About Us
The Orange County Bombshells are the first womens Australian Football team in the United States and are the women's side of the Orange County Bombers Australian Football Team. We played an all-comers team at the 2003 United States Australian Football League (USAFL) championships in Kansas City Missouri. This was the first ever women's game of aussie rules in the United States. We enter a second team, Valley Vandolls, in the CAFL Women's League.
Full Game Report, Photos, & Video Highlights
The Bombshells were formed in August of 2003. Four women including Leigh Swansborough, Helen Mondia, and Danica Lisiewicz had recently been playing in CAFL Metro League games with the boys. A post from another woman was made on the USFooty website inquiring about women playing aussie rules in the US. One thing lead to another and it was decided to try and get a women's game at the USAFL championships. Women were recruited from southern California, Sacramento, and even Minnesota. None of the women other than Leigh had played footy before. Some of the women have significant others playing for the Orange County Bombers, some had no team sports experience, and others played sports such as Gaelic Football, Ultimate, or soccer. Leigh and Mini tirelessly ran training sessions at various locations. There were only a couple of practices with the whole team (not including the Minnesota player) in attendence.
Come and Play
We are actively recruiting new players. No experience is necessary and we currently have players ranging in age from 14 to 40's. Contact Dionne Jones for more info.
Roster & Player Profiles
| Name | Nickname |
|---|---|
| Leigh Swansborough | Lethal |
| Kathryn Hogg | Bitchkat |
| Helen Mondia | Rock Star |
| Danica Lisiewicz | Danger |
| Julie Molloy | Rah Rah |
| Jacqueline Hruby | Boots |
| Candace Sutherland | Sweets |
| Katie Wingenroth | Special K |
| Jayme Weaver | 5-0 |
| Amanda Weaver | Kidman |
| Sarah Shoenberger | Bex |
| Diane Browning | Dee |
| Christina Lindsey | Bambi |
| Ruthann Browning | Roo |
| Rachel Jones | Rock |
| Christina Bartel | |
| Julie Jones | Tank |
| Erin Hardy | Forrest |
| Amanda Lynch | Gee |
| Teresa Gomez | Go |
| Alicia | MTV |
| November Parker | Nuff |
| Michelle Farish | Far |
| Sabrina Vargas | Breeze |
| Trina Estrella | |
| Kelly Lovato | Mellow |
| Dian Reid | Roxy |
| Melissa Danio | |
| Sandra | |
| Dancer | Dancer |
| Epher | |
| Tera | t-blu |
Our coach is Martin "Mini-Mart" Mondia.
