Some Girls Gotta Skate

This story about one of our nephew's adopted daughters appeared in the base newspaper. She's the only girl on the team! There's a fabulous photo of her on the link.

Hannah Ortman, an 8-year-old player in the Columbus Youth Hockey Association, was honored March 21 at a Columbus Cottonmouths' game as the Player of the Game for her performance in a hockey tournament in Pelham, Ala. Hannah is the only female on the Mites Select Team, which won third place in the Pelham tournament. "Playing hockey gives me a lot of confidence," said Hannah, whose father Sgt. Andrew Ortman, is on his third tour in Iraq. "I hope one day more girls will want to play."

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http://ftbenningbayonet.com/articles/2008/03/28/sports_and_fitness/youth_sports/youth02.txt