Harborfields wins Suffolk Class B field hockey championship
Harborfields celebrates its win during the Suffolk High School Class B Field Hockey final over Miller Place on Tuesday. Credit: Bob Sorensen
Harborfields seniors Olivia Eusanio and Kaia Nikolic have been waiting for this feeling since their freshman year: becoming Suffolk Class B field hockey champions and heading to the Long Island championship.
On Tuesday afternoon, after No. 2 Harborfields defeated top-seeded Miller Place 5-1, Eusanio and Nikolic finally got that feeling back.
“We were both on the team as freshmen, the last time we won this,” Eusanio said. “There’s a lot of nostalgia, but we worked really hard to get back to this spot.”
Nikolic started the scoring on a penalty corner a few minutes into the first quarter off a pass from Eusanio.
“To see her get that first goal was an incredible feeling,” Harborfields coach Lauren Desiderio said. “They all came out ready to win right from the beginning of the game.”
By the end of the first quarter, Harborfields had already led 3-0. Earlier this season, the Tornadoes fell to Miller Place 2-1.
“Coming here and beating one of the two teams that we lost to this season just shows our dedication,” Nikolic said. “It shows that all of the hard work we’ve put in this season to get better has paid off.”
Miller Place finished the season 17-2.
The Tornadoes will head to Berner Middle School on Sunday to face the winner of No. 1 Garden City and No. 2 Manhasset in the Long Island Class B championship. Harborfields, in search of its first Long Island title, lost to Garden City in the 2021 LI championship game.
“We’re ready to make history,” Eusanio said. “We want to leave a lasting impact on this program because we’ve put so much work into it.”
