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Dec 22, 2013 | Bout News
Pain By Numbers: Garda Belts Ground Rockits, 130-89
The Garda Belts put themselves in a dominant position in the Minnesota RollerGirls home season race on Saturday, beating the Rockits 130-89 on solid defense and spectacular power jams. This is Fire Wally reporting from the Fabulous Roy Wilkins Auditiorium. On the first jam of the game, Slambda Phage lined up as Gardas jammer against […]
Dec 22, 2013 | Bout News
Pain By Numbers: Atomic Bombshells Break Late Over Dagger Dolls, 131-81
A close-fought contest by the Dagger Dolls and Atomic Bombshells turned on a series of power jams late in the second half. Led by high-scoring jammer Fannie Tanner, the Bombshells won over the Dolls 131-81, keeping them alive in the race for the Golden Skate. This is Fire Wally reporting from the Fabulous Roy Wilkins […]
Dec 10, 2013 | Bout News
Pain By Numbers: the Preview
The holidays in Minnesota. Whether cruel, pretty, or just plain cold, you need to get away from it all for a while. We just happen to have such a getaway this Saturday. A little jaunt to the heated and Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The Golden Skate tournament is underway, and one team is looking for […]
Nov 7, 2013 | Bout News
The Blocking Dead: Rockits Hold On Against Atomic Bombshells, 122-119
The Rockits skated out to a substantial second-half lead, then withstood a late surge by the Atomic Bombshells to win their first bout in the tenth contest for the Golden Skate. This is Fire Wally with the view from the stats table. Fannie Tanner started on the jammer line for the Bombshells against the Rockits’ […]
Nov 7, 2013 | Bout News
The Blocking Dead: Gardas open season with 193-70 win over Dolls
The Garda Belts made a strong first step towards the Golden Skate Saturday, with Gotham transfer Slambda Phage leading the charge in a breakout performance at jammer. This is Fire Wally reporting from the derby capitol of the MidBest. On the first jam of the bout, Dolls jammer Shiver Me Kimbers shot through the middle […]
Nov 3, 2013 | Bout News
The Blocking Dead Quick Recap
The Season 10 Home Tournament for the Golden Skate has begun in full force! The Blocking Dead featured the same match ups from last season’s Home Championships – The Dagger Dolls vs the Garda Belts and the Atomic Bombshells vs the Rockits. At halftime the Garda Belts were leading 80 to 45 over the Dagger […]
Oct 31, 2013 | Bout News
The Blocking Dead preview
Yes, it’s the second weekend of Halloween. With everyone’s favorite holiday of candy, gourds, and costumes mid-week, that means you get ONE MORE WEEKEND of mayhem before it’s all over. Sounds like a good night for a Surly, some mini-donuts, and some full-contact roller derby at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium, doesn’t it? This weekend, […]
Oct 30, 2013 | Bout News
Atomic Bombshells: Season 10
Captains: Messi Jigler & Crowella de Vil Potential jammers: Fannie Tanner, Crowella de Vil, Freeze Baby, and a huge field of maybes Last year’s ranking: 9th season champions Number of Golden Skates: 3 (3rd, 6th, and 9th season) Last season The Atomic Bombshells: Stormed the track and defeated all comers in the season-long hometeam tournament. […]
Oct 29, 2013 | Bout News
Rockits: Season 10
Captains: MeshugEnough & Buzz TightRear Potential jammers: Commander Nix, Dreidel Robber, Madrad, Rhea Volt Last year’s ranking: 2nd Number of Golden Skates: 4 (2nd, 4th, 5th, & 7th season) The Rockits have been the standard bearer of derby excellence for the MNRG. Every year, the Rockits have been the team to get past to raise […]
Oct 28, 2013 | Bout News
Dagger Dolls: Season 10
Captains: Naughty Kitty & Aurora Whorealis Potential jammers: Psycho Novia, Naughty Kitty, Shiver Me Kimbers, Sagittearitup, Destiny’s Problem Child Last year’s ranking: 4th Number of Golden Skates: 2 (1st & 8th season) The confetti and balloons from this year’s draft are no distant memory. Their new black/pink uniforms have barely gotten a workout. Nonetheless, the […]