WHITEHALL - Sometimes a real dogfight could be the best thing the doctor ordered. Especially if you've been starting to breeze past your opponents with ease.
Such was the case for Lehighton's very talented and unbeaten field hockey team on Tuesday in the opening round of the PIAA Class 2A playoffs.
The Indians, now 23-0 and coming off a shutout win in the district championship this past weekend, had the better of District 3 No. 4 team Lancaster Mennonite for most of regulation. But they couldn't get the ball into the crease.
"From what we read, we prepare to face a good, passing team," said Mennonite coach Cicely Berkey. "So our stra