By 23 and Mia

Alas, this is another send off for one of BTSH’s finest. And, much like the story of Ann and James, the tale of Sena Bell is one of LOVE.

Though Sena was born in Tokyo and her entire family except for her mother still lives in Japan, Sena has lived in NYC the majority of her life. Around the age of 5 or 6, she found herself romanced by the fresh face of the newly built Chelsea Piers, a snazzy, money-grubbing sports complex unlike anything Manhattan had ever seen. An admitted “tomboy athlete”, Sena followed her guy pals to the Piers to try out ice hockey. For her, it was LOVE at first slap shot.

As the years went by and Sena got more serious with sports, she realized she had to stop two timing and even three timing basketball, baseball and hockey. She chose hockey. Sena had been playing co-ed thus far, but by the time she was in middle school, her mother was driving her across the Hudson to play on an all-female team in New Jersey. This same team started a club team, the NJ Rockets, that spawned Poutiner Charlotte M. And, of course Sena played with the infamous Herr Sisters —the Commish from Math Rot and Cheeky from the Hooker’s— as well as the fabulous Tremble Sisters from Instant Karma.

All those hour-long trips to and from Jersey gave Sena good chances to study in the car. She landed at an esteemed college and on an okay collegiate ice team: the Weslyan Cardinals. This is where she got the nickname Sena Bell. Not sure if it was a lot of partying or maybe some concussions, but she can’t remember why people started calling her that. Anyway, after graduating, she returned home to NYC where a romantic other led her to BTSH around 2011. Ends up this ex-girlfriend’s boss was the legendary Stacy K. (I don’t know why Stacy is a BTSH legend, but I’ve heard her name for years; apparently, she’s a baller. Someone should tell us about her.) 

Stacy K was the captain of The Rehabs along with Bryan W (who sadly, is only part-timing this year). See how this is finally all coming around? Though The Butchers and Fresh Kills tried to woo Sena, she joined The Rehabs AND HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE. She says she has never even tried to leave, though there’s always been a dream to make a dominant all-women’s team.

Now, this hockey romance has a new chapter: A couple of years ago, a wonderful person named Carlin stepped in and out of The Sky Fighters and into Sena’s life. Carlin and Sena are moving to Colorado together where they can live amongst cleaner air, play ice more cheaply and be a step closer to Sena’s beloved Burning Man (the reason why she has missed every OC Tournament Worky has ever put on.) So, let’s wish them the best on their adventure! 2021 will have been Sena’s tenth year in BTSH if you count the vid year. Let’s just do that cuz tin is the tenth anniversary gift and it sounds pretty fitting to raise a cool one for our hometown girl.