Sussex Tech

Former Lady Raven to Play in Field Hockey World Cup

Sussex Tech 2011 graduate Maxine Fluharty has qualified for the Junior World Cup in field hockey that will be played next summer. Maxine competed for the U.S. Junior Women’s National Team that won a bronze medal in the Pan American Junior Championship in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Maxine scored twice in the tournament. Team USA clinched the World Cup bid by defeating Chile, 2-1.

Maxine is a sophomore at the University of Maryland and a member of the Terrapins field hockey team. Her international experience includes playing in Uruguay with the Under-17 team in a World Cup qualifier in 2007 and competing in the 2007 Junior Olympics.

In her freshman year at Maryland, Maxine was named to womensfieldhockey.com’s All-Rookie Squad and the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) All-Mid-Atlantic Region Second Team. She was also named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Academic Team and NFHCA Academic Squad.

While at Sussex Tech, Maxine was a starting forward on the field hockey team. She was named a First Team All-American in 2009 and 2010. She was named to the First Team All-Conference all four years of high school play. She was also a member of the Ravens’ State Championship teams in 2009 an 2010. She was named State Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010. She is Sussex Tech’s career goal and assists leader with 120 goals and 61 assists. Maxine was also part of the Ravens’ lady lacrosse team for which she scored 270 goals.

Sussex Tech Names New Field Hockey Coach

Kathleen Fluharty of Millsboro has been named the new field hockey coach at Sussex Technical High School. Known as “Coach KK,” she has coached on every level during the last 30 years. Fluharty replaces Nancy Tribbitt who retired at the end of the school year after being the only field hockey coach for the high school.

Fluharty played Division I field hockey and lacrosse at Northwestern University. She was a three-time All-American in both sports and is a member of Northwestern University’s Athletic Hall of Fame. She has coached girls’ lacrosse at Sussex Tech for the past five years.

“I am anxious to uphold Tech’s mission of excellence,” said Fluharty. “I plan a smooth transition for the team and continuing the top competitive field hockey program at Sussex Tech.”

Sussex Tech won back-to-back field hockey championships in 2009 and 2010.

Fluharty and her husband Kevin have two children. Daughter Maxine is a 2011 graduate of Sussex Tech and was a member of the school’s championship field hockey teams and was named a High School All-American. Maxine is now playing field hockey at the University of Maryland and was part of its field hockey team that won the national championship in overtime last fall. Son David plays lacrosse at the University of Tennessee.

Fluharty will also be a teaching assistant in the physical education department at Sussex Tech.

ST Graduate on National Championship Field Hockey Team

Sussex Technical High School 2011 graduate Maxine Fluharty was a valuable part of the 2011 National Championship NCAA Field Hockey Team at the University of Maryland. The fourth-ranked Lady Terps came back from a two-goal deficit with less than four minutes remaining in regulation to top No. 1 North Carolina, 3-2, in overtime for its eighth national title and fifth in seven years.

Named to womensfieldhockey.com’s All-Rookie Squad and National Field Hockey Conference Association All-Mid Atlantic Region Second Team, Maxine started in all 23 of the Lady Terp’s games. She was named the ACC Player of the Week on September 20. Playing midfielder/attacker, Maxine scored her first college career goal in the 60th minute vs. Northwestern off of a penalty corner deflection on September 10.

Maxine was a starting forward for Sussex Tech’s Lady Ravens from 2007-2010. She was named First Team All-American in 2009 and 2010, First Team All-Conference for four years, First Team All-State field hockey in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and State Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010. Maxine was part of the Sussex Tech state championship field hockey team in 2009 and 2010. She led the team with 120 goals and 61 assists during her high school career.

While at Sussex Tech, Maxine also played on the girls lacrosse team. She scored 270 goals for the lacrosse team that was coached by her mother, who played field hockey for Northwestern during her college days. Maxine was named First Team All-State in lacrosse in 2008, 2009, and 2010.

In addition to the NCAA National Championship, Maxine says her biggest athletic thrills are going to Uruguay with the U.S. U-17 team and competing in the 2007 Junior Olympics.

Maxine, of Millsboro, is majoring in psychology at the University of Maryland.

2008 Graduate is Part of College Championship Hockey Team

Sussex Tech 2008 graduate Lindsay Danz is a member of Bloomsburg University’s PSAC field hockey championship team. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Bloomsburg Huskies have won this honor. Currently, they are undefeated at 19-0 and will host the NCAA Division 2 National Field Hockey Championship game on Friday, Nov. 11 and Sunday, Nov. 13.

As a senior, Lindsay has won four consecutive PSAC titles (only done one other time in PSAC history) and has won two NCAA Division 2 Championship titles in field hockey. Lindsay was also recognized as a scholar/athlete and is on the NFHCA All Academic Field Hockey Team for her sophomore and junior years (hopefully senior too).

During her senior year at Sussex Tech, Lindsay was a member of the Ravens Henlopen North Field Hockey Champions, and a member of the second team All-State.

Fluharty Named ACC Player of the Week

Freshman forward Maxine Fluharty of the Maryland field hockey team has been named the ACC Field Hockey Player of the Week, the league announced Tuesday. She led No. 3 Maryland (7-1, 1-0 ACC) to its first conference win of the year, as she scored the gamewinner in a 4-3 victory at No. 8 Boston College (6-2, 0-1 ACC).

In the win over the Eagles, Fluharty put the Terrapins on the board in the 24th minute after she dribbled into the circle and sent in a hard shot. After the Eagles twice came back from a one-goal deficit to tie the game, Fluharty tipped in a shot from Jemma Buckley with less than two minutes remaining in overtime for the Terrapins' 12th straight ACC win over the last four seasons.

ELLEN ROWE NAMED ATLANTIC 10 FIELD HOCKEY PLAYER OF THE WEEK

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. - Saint Joseph’s senior forward Ellen Rowe (Selbyville, Del./Sussex Technical) was named the Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Player of the Week on Tuesday afternoon. Rowe had a hand in four of SJU’s five goals this past weekend, scoring three of them herself and adding an assist.

On Saturday, Rowe netted both Hawk tallies in an eventual 7-2 loss to undefeated Ohio. On both scores, Rowe inserted the ball on a penalty corner and received a quick return pass that she converted into her first and second goals of the season.

The senior captain scored her third goal of the weekend at the end of the first half of Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Towson. Once again, a well-executed penalty corner led to the Delaware native getting the Hawks within one at the break. With time running out in the second half, Rowe inserted another penalty corner that led to Therese Doyle’s second goal of the season and again cut the deficit to one, but the Hawks were unable to get the tying goal in the final seconds.

Her seven points early in the 2011 campaign have already matched her output from last season, and her 16 career goals lead all active players. This is Rowe’s third career weekly award; she received back-to-back A-10 Rookie of the Week honors in October of 2008.

The Hawks are back in action on Sunday, September 11 when they host Penn at Buckley Field. Game time is set for 1:00 p.m.

Sussex Tech Hockey Players Witness Law Signing

Members of Sussex Tech’s two-time state field hockey championship team were invited by the Governor’s office to witness the signing of a new law that will disseminate more information on concussions and their effects to junior high and high school coaches, students, and their parents. On August 30, Delaware Governor Jack Markell signed the high school concussion awareness law on the steps of Legislative Hall in Dover. Former Philadelphia Eagles Vince Papale, as well as lawmakers, coaches, student athletes, representatives of the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA) and medical community were on hand for the signing.

Under the new law, athletes and their parents will get information on concussions when they sign sports consent forms and coaches will be required to receive training on how to spot possible concussions. The new law also puts into state law the DIAA’s current rule requiring athletes who have sustained a concussion or are believed to have sustained a concussion to receive a medical clearance before they can resume play.