By Christopher Shaban
Eagle Times Sports
The Newport Tigers and Stevens Cardinals begin their Division III field hockey tournament on the road starting on Wednesday.
No. 9 Stevens finished the season with an 8-6 record and will travel to No. 8 Mascenic (9-5) on Wednesday. The Vikings are winners of five of their last six games as the Cardinals will take the 90-minute ride to New Ipswich.
The winner of this game will head to Hopkinton to face the No. 1 Hawks on Saturday.
No. 10 Newport finished the season with an 8-6 record and will hop on the bus for a 127-mile ride to face No. 7 Berlin on Wednesday. Berlin has won six games in a row. No. 2 Newfound face the winner of this game on Saturday at home.
No. 1 Hopkinton and No. 2 Newfound receive a first-round bye.
Wednesday’s games:
No. 8 Mascenic hosts No. 9 Stevens
No. 4 Lebanon hosts No. 13 Kearsage
No. 5 Mascoma hosts No.12 Winnisquam
No. 7 Berlin hosts No.10 Newport
No. 3 Bishop Brady hosts No. 14 Laconia
No. 6 Gilford hosts No. 11 Conant
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