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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.

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.