Even while many of her players were shedding tears during their last post-game talk, Denise Newill reminded the Southern Regional field hockey team just how special of a season they’d had.

Heck, the Rams beat Eastern Regional for the first time ever just days earlier. That alone was worth smiling about.

“It wasn’t the Eastern of old, but it’s still Eastern and it’s still a very good program,” said Newill, moments after wrapping up the final post-game talk of the season, following the Rams’ 4-0…