Columbia Missourian
SLIDESHOW: Twister Hockey League holds championship tournament
August 12, 2009 | 5:00 p.m. CDT
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Whitney Briggs Memorial Arena is the home of Hallsville's Twisters roller hockey league, an oasis for hockey players all over Missouri. Briggs, who founded the league when she was in middle school, died in 2005. On Aug. 9, the league awarded a trophy bearing her name to the league champion.
¦ Dieter Kurtenbach
A concrete slab with yellow wood planks comprise the Whitney Briggs
Memorial Arena, home of Hallsville's Twisters roller hockey league. The
league has become an oasis for hockey players all over Missouri.
Briggs, who founded the league when she was in middle school, died in
2005. On Aug. 9, the league awarded a trophy bearing her name to the
league champion.