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Junior hockey: 15-year-old goalkeeper makes three saves in a shootout

A school team won the district title on penalty strokes.

Junior hockey: 15-year-old goalkeeper makes three saves in a shootout
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The shoot-out ended 4-3. The goalkeeper, Nisha Devi, said she studied videos of the opposing captain.

The final, played on a dusty school ground in front of 600 spectators, finished 1-1 after extra time. Devi, 15, dived to her left for the first save, stood tall for the second and blocked the decisive stroke with her pad.

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