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Brewster hands Somers its first loss

September

One day after playing to a 0-0 score with John Jay (Cross River), Brewster continued its fine start with a 2-1 victory over previously undefeated Somers, now 7-1 on the season.

Brewster, now 4-0-2 on the season, trailed 1-0 at halftime on a Lizzy Russo goal. (Russo is having an outstanding season for the Tuskers.) Brewster rallied for two second-half scores by Gabby Fallon and Danielle Yarusso.

These two teams will meet again at Brewster on Oct. 15. Brewster will also have a tough game when it travels to Carmel on Oct. 18 where it will face former Brewster great and current Carmel coach Colette (Gasparini) Brenneman.

There was a scary moment in the game. A fan let me know that Somers’ goalie accidentally cleared a shot into Brewster’s Caitlin Conn, which required Conn to receive seven stitches. Ironically, Heyde and Conn have been teammates on the 2006 and ‘07 Hudson Valley scholastic women’s field hockey gold-medal teams at the Empire State Games.

Here’s hoping Caitlin Conn is okay.

And while we’re on Brewster, a huge shout-out to Brewster senior soccer player Jessi-Ann Bettcher. Last May, Jessi-Ann Bettcher underwent a life-saving heart-transplant surgery. Not only did Bettcher return to school for her senior year, she returned for her 5th varsity season. And on Tuesday, in her second game back, Bettcher scored her first goal of the season in a victory over Peekskill.

Congratulations to a courageous and talented young lady!

This entry was posted on Sunday, September 30th, 2007 at 7:45 pm by Tony Pinciaro.
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3 Responses to “Brewster hands Somers its first loss”

Michael Conn September 30th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Thanks Tony. Caitlin’s Dad here…Caitlin is recovering well after receiving seven stitches above her eye on Friday night at Northern Westchester Hospital. The CAT scan came back clear (fortunately—no bone breaks or eye damage). Lots of swelling but it’s going down now as she’s been icing it all weekend.

Amanda Heyde and Caitlin have spoken on the phone and all is well. They look forward to playing together again at the National Field Hockey Festival in California in November with the Hudson Valley Team, coached by Sharon Sarsen, and will see each other across the field again in high school action later in the season! They were roommates this summer at the Empire State Games and they’ll be hanging out again in November.

Thanks go out to Emily Fitzgerald, the Brewster coach, and everyone else who helped out and showed concern at the field. I hear the trainer (we don’t know his name) at Somers was great and made a big difference too. The medical staff at Northern Westchester complimented his work. Thanks!

Glad to hear Jessi-Ann’s back in action too. She loves playing her sports! Go Jessi-Ann!
FH Fan October 1st, 2007 at 6:31 am
Brewster’s record is 4-0-1 for the season. They have only tied 1 game and have 4 wins. This is a big week for them with 3 league games (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday). GO BEARS!
Tony P. October 1st, 2007 at 6:37 am
Mr. Conn –

Good to hear that Caitlin is okay and hopefully, she will be back in action soon.
Also good to hear that Amanda and Caitlin have spoken.

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