jacobs leads Gettysburg in scoring with 12 goals and two assists … Others to crack the scoring column for Gettysburg include Adrian Moreno (3 goals, 2 assists), Kendal Sease (2, 2), Avary Chamberlin (1, 1), Addie Knouse (1, 3), Hannah Slimmer (1, 1), Izzy Sites (1, 3), Abby Hirneisen (0, 1), Hadlee Updyke (0, 1), and Zoe Seelig (0, 1).
Meet the Blue Devils: Success has suddenly become an expectation at Greencastle, a school that before last season hadn’t had a winning campaign since 2016 … Coach Keara Allshouse’s girls have picked right up from where they left off in 2025, and have won nine of 13 games this fall … The Blue Devils, who lead the LocalNews1.org coverage area in both scoring offense (3.0 goals per game) and defense (1.23), check in as the No. 12 team in the District 3-2A power rankings and are on track to qualify for the 16-team playoff field for the second year in a row … Greencastle, the second place team in the Colonial Division, has won five of six contests since a 3-0 loss to Gettysburg on Sept. 24 … Natalie Medina, a senior forward, has been the area’s top scorer with 19 goals and six assists this fall … Medina is joined on the front line by fellow senior Rowan Shubert, who owns nine goals and five assists … Sydnee Bosko has been the top facilitator for the Blue Devils, producing 10 assists, to go along with three goals … Greencastle has gotten point contributions from all over the lineup, including from Emily Fowler (2 goals, 4 assists), Serenity Goodman (4, 1), Olivia Worley (1, 0), Reagan Wagner (1, 0), and Caroline Barnes (2 assists) … The Blue Devils need just one more win to exceed their victory total from last season.
Sandrik’s pick: Gettysburg by 2.
