Sykes has found his field of dreams; California native has seen the world as member of U.S. men's field hockey team

From: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA | Date: June 14, 2002| Author: Ben Lillie, Correspondent | Copyright information

Phil Sykes recalls a time when the pick-up field hockey games held everyday after school were nothing more than a spectator sport to him.

"I actually watched it for a couple of years, thinking it was really violent and there were a bunch of out-of-control kids out there," he said recently. "Finally, a friend took me there one day to play, and I just fell in love with it right away."

Seventeen years later, Sykes is a veteran in the sport at the age of 30. Field hockey has taken hi...

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