115 TEAMS VIE IN CALIFORNIA CUP PLAY.Byline: Amy Raisin raisin, in botany and cooking raisin, dried fruit of certain varieties of grapevines bearing grapes with a high content of sugar and solid flesh. Although the fruit is sometimes artificially dehydrated, it is usually sun-dried. Staff Writer MOORPARK - With their colorful team uniforms and accented English, it was easy to mistake the field hockey field hockey: see hockey, field. field hockey or hockey Game played with curve-ended sticks between two teams of 11 players. It is played on a field 100 yd (91.4 m) by 60 yd (55 m) in size. players in the 29th Annual California Cup for participants in an international festival. More than 115 teams from across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the world have been competing since Thursday at Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. in the second-largest field hockey tournament in the country, event organizers said Saturday. The competition continues through Monday. Participants said the event is more than just an opportunity to play field hockey. It gives players a chance to meet others who share their passion and renew old relationships. ``It's friendship, you know,'' said Silvia Scally This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. Please help Wikipedia by adding references. See the for details. This article has been tagged since September 2007. , director of player services. ``It's a group sport. You play with 11 other teammates and if you lose, it's OK. We have kids under 9 playing here.'' While hundreds of players ran full-speed in the sun Saturday, some who already had completed their games lingered under a large tent that shaded vendors selling shaved-ice desserts, silver jewelry, food, field hockey T-shirts, clothes and even a masseuse masseuse /mas·seuse/ (-sldbomacz´) [Fr.] a woman who performs massage. . ``I've been to Canada and all kinds of places (for tournaments),'' said 18-year-old Joseph Knecht of Moorpark. ``But this is probably the best tournament I've been to. ``You see people every year, and you come back to see those people,'' he added. ``I don't plan on leaving (the sport) any time soon. Once you're here, you're pretty much stuck.'' Said Jennifer Nairn, a 15-year-old goaltender, who traveled from Vancouver, Canada for the event, ``It's hot here. But I like the fast pace and being with all my friends. The competition gets us closer.'' There is no age limit for competitors, Scally said. Some teams, called socials, are made up of players who just want to be a part of the event. The U.S. national coach, Shiv shiv n. Slang A knife, razor, or other sharp or pointed implement, especially one used as a weapon. [Probably Romany chiv, blade.] Noun 1. Jagday, watched his athletes prepare for a game and said this tournament is invaluable to American players because the cost of traveling overseas is so great. ``This is a very famous tournament,'' Jagday said. ``It has an international flavor. I mean, where can you go and see Canada, Mexico, Asia, England all playing together? It's different levels of competition.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (ran in Conejo edition only) A women's team from Stanford University Stanford University, at Stanford, Calif.; coeducational; chartered 1885, opened 1891 as Leland Stanford Junior Univ. (still the legal name). The original campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted. David Starr Jordan was its first president. plays against a team from Canada during this weekend's international field hockey tournament. More than 115 teams are attending. Joe Binoya/Special to the Daily News |
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