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Double upsets at Gold Rush Rumble

Quesnel girls won last weekend at the Gold Rush Rumble.
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Both the Energetic City and the Gold Pain girls went hard in Friday’s Gold Rush Rumble.

The Gold Pain Roller Girls whipped the crowd into a frenzy on their way to a win over Tournament City Derby Dolls’ Rookiesat Friday night’s double header, after which Rated PG fell to the Lake City Roller Girls.

With two friendly-grudge matches, both Gold Pain and Lake City having fallen to their opponents in previous matches, all the roller girls were in top gear.

Gold Pain and Tournament City Derby Dolls’ Rookies, from Kamloops, rolled out to a raucous, energy-filled house, with people coming out from all four of the cities to support their own teams. With 700 people on hand, the crowd was smaller than last year however, they made up for the smaller size with their zeal.

The crowd was given plenty of reason to cheer, with a first game which balanced on a fine edge of a tie for the duration of the match, staying within a ten-point spread for the greater portion of the game.

The tension kept the crowd going and the energy in the arena at a fever pitch, so when the local girls edged out Energetic 71-65, there was celebration in the stands as well as on the oval.

“It was intense and a lot of hard work so we were happy with the win,” Dorine Lamarche from the Gold Pain Girls said.

Also on hand for the Gold Rush Rumble, Rated PG, out of Prince George, and Lake City Derby Girls, out of Williams Lake, took to the oval after Gold Pain and Energetic City warmed the crowd up.

The second bout, like the first, was an ongoing competition between Williams Lake and P.G. Last bout P.G. took the victory, so Williams Lake came to the Gold Rush Rumble with something to prove to the P.G. girls.

However, unlike the first, the second bout was handily won. The Lake City Derby Girls held control of the game for the entire match, streaking out ahead in the first half and staying there until the end, doubling the P.G. girls with a 141-66 final.

The night ended off with an after party with J.P. Pinel keeping everyone dancing, until they had to sweep the crowd out.

The visiting teams were happy with both the hospitality of the city and the events of Billy Barker days.

The event, being as successful as it was, the girls are looking forward to making it a permanent fixture of the Billy Barker Days and tweaking their formula to make it even more successful for next year’s Rumble.