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Hockey 4 Haxton remembers spirit of Amanda

Charlie Burton of the Bombs team pounces on a ball for a save in a game with the Glorious Grinches team during the annual Hockey 4 Haxton indoor hockey tournament. DAN COOK PHOTOS
Dan Cook
December 21, 2023

The memory of Amanda Haxton, a former Cape field hockey player, was shining bright Dec. 17, as former friends, teammates and coaches took part in the annual Hockey 4 Haxton indoor field hockey tournament to raise funds for scholarships and the Easterseals Rehabilitation Center in Georgetown.

Haxton, who graduated from Cape in 2005, was an award-winning hockey player. She died Feb. 10, 2008.

Teams competing this year were Delaware Shore U12, Delaware Shore U14, Blue Fusion, Jingle Dels, Ice Queens, Shotgunners, Happy Campers, The Bombs, Team Judge: Gangsta Wrapper and Glorious Grinches.

More than 90 players took part in the annual fundraising event that garnered more than $5,600.

This year’s recipient of the Hockey 4 Haxton scholarship is Cape senior Samantha Swift.

“It's great to see teams return every year, and new teams are added,” said director Steph Brown. “It's great to bring together players and parents who knew Amanda, the passion she had for field hockey and life, then adding new people sharing the same spirit as Amanda. We award a senior Delaware Shore athlete a scholarship and we also make a donation to Easterseals in Georgetown. I'm so thankful for everyone coming together to help make Hockey 4 Haxton a success each year. It takes a village.”

For more info, go to delawareshorefh.org.

 

Former Cape player Sydney Smyk, left, battles for possession with former Sussex Academy player Emma Westbrook.
Cape 2016 grad Carly Dmiterchik controls play in the midcourt.
Cape 2015 grad Marlee McGinness cranks a shot.
Sydney Ostroski of the Shotgunners takes a shot on goal in the game with the Ice Queens.
Cape 2019 grad Macy Long of the Ice Queens controls the ball in the midcourt during the game against the Shotgunners.
Former Cape player Sydney Smyk gains possession in the Bombs’ offensive end.
The Bombs’ Todd Keen, right, makes a play on the Glorious Grinches’ Kendall McCabe.
The Glorious Grinches’ Emma Westbrook inserts a corner pass.
Shotgunners goalie Bristol Brown makes a save on former Cape player Abby Kane of the Ice Queens.
Glorious Grinches player Samantha Swift carries the ball up court while teammate Talia Scerra follows.
Glorious Grinches goalie Izzy Mekulski makes a save.
Elise Westbrook of the Glorious Grinches squad looks to pass up court.
Glorious Grinches forward Marley Everett passes to the goal.
Lexi Wells makes a play in a crowd.
Olivia Balback takes a shot for the DE Shore team.

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Dan has worked for the Cape Gazette for more than 30 years as a photographer and reporter, covering high school sports and happenings around eastern Sussex County. He won a photography award from the National Newspaper Association, and numerous awards from the Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Association. A Delaware native, Dan graduated from Cape in 1972 and returned as a teacher and coach in the 1980s. He retired from the classroom in 2016. He was inducted into Cape High’s Legends Stadium in 2016. In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his wife, two sons, grandchildren and dogs. 

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