Posted by Hailey Hawkeye on 21st March 2008
BROKEN ARROW, OK — In a battle of two unranked WFTDA teams on Sunday, March 15th, Northwest Arkansas rolled into the Broken Arrow Roller Sports venue and did a number on the hosting Green Country Roller Girls, going up 91-35 by halftime and notching a solid victory, 139-62.
Green Country had handily won their last two bouts (209-17 over Central Arkansas and 117-45 over Oklahoma Victory Dolls), while Northwest Arkansas had taken a tough loss to 19th-ranked Dallas 104-29 before putting a hurt on Central Oklahoma, 145-41.
While the bout kicked off with a 4-3 jam for NWA’s Apache Rose over GCRG newcomer Aberition, it wasn’t long before NWA began to open up a large lead. NWARG’s Mellow Yellow proved herself a jammer to take note of with a 15 and 16 point jam later in the period, although GCRG’s Syko Path, normally a pivot, showed off her own skills with a 7 point jam. Penalties were heavy on both sides, and Green Country was clearly missing their star jammer Rosie the Wrecker, who had to sit out this bout sick with a virus, and at the end of the first half NWA was sitting on a 56 point lead at 91-35.
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Posted by Justice Feelgood Marshall on 14th February 2008
The mighty Moose Ondaluce brings us a heaping helping of Southern derby action from last weekend. First up, here’s the video recap from Dallas’ doubleheader with Northwest Arkansas, featuring interviews with Dallas announcer Meatpie, NWA announcer Bob Breckenridge, Killbillies captain Dimah Darling, Backwoods Betties captain Jesster Riot, Dallas captain Ali Gorey, and the top scoring jammers from all four teams — Anita Riot (Dallas), Mellow Yellow (Killbillies), Blonde Ice (Backwoods Betties), and Postal Penny (Death Row Rumblers.) Special extra guests include Texas superfan Phil Arnold of Roller Derby Is Sport, and some dorky, mumbling ref who has some derby website.
Dallas Derby Devils v. NW Arkansas Killbillies
Also, action from Sunday’s bout between Green Country and Central Arkansas, with Central Arkansas captain Krispy, Green Country captain Krankee Yankee, Central Arkansas top jammer Bruise Whisperer, and Green Country top jammer Rosie the Wrecker. Additionally, Green Country ref Hailey Hawkeye provides a quick primer on referee hand signals.
Green Country v. Central Arkansas
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Posted by Hailey Hawkeye on 13th February 2008
BROKEN ARROW, OK — On Sunday night, Central Arkansas Roller Derby (CARD) traveled to Broken Arrow Roller Sports to meet Oklahoma’s own Green Country Roller Girls competing for the win in the “Love Hurts” Bout. CARD was relatively new to the interleague bouting scene, with only two losses to the River Valley Roller Girls under their belts. WFTDA’s unranked Green Country has been around for a bit longer, and it showed in a lopsided final, as the home team cruised to victory, 209-17.
The huge margin didn’t seem to have too much of a negative effect on a pumped-up home crowd, though. Broken Arrow Roller Sports was packed with loyal GCRG fans — notably, star jammer Rosie the Wrecker had a hulk-esque cheering section matching her hulk-like face for the evening. Syko Path too had a cheering section complete with green wigs and ‘S-Y-K-O’ spelled out across their chests.
Green Country entered with Project Huckleberry leading the way. The tribal sound of the opening drum corps seemed to feed the crowds energy, but it’d be Green Country taking most of that energy. In the 20 jams before half-time, GCRG had already gone up 112 to 7. Bruise Whisperer from CARD was added as the jammer for more jams in the second period, and ended up as her team’s most effective jammer with 8 points in the end — though the night belonged to Rosie the Wrecker, who scored an incredible 123 points (including a 15 point jam and two 14 point jams) and picked up lead jammer status on 18 of 22 trips to the line.
This bout was covered by local station KOTV — check out their story and video here.
Green Country is back in action in just two weeks, set for a bout with the Oklahoma Victory Dolls on February 23 in Oklahoma City. Meanwhile, CARD takes a few months off before getting it on with Memphis in an away bout on June 7.
Posted in Bout Recaps, Central Arkansas Roller Derby, Derby in the Media, Green Country Roller Girls, Interleague Bouts | 2 Comments »
Posted by Justice Feelgood Marshall on 31st January 2008
DNN contributor and announcer-at-large Moose Ondaluce is back with some pre- and post-bout interviews from Tornado Alley’s most recent bout. This episode features Grimmhilda, Saracidal, Anomellie and Demon Doll from the victorious Valkyrie Vixens and Ivanna Hurtem, Frankie Facebreaker and GoldieKnox from Cell Block 9. Also watch for Coach Pain from the Central Oklahoma Roller Derby Association and announcers Ray the XXX-ican (Green Country) and Mel Gitsum (Tornado Alley), and rules nerds will want to take special notice of an appearance by Hard Ass Brass, guest reffing from Green Country, who explains a unique Tornado Alley interpretation of the split pack rule.
Tornado Alley Rollergirls - Mutiny on the Waters
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Posted by Justice Feelgood Marshall on 17th January 2008
DNN contributor Moose Ondaluce sends along some pre-and-post bout interviews from Omaha’s recent 103-82 victory over Green Country, featuring sit-downs with Green Country’s Elektra Violette and Rosie the Wrecker, Omaha’s Daisy Mayhem and Ima Firestarter, fellow announcers Senor Peligro and Ray the XXX-ican, and Green Country coach “Clean” Chuck Stillwell.
GCRG vs ORG WINTER MELTDOWN
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Posted by Justice Feelgood Marshall on 12th January 2008
In their second match as a member of WFTDA, Tulsa’s Green Country Roller Girls host a Sunday evening rematch against a regional rival, non-WFTDA Omaha.
When last these two teams faced each other in August of 2007, Omaha skated away with a significant 135-55 victory at home, and it was just part of an impressive year for Omaha — they went undefeated in 2007, also triumphing over Sioux Falls, North Star, Mid Iowa (twice) and Wichita’s ICT Rollergirls. Their last loss was way back in October of 2006, when they went down 186-97 to No Coast.
Green Country, on the other hand, had something of a rockier path through 2007, taking losses to Omaha, River Valley, Big Easy and also finishing 3rd of 5 in their Route 66 Rebellion tournament (behind NWA and Tornado Alley, and ahead of River Valley and ICT.) They did get a thrilling one-point comeback victory over ICT in their most recent bout, though, pulling out that win 87-86 in October — and will be looking to keep that momentum going for the new year.
UPDATE: Moose Ondaluce reports a barn-burner of a victory for visiting Omaha, 103-82.
Elektra Violette 1000 volts // Syko Path 50 cent // Krankee Yankee 5105 // Whiskey Birmingham 23 // Short Circuit Johnny 5 // Scarlet Devil 3Jacks 2 9’s // Rosie the Wrecker 66 sick // Frosty 2 Cold // Chef Lia Liminator 350 degrees // Lynard SkinHer Part 6 // Boots 36 //Payne 33
Ms. Big Stuff #26B // Daisy Mayhem #665 // Ima Firestarter #5′3″ // Helena Bangem Harder #585 // Mikillya #2 Midlife Crashes #39 ½ // Molly Massacre #mk80 // Scarlett O’ Scara #1939 // Bruiseberry Muffin #187 // Sharon Misery #101 // Crash Hartless #.38 // Vicious Vinny #1771 // Nic-Ragious #66H
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Posted by She Who Cannot Be Named on 21st November 2007
On Saturday, November 17th The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls traveled to Grand Prairie, Texas to take on the Dallas Derby Devils. These two teams were closely ranked in the current quarterly WFTDA rankings, with RMRG sitting at 19, while Dallas clocked in at 23. The last interleague challenge for the Dallas squad was an away loss to the Texas Rollergirls’ Hell Marys 92 to 50, while the RMRG Fight Club won big on the road against the Mad Rollin Dolls 131 to 98.
Defense was the name of the game, as both teams came off the benches swinging heavy. The biggest point differential in the half was early in the first period, where RMRG Fight Club took a mere 7-point lead at 12-5. The DDD All Stars would end the first 30 minutes on a high note, with a 1-point lead over RMRG, 38 to 37. A true barn-burner for the crowd, no doubt!
The second period saw some adjustments in defense to account for the dreaded effects of accrued penalties. The sin bin saw heavy traffic for both sides of this interleague challenge; rarely did either team have its full complement of blockers to work at full tilt. With the score tied at 41 at 26:30 in the second half, Dallas jammer Hot for Teacher was sent to the penalty box which allowed Rocky Mountain’s She Who Cannot Be Named to score 3 crucial grand slams, putting the RMRG into a strong lead over the DDD at 56-41. DDD did narrow the lead to 67-64 but were plagued with penalties, allowing the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls to be victorious: final score RMRG 89, DDD 73. Top jammers for Rocky Mountain were speedster Frida Beater with 47 pts, and She Who Cannot Be Named with 29. For Dallas, Anita Riot led her squad with 27 points, while Hot for Teacher contributed 18.
Both squads will be back in action soon, as Rocky Mountain Rollergirls 5280 Fight Club takes on Gotham Girls Roller Derby in Denver on December 1, while the Dallas Derby Devils’ All Stars take on the the #3 Texas Rollergirls’ Texecutioners Dec 8.
In the other match of the doubleheader, an ad-hoc Oklahoma Roller Derby Girls squad comprised of members of the Green Country Rollergirls of Tulsa and the Tornado Alley Rollergirls of Oklahoma City rolled to a 78-25 victory over Dallas’ newest home team, the Death Row Rumblers. The top scoring jammers for OKRD were Anomille with 40 and Short Circuit with 16, while the Death Row Rumblers were led by Strawberry Deathcake with 14 and Holy Tara with 6.
Additional reporting: Moose Ondaluce, Anne Shank
MORE COVERAGE: DNN contributor Moose Ondaluce covers the bout via podcast, interviewing RMRG’s Frieda Beater (who isn’t too shy about expressing her opinion of the reffing in her bout!), RMRG’s She Who Cannot Be Named, Death Row Rumblers’ coach Mother Goose, Death Row Rumblers’ star jammer Strawberry Deathcake, and OKRG’s Anomille. Phil Arnold also recaps the bout over at Roller Derby Is Sport.
Posted in Bout Recaps, Dallas Derby Devils, Green Country Roller Girls, Interleague Bouts, Interviews, Rocky Mountain Roller Girls, Tornado Alley Rollergirls, podcasts | 1 Comment »
