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Orono Rugby Falls in State Title Game
The Nightmares couldn't quite slip past Armstrong in a 5-0 defeat at Blake Stadium
The Orono U19 girls rugby team lost to Robbinsdale Armstrong 5-0 on Sunday in the Division I girls state championship match at The Blake School in Hopkins.
Orono and Armstrong battled to a scoreless tie through the first 55 minutes of the contest. But with five minutes to play, Armstrong's Sarah Lent scored to give the Falcons a 5-0 lead, which they wouldn't relinquish.
The Nightmares fell to Armstrong 12-10 on April 13, and Falcons coach Jimmy Hanson said facing Orono is one of his favorite matchups of the year.
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"They always play us tough," Hanson said. "We beat them earlier in the year on a last minute score, 12-10. We've got a little bit of a rivalry between the two."
Orono finishes the year with a 7-3-0 record, while Armstrong repeated as state champions with a 9-0-1 mark.
