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\"Warren Hills is a very good team and we just seemed to be a step behind them at all times [today],\" Northern Highlands coach Rich Smith said. \"We definitely got beat, but I don't think we played horrible at all. It was back and forth the whole time. We just couldn't put a couple of shots together.\" \"We did have a goal called back at 3-0 and that would have turned the game around,\" Smith said. \"I disagreed with them [the officials] strongly, but once they make up their mind, they're not going to change it back.\"

\"Obviously we're not quite as good as the elite teams, the Bergen Techs and Tenafly,\" said [Rich Smith], who coaches with Chrissy Rabadan. When there was no match or practice, Smith said, [Brooke Schaffer] often played nine holes at a public course and \"she made things more competitive for our program.\" \"Next year looks pretty good,\" Smith said. \"Hopefully we can pick up another freshman.\"

\"All of the associations have had strategies and plans and there's been a pretty good alignment on them, but what we haven't done before is come together and develop this national strategy,\" he said. \"I think what's different (than in years past) is the degree of which we're working together on it. This will ensure that we're heading in the same direction.\" As Alberta has the largest Although the plan is set to play out over five years, [Rich Smith] explained changes will be made if they're deemed necessary. \"The objectives I doubt would change,\" he said. \"(If a change needs to be made) the actions we take to get to (our goals) will obviously have to be adjusted as conditions change, but the overall objectives are set. We know what we want to do.\" Smith added the objectives in Canada's National Beef Strategy are exactly what Alberta Beef Producers are looking for to meet their goals.

\"All of the associations have had strategies and plans and there's been a pretty good alignment on them, but what we haven't done before is come together and develop this national strategy,\" he said. \"I think what's different (than in years past) is the degree of which we're working together on it. This will ensure that we're heading in the same direction.\" As Alberta has the largest beef industry in Canada, the province will benefit immensely as a result of this strategy, [Rich Smith] added. Although the plan is set to play out over five years, Smith explained changes will be made if they're deemed necessary. \"The objectives I doubt would change,\" he said. \"(If a change needs to be made) the actions we take to get to (our goals) will obviously have to be adjusted as conditions change, but the overall objectives are set. We know what we want to do.\" Smith added the objectives in Canada's National Beef Strategy are exactly what Alberta Beef Producers are looking for to meet their goals.

\"We kept up the intensity and we came out with a great deal of energy,\" said Northern Highlands coach Rich Smith. \"I thought we played very well from the front line to the midfield to the back line to the goaltender.\" \"We did well at maintaining possession and controlling the tempo of the game with good, precise short passes and we also succeeded with our long game,\" said O'[Keefe], a senior forward. \"The entire team played at a very high level [Wednesday] and now we just want to keep up the momentum.\" \"We had some good opportunities in that game, but we just couldn't capitalize,\" Smith said. \"This time we did a good job of finishing and we never let up even after we took the quick lead.\"

Senior right midfielder Marissa Lauber, a 2011 first-team All-North Jersey selection, is a strong two-way player. Also lending a hand in the Highlanders' attack are junior center/forward Lauren O'Keefe and senior midfielder Julie Merli. Keying the defense are senior fullback Frankie-Lynn Ferrone, junior sweeper Nora Verhoff, senior fullback Sami Baratta and junior midfielder Maryclare Mastriano. Senior Paulina Marino is one of the top goalkeepers in Bergen County.

ALLENDALE - Head coach Rich Smith earned his 100th career win Saturday when Northern Highlands defeated Hackensack, 5-0, in a Northeast Field Hockey Conference Division 2 game.

Second-seeded Northern Highlands had defeated seventh-seeded Dwight-Englewood in the BCT quarterfinals Oct. 9. The Highlanders used a goal and assist by senior right wing Catherine Peebles and six saves in the cage by Paulina Marino to eliminate a determined Demarest team in the semifinals. Highlands defeated Ramsey in the past two BCT finals and in 2008 the Highlanders beat Demarest to claim the county crown. In all, Northern Highlands has earned seven Bergen championships since 1998.

\"Before there was this type of opportunity, the kids didn't really know each other,\" said Northern Highlands coach Rich Smith, who oversees the Express. \"It's great to see when the other bus arrives [before games] that the kids are saying hello to each other. It adds a lot of sportsmanship to the game.\" \"They're super pumped to go on this trip,\" Smith said. \"They have the opportunity to get seen by coaches and get recruited by great schools. We have some real high profile players and I think that's going to help us at the tournament we're going to.\" \"It's all about the players and trying to improve the quality of field hockey in Passaic and Bergen counties,\" Smith said. \"It's a fun environment. There is plenty of camaraderie. I think the kids really get along first and play well together on the field second.\"

\"The counselor begins to understand the individual's situation and makes an eligibility determination,\" [Rich Smith] said. \"It's part of a rehabilitation counselor's decision to evaluate each of the individuals who come to us because each of their stories are as varied as a snowflake.\" \"We are one of a handful of states that serves everyone with a disability who is eligible,\" Smith said, adding that NMDVR has to be careful with its funding. \"We're proud that we are still able to serve everybody, but in doing that we have to be careful with administrative costs to maximize client assistance.\" \"I think the personal relationship is going to make the difference in success with most things,\" Smith said. \"It's up to the counselors to take individuals as they come to us, and, without judgment, help them to find what's going to work for them.\"