Pistoffs sneak by Pistolwhippers, 77-67

Posted on January 14, 2008

by Rusty Wheeler — Jan 13, 2008

The Detroit Pistoffs trailed most of the way, but they mounted a late comeback to finally defeat the Pistolwhippers 77-67 in a very defensive struggle in the Drill Hall at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, January 12, in a game played in front of an oversold crowd. Although the Pistolwhippers were without two of their best skaters, Honey Suckit and Killbox, they led 34-25 after the first period and 49-41 at the 2nd intermission. The ‘Whippers continued to hold the lead until the 9th jam of the final period when the Pistoffs took the lead and then held it until the end of the contest. This game set a Detroit Derby Girls record with the lowest combined score. The Pistoffs have always been the most defensive oriented of the DDG teams, and they showed why.

Going into this game, some people wondered if the Pistolwhippers would have any chance at all, as the ‘Whippers were without Honey Suckit and Killbox, the 2nd and 3rd highest regular season scorers in DDG history. Killbox is also a very hard-nosed defender, leading the league in most penalties and fairly earning her “most feared skater” in the DDG for two years in a row. But, derby must go on, even without all of a team’s skaters, and in that respect the Pistolwhippers team managers Scarlette Fever and Jam Onya (assisted for this game by Honey and Killbox) did a commendable job in motivating their skaters to “hang tough” with the Pistoffs. The ‘Whippers did also have the services of Rock Candy, a veteran two-way player who was subbing courtesy of the Devil’s Night Dames. It should also be noted that the Pistoffs were missing veteran blocker Smashing Darling who was sidelined with an injury.

Cassie Corridor opened the scoring in the 1st jam of period 1, outscoring the Pistoffs Rude Awakening to give the ‘Whippers a quick 4-0 lead. But then Effin’ Money tied it for the Pistoffs in the 2nd jam at 4-4. Jam 3 saw the Pistoffs go ahead 8-7 as Vega Vendetta bested Rock Candy 4-3. That was to be the last Pistoffs lead until very late in the game. In jam 4, Kat Von D’Stroya scored a Grand Slam and a 5-0 jam over Effin’ Money, and the ‘Whippers led 12-8. The highest scoring jam of the 1st period came in jam 11 when the Pistoffs Cookie Rumble and ‘Whippers Del Bomber skated to an 8-8 jam in a jam that had no lead jammer and so went the full 2 minutes. The period was fairly evenly played, the ‘Whippers got 6 lead jams to the Pistoffs 5 leads. Kat Von D’Stroya jammed four times, getting lead each of those jams, and outscored the Pistoffs 10-0 in those jams. And she usually got lead jam within 15 seconds of the start of the jam. In jam 6, Kat had lead jammer but got sent to the penalty box after scoring 2 points. Her teammates held off the Pistoffs jammer, Violet-N-Deed, for the full two minute jam without allowing Violet to score. In the period, whichever jammer managed to get lead jammer would come around and score and then call the jam before the other jammer could score. The entire period was close blocking, the Pistoffs failing to score in 6 of the 12 jams, and the ‘Whippers being held scoreless in 3 jams.

In period 2, Cassie Corridor of the ‘Whippers got lead jammer in the 1st jam, but got knocked down and couldn’t call it off before the Pistoffs Effin’ Money scored a point. The Pistolwhippers built their lead to 16 points, 44-28, after 5 jams although the Pistoffs did somewhat close the gap and the ‘Whippers led by only 8 points at the end of the 2nd period. This period was even more defensive than the 1st, with the Pistoffs outscoring the Pistolwhippers in the period by a 16-15 margin. The ‘Whippers were shutout in 8 of the 13 jams, and the Pistoffs were blanked in 7 jams. Vega Vendetta did manage to skate to a 7-0 advantage for the Pistoffs in jam 6 when the ‘Whippers Cassie Corridor got sent to the box. That jam also featured a hard blindside hit by the Pistoffs Cookie Rumble on Holly Crap. But most of the rest of the jams were merely an exercise in blocking if not in scoring. I noted at the time that the first two periods featured “slow grinding defense.” There was a brief scare in jam 5 when the Pistoffs Elle McFearsome got knocked down in the pack and got (accidentally) kicked in the helmet. She was a little slow to get up after that, but then did arise and appeared to be OK the rest of the game.

The 3rd period got more lively, and really got the crowd fired up. Effin’ Money tried to start a Pistoffs comeback in jam 1 with a 4-1 win over Rock Candy. After a scoreless 2nd jam, Cassie Corridor took advantage of the Pistoffs jammer Effin’ Money going to the penalty box and dealt a 6-3 jam win for the Pistolwhippers to regain an 8 point lead, 56-48, at that point. And in the next two jams, the ‘Whippers fans were getting delirious as the ‘Whippers Del Bomber and Kat Von D’Stroya outscored the Pistoffs 8-0 to get to a 64-48 lead, tying the ‘Whippers biggest lead of the game at 16 points. But then Pistoffs Captain Cookie Rumble took charge of the game in jam 6, outscoring Cassie Corridor 9-0 to cut the ‘Whippers lead to 64-57. It was the turn of the Pistoffs fans to start cheering loudly. Then in jams 7, 9, and 10 the Pistoffs jammers Effin’ Money, Elle McFearsome, and Effin’ (again) rang up 16 Pistoffs points while the Pistoffs blockers were shutting out the ‘Whippers in those jams. The Pistoffs jammers scored Grand Slams in the last two of those jams. Suddenly, the Pistoffs, who had been trailing by 16 points, were in the lead 73-64. In the middle of that run, in jam 8, the Pistolwhippers started the jam with their jammer in the box, and then Pistoffs jammer Cookie Rumble got whistled to the box only a few seconds after the jam started, so play was stopped (the rules say you can’t continue a jam with both jammers in the penalty box, besides, there’s no point in playing without jammers!) and each team had to pick a player from the track to become their jammer in a new jam. Time was now running short for the Pistolwhippers, but they gave it a game try until the end. The ‘Whippers Kat Von D’Stroya got lead jammer in jam 11 but was only able to skate to a 3-3 tie against Cookie Rumble. Then the Pistoffs got lead jammer in the final two jams of the period and were able to call the jams just when the ‘Whippers got within smelling distance of the pack and so the ‘Whippers could not score to close the gap. The game ended in a win for the Pistoffs by a 77-67 score, although the Pistolwhippers gave them a scare and a skate for their money! And even though the teams fought down to the wire, they skated a fairly clean game as exemplified just before the final jam of the game when jammers Cookie Rumble and Del Bomber exchanged pleasantries just before the whistle blew and they then started trying to out skate the other.

Leading scorer in the game was Effin’ Money of the Pistoffs with 30 points while jamming 14 times, getting 6 leads and scoring 2 Grand Slams. Other Pistoffs scorers: Cookie Rumble (20 pts, 5 jams, 2 leads, 1 slam); Vega Vendetta (15 pts, 5 jams, 3 leads, 1 slam); Elle McFearsome (9 pts, 5 jams, 2 leads, 1 slam); Violet-N-Deed (2 pts, 5 jams, 2 leads); Justass (1 pt, 3 jams, 1 lead); Rude Awakening (0 pts, 1 jam). The Pistolwhippers got fairly even scoring from a four jammer rotation, lead by Cassie Corridor with 20 points in 11 jams with 6 leads. Other Pistolwhippers scorers: Del Bomber (17 pts, 6 jams, 3 leads); Kat Von D’Stroya (16 pts, 10 jams, 7 leads, 3 slams); Rock Candy (14 pts, 10 jams, 3 leads).

Leading blocker of the game was Most Valuable Player of the game Cookie Rumble of the Pistoffs with 27 defensive blocks and 22 assists. Bikini Killer also skated another fine defensive game for the Pistoffs with 21 blocks and 11 assists. The Pistolwhippers Diesel Doll was outstanding with 30 defensive blocks as was Cold Fusion with 23 blocks and 10 assists.

The Pistoffs are now pretty well assured of regaining a trip to the championship game to attempt to regain their championship they last won in 2006 as they lead the league with a 2-0 record. They have one remaining game vs. the Devil’s Night Dames on April 12. The Pistolwhippers are all but eliminated from maintaining their current 2007 championship as they are now 0-2, with one game remaining vs. the D-Funk Allstars on March 8. The ‘Whippers must win their game and then hope that both D-Funk and the Pistoffs can defeat the Dames in order for the ‘Whippers to have a chance to return to the championship game for 2008. The DDG championship will be decided between the two teams with the best record. That championship game will be played on May 10.

The next DDG game is Saturday, February 9, featuring the 1-0 Devil’s Night Dames with Racer McChaseHer vs. the 0-1 D-Funk Allstars of Black Eyed Skeez. The D-Funk won the first two matches between these two teams, 146-102 in 2006 and 204-131 in 2007, so it promises to be a high-scoring game. Come down to the Drill Hall in the historic Masonic Temple in downtown Detroit, Michigan and enjoy every hard-hitting, fast-skating jam! Doors open at 6:00pm, game starts at 7:00pm. Tickets are $12 in advance, and $15 at the door. The January 12 game was sold out, so buy your tickets early to avoid getting shut out of watching your favorite sport–derby! Children 12 and younger are free with an adult. Check out http://www.detroitderbygirls.com for more information.

2008 Detroit Derby Girls regular season game 2: Detroit Pistoffs 102

Posted on December 10, 2007

– December 8, 2007
– Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI
– by Rusty Wheeler

While it wasn’t quite a case of “old age and treachery overcoming youth and skill,” the superior experience of the Detroit Pistoffs enabled them to easily defeat the D-Funk Allstars 102-59 in the Drill Hall at the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan. Going into the game, the Pistoffs roster featured 11 players with a total of 94 derby games of experience, while D-Funk had only 10 players on wheels with a total of 29 games of experience. And 14 of those experience-games belonged to team captain Black Eyed Skeez. The Allstars had to borrow Kat Von D’Stroya from the Pistolwhippers just to have 10 players for the game, as they were missing Juicy Contusion and Tiny Ninja due to injuries, and assistant captain Cat’s Meow is on maternity leave. The Allstars were also hard hit in the off season when they lost four experienced skaters to other teams. The Allstars had five rookies (Eight Mile Rose, Fatal Femme, Polly Fester, Roxanna Hardplace, Seoul Slayer) in their
lineup compared to only two “fresh meat” (Beaver Fever, Violet-N-Deed) for the Pistoffs.

But derby is derby, and teams must compete with what they have. That being said, the D-Funk Allstars made a good accounting of themselves in the game’s opening period. Rookie Polly Fester jammed for D-Funk in the opening jam against the Pistoffs Rude Awakening. Polly got lead jammer when the Allstars Fatal Femme took a well earned major penalty by wiping out the Pistoffs jammer, thus also enabling Polly to score a
grand slam and a 5-0 lead for the Allstars. The Pistoffs Elle McFearsome countered in jam 2, passing easily through the pack on the inside and scoring a grand slam of her own in a 9-3 jam over Ima Wrecker to give the Pistoffs a 9-8 lead. Then it was Polly Fester’s
turn again in jam 3, besting former D-Funker Vega Vendetta 4-1 and flipping the score to 12-10 for the Allstars. Polly got the lead, scored, and quickly called off the jam, just the way the derby textbooks say to do it (that is, if there were any derby textbooks around!). In the 5th jam of the opening period, Kat Von D’Stroya leaped over Elle McFearsome’s attempted leg block to score another 4-1 jam for the Allstars, putting the D-Funk lead back at five points, 16-11. Then after the Pistoffs Cookie Rumble and D-Funk’s Roxanna Hardplace skated to a 3-3 deadlock in jam 6, the Pistoffs Vega Vendetta jammed three
times consecutively (spending a minute in the penalty box along the way), outscoring the D-Funk 15-7 in those jams to put the Pistoffs back on top, 29-26. The Pistoffs couldn’t score in the final three jams of the period, while Polly Fester scored a 4-0 jam in jam 11 to make the score at the first intermission 30-29 for the D-Funk. Things were looking OK for the Allstars at that point, and it looked like their rookies would be able to skate with the Pistoffs.

As compared to the opening game of the ’08 DDG season when the Devil’s
Night Dames defeated the Pistolwhippers 151-138, and where the jammers eschewed calling off jams and instead went around for second and third scoring passes even though that allowed the opposition jammer to also score, in the 1st period of this Pistoffs-Allstars game the jammers were almost universally getting lead jammer status, scoring, and then
calling the jam before the other jammer could score. Each team had five leads, and two jams went the full two minutes without a lead jammer. And there was some nice blocking in the period. In jam 8, the Pistoffs Cookie Rumble wiped out the D-Funk jammer Damsel Distresser, causing Damsel to get stuck in the pack while the Pistoffs jammer Vega Vendetta was able to come out of the penalty box and circle the track. And then
on that same jam Cookie’s sister, Elle McFearsome, tripped Damsel. Elle received her 4th minor penalty which sent her to the box, but Damsel did not score on that jam. The final jam of the 1st period started with only 55 seconds left on the clock, and the Pistoffs Rude Awakening got lead, but was passed by the Allstars Kat Von D’Stroya. Rude then waited
until Kat got near the back of the pack and then adroitly called the jam.

In the 2nd period, the Pistoffs asserted themselves and had their way with the Allstars. Rude Awakening jammed the 1st jam versus Black Eyed Skeez. Rude got lead, Skeez got stuck in the pack, Rude scored, then called the jam winning the jam 4-0 and putting the Pistoffs in front to stay, leading at that time 33-30. Effin’ Money made it another 4-0 jam
over Polly Fester and the Allstars in the 2nd jam, giving the Pistoffs a 37-30 lead. And it got far worse for the D-Funkers after that. In the 2nd period, the Pistoffs outscored D-Funk by a 42-6 margin, shutting D-Funk out in nine of the period’s 12 jams. The Pistoffs were aided in that by grabbing lead in nine jams to only two leads for D-Funk. And
the hits just kept on comin’ in the period. The 3rd jam was scoreless between Black Eyed Skeez and Vega Vendetta, and during that jam Skeez was abusing Vega behind the pack. It wasn’t until there were only 26 seconds left in that jam when Skeez finally got lead for D-Funk, and there wasn’t enough time to jet around the pack to score. Kat Von D’Stroya got the only other lead for D-Funk in jam 5, although she had to survive a hard hit from Cookie Rumble. In that jam, the Pistoffs Devil Kitty picked up a major penalty for taking Kat down from behind, and before Kat could recover and call the jam, she was outscored 4-3 by the opportunistic Vega Vendetta. In jam 8, Cookie Rumble bounced Polly Fester off the hardwood. In jam 9, Polly was jamming for D-Funk and got sent to the box. The Pistoffs blockers astutely slowed the pack to make it easier for their jammer Vega Vendetta to come around and score a grand slam. And the D-Funkers were dishing out the hits, too. In jam 11, Vega was lead jammer but was passed by Roxanna Hardplace who then was banished to the penalty box leaving the Allstars without a jammer. Vega had scored seven points on that jam when Black Eyed Skeez sent Vega flying off the track, almost landing in the announcer’s table. Instead of getting up and continuing, Vega decided she had enough points for that jam and called it off. And then in the final jam of the
period, jam 12, the Pistoffs Bikini Killer wasted Roxanna when Roxanna came out of the penalty box, driving poor Ms. Hardplace into the media seating. After two periods, the Pistoffs easily led 71-36.

The D-Funk Allstars rebounded somewhat in the 3rd period and played theDetroit Pistoffs somewhat evenly. Each team got lead in five of the 11 jams, and although the Pistoffs had the edge in scoring 31-23 in the period, it was still hard-hitting derby action throughout. Polly Fester tried to get her team back into it with a 5-0 grand slam jam to open the period, but then Elle McFearsome answered for the Pistoffs with a 7-1 grand slam jam of her own. The Pistoffs got three more grand slams later in the period from Elle, Cookie Rumble, and Effin’ Money, while Polly and Ima Wrecker slammed the Pistoffs twice more. The blockers continued hitting anything that moved on the track right to the very end, and on the very last jam with about 29 seconds left in the game, D-Funk’s Ima Wrecker got sent to the penalty box. The Pistoffs Bikini Killer waved a “bye bye” to Ima as she left the track. At the end of the game, the scoreboard said it all: Detroit Pistoffs 102, D-Funk
Allstars 59.

For the statistically minded, the Pistoffs Vega Vendetta led all scorers with 41 points while jamming 14 times. She got lead 6 times, and tallied 1 grand slam. Other Pistoffs scorers: Elle McFearsome (25 pts, 5 jams, 2 leads, 3 slams); Effin’ Money (20 pts, 7 jams, 6 leads,
1 slam); Cookie Rumble (12 pts, 4 jams, 2 leads, 1 slam); Rude Awakening (4 pts, 4 jams, 2 leads); Violet-N-Deed (0 pts, 1 jam, 1 lead). Polly Fester led the D-Funk with a fine rookie performance of 25 points in 12 jams, 4 leads, and 3 grand slams. Other D-Funk scorers:
Ima Wrecker (13 pts, 6 jams, 3 leads, 1 slam); Kat Von D’Stroya (12 pts, 5 jams, 3 leads); Roxanna Hardplace (6 pts, 7 jams); Eight Mile Rose (3 pts, 1 jam, 1 lead); Black Eyed Skeez (0 pts, 2 jams, 1 lead); Damsel Distresser (0 pts, 2 jams).

The Pistoffs Elle McFearsome was named Most Valuable Player of the game. Besides scoring 25 points, Elle also racked up 26 defensive blocks, 8 assists, and was a plus 45 for the game while skating in 57% of the jams. Her sister Cookie Rumble also skated a typically outstanding game, with 12 points, 34 defensive blocks, 15 assists, plus 49 while skating in 74% of the jams. The Pistoffs also relied on their experienced blocking corps of Bikini Killer (36 blocks, 74%), Smashing Darling (28 blocks, 57%), and Rude Awakening (24 blocks, 57%). Rookies Violet-N-Deed and Beaver Fever only skated in 23% and 11% of the jams respectively.

For the D-Funk, Black Eyed Skeez had a very strong game with 36 defensive blocks while skating in a phenomenal 83% of the jams. Rookie Fatal Femme skated in 71% of the jams for D-Funk while earning 24 blocks and Damsel Distresser tabulated 30 blocks while skating 60% of the jams. Other D-Funk rookies gained a lot of track time in this game.
Polly Fester skated in 54% of the jams, Roxanna Hardplace 51%, Eight Mile Rose 40%, and Seoul Slayer 17%.

Although they were beaten by 43 points, D-Funk captain Black Eyed Skeez did a pretty good job assembling a raw bunch of recruits in the past few months and turning them into a derby team. Aside from the disastrous 2nd period, they did manage to win the 1st period and only lost the 3rd period by eight points. With a bit more experience for their rookies, the D-Funk can only move up in the standings.

The Pistoffs are now in the lead for the 2008 DDG regular season with a 1-0 record and a +43 points differential. The Devil’s Night Dames are also 1-0, but are only +13 so they are technically in second place. The Pistolwhippers are third at 0-1 and -13, while the D-Funk Allstars are last at 0-1 and -43.

The next DDG regular season game is on Saturday, January 12, when the Detroit Pistoffs return to action vs. the Pistolwhippers. These two teams have met twice before. The first meeting was for the 2006 DDG Championship which the Pistoffs won 121-113. The Pistolwhippers won the rematch in the 2007 regular season 125-122. So who will win is anyone’s guess. You can see all of the action for yourself by coming out to the Masonic Temple in Detroit, Michigan. Doors open at 6:00 pm, action starts on the track at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Check out http://www.detroitderbygirls.com for more info.

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Detroit Derby Girls 2008 Season Preview: D-Funk Allstars vs. Detroit Pistoffs

Posted on December 6, 2007

December 5, 2007- by Rusty Wheeler

The Detroit Derby Girls continue their home season on Saturday, December 8, at the Masonic Temple Drill Hall in Detroit, Michigan, with a game between the D-Funk Allstars and the Detroit Pistoffs. Doors open at 6:00 pm, game starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. See http://www.detroitderbygirls.com for more info.

D-Funk Allstars

Returning: #34DD Barberika, #313 Black Eyed Skeez (captain), #9 Cat’s Meow (assistant captain)(maternity), #5 Damsel Distresser, #23 Ima Wrecker, #777 Juicy Contusion, #813 Tiny Ninja.

Transfers: none.

Rookies: #102 Eight Mile Rose, #46 Fatal Femme, #100% Polly Fester, # 3cc Roxanna Hardplace, #CH4 Seoul Slayer.

Lost: Elbow Derek (retired), Meg Phite (retired), Sass Knuckles (to Pistolwhippers), Vega Vendetta (to Detroit Pistoffs), Vicious Vixen (to Devil’s Night Dames), Whiskey Soured (to Devil’s Night Dames).

Managers: Clobber’n Hobbes, Howie Rollson.
The D-Funk Allstars have got the rockiest road to skate of all of the Detroit Derby Girls teams for the 2008 season. They lost four first-rate players, Sass Knuckles (to the Pistolwhippers), Vega Vendetta (to the Detroit Pistoffs), and both Vicious Vixen and Whiskey Soured to the Devil’s Night Dames. Vega had scored 48.2 Points per Game (PPG) for the D-Funkers, and the other three combined for a total of 19.4 Blocks per Game (BPG). So they will be missed. But life and derby must carry on, and so will the D-Funk Allstars.
The Allstars are anchored by their solid captain, Black Eyed Skeez. Skeez likes to hit other derby girls for fun, to the tune of 10.6 BPG. She also dishes up 5.2 Assists per Game (APG), and earns 9.0 Minors per Game (MPG). While she has not usually been a jammer in the past, she did once score 16 points in a game, so she has the wheels to jam. Don’t be surprised to see this Allstar wearing the jammer’s star at times during the 2007-08 season. Skeez was also the top pivot skater in the DDG in 2007.

The mainstay of the D-Funk offense is Ima Wrecker, probably the most unsung of all of the DDG jammers in the league. Ima has quietly gone about scoring an average of 39.2 PPG, including scoring 61 points in two different games. She scores an average of 3.56 points per jam. Watch for Ima to jam even more this season. Other returnees with jamming experience are Tiny Ninja, aka “Tinja,” and Damsel Distresser. Tinja gets 12.4 PPG, and Damsel garners 5.3 PPG. Neither player has jammed a large number of jams, but watch for them both to wear the star more often. Tinja will miss at least the opening game vs. the Pistoffs with an injury.

The most experienced returning blocker is Juicy Contusion. Juicy has managed to get 3.5 BPG and 5.0 APG, although she has had to fight off some injuries in the past. In a late scratch, Juicy will also miss the season opening game for D-Funk due to a boo-boo. The only other returning player to start the season for D-Funk is Barberika, and she only skated in 2 jams in 2007. Look for Barberika to get some serious playing time as a blocker.

Cat’s Meow, the team’s assistant captain, is on maternity leave, although she hopes to return to action before season’s end. In 2007, Cat’s clawed her way to scoring 21.0 PPG (4.67 PPJ), and also served up 5.3 BPG. If she does get back on wheels, it will be a good thing for the D-Funk, and a bad thing for opposing skaters in the DDG.

The D-Funk did not obtain any experienced players off other teams, but they do have a talented pool of rookies to plug into the lineup. Eight Mile Rose, Fatal Femme, Polly Fester, Roxanna Hardplace, and Seoul Slayer are all eager to show what they got on the track. Polly has some experience skating with the Mitten Kittens, as well as playing ice hockey. Look for Polly and Roxanna to pick up some serious jamming minutes, and the others, as captain Skeez says, “will be awesome blocking additions.”
The Allstars will once again be managed by Clobber’n Hobbes and Howie Rollson. As Howie likes to say, “That’s how we roll, son!”

So, all D-Funk captain Black Eyed Skeez has to do is take her very few core experienced players (and heal the injured ones) and quickly mold her rookies into an effective derby team–that’s all! But that’s derby. The Allstars hope to see you cheer them on and “get funked up!”

Detroit Pistoffs

Returning: #L1 Bikini Killer (assistant captain), #33.3 Cookie Rumble (captain), #XX Deadly Dose (injured reserve), #20 Devil Kitty (injured in 2007), #$ Effin’ Money, #6 Elle McFearsome, #12 Rude Awakening, #26 Smashing Darling, #66 Soldier Doll (on leave), #420 Wanda Throwdown.

Transfers: #181 Vega Vendetta (from D-Funk Allstars)

Rookies: #480km Beaver Fever, #213 Violet-N-Deed, #4 all Justass (injured).

Lost: Jugsy Siegel (retired), Miss Canada (moved), Pain MacGowan (moved), Rogue (retired), Ms. Misery (retired manager).

Managers: Glamazon (former Motown Hit Squad manager), Jive Tofurkey (rookie).

The Detroit Pistoffs will once again be led by their captain, Cookie Rumble. A strong argument can be made for Cookie being the best overall player in the league after she repeated as league MVP and Defensive Blocker in 2007. She doesn’t jam a lot, but does score 20.4 Points per Game (PPG), which is also an excellent 3.52 Points per Jam (PPJ), when she does jam. She dishes out 7.4 Assists per Game (APG), and leads the league with an amazing 20.4 Blocks per Game (BPG). Cookie also deals in “intangibles” that make every skater around her better. Cookie led her team to the 2006 Detroit Derby Girl Championship, and she and her team are definitely “Pistoff” that they didn’t repeat as champs in 2007. That may give them a bit of the “chip on the shoulder” mentality they will need to reclaim the title in 2008. Cookie is ably assisted by her sister, Elle McFearsome, who racks up some impressive stats with 18,8 PPG (2.69 PPJ), 12.2 BPG, and 7.0 APG. Like Cookie, Elle can play all the positions, blocker, jammer, and pivot, and performs admirably at all. Both players are not afraid to mix it up, either, as Cookie gets penalized with 10.6 Minors per Game (MPG) and Elle gets whistled for 10.0 MPG.
A mainstay of the Pistoffs defense is Bikini Killer, a hard-hitting workhorse who skates in 69% of her team’s jams and who piles up 11.0 BPG as well as 7.8 APG. Bikini manages to stay out of the penalty box for the most part, only spending 9 minutes in the box on 6.3 MPG over four regular season games. Also on defense is Smashing Darling. Smashing has battled a minor injury bug over the past two seasons, but has managed to amass 6.0 BPG and 5.8 APG. Wanda Throwdown has skated in only 22% of the jams in games she has participated in, and will most likely be called upon to help carry the load defensively in the 2008 season.

The Pistoffs were hampered in 2007 by the loss to injury of their best and most dangerous jammer, Deadly Dose. Deadly scored 143 points in only 3 games (47.7 PPG) before being injured, and was scoring 5.30 PPJ. She begins the season on injured reserve, with hopes of being able to return to action at some time in the future. The Pistoffs will need to replace Deadly’s offense, and two likely candidates to do some serious jamming are returnees Rude Awakening and Effin’ Money. Rude has managed to score 18.2 PPG, and Effin’ scores 8.0 PPG. Rude has scored as many as 30 points in a game, and Effin’s high score is 16. Perhaps they will be joined as a jammer by another returnee, Devil Kitty, who got into one game in 2007 after missing a fairly lengthy period of time due to placement on the rehabilitation shelf after an injury sustained in the 2006 season.

The Pistoffs’ offense will no doubt be led by Vega Vendetta, who previously skated for the D-Funk Allstars and who was named DDG Jammer of the year in 2006 and 2007. Vega has some really impressive jamming stats, scoring 48.2 PPG (4.38 PPJ), and scoring a high of 66 points in one game. Vega also skates in 48% of her team’s jams, so she is durable.

The Pistoffs hope to get some usable service out of a pool of rookies that includes

Beaver Fever, Violet-N-Deed, and Justass. While Justass will miss the Pistoffs first game of the season due to injury (there’s a lot of that going around in derby, don’t you think!?), watch for “Beav” and Violet to take part in jams as blockers early on.

The Pistoffs have lost some players from last season. Jugsy Siegel and Rogue have retired from derby, and Miss Canada and Pain MacGowan have moved to other cities. Currently, Pistoffs veteran Soldier Doll is on military leave and is off “playing” in the sandbox, although she expects to return to action on the hardwood before the season ends.

The Pistoffs are managed by Glamazon, who managed the Motown Hit Squad in the first two DDG exhibitions, then retired from derby but missed it and is now back in the fold, and rookie manager Jive Tofurkey. Ms. Misery was the manager in 2007.
While it is not certain the Pistoffs can regain the championship in 2008, it is certain they will skate hard in every jam of every game they are in. You can count on that!

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These two teams have played each other only once before with the Pistoffs winning 102-65 in 2007. In that game the Pistoffs Elle McFearsome was MVP and Offensive Blocker of the Game, while teammates Rude Awakening and Cookie Rumble got Top Jammer and Defensive Blocker, respectively. In a mostly defensive game, Rude scored 28 points, Cookie 20, and Elle scored 18 points for the Pistoffs. Elle was also a plus 51 for the game, leading all skaters, while Cookie was a plus 48. The two each had 25 defensive blocks in the game. Vega Vendetta scored 26 points for her then-team D-Funk, while Ima Wrecker scored 23 for the Allstars. Black Eyed Skeez had 9 and Whiskey Soured had 8 defensive blocks for D-Funk in that first game between these two adversaries,
Who will prevail in the 2008 season? Come on out to the Masonic Temple in Detroit and find out first hand! PS get there early to ensure getting a “suicide” seat so you’ll get as close to action as possible without wearing skates!

Mitten Kittens Victorious at Fall Brawl

Posted on November 29, 2007

Nov. 26, 2007 - AK-40oz.

Michigan’s Finest attended the first ever Fall Brawl this Saturday and took home the sterling silver! The tournament saw the first of the Kittens in official bout play, and they came with the ferocity there were shades of when they faced the Windy City Rollers. Featuring a mixed all-star lineup (Grand Raggidy: Dot Matrix, Jackie Daniels, Bette Mangler, Vindicator, Lil Ha Ha, and Lindsay Blowhan/Detroit: Cookie Rumble, Bikini Killer, Vega Vendetta, Devil Kitty, Kat Von D Stroya, and “The Phenom” Racer McChaseHer) the Kittens pounced on the opposition right out of the bag.

Facing the Rockford Rage travel team the Kittens jumped ahead and took the first round 74-7 with a well-rounded assault from primary jammers Racer, Jackie and Dot. In the second round the kittens faced off against Cincinnatti Rollergirls, new members of WFTDA. Cincinnati bested the Ft. Wayne Flying Squirrel squad and looked to be one of the top contenders of the tournament. Cincinnati’s big blockers and hard-hitting defense, with speedy jammer Sadistic Sadie, batted the Kittens back and forth. With the clock winding down, Cincinnati had managed to wear down the Kittens and take the lead. Having faced penalty trouble, they called a timeout, the fired up and came out furiously with the big cats.

With under 1 minute remaining, the Cincinnati girls had the lead again by two and Cookie, Bikini, Dot and Jackie lined up with Racer looking to grab at least enough points to send the bout into overtime. Thanks to some fantastic teamwork and the game breaking jamming of McChaseHer they caught 4 points before time was up, and advanced to the finals. Cincinnati took third in the tournament and definitely made an impression on everyone on the tourney as a team to watch for.

After the nerve-wracking last minute victory the Kittens started the Championship against hosts Ft. Wayne’s Bomb Squad travel team with a barrage of hitting and a strong jammer rotation to take an early lead and try to get some quick points before Ft. Wayne could make adjustments. Having played 2 bouts already the Mitten Kitten skaters seemed more confident and comfortable working with their nemesisters from across the Great Lakes State, and played incredibly strong together. The Bomb Squad had beaten the Hammer City girls of Hamilton Ontario and the Rebelles from Grand Rapids, both great showings for the Ft.Wayne team. They fought hard to the end, but the Kittens had figured out their rhythm and struck hard and early and never let up. The final saw the Kittens with 98 and the Bomb Squad with 16, and with wins over two tough, young WFTDA teams the Kittens emerged victorious as the first ever Fall Brawl Champions!

Though we don’t know when the Kittens will strike next, both Grand Rapids and Detroit will feature bouts with most of the tournament’s skaters. This Friday (Nov 30th) Kittens and Blue Collar Broads Jackie Daniels, Dot Matrix, Bette Mangler, Mira Maheiney, Lindsay Blowhan and Lil Ha Ha will face off against fierce rivals The Roustabout Rollers and MK assister extraordinare, The Vindicator. www.gr-rollergirls.com

Captain Cookie Rumble, Devil Kitty, Vega Vendetta, Bikini Killer and the rest of the Detroit Pistoffs kick off their intra-league season against the D-Funk All Stars and Kittens Black Eyed Skeez and Polly Fester (MVP vs Windy City) on December 8th at the Masonic Temple in Detroit. www.detroitderbygirls.com

2008 DDG Season Opener: Devil’s Night Dames 151 vs. Pistolwhippers 138

Posted on November 13, 2007

– November 10, 2007
– Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI
– by Rusty Wheeler

In a rematch of the two teams who battled for the 2007 Detroit Derby Girls championship, the runners-up of 2007, the Devil’s Night Dames, outscored last season’s champs, the Pistolwhippers, to win a wild shootout by a 151-138 score. Last season’s Rookie of the Year, Racer McChaseHer, led the way for the Dames by scoring 78 points, breaking her old league record of most points in a game. Also for the Dames, Vicious Vixen, who previously skated for the D-Funk Allstars, tallied 44 points and played very determinedly on defense, punishing many Whippers with devastating hits. Vicious had played 14 previous games overall with the DDG, and had only scored six points on five jams. A fine effort was wasted for the Whippers by their assistant captain, Killbox, who jammed to the tune of 63 points, her personal best and putting her over the 400 points career mark. It was also the 5th best tally by any DDG jammer in any game. Killbox also delivered many hard hits in the game, proving again why she is one of the best two-way players in the DDG.

While the game featured many hard hits, it also saw most lead jammers declining to call off jams after they had scored to prevent the other team’s jammer from scoring. Instead, the lead jammers almost always went around for another pass. And in spite of some fast-skating packs, the jammers were absolutely whizzing around the track at a frightful pace and would catch the pack to rack up more points.

The very first jam of the game set the tone of what was to come. The Whippers’ Killbox matched up against the Dames’ Rock Candy, and the jam was scored 7-7. Then it was the Dames’ Racer McChaseHer besting Del Bomber 9-4, with a grand slam, in jam 2 to give the Dames a 16-11 lead. Del was the lead jammer, but didn’t call the jam. In the 4th jam, the Dames’ Vicious Vixen, in her first jam of the game, outscored Kat Von D’Stroya 12-4 with two grand slams. Vicious did finally call off the jam when she was floored by a vicious hit by the Whippers Holly Crap. That gave the Dames a 31-18 lead. In jam 7, Killbox got tossed in the box with a major penalty for wiping out the Dames jammer Dire Skates on a large hit, but it allowed the Dames Honey Suckit to get lead jammer and score a 4-0 jam. After 12 jams total, the 1st period ended in favor of the Dames, 49-40.

The second period was even more high-scoring than the first. In spite of the Dames using the slogan “burn it down!,” it was the Whippers who were on fire to start the period. In the 1st jam, the Dames lost their lead jammer, Lady Macdeath, to the box, so the Whippers’ Honey Suckit then proceeded to rack up a 16-0 jam, with three grand slams. Honey adroitly didn’t call the jam with the opposition being jammerless, but skated hard for the full two minutes, even passing on the inside right at the very end of the jam to score a couple of more points. That put the Whippers in front for the first time in the game, 56-49. The 2nd jam was Killbox vs. Racer again, and that jam was a 12-12 affair. But then instead of burnin’ it down, the Dames put out the Whippers fire in the next three jams, outscoring the Whippers 11-0 to regain the lead at 72-68. Vicious Vixen pulled off another outstanding jam for the Dames in jam 6, outscoring Diesel Doll 13-0 with two grand slams, to make it 85-73 in favor of the Dames. But the Whippers weren’t through. Killbox scored a 10-0 jam over Racer in jam 8 when Racer went to the box, cutting the Dames lead to 85-84. Jam 9 saw the Whippers’ Diesel Doll outscore Vicious Vixen 7-4 to put the Whippers back in front 91-89. Unfortunately for the Whippers, Diesel was sent to the box immediately after the jam, as apparently she had picked up a 4th minor penalty. In the ensuing 10th jam of the 2nd period, the Whippers were sans jammer and the Dames’ Rock Candy scored a 3-0 jam to once again flop the score to the Dames favor, 92-91. Then Racer McChaseHer once again raced to a 9-0 jam in jam 11 to give the Dames the lead, 101-91. There was one final jam in the period, but with only 30 seconds on the clock there was no scoring to close the period with the Dames holding a 10 point lead.

The 3rd period started off a bit more defensively than the first two periods. In the first four jams of the period the Dames added 15 points to the Whippers 9, and then in jam 5 the Dames’ Lady Macdeath pulled herself off the track, and skated slowly around the track towards her team’s bench while she was holding her left shoulder. When she got to her bench and took a knee, the refs quickly called off the jam and the EMTs got to work on Lady. Eventually Lady had her left shoulder wrapped in elastic bandages and she was wheeled off for a trip to hospital for an appointment with a doctor. It was reported after the game that Lady did indeed suffer a broken collarbone. It should be pointed out that the Detroit derby scene does an excellent job at handling injuries, and skater safety is almost of paramount importance. After the injury was attended to, it was reported that the Dames’ Racer McChaseHer had racked up another 5-0 jam on that jam, making the score 121-100 for the Dames. After the somewhat lengthy delay for Lady’s injury, Racer skated two more consecutive jams, scoring zero and nine points in them. After seven jams of the 3rd period, the Dames led it 130-104. The crowd seemed to lose a little enthusiasm at that time, although the Dames fans still displayed their “Sink the Pink” signs (pink being the uniform colors of the Whippers). But yet the Whippers were not through. Skating as befitting the 2007 league champs, Honey outscored Vicious 9-1 in jam 8 and Killbox bested Vicious 5-0 in jam 9 to cut the Dames lead to 131-118. Then Racer appeared to ice the game for the Dames in jam 10, outscoring Del Bomber 12-8 to make it 143-126 for the Dames with only a few minutes remaining in the 3rd period. But again the Whippers countered in jam 11, with Killbox going 12-1 over Vicious to make the game 144-138 in favor of the Dames. Now the Whippers fans were frantic with anticipation, whilst the Dames fans were in danger of falling off the edges of their seats. Just enough time for one final jam, and the Dames did indeed hold on as they sent out Racer McChaseHer, and Racer easily outscored the Whippers’ Cassie Corridor 7-0 to salt away the game for the Dames, 151-138. On that final jam, Racer broke her own league record of 75 points in a single game which she had set in her very first game in the DDG, finishing the night with 78 points. That final jam also put her over 600 career points (counting both regular league and travel team points), the first DDG skater to attain that mark.

Scoring by period: Dames 49-52-50 (151); Whippers 40-51-47 (138).

Jammer stats (unofficial): Dames: Racer McChaseHer (78 points, 15 jams, 8 leads, 3 slams); Vicious Vixen (44 points, 10 jams, 3 leads, 5 slams); Rock Candy (24 points, 8 jams, 5 leads, 1 slam); Dire Skates (5 points, 2 jams); Lady Macdeath (0 points, 1 jam, 1 lead). Whippers: Killbox (63 points, 10 jams, 6 leads, 2 slams); Honey Suckit (43 points, 14 jams, 7 leads, 5 slams); Diesel Doll (12 points, 3 jams, 1 lead); Del Bomber (12 points, 4 jams, 1 lead); Kat Von D’Stroya (4 points, 1 jam); Cassie Corridor (4 points, 3 jams, 1 lead).

The next Detroit Derby Girls home game is Saturday, December 8, featuring the Detroit Pistoffs vs. the D-Funk Allstars. The action takes place in the Drill Hall at the Masonic Temple, 500 Temple St, Detroit, MI. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door. Note the new time for all DDG games: Doors open at 6:00 pm, games start at 7:00 pm. Check the website at <http://www.detroitderbygirls.com/> for the latest info about the Detroit Derby Girls games and appearances.

Posted on October 25, 2007

by Jam Onya

Strap on your skates, pads and helmet and come hit the rink with the Detroit Derby Girls!

On Monday November 12th we will be holding open recruitment and tryouts beginning at 8pm!

What you can expect:
Meet some awesome gals
Fill out some paperwork
And be tested on basic skating skills (attached is the list of basic skills) For more info, go to www.detroitderbygirls.com/info.html

WFTDA 3rd Quarter Rankings are in!

Posted on October 16, 2007

submitted by: Lefty Lucy

The Detroit Derby Girls have made it into the top ten, climbing from number 19 to number 8 in the nation. Congratulations ladies! All that hard work is paying off. Here’s the complete list:

1. Kansas City Roller Warriors [+4]
2. Rat City Rollergirls [-1]
3. Texas Rollergirls [-]
4. Carolina Rollergirls [+3]
5. Gotham Girls Roller Derby [+5]
6. Tucson Roller Derby [-4]
7. Windy City Rollers [+7]
8. Detroit Derby Girls [+11]
9. Mad Rollin’ Dolls [-5]
10. Philly Rollergirls [-1]
11. Minnesota Rollergirls [-5]
12. Arizona Roller Derby [-4]
13. B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls [-2]
14. Boston Derby Dames [+4]
15. Rose City Rollers [-2]
16. Duke City Derby [-]
17. Sin City Rollergirls [-2]
18. Providence Roller Derby [-6]
19. Rocky Mountain Rollergirls [-2]
20. Atlanta Rollergirls [-]
21. Houston Rollergirls [+3]
22. Charm City Rollergirls [-]
23. Dallas Derby Devils [-2]
24. Grand Raggidy Roller Girls [-1]
25. Ohio Rollergirls [-]
26. Assassination City Derby [-]
27. Brew City Bruisers [+1]
28. Pikes Peak Derby Dames [-1]
29. Fort Wayne Derby Girls [NR]
30. Big Easy Rollergirls [-1]
31. Alamo City Rollergirls [-1]
32. East Texas Bombers [-1]
33. Dixie Derby Girls [-1]

Sin City Neanderdolls 75 at Detroit Derby Girls 129

Posted on October 16, 2007

– October 12, 2007
– Detroit, MI
– by Rusty Wheeler

The Detroit Derby Girls gained a measure of revenge by whipping the Sin City Neanderdolls 129-75 at the Masonic Temple in downtown Detroit. The bout was a deferred rematch, harkening back to when Sin City beat Detroit 145-92 in Las Vegas way back on March 25, 2006. That match was the first ever “travel” match for Detroit (Vegas had been bouting for about a year at that time), and only the second match ever for the fledgling DDG skaters. Detroit has come a long way since that first Sin City match, up to a Nationals bid, and it showed on October 12.

It seems that many times home teams jump out to an early lead based on their “home floor” advantage, but on October 12, Sin City jumped into an early 9-4 lead after two jams. After seven jams, Sin City led 18-11, and after the 9th jam it was 23-13 in favor of the visitors from way out west. It was beginning to look like the match would possibly be a repeat of the first meeting between these two teams. Detroit regrouped, reevaluated and took charge in the final three jams of the 1st period. Detroit’s Racer McChaseHer outscored captain Ivanna S. Pankin of Sin City by an 18-6 margin in two of those jams, and D-town’s Rock Candy chipped in with a 1-0 jam to give Detroit the lead 32-29 by the first intermission. The first period featured fairly slow, organized packs, with both teams focusing on solid defense. Detroit’s “Most Feared Skater” (’06 and ’07) Killbox started doing some serious “head-hunting” wiping out a few Neanderdolls, including Sin City’s Bruce Killis in a most spectacular way in the 9th jam. Cookie Rumble also took a well-timed major penalty in the 8th jam when she floored Sin City’s jammer Skid (receiving a 20 ft. penalty), allowing Detroit’s Racer McChaseHer to get by and take lead jammer, which ended up a 2-0 jam for Detroit.

The 2nd period saw Detroit take firm charge of the game. Racer McChaseHer, who had 24 points in the 1st period, opened the scoring with a 9-4 jam over SCRG’s Bruce Killis. Then D-town jammers Rock Candy and Honey Suckit outscored SC in the next two jams 9-4. The following two jams saw Detroit’s Racer and Killbox outscore Sin City 9-0, then in the 6th jam Racer pulled off a 14-0 jam to give Detroit a 73-37 lead about halfway through the 2nd period. Detroit’s blockers played smart during that time, slowing the pack enough to help Detroit’s jammers come around to score. There were times when the D-town blockers slowed the majority of the pack to put a couple of Sin City blockers too far in front of the pack to legally block, and so the Neanderdolls blockers had to meekly yield and allow Detroit’s jammers to pick up easy points. All in all, Detroit’s blocking shut out Sin City in four of the first six jams of the 2nd period, and shut them out in eight of the period’s 13 jams. At one point, after 10 jams, Detroit had doubled Sin City’s score, leading 82-41, but then SC’s Bruce Killis outscored Elle McFearsome 11-4, cutting the lead to 31. That jam, the period’s 11th, was the highlight of the 2nd period for Sin City. Detroit led after two periods, 90-53. Unfortunately for Sin City, they lost their leading jammer, Ivanna S. Pankin, to an aggravated injury in the 3rd jam. Ivanna came back and tried to skate in the 6th jam, but she took herself out of the game. She had scored 20 points (54% of Sin City’s points at that time) in the game up to that point.

The 3rd period saw fatigue became a major factor, but the hard hitting and head hunting continued. The packs began to string out, and it seemed that Sin City was worn down. Detroit’s Racer McChaseHer only skated the first jam of the 3rd period, scoring 6 points to give her 67 for the game, her 2nd-best effort ever in the 10 games she has now skated. She also is the career points leader for Detroit with 528 points, passing Honey Suckit, who had been the career points leader. Both Honey and Racer scored their 500th career points in the game. Racer scored her 500th point in the 6th jam of the 2nd period. Honey Suckit tallied 10 points in the game, giving her exactly 500 career points, scoring her 500th point in the 4th jam of the 3rd period. Detroit’s blockers once again skated well and shut out the Neanderdolls in six of the 3rd period’s 12 jams, including holding the Neanderdolls scoreless in the last four jams of the game.

When the game was over, Detroit had won it 129-75, and there was much rejoicing amongst the Detroit players and fans. Detroit’s Killbox was named MVP of the game. Detroit’s Racer McChaseHer was the Jammer of the Game, scoring a game-high 67 points in 11 jams. Other Detroit scorers were Killbox, 21 pts (6 jams); Vega Vendetta, 15 (4); Honey Suckit, 10 (7), Rock Candy, 5 (2); Elle McFearsome, 4 (1); Cookie Rumble, 4 (4); Del Bomber, 3 (2).
Scoring for Sin City were Skid, 26 pts (11 jams); Ivanna S. Pankin, 20 (7); Bruce Killis, 15 (Trish the Dish, 7 (2); Pearly Gates, 4 (4); Victory Lane, 3 (1).

Sin City travelled to Grand Rapids to battle the Grand Raggity Rollergirls on October 13. Detroit’s travel team is on a break so the skaters can prepare for the opener of their 2007-2008 home season with a rematch of last year’s championship bout between the defending DDG Champions - the Pistolwhippers, and the runners-up from ’07 – the Devil’s Night Dames.

The DDG home season opens on November 10, and bouts will be every second Saturday through May. The DDG are offering presale tickets this season, and they could save you a few bucks so check out www.detroitderbygirls.com for info on this and other upcoming events.

Detroit’s next travel team game is scheduled for January 19th, 2008 against the Ohio Rollergirls in Columbus,OH.

Detroit Derby Girls Prepare for National Championships

Posted on September 25, 2007

Detroit, Michigan—September 25, 2007. The Detroit Derby Girls travel team is gearing up to take on the number one ranked league in the nation, the Rat City Rollergirls (Seattle, WA), at the 2007 national championships of the Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Association. The championship tournament–called “Texas Shootout”–is scheduled for September 29-30, 2007 in Austin, TX. Hosted by the Texas Rollergirls, more information on the tournament and scheduling can be found at their website, <www.txrollergirls.com>.

The DDG qualified for nationals after emerging as the Cinderella story of the eastern regional tournament, “Heartland Havoc,” hosted by the Ohio Rollergirls in Columbus, OH on August 17-19, 2007. The DDG entered the tournament ranked 19th in the nation (9th in the east) according to the latest WFTDA rankings (compiled in June 2007). After a nail-biting overtime win against the Boston Derby Dames (Boston, MA - ranked 18th in the nation, 8th in the east), the DDG proceeded to pull off a stunning and decisive upset against the powerhouse Minnesota Rollergirls (Minneapolis, MN - ranked 6th in the nation, 2nd in the east), securing their slot for the 2007 national championships, which pits the top four teams from the eastern and western regional tournaments against one another. The DDG did suffer losses to their eastern counterparts, the Carolina Rollergirls (Raleigh, NC - ranked 7th in the nation, 3rd in the east) and Gotham Girls Roller Derby (New York, NY - ranked 10th in the nation, 5th in the east) at Heartland Havoc. These two teams will join Detroit, along with Chicago’s Windy City Rollers (ranked 14th in the nation, 7th in the east), in representing the east in Austin. Not only did the DDG help to turn the WFTDA rankings on their head in Columbus, but the DDG’s own Racer McChaseHer was voted MVP of the tournament by her fellow skaters.

Racer will be joined by a team of DDG all-stars who distinguished themselves at Heartland Havoc as some of the best blockers and jammers in the east. Players like Cookie Rumble, Black Eyed Skeez, Rock Candy, Honey Suckit, KillBox, Vega Vendetta, and Elle McFearsome are  well-known to spectators here in Detroit, where they’ve honed their derby skills on the track at the Masonic Temple. These athletes are about to make names for themselves on a national level in Austin. Fans in Detroit will have an opportunity to see the DDG travel team in action after they return from the national championships, when they play the Sin City Neanderdolls (Las Vegas, NV - ranked 15th in the nation) on Friday, October 12, 2007 at the Masonic Temple (500 Temple Street, Detroit, MI). Doors open at 7:00 pm. Tickets are $15.00 and are available now at any Michigan Meijer store or at <www.starticketsplus.com>. This is the last interleague bout before the start of the 2007-2008 DDG home season in November, when the four Detroit teams–the Devil’s Night Dames, the Detroit Pistoffs, the D-Funk All-Stars, and the Pistolwhippers–begin their race for the 2008 DDG intraleague championship. For additional information about tickets and events, please see the DDG website at <www.detroitderbygirls.com>.

The Detroit Derby Girls, established in early 2005, is an all-female owned and operated flat track roller derby league. Over 60 skaters strong, the Detroit Derby Girls are part of the national rebirth of roller derby that began in 2001. Currently, over 40 leagues have formed throughout the US and are joined together by the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA, <www.wftda.org>). The WFTDA is the national organizing body that has equal representation from all active flat track leagues in which women skaters are primary owners, managers and operators.

Windy City All-stars Expo Bout

Posted on September 14, 2007

Come see the Detroit Derby Girls team up with the Grand Raggity Rollergirls to take on the Windy City

Saturday, September 15th
RESCHEDULED 2ND PERIOD of The Fury vs. Double Crossers
RESCHEDULED 2ND PERIOD of Manic Attackers vs. Hell’s Belles
FOLLOWED BY A WINDY CITY ROLLERS ALL-STARS EXPO BOUT

The Stadium - 1909 S. Laramie, Cicero, IL 60804
Doors at 5pm, starts at 6pm
$15 Advance tickets, $20 at Door

CITY LOCATIONS
Five Star Bar - 1424 W. Chicago Ave 6
Uprise Skate Shop - 1820 N. Milwaukee Ave
Dollop Cafe - 4181 N. Clarendon
Big Hair - 2012 W. Roscoe
Early To Bed - 5232 N. Sheridan
Twisted Scissors - 2001 N. Point
No Friction Cafe - 2033-A N. California
Huettenbar - 4721 N. Lincoln Ave.
Guess Hookah - 1829 W. Chicago Ave.
BridgePort Tattoo Co. - 3527 S. Halsted

SUBURBAN LOCATIONS
Flybird - 719 Lake St OAK PARK
The Old School Records - 7446 W. Madison FOREST PARK

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