Team 51 Woodsball

Name: Norman Richardson

Call sign: Norboo

Age: 47 and aging.

Years playing: 9

Primary markers: Tippmann A5, KP Pump, SP1

Favorite Quote: I am a lost ball in the high weeds....

The scoop: It all began in a one room log cabin with a dirt floor.

OK the real scoop: I began playing paintball about nine years ago at a company outing. That was the start of my compulsive obsession with paintball. It started with two markers, grew to more then a dozen, which exploded into running a paintball field. I can’t get enough Woodsball play. Speedball and hyper-fields have never been an interest to me.

I’ve been lucky to find a great bunch of guys to form a team with, and we are all on the same page, make it fun, promote the sport, and ‘o ya have fun!

Name: Sam B

Call sign: Cheese "Nip"

Age: 25

Years playing: 7

Primary marker: Tippmann A-5 or KP Pump

The scoop: I started playing at a school teambuilding event at a local indoor field. After my first game I bought a used marker from a friend and played a few more times indoors. After playing at another woodsball field, I had the opportunity to play at Field 51. I was hooked after the first match. My style is to play hard and fast but smart at the same time. I like to look for the angles and do crazy movements to catch people off guard. Surrender is never an option for me… It’s just paint you sissies!!!

Name: Chris Nowinski

Call sign: Stuka

Age: 41

Years playing: 4+

Primary marker: Ego Etek, Triumph eXT, Autococker, Azodin Pump

The scoop:
I started playing indoor recreation paintball. Then I found out there is another world of fun out there in the woods. Me and the boys started hanging around Field 51 before the official opening and loved it ever since. I love the short games, long games, scenarios, big games, pump games, snow games. Pretty much anything paintball is fun. The coolest sport anyone can play.

Call sign: Looper

Age: Old but not the oldest… Yes, d**n it that is grey hair!

Started Playing: 2002

Primary Mechanical Marker: Automag Tac One with a nasty R/T effect
Primary Electronic Marker: 2004 AKA Viking with Tarantula Milling
Primary Pump Marker: Automag Classic with Palmer Brass Barrel

The scoop: Got my first new marker in college back in 1989, a Nelson 007 that I still have, but never played much. I have to blame Norm for getting me back into the sport and thus spending all my money on paintball. Classifying me as a "Gun VVhore" would not be an incorrect statement. I currently have quite an arsenal of markers as I like to take them apart and figure out how they tick. Over the years I have found a fond devotion to anything made by Air Gun Designs or AKA. Quality markers may not shoot any further but they definitely break down less often.

I also like to dissolve stuff in acid, weld metal together, work on computer, rebuild classic Mustangs and drink “Bombay & Tonics” by the pool… Oh, I almost forgot, go for long romantic walks on the beach at night with my recon group.

Name: Kyle Nowinski

Call Sign: Sketchy

Age: 18

Years playing: 4+

Primary Marker: Dangerous Power G3
Secondary Markers: Autococker Super Stock, Azodin KP

The Scoop: Started playing locally at an indoor field that eventually closed down. When they were in their final days I looked for fields in southern Maine. I noticed Field 51 and decided to check it out. Since the first day there I've been hooked on woodsball. My roots are in the inflatable jungle, but I'll play any kind of paintball there is, whether it be speedball, or a long full day scenario, paintball is all the same to me.

Name: Isaac Sprowl

Call sign: Prowler

Age: 27

Years playing: 3

Primary markers: Air Gun Designs E-Tac

Favorite Quote: Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday.
-- Dale Carnegie

The scoop: I set up a bachelor party at Field51 in Gorham and have been hooked ever since. Bought my first marker the following weekend and went back for an open play day. For me paintball is my escape from every day life. I enjoy the physical work out of it as well as the mental toughness that you need to have to play the game. I love trading paint, and I am no way afraid of getting hit. Most of the games that we play are re spawn, so why not take that extra chance and if it pays off then you feel rewarded, otherwise you are back in with in a few minutes to try it again.

Norboo Looper Cheese Nip

Stuka