MHC Dish From the Pitch 2013 MHC Dish From the Pitch 2

WEEK 2- June 2, 2013 HIDDEN TALENTS What do you love most about the MHC? I enjoy the gathering more than the game at times. Being able to walk around with friends and watch people run each other ragged by hitting a ball back and forth is very enjoyable. When it's my turn to play (which is always right at the start of the day, sadly), it becomes a whole new animal. Nothing says "you're a really good friend" more than smacking a ball across the field and letting your team score a goal on that friend. Every Sunday at beautiful Brown Deer Park, the MHC hurlers demonstrate their remarkable skills on the field with every point, ground hurl, double, and sideline cut. As a club with over 300 hurlers there are bound to be hidden talents used off of the field in every tent on the sidelines. One of our U15 hurlers, Evan Schissler, revealed his hidden talent for us, painting. His painting, titled “Me,” is done in acrylic on thick paperboard and was done for his high school art class. I asked Evan a few questions to get to know him a bit better. How did you find out about the MHC? My brother had signed up for a High Interest Day hurling activity at his school and he fell in love with the game. I just sort of followed a few years later, hoping it would be fun. When did you start playing hurling? It's my fourth year, so... the year I started has to be 2010. self portrait: Evan Schissler Why do you feel hurling helps identify you? As far as I know, there are three people at my high school who play hurling: me, my cousin Danny Slawski, and John Klein. People see my painting and say, "what's that stick thing you're holding?" I'm then obliged to explain that I play a game that is the national sport and national obsession in only one country in the world. The game is a really unique part of who I am, because out of my dozens of friends, only two people play it alongside me. What other hidden talents do you have? I like drawing MUCH better than painting. Ever since I was little, shading in monotone colors just came to me. Sure, it's easier than painting because you don't have to worry about the colors, but it's what I grew up with. Favorite hurling memory? Any various moments when I'd be playing goalie and I'd hold the position against half a dozen opponents. Then I'd lift the ball up and crash it down the field. Ahh, goalie. Thank you Evan for sharing your talent!