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Women show men who's best at the game of
ringette
By Joelle Habib and Suzanne LeBlanc
Auburn Drive High School
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
It was a night to remember at Cole Harbour Place in Dartmouth,
Nova Scotia, and one some of the guys at Auburn Drive High School
would rather forget ....and quickly. For some unknown reason,
the league-winning hockey team challenged the girls' ringette
team to a game of ringette.
"Seriously, I don't know, ringette must be a little more
difficult than hockey because they're not doing too well,"
said Lorie Rindorf at the end of the first period.
By the end of that period, panic was settling on the guys'
bench.
"Frankly, it's the worst sport in my life and I really
hope this will end soon," said Chris Andrews, one of the
tired hockey players. "I have no clue what I'm doing out
here. This is honestly the hardest thing I have tried in my life,"
added team mate Chris Crane.
Some fans were quick to pick up on the reality of the situation.
"If you'll note...", said Sarah Tyrell at the end
of the second period of male frustration, "... the 0 and
the 6 on the score board, I think it's pretty obvious that the
hockey players are losing 6-0. Like, they're the ZERO and the
ringette girls are the SIX."
While others made excuses for the guys, like David Cramer
with this feeble explanation: "One of the main factors is
that the guys aren't used to playing with a little doughnut."
When the boys did get on the scoreboard they actually seemed
to think it meant something. The final score was eleven to two
and principal Don Buck was declaring a new order for Auburn.
"So, we're going to have to think over our whole hockey
philosophy at school and probably recruit some of these players
for the hockey team," he said.
The ladies were gracious winners and after hearing Buck's
comments their cheers were heard throughout the rink. One of
the girls, Melissa Riley, thought that if there were girls on
the team "Then maybe next year the hockey team would make
it to the provincials."
The guys had nothing but excuses after losing the game, all
this after mocking ringette and issuing a challenge to the girls.
"All the sticks they gave us were defective, look at
this thing. How am I supposed to play with a broken stick?",
Sandy Donaldson complained.
Finally, after the skill and grace had left the ice, the boys
reverted to hockey -- and a fight broke out on the ice.
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