HERKIMER – The ladies of Herkimer high school hosted the Sherburne-Earlville Marauders field hockey team on Sept. 29, in a match that would be decided ultimately at the half time break, Herkimer won the game 3-1 for a final score.

The Magicians scored the first two goals over S-E in daunting fashion, with a goal coming at 13:38 and 4:06 left on the clock in the first half.

“After a quick time out to make some adjustments, S-E came out and scored at 3:32,” said Sherburne-Earlville head coach Sheila Cooman.

Still down by one goal at 2-1, the lady Marauders had grabbed the momentum in the contest for the time being, following S-E's senior and leading scorer Alexa Bates strike. Bates was assisted on the score by Kaley Judge, as this particular goal marked her 30th goal of her high school career.