For the second game in a row yesterday the Waltham High field hockey team put forth a furious effort late in the contest to rally for a point critical to its state tournament hopes. Unfortunately, that meant it was also the second game in a row the Hawks put themselves in position to need a furious effort late in the contest to rally for a point critical to its state tournament hopes. After coming back from down three goals in the second half for a 4-4 tie with Concord-Carlisle on Friday, Waltham was down 2-1 in the closing minutes against longtime rival Arlington yesterday. But, once again, the Hawks responded. They pounded the Ponder circle after a timeout with 8:52 and scored the tying goal with 1:36 as junior Allie Hickey finished a scramble off a penalty corner. It was the first of four corners earned in the final 100 seconds. The last of which occurred just before time expired and allowed the Hawks to extend the game in search of the dramatic victory. Senior Dana Centofanti took the initial pass and sent it to the far post where two Hawks jammed at the ball before it popped up - drawing the whistle on Waltham that ended the 2-2 draw. ``They are learning that we have to create all this fight and desire when we are losing, or else we're going to lose,'' said Waltham coach Denise Nugent. ``I am just hoping we can learn to put that fight and desire in the game from the beginning instead of having to come back game after game. Tw ...
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For the second game in a row yesterday the Waltham High field hockey team put forth a furious effort late in the contest to rally for a point critical to its state tournament hopes. Unfortunately, that meant it was also the second game in a row the Hawks put themselves in position to need a furious effort late in the contest to rally for a point critical to its state tournament hopes. After coming back from down three goals in the second half for a 4-4 tie with Concord-Carlisle on Friday, Waltham was down 2-1 in the closing minutes against longtime rival Arlington yesterday. But, once again, the Hawks responded. They pounded the Ponder circle after a timeout with 8:52 and scored the tying goal with 1:36 as junior Allie Hickey finished a scramble off a penalty corner. It was the first of four corners earned in the final 100 seconds. The last of which occurred just before time expired and allowed the Hawks to extend the game in search of the dramatic victory. Senior Dana Centofanti took the initial pass and sent it to the far post where two Hawks jammed at the ball before it popped up - drawing the whistle on Waltham that ended the 2-2 draw. ``They are learning that we have to create all this fight and desire when we are losing, or else we're going to lose,'' said Waltham coach Denise Nugent. ``I am just hoping we can learn to put that fight and desire in the game from the beginning instead of having to come back game after game. Tw ...