Enfield to Host Annual Amy Romano Memorial Field Hockey Scrimmage

ENFIELD, CT — High school field hockey teams from three states will converge on Enfield High School Sunday to honor one of Enfield's most beloved and accomplished athletes and citizens.

The ninth annual Amy Romano Memorial Field Hockey Scrimmage will be played Sunday, Aug. 26 beginning at 10 a.m. Nineteen teams representing 12 high schools from throughout Connecticut, Massachusetts and New Hampshire will each play four 20-minute games - three on half-size turf fields in a 7 vs. 7 format, and one on a full-size grass field, 11 vs. 11.

Enfield, which has two teams entered, is slated to play its first contest at 10:15 a.m. Other Connecticut schools scheduled to participate are Granby Memorial (2 teams), Newtown (2), Haddam-Killingworth (2), Northwest Catholic (2), Suffield, Somers and Stafford. Massachusetts entries are Longmeadow (2), Minnechaug Regional (2) and Holliston, while Keene will be representing New Hampshire.

Amy Romano was a three-sport standout at Enrico Fermi High School in Enfield, earning All-State honors in both field hockey and softball. She continued to play both sports at Assumption College, making the All-Northeast Region field hockey team three times and compiling 40 victories as a softball pitcher.

After college, she became a beloved teacher in the Enfield school system, and coached field hockey at her alma mater, Fermi. She was inducted into the Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997, a year after her dad, Tony, was enshrined.

Sadly, Amy passed away suddenly in January 2007 at the young age of 40. Later that year, the Hall of Fame created the Amy Romano Memorial Scholarship; a $1,000 scholarship is presented annually in her memory.

Beginning in 2009, the field hockey scrimmage day was established in her name. Team entry fees provide funding for the memorial scholarship.

A brief ceremony honoring Amy, featuring members of her family, will begin around 10:10 a.m.

There is no admission charge for spectators to attend the games. Free will donations will be accepted, and all proceeds will be donated to the scholarship fund. A concession stand will be operated by the Enfield High School field hockey parents.

Photo courtesy of Enfield Athletic Hall of Fame

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