Christy Flom ’13 | Clubs Editor

With three State Titles, three years as captain, and multiple All State awards, Claire Boyle ’12 will add the Miss Hockey award to her long list of achievements as a four year South varsity hockey player.            

Miss Hockey is an award given to one player in the league voted on by all of the coaches as the best player, Boyle said. A meeting is held and the coaches collaboratively pick a player from the first team All State to give the award to at the player’s team banquet.

“I was not expecting to win the award, but it is very rewarding because I have had a good high school hockey career and have worked hard through all four years,” said Boyle.

Other contenders for the award were Haleigh Bolton from Liggett High School, Amanda Schimpke and Colleen Jacoby from Cranbrook High School, Jen Cusmano from North High School, and Cara Monforton ’12 from South.

Head Coach Joe Provenzano said that Boyle’s leadership on and off the ice and her ability to lead the team is one of the main reasons she was given the award.

“In Claire’s case, if you look at her history of the last four years, she’s been on very good teams but she’s been their top player every year,” said Provenzano. “Her production speaks for itself as far as what she has done on the ice, but the bigger thing, I think, is her leadership. All of the girls on the team looked up to her. Anytime we were in a tough situation for competitiveness, she would always shine through.”

Libby Erikson ‘15 added that as a new member of the team, Boyle was very helpful and a great leader towards the younger girls.

“She (Boyle) was really important to the team because she was not only amazing at hockey and scored half our goals, but she was also a really funny and nice teammate to get to know,” said Erikson.

Boyle showcased her skills and leadership on the ice during their state championship game against North, whom they had previously lost to twice in the regular season. Scoring two of South’s four goals in the win, Boyle said it made winning the game ten times better.

“It was one of the best feelings ever to score twice and beat North,” said Boyle. “After losing to them twice, it was nice to beat them when it really mattered.”

Overall, Boyle said it was a great season. The team had a lot of fun together, and Boyle made sure to mention the team trip to Toronto, Can. as another highlight of the season. The trip was a fun and easy way for the team to get to know one another, bringing the team closer.

“I had a lot of fun with my team and I’m sad I won’t be coming back next year,” said Boyle. “It was a great feeling in the end to overcome everything and come together as a team to beat North and I couldn’t have asked for anything more as an end to my hockey career.”