Monday, March 29, 2010

Pre-season Scrimmage

This past saturday, the New York Sharks travelled up to Schenectady, New York to participate in a scrimmage with the New York Nemesis. This was the first time to see the 2010 Sharks team in action. It was a very cold day with the temperature just above freezing as the two teams took to the field.

The Sharks looked good with many veterans returning to the team this season after missing a year or more. Coming back were Virginia "Cha Chi" Leon, Lakisha Grant, Faith Mitchell, Amber Knighten, Gabrielle Nazaire, Wanda Williams,
and Kathy Holloman. Also joining the team this year is Ebony Jones who played for Texas last year. She relocated to New York after winning VH1's reality TV series, "I Want to Work for Diddy". She made quite an impression to the team playing on the defensive line, and the word "beast" was often heard on the sidelines about her play.

It was a good scrimmage for both teams as the New York Nemesis season starts next week against division rival Boston Militia. For the Sharks, they have another week to polish their skills before their season opener in Philadelphia against the Firebirds.