Shove Her Solstice
posted: June 28, 2009
The Derby Girls’ strength is their endurance. They skate as many as six miles to warm up before each practice. Some skate an extra eight to 10 miles on Saturday mornings for extra conditioning. That training showed in a recent bout against their sister team, the Bradentucky Bombers. Just when it looked like the Punishers were done for, they came back from a 40-point deficit to pull to within 14 points of their more-experienced rivals and lose 95-81
by annabelle tometich • atometich@news-press.com
Check out more on the Fort Myers Derby Girls in the News-Press
http://www.news-press.com/article/20090712/SPORTS/90711038/1075&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL
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