Hingham field hockey head coach Susan Petrie hears the buzz from her 13 seniors on every road trip to a neighboring Patriot League foe.

Three of them are in their fourth year starting. Three more have started the last three. The Harbormen’s trips to the last two Div. 2 state semifinals were the first in program history. And at 10-0-1 this year, holding the top spot in the latest MIAA Div. 2 power rankings with an 80-6 goal differential, they’re playing like an early candidate to return for a third straight time.

But on each of those road trips, those 13 seniors aren’t buzzing with roars of, “Let’s show them what we’re made of.” Instead, it’s a buzz of nostalgia.

For a group that’s played together since at least the fifth grade, they’re making the most of every last opportunity they have

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