SportsThursday, November 5
The Valkyries' first championship parade draws an estimated 400,000 fans to San Francisco
The Daily Roseville team
The Golden State Valkyries brought their first WNBA title to San Francisco's Embarcadero on Wednesday, with an estimated 400,000 fans on hand. The team won by beating the Atlanta Dream in a decisive Game 7 on Halloween night, and Gabby Williams was named Finals MVP.
400,000fans estimated at the Valkyries' championship parade
That's the estimate for Wednesday's parade along the Embarcadero.
Source: USA TODAY
The parade was scheduled to run from noon to 2 p.m. Players took a ferry from Oakland, then rode violet double-decker buses and threw beads as fans chanted "GSV, GSV, GSV." Roween Nacionales, who traveled from Roseville, called it "Surreal, crazy, fantastic."
The parade was scheduled to run from noon to 2 p.m.
The Embarcadero, San Francisco
- noon to 2 p.m.Parade along the Embarcadero
- Starts
- Ferry Building near Mission St.
- Ends
- King and 2nd streets
Source: CBS San Francisco
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| When | What |
|---|---|
| noon to 2 p.m. | Parade along the Embarcadero |
| Starts | Ferry Building near Mission St. |
| Ends | King and 2nd streets |
- Fans could line up along the route at 9 a.m.
- Mayors: Oakland's Barbara Lee and San Francisco's Daniel Lurie
“I can't even express how amazing it was to finish off this Finals series in front of them in Ballhalla, to celebrate everything we've poured into each other to become Champions.”
Sources: CBS San Francisco, USA TODAY