Cabrini students shoot around in the Poconos

by Kendra Clark sports editor

The smell of battle and paint was in the air as Cabrini students invaded Skirmish, a paintball center in the Poconos.

"Paintball.is like capture the flag, you have two teams who are trying to get their flag. The only difference is that your enemy is trying to shoot you and if you get shQt, you are dead." said Roy Bowman, a sophomore, explaining.the sport of the expedition i,n which he participated. •

On Sunday, March 19. the students prepared for the 10 games of paintball that they would play. They were excited to begin as they put on the necessary clothing.

··we had to rent camouflage gear. so that we blended in with our surroundings, and we also wore a protective face mask that looked kind of like goggles because they protected our face from paintballs," Jen Przasnyski, a first-year student, said.

As the group finished preparing for its games. not every participant was eager to play.

"We, the girls, were a little apprehensive about the game at first because we were told that it would hurt and leave bruises," Kristen Williams, a junior, said.

After the first few games were played, the pregame jitters went away and the group got down to business.

"The first game was an adrenaline rush because no one knew what to expect," Williams said.

The group of 19, including Bridget Baxter, coordinator of student activities, and Bob, the driver, finished its 10 games with great enthusiasm and had only great comments to say afterward.

"It was a lot more fun than I expected," Williams said.

"I thought that it would hurt, but it only hurt when you were hit close up," Przasnyski commented.

"My favorite parts were the terrain, the teamwork that is involved in playing the game and killing my enemies," Bowman said.

"I think the best part of the game had to be being able to shoot your friend in the face and getting away with it," Justin Christian, a sophomore, said.

Everyone reported that they would love to play again.

"I liked the fact that student development planned a trip like this. I met a lot of new people and I had a great time," Bowman said.