((DAVID))AS THE CLINTON GIRLS
VARSITY ICE HOCLEY PLAYERS
TURNED IN THEIR JERSEYS THIS
WEEK, THEY DID SO AS STATE
CHAMPIONS FOR THE FIRST TIME
EVER...NOW THAT THE SEASON IS
OVER, THEY SAY THEY WILL
ALWAYS REMEMBER THEIR MAGICAL
WEEKEND IN LAKE PLACID...
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(TRACK 1) CLINTON GIRLS
VARSITY ICE HOCKEY WATCHED THE
MOVIE 'MIRACLE ON ICE' ON
SATURDAY DURING THE THREE AND
A HALF HOUR BUS RIDE TO LAKE
PLACID... (SOT) "And they
were cheering like it was the
first time they'd ever seen
it." (TRACK 2) IT WAS A
FITTING CHOICE, AS THE
WARRIORS WERE ON THEIR WAY TO
PLAY AT HERB BROOKS ARENA--
WHERE THE MIRACLE HAPPENED...
IT'S WHERE THE UNITED STATES
MEN'S TEAM FEATURED IN THE
FILM UPSET THE SOVIET UNION EN
ROUTE TO WINNING THE 1980
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL... THE
CLINTON GIRLS WERE HEADING
THERE TO PLAY IN THE NEW YORK
STATE TOURNAMENT FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY, AFTER
WINNING THEIR FIRST-EVER
SECTIONAL TITLE THE WEEK
BEFORE... (NAT SOT) (SOT)
"Before every period started,
I just took a minute to look
around and let it sink in
where we were and what was
going on." (SOT) "The emotions
going on the ice were so
different. It felt like such a
bigger game." (SOT) "The
feelings were just rushing in.
I felt every emotion ever."
(SOT) "The energy was so much
higher than playing here."
(TRACK 3) CLINTON PLAYED
áááUNBEATENááá SALMON RIVER IN
THE FINAL FOUR ON SATURDAY...
THE TEAMS HAD TIED IN
DECEMBER... THE WARRIORS WON 1-
NOTHING... (SOT) "I just had
a feeling in my gut. The
entire time, I'm like, we
definitely have a chance to
win." (NAT SOT) "And I'm going
to call it right now right
here. We're going to win."
(TRACK 4) CLINTON PLAYED
DEFENDING STATE CHAMPION
WILLIAMSVILLE THE áááNEXT
NIGHTááá IN THE STATE
FINALS... (SOT) "I was worried
about them being tired, but
the amount of energy that they
had, it just overflowed and
it showed on the ice. They
really wanted to win that
game." (TRACK 5)THE WARRIORS
WON AGAIN, 1-NOTHING...
SECTION THREE PLAYER OF THE
YEAR MIA LOPATA SCORED WITH
EIGHT AND A HALF MINUTES LEFT
IN REGULATION... GOALIE HAILEY
MILLINGTON MADE 24 SAVES...
THE CLINTON TEAM IS MADE US OF
MADE UP OF PLAYERS FROM SEVEN
DIFFERENT SCHOOLS,BUT THE
COMBINED WARRIORS BONDED
TOGETHER TO MAKE HISTORY...
(SOT) "I'm hoping that this is
an eye-opener for young
girls." (SOT) "It shows that
they have a team to play on."
(SOT) "I think it shows that
you can do it. If you have the
will to do it, you can." (SOT)
"That was just so surreal. It
was like a picture-perfect
moment. It felt like we were
on 'Miracle,' the movie."
(TRACK 7) 'MIRACLE ON ICE' --
THE MOVIE THE WARRIORS WATCHED
ON THE WAY áááBACKááá TO
CLINTON AS WELL... THIS TIME
WITH THEIR OWN MAGICAL
MEMORIES OF A CHAMNPIONSHIP
THERE AS WELL... (SOT) "We're
defending champs, and we're
going to stay that." (NAT SOT)
"We are the champions. We are
the champions."
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((DAVID))THE WARRIORS SAY THEY
APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT,
HIGH FIVES AND CONGRATULATIONS
THEY GOT FROM THE COMMUNITY...
THEY SAY THEY'RE ENJOYING
THESE WINS AND ARE EXCITED FOR
THE FUTURE AS WELL...
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