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WELCOME FROM PIAA DISTRICT                                               OFFICIAL DISTRICT III PIAA
                        III CHAIR MIKE CRAIG                                        FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP

                                                                                       TOURNAMENT PROGRAM
                             Welcome to the 2024 District 3 Fall Championship Series.  I

                             would first like to thank all our schools in District 3 and their   Celebrating the Success of Student
                             Athletic Administration for all of their hard work in prepara-  Athletes in South Central Pennsylvania
                             tion for this fall season.                             Table of Contents
                                                                                    HomeTown Online Ticketing............... 2
                             I am very happy to serve as PIAA District Chairman for the
                                                                                    District III Committee Members ......... 4
                             2024-25 school year.                                   About PIAA District III ......................... 5
                                                                                    School enrollments/classifications ..... 6
         It is a great honor to work for the benefit of our schools’ student-athletes.  We
                                                                                    About the Power Rankings ................. 7
         have an outstanding group of people serving on the District 3 Committee and oth-
                                                                                    2024 Final Power Rankings ................. 8
         er outstanding people working throughout the District’s ten-county jurisdiction   Sportswear Order Form ...................... 9
         serving as game managers and staff at our championship events.             AAA Bracket ...................................... 10
                                                                                    AA Bracket ........................................ 11
         PIAA and District 3 recognize the official shortage in Pennsylvania, so as we strive   A Bracket ........................................... 12
         to increase our officials pool, please be reminded that good sportsmanship will   AAA Teams ................................... 13-16
         help in the recruitment of new officials.  Please enjoy these athletic events and we  AA Teams ..................................... 17-21
         look forward to having another great year in PIAA District 3.              A Teams ....................................... 22-24
                                                                                    PIAA Championship Brackets ............ 25
         The Committee appreciates the support it receives from our sponsors, and we are  2023 Brackets ................................... 26
         very pleased to be partnering with The Peyton Walker Foundation to increase   All-Time Champions .......................... 27
         heart health and Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness and with River Rock Academy   Championship Game History ............ 28
                                                                                    All-time Appearances........................ 29
         as a supporting sponsor.
                                                                                    Student Awards ................................ 30
         Lastly, we would like to thank all our PIAA Game Officials.  We could not have our
         events without the dedication of our PIAA Officials.  If you have an interest in be-
         coming an official, we encourage you to go to the PIAA website at www.piaa.org.

         Thank you for supporting our student-athletes in District 3 and enjoy the games!


















                                                                                    Cover Photo Credits:
                                                                                    Manheim Township—Chris Knight (LNP):
                                                                                    Warwick—Mark Palczewski (LNP);
                                                                                    West Perry—Jason Malmont (Cumberlink)
                                                                                    Special Thank You:
                                                                                    Retired D3 Communications Director Rod
                       Mobile Download:                                             Frisco for compiling and maintaining
                                                                                    historical records.
                       Scan the QR code to download the 2024 Field
                       Hockey Championship Program to your
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