Sports
Viewfinder: Athletes Compete With Caution During Tornado Watch
Severe weather warnings, gray skies and a tornado watch didn't stop Portsmouth youth from practicing their sport Wednesday afternoon at Glen Park.
Armed with instructions on what to do and where to go if a tornado were to touch down, participants in Portsmouth Youth Soccer Association and Portsmouth Little League girl's softball teams ran, dove, caught and pitched there way through the afternoon at .
The pastoral setting, at times, took on an ominous glow as the skies turned gray overhead and cool winds passed over the fields.
The GU10b2 (girls under ten, b2 soccer team) were dubbed "The Tornado Girls" for the afternoon's practice session. The People's Credit Union girl's softball team were instructed to head for the dug-out in cases of showers and the concrete structure washrooms in case of a tornado.