Watterson tops Hudson for state field hockey title
Senior left wing Alex Picolo, senior attacker Cailin O'reilly and junior attacker Zoe Coleman scored as Watterson defeated Hudson 3-0 in the state field hockey championship game Saturday at Thomas Worthington.
It is the Eagles' fourth state championship in program history.
Watterson defeated Columbus Academy 1-0 in two overtimes in a state semifinal on Friday.
The Eagles previously won state titles in 1995, 2005 and 2009, with the last two coming under coach Janet Baird, who has led the program since 1996. They also were state runners-up in 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007 and 2012.
“It's a new experience for everybody because it's been since 2014 that we've made it to state, so we've just tried to stay in our routines, but we're beyond excited,” said Baird, whose team finished 18-3. “None of them (had) experienced this before.”
State cross country
The Hilliard Davidson girls took home the runner-up trophy from the Division I state cross country championships Saturday at Fortress Obetz. Alyssa Shope of Gahanna led the area contingent with a fifth-place finish (18:10.1).
In Division II girls, Granville finished sixth. Madison Eyman of Fairfield Union led the area contingent with a fourth place (18:34.1). Freshman Reece Savage of Johnstown took seventh (18:40.3).
On the boys side, Hilliard Davidson finished sixth in Division I. Freshman Sam Richards of Dublin Jerome was the area's top finisher, taking ninth in 15:48.
After finishing sixth in 2019, senior Thomas Caputo of Fredericktown won the Division III boys individual title in 15:31.5. Defending champion Derek Amicon of Grandview was third (15:43.4).