Columbus Bishop Watterson won the Division I state field hockey championship on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Thomas Worthington High School, giving the Eagles back-to-back state titles for the first time in program history.
The Eagles defeated Thomas Worthington 2-1 in the final on senior Molly Griffith’s winning penalty-shot goal in overtime. Bishop Watterson had advanced to the state title game with a 3-0 win over Cincinnati Mount Notre Dame on Nov. 4.
The team finished the season with a 20-0-1 record. Its lone tie came against Thomas Worthington earlier in the year.
The state championship was the fifth for Bishop Watterson in field hockey and the fourth for coach Janet Baird, whose 2005, 2009 and 2020 teams previously claimed titles.