Dominion High School Welcomes First Field Hockey Game Saturday

Potomac Field Hockey (PFH), a local private club, hopes to put a spotlight on the sport in Loudoun with a game between county teams played at Dominion High School’s stadium. Loudoun County's high schools have no field hockey teams, local club teams play under their school banners.

The public school systems in several neighboring counties offer field hockey, but Loudoun County Public Schools has not adopted the sport, nor its sister sport ice hockey, which is also played under high school banners through private clubs.

Representatives for Potomac Field Hockey say the game, set for 7:30 p.m. May 18, will be the first ever played on an LCPS field and credit Dominion Principal John Brewer, Athletic Director Joe Fleming and Assistant Principal Katy Garvey, who sponsors the school’s club, with helping make it happen.

PFH has provided a home for Loudoun high schools’ field hockey clubs and the club has become an advocate for adding field hockey to the long list of sports offered at LCPS high schools. 

The Briar Woods club will face Dominion’s club Saturday, pitting Ashburn athletes against those from Sterling.

Briar Woods’ club, coached by Keil Ritterpusch and assistant Nick Riccio, has nearly double the players (36) that Dominion has (21). Nicole Sullivan and assistant Tracy Acciola coach the Dominion team.

Gates open at 7 p.m. at the Dominion, 21326 Augusta Drive, in Sterling. Admission is free. A halftime ceremony honoring club seniors has been planned as well.