Former Nonnewaug Standout Elected to CT Field Hockey Hall of Fame

WOODBURY, CT — A former field hockey standout at Nonnewaug High School will join eight other honorees as members of the Class of 2018 of the Connecticut Field Hockey Hall of Fame.

Heather (Waters) Casinghino, a 1991 Nonnewaug graduate, is being inducted as a high school player. The two-time All-State selection led the Chiefs to the Class S state championship in her senior campaign. The previous year, she set a Berkshire League scoring record with 18 goals in a season; she amassed 37 tallies during her high school career. She went on to play at Springfield College, and is currently head field hockey coach at Suffield High School.

Other honorees are:

• Lisa (Scavotto) Capogna, Enfield High School, high school player
• Jennifer Martha McCallum, Cheshire High School, high school player
• Sharon Eifes Lawrence, Canton/Boston University, college player
• Sandy Wickman Mason, Granby Memorial High School, high school coach
• Cheri (Herr) Schulz, UConn, college coach
• Paul Caddy, UConn, college coach
• Nelle Jennings Andrews, Farmington High School, honorary
• Dani Brown, Norwalk, umpire

Tickets to the Hall of Fame dinner, which takes place Sunday, Sept. 16 at the Aqua Turf Club in Southington, are available by contacting Terri Ziemnicki at hockeycoachtaz@cox.net.

Photo courtesy of Heather Casinghino

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