Off to a great start

St. Francis Episcopal School’s Abbie Wallace (pictured) runs down the field in a game against St. John’s School, played at the St. Francis South Campus Fields. The eighth grader is on the 7th/8th grade field hockey team, and is working hard with teammates to have a strong season. Coached by Jeremy Cain, the Wolves are off to a great start with a 4-1-1- record so far, scoring a total of 14 goals while allowing only four. Izzy’s teammates are Carter Bower, Madeline Johnson, Sofia Owen, Merritt Skubisz, Brin Ball, Aby Deverka, Lily Gay, Morgan Herod, Jessica Leach, Anne Lyons, Caroline Nelson, Madison Price, Libby Scholtes, Ainsley Snell, Emily Sweitzer, Izzy Hendricks and Chloe Zagorski.

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