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BALLWIN, MO--Mere hours after the 139th Kentucky Derby had concluded Saturday, Arch Rival (#25 DNN/WFTDA 13) made its own derby dash at Midwest Sport Hockey and went to the winner's circle in a 179-108 victory over Ohio (#19 DNN/WFTDA 23). St.

Now we're cooking. May saw a couple of upsets, but most of what we learned came from the closeness of games that went the right way.

BALLWIN, MO--In three prior “Show Me State” battles, Kansas City (DNN #18, WFTDA #19) had always trumped cross-state opponent Arch Rival. That streak came to an end Saturday night as St. Louis (WFTDA #13) utilized a 37-0 second-period sprint en route to a 164-99 victory at Midwest Sport Hockey in front of 575.

NIAGARA FALLS, NY -- 4 seed Arch Rival came into the North Central Playoffs with high hopes of advancing to Championships, but a disappointing 1-3 run ended with a big 217-119 loss to the tournament's bottom seed Madison in the 7th place game. A 96-4 run in the second half for Madison sank Arch Rival's hopes of equalizing their weekend record.

NIAGARA FALLS, NY -- 5 seed Ohio delivered the third seeding upset of first-day action at the North Central playoffs, playing a thriller against 4 seed Arch Rival in the quarterfinals.

BUFFALO, NY -- The fourth edition of the WFTDA Big 5 kicks off this weekend in Niagara Falls, NY as the ten top teams from the WFTDA North Central get it on in a tournament hosted by the East region's Queen City. See WFTDA's official tournament bracket here.

BALLWIN, MO -- One day after receiving their highest ranking in the WFTDA North Central region to date, Arch Rival (NC #4 and #20 DNN) recorded its most significant interleague victory onto the franchise’s ledger. Utilizing a 38-0 second-period rally, the St. Louisans posted a 115-99 upset over Naptown (NC #3 and #15 DNN) Saturday night at Midwest Sport Hockey in front of 700.

BALLWIN, MO – In WFTDA North Central region play Saturday night, rollers from the Gateway City played the part of derby detectives and put handcuffs on a Midwestern mafia. Capitalizing on a 57-0 second half run, Arch Rival (NC #8 and ranked #25 in the nation unofficially by DNN) apprehended NC #5 Chicago Outfit 191-100 in front of 600 at Midwest Sport Hockey.

NASHVILLE, TN - In a 2004 platinum-selling recording, Nashville-based rapper Young Buck rechristened “The Music City” as “Ca$hville.” Propelled by a 90-0 second-period run Saturday night, NC #8 Arch Rival (unofficially ranked #25 in the nation by DNN) went to the proverbial “pay window” in a 206-64 victory over SC #3 Nashville.

BALLWIN, MO – In a week that saw them take a two-spot tumble in the WFTDA North Central rankings and a drop from the DNN Top 25 after five straight appearances, NC #8 Arch Rival righted the ship by week’s end with a 173-58 win over NC #12 Bleeding Heartland Saturday night in front of 500 at Midwest Sport Hockey.