AUTHOR: Robin Dugall DATE: 7:51:00 AM ----- BODY:

Last night, my roller hockey team, the Avalanche, won the very first, Challenge Cup of Idaho. Dude, it is NOT the Stanley Cup but what more can I say! Here I am standing with my "captain", Andy Z, and holding the precious cup. We will have our names inscribed on it and we'll all have a chance to have the cup in our own possession for a few days (just like the Stanley Cup). So, I might have a chance to sleep with the Cup, take it to the beach, superglue it to the hood of my Silverado and parade it through town...the possibilities are endless. Frankly, I've done it all in life now...lived, led, worshipped, loved, and won the Challenge Cup for Roller Hockey excellence in southwest Idaho. Man, Jesus can come back now cause I'm ready. Now, I am honest enough to know about these sort of things...some day when this Cup is found in some landfill, my name will be inscribed on a Cup along with the other roller hockey legends of Nampa, Idaho. That will be a day to remember! So anyway, our team was in first place all season...we wooped up on the Northstars, 4-2 to win the cherished hardware. Got a gold medal for my effort...that's not bad for the oldest guy in the league. It's all good. Now on to the fall season and a repeat performance. Maybe our team will become a dynasty...who knows!

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