RI soccer league investigates game-ending brawl
AP News | 2009-11-09 18:53:47
<div id="subtitle">RI soccer league investigates fight between 2 girls' teams that sparked bleacher brawl</div><div><p>League officials in Rhode Island are investigating a fight between members of two girls' high school soccer teams who threw punches, pulled hair and sparked a brawl in the bleachers.</p><p>The fight captured on video by WPRI-TV broke out Sunday with about a minute left in a match between Woonsocket and Tolman high schools.</p><p>Woonsocket was leading 5-0 when two players collided, setting off the fray. Fans fought in the bleachers during an awards ceremony.</p><p>Woonsocket coach Kathleen Fagnant says she doesn't know how the fight started but says she isn't going to "take the fall for that."</p><p>Rough play has already made a video sensation of New Mexico player Elizabeth Lambert. She was suspended Friday after grabbing a BYU player's ponytail and slamming her to the ground.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=63009025&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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