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Mar 27, 2013 | Bout News
Texecutioners beat All-Stars 300 – 151
By Fire Wally, filling in for league reporter Garrison Killer All-Stars vs. Texecutioners The Minnesota RollerGirls All-Stars managed an early lead and a close first half against The Texecutioners, representing the Texas Rollergirls of Austin, Texas. However, the Texecutioners’ physical blocking and high-scoring power jams earned them the victory at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in […]
Mar 27, 2013 | Bout News
Arche-Enemies beat Ultra Outlaws 110-61
By Fire Wally, filling in for league reporter Garrison Killer Archetype‘s Arche-Enemies vs. Ultra Creative‘s Ultra Outlaws The Minnesota RollerGirls took a new approach to forming the teams for this league mixer bout. The team names were inspired by two of our favorite sponsors: Ultra Creative’s Ultra Outlaws vs. Archetype’s Arche-Enemies. Fan contest winners T-Rex […]
Mar 20, 2013 | Bout News
When Stars Collide – The Preview
This Saturday, Minnesota’s premier roller derby league takes their shot at defeating the Texas Rollergirls. The founding league of the modern roller derby movement, the Austin’s Texecutioners are ranked 5th in the world. Minnesota is 8th. Minnesota’s never brought a stronger team to the Roy; get ready for an amazing sixty minutes. But that’s not […]
Mar 19, 2013 | Bout News
Catching up with Desi: Texas from a former Garda
To give you an idea of who Minnesota’s playing this weekend, we wanted to give you a firsthand view of the very first women’s flat track roller derby league. Who better than the legendary Garda Belt, Desi Cration? We tracked down #222 – former Garda captain, now part of the Texas Rollergirls – to introduce […]
Mar 6, 2013 | Bout News
ABS walls up Dagger Dolls, 194-29
It’s looking like the MNRG league championship might be the Bombshells’ to lose. No strangers to a solid defense, the Atomic Bombshells stepped up their play last Saturday and showed the Roy what a solid, impregnable defense looks like. The Dagger Dolls played whistle to whistle, but the ABS’ pack controlled the entire game – […]
Mar 6, 2013 | Bout News
Rockits sync in flight, defeat Gardas 143-99
Fans of the Rockits don’t have it easy. The team is known for second-half comebacks and a sort of play that gets people wondering whether or not they’re going to make it to the finish line first. This time, the Garda Belts nearly pulled off their first victory against the women in red for seven […]
Feb 27, 2013 | Bout News
In Like a Lion, Out with a Slam – The Preview
The MNRG hit the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium’s storied track this Saturday for the final stop on the hometeam round-robin tournament. Two games remain before April’s 1st- and 3rd-place bouts. The Rockits and Garda Belts will play for the final entry in the championship, while the undefeated Atomic Bombshells take on the Dagger Dolls (2012’s […]