Posted by Justice Feelgood Marshall on 9th May 2008
Orange County’s OC Rollergirls will be hosting a major event this weekend in sunny Corona, California — 5 WFTDA leagues competing in a total of 8 games over two days in the second annual Roll for A Cure breast cancer benefit.
The results of these games will no doubt be of particular interest to derby fans, as the #10, #11 and #12 ranked teams in the nation will all be battling it out with each other (that’s Bay Area, Portland and Minnesota, respectively) in bouts that will surely shed some light on their relative abilities. 24th-ranked Houston and hosting, as-yet-unranked OC will also get in on the action.
Saturday’s marquee bout is probably the 3:30pm opener of 11th-ranked Rose City vs. 12th-ranked Minnesota — neither team has played an all-star bout this calendar year but both bring a lot of history and talent to the floor. Rose City rolled over Charm City, 126-37, in November 2007, while Minnesota lost a nailbiter to the same Charm City, 73-69, a month later in December. However, Minnesota had split their all-star squad for a doubleheader that night, with the other half of their players going up against Arizona, while Rose City had gone with their top 14, so it’s debatable as to how much the Charm City results can illuminate the possible outcome of this match.
Two major high-level bouts will take place on Sunday, as 10th-ranked Bay Area goes up against Rose City at noon and then battles Minnesota at 3:45. Bay Area rolled easily through April’s “Big One” unofficial California State Championship against less experienced competition, but the last time they took on a team close to them in the rankings, they just barely fell short in a 62-56 loss to 9th-ranked Philly (that bout took place in November.) Bay Area will surely be looking at Sunday as a chance to prove themselves again, although Rose City and Minnesota will also surely be looking at Sunday as a chance to break into WFTDA’s top ten.
As an added bonus, AZRD’s Ivanna S. Pankin brings the current roster of Team Awesome, her all-derby all-star team, out for halftime and between-bout scrimmages against brave members of Angel City, San Diego and Orange County.
Full schedule and rosters below the jump:
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Posted by Southbayfan on 6th April 2008
DAVIS, CA — After the first day’s round-robin mini-bout action at The Big One tournament, it’ll be the top four seeds Bay Area, Angel City, Sacred City and Central Coast advancing to Sunday’s full-length semifinals. Sunday’s action will kick off at 8:30am with a 60 minute bout between Angel City and Sacred City, followed by Bay Area vs. Central Coast; there will then be a consolation bout for the two losing teams before the championship match.
Highlights of the opening day’s action included a thrilling last-jam comeback win by Angel City over Sac City — Angel City’s Estro Jen jammed to a full-length 9-1 win to lift her team to a 39-38 victory — and a surprise upset from 7th seeded Bakersfield over 5th seeded Sac City, with Bakersfield winning 20-17. Full round robin standings:
Group 1
Bay Area 3-0 // Angel City 2-1 // Bakersfield 1-2 // Sac City 0-3
Group 2
Sacred City 3-0 // Central Coast 2-1 // Orange County 1-2 //Port City 0-3
Mini-recaps of the whole day’s action after the jump:
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Posted by Southbayfan on 4th April 2008
There’s a epic confrontation brewing on the West Coast this weekend as eight California leagues descend on Davis, CA’s Davis Indoor Sports Center for a two-day tournament. Hosted by Sac City Rollers and Bay Area Derby Girls, The Big One will feature the Sac City Rollers, Bay Area Derby Girls, Sacred City Derby Girls, Angel City Derby Girls, Bakersfield Rollergirls, Central Coast Roller Derby, Orange County Roller Girls and the Port City Roller Girls.
The lineup features four WFTDA teams (9th-ranked Bay Area along with unranked Angel City, Sacred City and Orange County), and is being billed as the first annual California Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby Championship — which brings up the question of whether next year’s will be called “The Big One 2,” but that’s another story.
Saturday’s action consists of two groups of four teams, each playing a round robin of 20 minute mini-bouts. The top two teams from each group will go on to the second day. On the second day, the four finalists will play four full length games with a half hour break between games: two semi-final bouts and a 3rd place game followed by the Championship game.
The action on Saturday goes from noon to 8pm, while Sunday’s bouts take place from 8:30am (!!!) to 5pm.
Notable transfers into California leagues include Pia Mess (formerly of Rat City) skating for the Bay Area Derby Girls and Venis Envy (formerly of the banked-track Lonestar Rollergirls) skating for the Angel City Derby Girls. [Check out ViaDerby's recent interview with Venis Envy.]
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