Denham Springs native wins skating race

• Advocate staff report
• Published: Jul 3, 2008 - UPDATED: 6:23 a.m.

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Debbie Rice of Denham Springs won the women’s division of the American Family Insurance Badger Games Inline Marathon on Sunday in Portage, Wisc.

Rice, 40, finished the 25.5-mile inline-skating race in 1 hour, 15 minutes and 27.3 seconds, more than 5 minutes faster than the runner-up. She stayed with the lead men’s pack until the midpoint of the race.

The victory in the women’s division, Rice’s second in a National Rollercup race, gives Rice a narrow lead in the NROC master women’s division with 120 points.

SHARKS WIN USSSA STATE TITLE: The Central-based Louisiana Sharks won the USSSA 14AA state championship June 21 at the Cypress Mounds Complex, winning all six games in pool and bracket play.

The Sharks defeated the Stingers of Duson 9-1 in the championship game.

Team members are Zach Badeaux, Cody Iueli, Matt Edwards, Jonathan Nicosia, Caleb Blackard, Todd Dantin, Forrest King, Micah Jones, Dylan Pizzolato, Taylor Conrad and Ryan Menard.

TRACTION WINS STATE: Logan Ray pitched a no-hitter to lead Traction to a 12-0 win against Bullet Blue for the USSSA state championship for 13-year-old players.

Traction won all five games it played in the tournament and will play in the World Series Championship that begins Friday in Dallas.

Other team members are Blake Ballard, Nicholas Ourso, Tyler Randall, Ben Daigle, Luke Poche, Spenser Robinson, Cody Daigle, Chistoph Garon, Antonio Ragussa, Austin Ourso, Tanner Crosby, coach Chad Randall and head coach Carey Ourso.