{"id":942,"date":"2021-06-08T14:08:01","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T14:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/branfordsportshalloffame.com\/?page_id=942"},"modified":"2021-06-08T14:21:47","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T14:21:47","slug":"field-hockey-1988","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/branfordsportshalloffame.com\/milestone-achievement-recognition\/field-hockey-1988\/","title":{"rendered":"Field Hockey 1988"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"942\" class=\"elementor elementor-942\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52ef3bd ang-section-padding-no elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-id=\"52ef3bd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a53885 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-id=\"0a53885\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faef134 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"faef134\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>State Championships don\u2019t grow on trees. Among other things, they grow on athletic ability, effort, teamwork, coaching, skill development, conditioning, pain, tears and tradition. The 1988 and 1989 Branford field hockey teams benefited from all of those and more.<\/p><p>The seniors \u201988 team had been members of the 1986 State Championship team as well as the 1987 State Finalists. The \u201989 seniors were also members of the \u201987 finalists and State Champions in \u201988. Thus the senior classes of both the 1988 and 1989 teams always ended each of their high school field hockey seasons in the State Championship game. In fact they were part of a record-setting run of State Championship appearances that stretched over eight years from 1984 through 1991, which included six titles. They were part of a tradition that continues with six more State Final appearances and four more State Championships since 2000. Those teams were all coached by Cathy and John McGuirk, still coaching after just finishing their 39th and 36th seasons, respectively, with Branford field hockey.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f15fd00 elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-id=\"f15fd00\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d22b9 external_elementor-repeater-item-none_external elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1d22b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"241\" src=\"https:\/\/branfordsportshalloffame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/horent.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-935\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d1c40b ang-section-padding-no elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-id=\"6d1c40b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4fddefc elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover\" data-id=\"4fddefc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbb8f1b elementor-repeater-item-none elementor-repeater-item-none_hover elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbb8f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 1988 and 1989 teams compiled some amazing statistics. In those days the freshmen had a separate team coached by Dody Criscuolo and played and practiced at Branford Intermediate School. So, starting as sophomores in the high school they produced a four-year (\u201886-\u201889) combined record of 64 wins, 5 losses, and 5 ties. Over those four years they outscored their opponents 264 to 34 and had 53 shutouts. They were Housatonic League league champions in 1987, 1988 and 1989. Numerous players from the \u201988 and \u201989 teams made All League, and eight different players made All State.<\/p><p>The 1988 team record was 17-0-1 and the 1989 record was 17-1-1 with both teams becoming State Champions at UConn. The \u201988 and \u201989 teams are the only two groups of seniors to go two consecutive years with only one total loss. The \u201988 team had the best won-lost percentage in Branford history and the \u201988 and \u201989 teams combined seasons\u2019 record is the best consecutive two-year percentage ever. Those two teams formed the first two years of four consecutive State Championships with the best four-year record ever of 67-3-5.<\/p><p>The State Champions being honored tonight are part of a rich Branford field hockey tradition which has involved 16 league championships, 26 as State Semi-Finalist finishes, 14 State Finalists and 10 State Championships.<\/p><p>Congratulations to the 1988 and 1989 State Championship teams for their accomplishments and for their contributions to the field hockey tradition in Branford as TRADITION NEVER GRADUATES.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>State Championships don\u2019t grow on trees. Among other things, they grow on athletic ability, effort, teamwork, coaching, skill development, conditioning, pain, tears and tradition. The 1988 and 1989 Branford field hockey teams benefited from all of those and more. 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