By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

THE Grand Mean Striking Machines and Fiesta Fuerza will open the hostilities in the Spring 2007 NMIFA Women’s Recreational League tomorrow at the Oleai Sports Complex Field.
The Striking Machines and Fiesta Fuerza collide in the league opener at 8:30 a.m., while Smith’s Sonic Booms and PIC’s Pretty Incredible Chicks square off at 10 a.m.
The Northern Mariana Islands Football Association’s women’s spring league was originally set to kick off last month, but with NMIFA busy in preparing the NMI Men’s and Women’s National Teams for games against Guam, organizers decided to delay the opening.
The four teams in this year’s spring league will be beefed up by members of the NMI Nationals.
Leading the Grand Mean Striking Machines are NMI forward Morgan Rose and midfielder Elisa Long. Rose is captain, while Long is her co-captain.
Other members of the team are Linda Anastacio, Cathy Anderson, Samantha Birmingham, Rchael Brownstein, Kelley Butcher, Melissa Dickinson, Natalie Hill, Ashley Hofschneider, Jack Rosezonia, Zoe Jewell, Betty Johnson, Khamfong Laithong, EJ Lee, Leanne Loan, Anna Manibusan, Becca Newman, Leena Ramnani, Sharleen Sablan and Miyuki Tate.
Fiesta will be captained by NMI defense fielder Becca Rath with midfielder Lindsay Davis her co-captain. Completing the team are Emma Baron, Susan Book, Mel Borja, Katie Busenkell, Fran Castro, Patty Coleman, Becky Covarrubias, Erick Frink, Melissa and Rima Halaby, Karen Klaver, Roxie Lamar, Chirapan McGuire, Bobbie Petersen, Malaiwan Punperm, Julie Sarich, Nikki Shryack and Alenny Tenorio.
NMI midfielder Emily Gries will take charge of the Sonic Booms. Her co-captain is NMI teammate and forward Brenda Schultz. Joining them on the team are Toom Anvsiri, Mi Yeon Cho, Maryana Gramlich, Marie Jane Guaio, Irma Halaby, Tomoko Kawakata, Sue Knecht, Qian Liberman, Maria Ornes, Kathy Pagapular, Pratoom Pannok, Vanessa Pritchard, Ami Ridenour, Francine Sablan, Vilma Satur, Madison Smith, Joan Taitano and Mihoko Tuttle.
PIC will be led by captain and NMI defense fielder Sarah Helbert and co-captain and NMI midfielder Divya Sharma.
Also on the PIC roster are Vince Asanuma, Twany Barcinas, Anna Christopher, Thin Thin Conlon, Don Decha, Tree Dirwiset, Lavelle Lee D’Lonsool, Maggie George, Temary Gramlich, Dede Hill, Teresa Kim, Allison Livingston, Lorraine Liwiski, Gayle Martin, Angie Mister, Camryn Mosley, Laila Quidsi, Nicolette Seckeler, Desire Topper.
The four teams will play in a double-round regular season with all teams advancing to the playoffs.
Playoff matches will feature the No. 1 team facing the No. 4 squad and the No. 2 team meeting the No. 3 squad.
Organizers are advising members of the team to report to the venue 30 minutes before the match starts.