Sports Spotlight on Top Scorer:
Lady Tiger Thea Parry-Childerley
by Judy Silberstein
(October
30, 2003) It’s been an exciting,
high-scoring season for the Mamaroneck Lady Tigers field
hockey team, which finished its final game on Tuesday (See:
Dream Season Comes to
an End).
In game after game, the team has racked up an impressive
number of goals, often off the stick of senior left wing
Thea Parry-Childerley.
“Thea has pounced upon the
field hockey scene this season by leading the Lady Tigers
in goals,” wrote Mamaroneck Athletic Director Dave
McGuckin when Thea made MHS Athlete of the Week in September.
By season’s end, in a heart-breaking, overtime loss
to Lakeland on Tuesday, Thea had accumulated 21 goals,
3 “hat tricks” (three consecutive goals by
the same player) and 3 assists.
Her performance has brought her much acclaim
in the local sports pages, but she is quick to share credit
with her
teammates and to note the hard work they put in over the
summer and the pre-season. “Thea has improved tremendously
since last season,” wrote her coach John Savage for
the Tiger web page. He pointed in particular to the teamwork
between Thea and center forward Jeannie Goldfarb. “Thea
and Jeannie are two of the top duos in our section,” he
wrote.
Thea has had a number of years to work on
her athletic skills, both in field hockey and soccer. For
the past four
years, she’s been bouncing between both sports, playing
at the Junior Varsity and then the Varsity level for Mamaroneck.
This Tuesday was the last hockey game, but before the year
ends, she’ll be putting in considerable time on the
soccer field with the Eastchester Patriot travel soccer
team. There are several tournaments scheduled in November
and the Orange Classic International Girls Soccer Tournament
in December. Off the field, Thea will also continue her
work with the VAASA program, in which athletes visit fifth
graders to discuss the dangers of substance abuse.
Like many athlete-scholars at Mamaroneck
High School, Thea’s week is packed. Her academic
schedule includes both Advanced Placement European History
and Fifth
Year
Chinese. Sports practice, play and leadership activities
claim a major portion of extra-curricular time, but Thea
manages to squeeze in artistic pursuits – dance and
choreography with the PACE program and piano study with
her long-term mentor Judi Brown.
What’s next for this active senior?
As she applies to colleges for next year, Thea is looking
for a supportive
academic and athletic environment. Hockey sticks and
soccer cleats are sure to be part of her higher education.
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