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Originally Posted by Tio
Have you ever worked a rivalry game?
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Yeah - two years ago I worked an intense rivalry game. It was a sixth grade girls game between Tigard and Tualatin (those of you in the Portland area know how heated this is) at a Tigard gym. There were two fights in the parking lot, one between two dads and one between two moms! I know my officiating had nothing to do with the fights because they both happened before the game.
The fans were rabid and there were twice as many supporting Tigard as Tualatin. However, despite the fact that two of the Tualatin girls (and one of the Tigard girls) started crying during the game, I didn't make any calls in favor of the visitors intentionally! I called it absolutely by the rules of that particular kids league and evenly from start to finish.
Man, those "rivalry" games are really tough to work!
