Leominster field hockey has plenty to smile about.

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: November 1, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: Jay Gearan

LEOMINSTER - "If they're smiling, I'm smiling." That's one of the favorite sayings of Leominster High School field hockey coach Tricia Nicholson.

And there's a good reason for those wide smiles on the faces of the four Leominster High field hockey captains: Adrianne Fratturelli, Sarah Corliss, Kayleigh Force and Tiffany Boccia.

Needing valuable, regular-season ending points to make the postseason playoffs, the Blue Devils tied Gardner and then defeated Doherty last week to qualify for the Central Mass. Division 1 Tournament.

Yesterday, the ...

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