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East Greenwich, North Kingstown Field Hockey Players Honored
East Greenwich's Julia Blessing and North Kingstown's Dempsey Campbell were named National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region.
NORTH KINGSTOWN, RI - East Greenwich High's Julia Blessing and North Kingstown's Dempsey Campbell were named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-Region team. The two were the only Rhode Island players named to the Southern New England squad, which included 11 players from Connecticut.
Blessing, a senior midfielder, was named Most Valuable Player of the RI state playoffs as she helped lead her team to a state championship. The Avengers won the title with a 2-1 victory against Campbell's North Kingstown team in the state final.
Campbell is a junior midfielder/forward.
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Congratulations to NK Junior Dempsey Campbell named to the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Southern New England All-Region Team - only one of two Rhode Island selections. @NKBoosterClub @nk_schools @NKHS_RI pic.twitter.com/sCGsO4Pq0t
— NK Athletics (@NoKingstownHS) January 6, 2020
The entire All-Region team can be found here.
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