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
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