PHOTO GALLERY: Bike polo players practice

Bike polo players Katherine Wilcox and Aaron Hand, from left, fight for the puck at practice Oct. 7 at the roller hockey rink in Cosmo Park.
  |  Bobby Watson

Anne Linders, front right, pivots to catch up with the play by using her mallet to balance and turn a sharper circle. Linders traveled from St. Louis to play with the bike polo team during practice Oct. 7 at the roller hockey rink in Cosmo Park.   |  Bobby Watson

Aimie Cunningham's tattoo is identical to those of two other women on the bike polo team. For Cunningham, whose tattoo was done at Iron Tiger Tattoo parlor, it is part of the bond between women who play tough sports, she said during a recent bike polo practice at the roller hockey rink in Cosmo Park.
  |  Bobby Watson

Aimie Cunningham, center, defends the net from Aaron Hand, left, and Charlie Hill, as they pedal in for a goal during bike polo practice at the roller hockey rink in Cosmo Park.   |  Bobby Watson