Cherry Chainsaw: "My last game after nine years of not ever breaking anything! I mean really I want to know the odds!" Credit: Courtesy of TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls

Triumph and tragedy this weekend at the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls Calvello Cup championship. In a surprise upset, the Hellcats beat the seemingly unstoppable Cherry Bombs 44-35. But the bad news is that two skaters with the Cherry Bombs suffered fairly serious injuries.

This from Kristin West, aka Miso Vicious of this year’s new champions:

“Yes, Cherry “the Law” Chainsaw broke her ankle (in 3 places) in a freak accident from giving Kate or Dye a whip, and Alison Chains tore a hamstring muscle really bad.”

The league has already established a PayPal account to help with Cherry Chainsaw’s medical bills.

We here at the Score wish both skaters a speedy and complete recovery.

This article appears in October 9 • 2009.

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