After checking in at the hotel

The captain is stretching a bit before the first game of the tournament

A closer look at captain Diana

I was not alone caring for small children. This is John, Amber's husband who brought their two sons, Noah 4 years, and Elijah 6 months.

Noah just woke up

First game about to start

Diana keeping the defense line in check

Diana sure was enjoying playing

Renante came by to cheer his sister on

Field Hockey is not for the faint of heart. Melissa is abruptly stopped by Strykers' defense

Jill gracefully moves the ball through the midfield

Jessica makes sure the ball stays on the right side of the field

Jill

The support section. From the left, Jessica's fiancé, and Dana's parents

Mia and Renante showing off their stone faces

Moony, the best player on the team. A forceful bulldozer who played a crucial part to their success.

Jill chilling after a game

Jessica and Mia

Mia, the goalie gear assistant

John, a typical Field Hockey Father

Irene, our solid goalie who thankfully saw very little action the first day

Another very solid player. Have not player hockey in 7 years but rocked it like she never stopped. She also brought her entire family, including her 2 year old daughter.

Oddly, the substitutes lined up in consecutive order. Diana is number 16.

Go mamma D, go!

Right after a goal made by no other than Moony

All the girls after a won game

Diana hugs Melissa after the game. She unfortunately could only play the 2 games we ha the first day. She was later replaced by a player they call Blue. Or as Renante calls her, The Legend.

Day two, an you can see Blue (second to left) who replaced Melissa for the rest of the tournament

Moony, Dana, and Jill, waiting for the corner to be delivered their way

Irene shows why she was selected as the goalie

The legend Blue in action

Even the prettiest of defense players can look flat out scary sometimes. Did I really marry that "beast"?

G-Pa came by for a few hours and watched Mia while I was out and about taking photos of the girls

Corner for the opposing team. From left, Kendra, Sarah, Irene, and Jessica.

Diana, stopping one of many balls

Jill shooting a corner

After ending the first playoff game 1-1, shoot outs followed. Unfortunately, we lost this encounter.

Diana and Irene

Preparing for another corner. This time, Kendra cracked a joke.

Blue trying to disguise her exhaustion and manages very well.

Here is the entire bronze team.
Top Row (from left): Ashley, Blue, Jill, Sarah, Moony, Corey, Dana, Kendra
Bottom Row (from left): Irene, Diana, Amber, Jill, Sam (with daugter Lila)