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[Windy City Rollers] Double Crossers 105, Manic Attackers 84 -- A stifling Double Crosser defense, along with a few poorly-timed defensive collapses for the Manic Attackers, led to the Crossers starting off their 2010 WCR season at 2-0 while the defending 2009 champions Manics fell to 1-1.

The Crossers stepped into a small lead early and hung on for most of the first half, with Crossers Sassy Squash and Georgia On Yer Behind particularly bedeviling the Manic jammer attack of Beth Amphetamine, Ruth Enasia and Zoe Trocious -- though Ruth Enasia successfully took matters into her own hands more than a few times by surprising her opposing jammers with mid-pack engagement.

The Crossers nickel-and-dimed their way to a 33-24 lead late in the half before a big 14-0 blast from Ruth put the Manics in the lead for the first time at 38-33; they held a narrow 2 point at 38-36 going into the break.

For the first few jams of the second half, it looked as if the Manics were going to take control, coming out strong and taking the biggest lead of the bout at 63-46 about ten minutes in. But the Crossers didn't fold, and they stayed within range of the Manics until they finally got the break they needed on a huge powerjam for Nina Millimeter. Multiple Manics traipsed off to the penalty box while the Crossers pack played a perfect isolate-and-slow strategy that delivered a 20-0 jam for Nina and a 82-70 lead for the Crossers.

Try as they might, the Manics couldn't get point differentials in the remaining time, forced to waste a few lead jammer calls with 0-0 as the Crossers successfully dictated the speed and structure of the pack to kill the clock. -- Justice Feelgood Marshall

[Windy City Rollers] The Fury 162, Hell's Belles 65 -- The rookie-heavy Hell's Belles continued to have a rough rebuilding season. After last month's season-opening 171-48 blowout loss to the Double Crossers, they fell into a 49-3 hole out of the gate against the Fury. Though they'd make up a little ground during the remainder of the first, they repeated their ice-cold start in the second half and were out of shouting range long before they finally fell to a 97 point loss.

The Belles had trouble controlling the inside line right from the start, as Kola Loka went up nearly unopposed up the inside on them four times in a row on the bout's opening jam. That led to a 14-0 win over Shocka Conduit. Two jams later, a 15-0 for the Fury's Jackie Daniels staked the Fury to an early 33-0 lead after just five minutes.

The Fury lead got to 49-5 before the Belles got something going with the help of a three-jam stretch that saw Fury jammer Red Zeppelin skate three jams in a row due to repeated trips to the penalty box. While she cooled her wheels, a Deb Autry 10-0, Shocka Conduit 14-0 and Deb 2-0 moved the score to Fury 49, Belles 31 with just over 10 minutes left in the half. Once the Fury managed to keep a jammer on the track, though, they took control again, ending the half with a 75-39 lead.

Any comeback hopes for the Belles were squashed quickly in the second half as the Fury dropped 37 unanswered points -- including a 20-0 for Ska Face -- over the opening five jams to establish a 112-39 lead. The Fury was steady from that point on, finishing just short of a 100-point margin at Fury 162, Belles 65. -- Justice Feelgood Marshall

[Charm City Roller Girls] Speed Regime 179, Mobtown Mods 89 -- Charm City's home opener was originally scheduled for January 30th, but inclement weather would force CCRG to postpone that bout. This certainly didn't dissuade Baltimore's derby fans from attending CCRG's second try at a first bout; the Clarence "Du" Burns Arena in Baltimore saw approximately 1500 fans for the doubleheader.

In regular season play in 2009, Speed Regime went 1-2 and the Mods put up a 3-0 record, but the playoffs saw the two facing each other for a third place fight and Speed Regime took the win. 2010 would find the Mods were bringing three skaters new to CCRG: rookies Grose Misconduct, Gloria Stunem and HARD transfer Dosa Badazz. Speed Regime's new lineup includes four rookie skaters: Oh Scheydt!, TwiBite, Gidget Guttersnipe and Layne I. Hilator. This bout also marked a first for CCRG intraleague play: full 30 minute halves.

The bout began with two scoreless jams until TwiBite's jamming debut came out 9-0 in Regime's favor. From there, the Regime showed no signs of slowing and continued to increase their lead jam after jam. The score was 55-10 at about 15 minutes in before the Mods began to turn things around. With 20 seconds remaining in the half the Mods had narrowed it to 70-50, but that was as close as the bout got. A huge 14-0 jam from Allie B. Back ended the half at 84-50 Regime.

The remainder of the bout showed Speed Regime putting up lots of 4-0 jams and generally keeping the game under their control. They were even more dominant in the final 30 minutes, winning it 95-39 to end with a 179-89 win.

The Mods fielded eleven different jammers; Lady Quebeaum and Dosa Badazz were their high scorers with 29 and 16 points respectively. Regime fielded eight jammers; TwiBite's rookie showing was an impressive 49 points, backed up by 47 from Allie B. Back. MVPs were Judy Boom for the Mods and TwiBite for Speed Regime. As a trivia note, this was the first time in Mods history that they have lost a game with Joy Collision playing. Joy jammed only three times. -- N8

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[Charm City Roller Girls] Night Terrors 159, Junkyard Dolls 144 -- In a rematch of the 2009 CCRG championship bout, the Night Terrors and 2009 champion Junkyard Dolls traded the lead five times in a high-scoring shootout before the Terrors emerged with a dramatic win.

Junkyard Dolls got the first lead at 9-4 when Killer Kitten took advantage of a power jam, but several jams later the Night Terrors were ahead 16-13. The Dolls responded, however, with the combination of Holden Grudges and fan favorite Flo Shizzle, bringing them to a 39-20 lead at the 15-minute mark. The Terrors got as close as 5 points behind, but at the end of the first half Dolls were leading the Terrors 71-51.

The Night Terrors changed the tone in the second half, outscoring the Dolls 74-7 over 14 minutes, putting the Terrors up 120-78. The Dolls called a time out and then proceeded to score a 49-4 point swing, bringing the total score to Terrors 129, Dolls 127 with 8:30 left to play.

The score was 140-135 at the 3:45 mark when Killer Kitten came through with a big 9-0 jam to give the lead back to the Dolls. With 2:22 left to play, however, Rosie the Rioter matched up against the Dolls' Coach Ballbricker. Rosie got through first without lead, but Ballbricker got sent to the box. Rosie would make her regret the mistake with a huge 19-0 jam, bringing the score to 159-144 with only 0:22 left to play. The Terrors' Radar Love iced the win with a lead jammer call.

Unofficial Stats: Night Terrors fielded five jammers; Just Carol earned 40 unanswered points in four jams and Rosie the Rioter got 35 points. Minnie Piledriver pulled 34 points in 9 jams and earned the MVP. Dolls fielded six jammers; Killer Kitten earned 58 and her team's MVP while Holden Grudges supported with 42 points. Terror Mibbs Breakin' Ribs deserves recognition for regularly delivering outstanding defense throughout the bout. -- N8

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[North Star Roller Girls] Banger Sisters 67, Kilmore Girls 36 -- The Banger Sisters set the tone early in the bout, holding the Kilmore Girls scoreless for the first six jams, including a 13-point Jam 3 for Jawbreaker which gave them a strong 29-0 lead. A dominant lead jammer record helped the Banger Sisters control the scoring, nabbing lead jammer in 8 out of 13 jams. Scoring in just more than half of the remaining jams of the 1st period, the Kilmores were only able to bring their score up to 16 and still trailed the Banger Sisters by 20 points at the half.
 
The second half saw another strong jam from Banger Sisters' Jawbreaker with 15 points. The Kilmore Girls put up more points in the 2nd with a stronger 6 of 13 lead jams. They showed a more effective defense, mostly holding the Banger Sisters to small points (or none at all), but with another big jam from Jawbreaker (15 points) the Banger Sisters stayed ahead to take the win at 67 over 36.  The Banger Sisters remain undefeated and the Kilmore Girls fall to 0-4. -- Katarina Hit & MEDUSA

[North Star Roller Girls] Violent Femmes 63, Delta Delta Di 60 -- The Violent Femmes came out swinging with a 5-0 first jam, but the Delta Delta Di responded with their own 5-0, then a 10-0, and held the Femmes scoreless for four jams in a row to put up a solid 24-5 lead. The Femmes finally put up 4 more points in the 6th jam (and got lead jammer for the first time) but the Deltas followed with a 12-point jam from Naughty Kitty to keep a strong lead at 36-9. Small gains in scoring for both teams continued until a 10-0 jam from MEDUSA kept the Femmes in contention, leaving the halftime score at 43-32 Deltas.

The second period started off rough for both teams, but the Deltas kept their pack strong, making it difficult for the Femmes to score.  Halfway through the second period, the Femmes were within three points of the Deltas, but were not able to take the lead. 

The Deltas were up by eight going into the second to last jam of the night. Shiva Shank'n grabbed lead jammer from the Femmes, but shortly after went to the box, leaving MEDUSA to score five points on a grand slam before the refs called the jam due to some confusion over the call that sent Shiva to the box.  Both teams lined up again, this time with MEDUSA taking lead and scoring 6 more unanswered points while the Femmes' pack held back Shiva, ending the game 63-60, Femmes on top.  The Femmes are now 3-1 on the season and the Deltas are 1-3. -- Katarina Hit & MEDUSA