USA Rink Hockey

2009 RINK HOCKEY NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
By: Tom Hughes

On the next to the last day of the 2009 Rink Hockey National Championships at then DFW Roller Sports Complex in Ft. Worth, Texas, the games were even more intense and competitive than before. The 2009 National Champions for the Ladies and Junior Divisions were decided, the Bronze and Silver Divisions tightened up and the World Class Division was all but decided for First Place. The results for Thursday are:

Junior Division
Cumberland, MD def Bremerton 1, WA, 3-0
Boyertown, PA def Decatur, TX, 5-0
Bremerton 1, WA def Decatur, TX, 3-1
Boyertown, PA def Cumberland, MD, 8-0

Ladies Division
Decatur, TX def Cumberland, MD, 2-1
Bremerton, WA def Utica, NY, 8-5

Bronze Division
DFW, TX def Lubbock, TX 5-0
Utica, NY def Decatur, TX, 8-1
Burlington, WA def Ft. Smith, AR, 5-1
Cumberland, MD tied Decatur B, TX, 3-3
Utica, NY def Lubbock, TX, 7-1
Decatur, TX def Ft. Smith AR, 3-2
DFW, TX def Burlington, WA, 4-2

Silver Division
San Angelo, TX def Bremerton 2, WA, 7-2
Bremerton 1, WA def Boyertown, PA, 4-3

World Class Division
Bremerton, WA def Boyertown, PA, 7-4
Olympia, WA def Decatur, TX, 6-4

Junior Division Final Placements
1st Place – Boyertown, PA
2nd Place – Cumberland, MD
3rd Place- Bremerton 1, WA

Ladies Division Final Placements
1st Place – Bremerton, WA
2nd Place – Utica, NY
3rd Place – Decatur, TX