Posts Tagged ‘Rat City Rollergirls’

WFTDA Western Regionals: Rose City vs Rat City


06 Oct

Rose City came out with an amazing defense and shut Rat City down. They had a couple outstanding jams and went into the half with a 60 point lead. The second half, Rat City returned with a vengeance and finally played their game. ReAnimateher put on the star; points went on the board. But it wasn’t enough. Rose City by 12 points.

Most frustrating bout of the tournament. Rose City never got their defense together again; Rat City found their offense. Had this gone the other way, Rat City would probably be on their way to Championships (in 3rd place).

Rollin’ on the River: Western Regional Roller Derby Tournament


05 Oct

First, the results (this may seem backwards, but as I’m not posting this until 2 days after the event ended, we’ll get this question out of the way).

Going to the national championships in Chicago in November, we have:

1st Place: Rocky Mountain Roller Girls (2nd seed)

2nd Place: Oly Rollers (1st seed, defending national champions)

3rd Place: B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls (6th seed)

Finishing out the top six

4th Place: Rose City Roller Girls (4th seed)

5th Place: Rat City Roller Girls (5th seed)

6th Place: Denver Roller Dolls (3rd seed)

More to come on the venue and bouts.

GD vs SW (part 2)


06 Jun

The Wenches opened the night with twenty minutes of amazing defense. Without those first bouts, Danger wins, but the Wenches played great and then stayed good.

Nasty Trick and Juliet Bravo managed to shut down Danger’s biggest weapon, Reanimateher all night long. She had lead jammer position only once or twice. Carmen Getsome was the only Danger jammer who ever really got it going, while Juliet and Jalepeno Business poured on the heat for the Wenches and giving Anya Heels the jammer’s star whenever some energy was needed.

It was a closer match then the 20 point score differential indicated.

Grave Danger v Sockit Wenches


05 Jun

Derby is a lot like the NFL. Undefeated in the regular season means nothing in the playoffs and defense wins championships. Tonight, undefeated Grave Danger took on the Sockit Wenches in the Rat City Rollergirls’ championship bout. The teams had met twice before, in the preseason when the Wenches won the half length bout, and in the regular season when Danger won in the final seconds.

If bouts were judged like UFC fights, Danger might have won, but in derby, like football, the scoreboard rules. Early amazing defense by the Wenches earned them a lead Danger just could not overcome.

Roller Derby


01 May

This is our third season being season ticket holders for the Rat City Rollergirls. I love roller derby. There are women of all shapes, sizes, and ages out there on the track giving their all. No one gets paid; they do it for love. If you want girl power, look no further than your local WFTDA league.

Last season Rat City moved to Key arena. There’s not a bad seat in the house. Being in the heart of Seattle has helped set attendance records the previous two bouts this season. I’d love it if we could hit 6,000 spectators tonight.

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