“One,
two, three, W, H, P!” is the cheer the Whitman/Hanson/Pembroke girls' varsity
high school hockey team shouts prior to the start of play for their games which
this year all are being filmed by Pembroke Community Media Center volunteer,
Deanna Hatch, using professional-grade cameras and tripods.
The
resultant edited videos start and end with original “Welcome to the Show” music
by Kevin MacLeod, have graphics identifying key plays and penalties, and keep
viewers in step with the action.
According
to Deanna, “We put a lot of time into recording and editing each game and
getting the DVD's to Coach, and everybody appreciates that. Other parents may not realize how much time
goes into each video, but they know it's a lot of work.”
Deanna's daughter, Mel, is one of two keepers
for WHP which claims the Bridgewater Ice Arena(BIA) as its home rink. William Flynn is head coach. WHP is in the
Southeastern MA girls' Hockey League south Division I, and has the motto: “Three Towns + Two Schools = One Team.” The
three towns are Whitman, Hanson, and Pembroke; and the two schools are
Whitman/Hanson and Pembroke High School.
Dan Mastrogiacomo, Dana Battista, and Adelia
DeSisto are assistant coaches this
2012-2013 season which spans from the beginning of last month, December 8th,
to February 20th's final game against Mansfield which will be played at 3:30 pm
at Hobomock instead of BIA.
There are still 14 games in this
23-game-season between now and then, starting tomorrow at 6pm with WHP meeting
the Barnstable Red Raiders at Kennedy Memorial Skating Rink, 141 Basset Lane,
Hyannis.
If
you're wondering how Deanna is able to travel to each and every game, join the
club. She's been heard saying “I can
never get enough of this,” referring to girl's hockey games. Perhaps that is motivation enough for the
tireless hours of driving, filming, and fund raising she does for WHP, and did
for Titans Girls' Field Hockey September through November.
“Deanna
is great and has always been great,” said Ann Ryerson, program director for
Pembroke Community Media Center's web-based media company, referring to Ms.
Hatch's devoted coverage of girls' field hockey and hockey. “Even with a family
and full-time job, she keeps going. I applaud her 'wonderfulness.'”
You
can catch the “wonderfulness” of these athletic events at www.yourpcmc.com in the sports section
titled “Girls' Hockey.” Go to www.yourpcmc.blogspot.com
for show descriptions, and to subscribe to the service which distributes daily
information about Pembroke events and new shows. Click the “contact” button to volunteer, or
the “support” button to help sponsor shows.
Pembroke
Community Media Center was created last year by Pembroke residents for Pembroke
residents, families, and friends; and has no affiliation with Comcast or pactv.
