2022 marks the 48th PIAA field hockey championship games
Another chapter in Pennsylvania high school history is almost complete for student-athletes who participated in high school sports during the 2022 fall season.
Sports do not go on unless there is a reverence for them.
With June 23 marking the 50 anniversary of Title IX, Female Athlete News is publishing the PIAA field hockey champions of the past 47 years dating back to 1974. Title IX was passed into law on June 23, 1972. The federal law made history for enforcing equity in education and in sports. This year marked 50 years of its impact on female athletes.
As field hockey continues to grow in some areas, and shrink in others, it’s important to note that its popularity is directly linked to several things. Among them are availability to coaches, facilities, and reliable education, meaning how the game is played, specifically rules interpretation and vocabulary.
It is well-known that Constance Applebee brought the sport from the United Kingdom to America. In 1901, she toured the Northeast, taking invitations from athletic directors at universities and colleges, where she both introduced the game and coached students on how to play. She visited Harvard, Smith, and Mount Holyoke, in Massachusetts, and Vassar in New York, to name a few.
Applebee also was the founder of Sportswoman magazine, which focused on field hockey, and at one point in history, she was Bryn Mawr College’s athletic director, a role she held for 24 years.
Female Athlete News wants to congratulate all field hockey players for their contributions made to the sport, as well as coaches, umpires, technical help, administrators, and supporters.
Here are the state championship winners of the past 47 years in Pennsylvania:
1974
AAA – Elizabethtown
1975
AAA – Haverford
1976
AAA – Manheim Central
1977
AAA – Cedar Crest
1978
AAA – Delaware Valley
1979
AAA – Great Valley
1980
AAA – Stroudsburg
1981
AA – Reading Holy Name
AAA – Central Bucks West
1982
AA – Littlestown
AAA – Haverford Twp.
1983
AA – Springfield
AAA – Neshaminy
1984
AA – Moravian Academy
AAA – Unionville
1985
AA – Lackawanna Trail
AAA – West Chester East
1986
AA – Perkiomen Valley
AAA – Central Bucks East
1987
AA – Perkiomen Valley
AAA – Warwick
1988
AA – Crestwood
AAA – Downingtown
1989
AA – Upper Moreland
AAA – Methacton
1990
AA – Northwestern Lehigh
AAA – Neshaminy
1991
AA – Upper Moreland
AAA – Emmaus
1992
AA – Upper Moreland
AAA – Emmaus
1993
AA – Villa Maria
AAA – Lower Dauphin
1994
AA – Villa Maria
AAA – Council Rock, Emmaus, co-champions
1995
AA – Middleburg
AAA – Methacton
1996
AA – Lake Lehman
AAA – Emmaus
1997
AA – Oley Valley
AAA – Emmaus
1998
AA – Southern Lehigh
AAA – Lower Dauphin
1999
AA – Crestwood
AAA – Warwick
2000
AA – Oley Valley
AAA – Warwick
2001
AA – Wyoming Seminary
AAA – Emmaus
2002
AA – Lake Lehman
AAA – Central Bucks East
2003
AA – Crestwood
AAA – Wyoming Valley West
2004
AA – Crestwood
AAA – Emmaus
2005
AA – Palmyra
AAA – Emmaus
2006
AA – Wyoming Seminary
AAA – Lower Dauphin
2007
AA – Mifflinburg
AAA – Emmaus
2008
AA – Wyoming Seminary
AAA – Penn Manor
2009
AA – Lehighton
AAA – Lower Dauphin
2010
AA – Wyoming Seminary
AAA – Emmaus
2011
AA – Wyoming Seminary
AAA – Hempfield
2012
AA – Crestwood
AAA – Lower Dauphin
2013
AA – Wyoming Seminary
AAA – Lower Dauphin
2014
AA – Villa Maria
AAA – Palmyra, Penn Manor, co-champions
2015
AA – Twin Valley
AAA – Emmaus
2016
A – Moravian Academy
AA – Donegal
AAA – Emmaus
2017
A – Greenwood
AA – Villa Maria
AAA – Penn Manor
2018
A – Wyoming Seminary
AA – Donegal
AAA – Hershey
2019
A – Wyoming Seminary
AA – Wyoming Valley West
AAA – Wilson
2020
A – Wyoming Seminary
AA – Palmyra
AAA – Emmaus
2021
A – Wyoming Seminary
AA – Twin Valley
AAA – Emmaus