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          Field Hockey seniors fight hard but fall short

          Sophia Hampton, News Editor|October 21, 2014

          With the seniors in front, the whole varsity team poses for pictures from parents and other local news organizations.
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          With the seniors in front, the whole varsity team poses for pictures from parents and other local news organizations.
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          Sophia Hampton ’15 can’t quite decide what she wants to do mainly because she wants to do everything.

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