Houston Roller Derby

More reflections from the Battle Royale

I've already written about the fantastic job Houston Roller Derby did hosting this year's WFTDA West Regional Tournament, particularly in the immediate wake of Hurricane Ike.  Above and beyond that, though, this was a really damned good weekend of derby.  Here's my takeaway:

Houston Roller Derby - best tournament managers EVER

Wow.  I cannot say enough good things about the administration of the Battle Royale.  I've been to a whole bunch of WFTDA tournaments:  every regional and national, both ECE's, the Bumberbout, and except for Dust Devil 06 I was part of the staff for every one of them.  I've never once seen a tournament stay on time.  Sometimes close, but never completely on.

DNN coverage of the 2008 WFTDA Tournaments is made possible through the generous support of Broken Cherry custom apparel and design services.

Preliminary round. Winner faces (3w) Texas Rollergirls in the quarterfinals. Bout preview.
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Rocky Mountain, a team known primarily for impressive endurance of their jammers and their very physical yet still savvy pack play, had an impressive moment by losing to Windy City by 39 points in early September. Normally, a 39 point loss is not something that would be a cause for celebration, but they managed to be the only team not utterly dominated by WCR in WCR's last four outings. The most highly ranked team Houston has ever taken down was a (then) #21-ranked Dallas back in September 2007; this year, their biggest victim was Northwest Arkansas at #35, so they'll be looking for a huge upset against Rocky Mountain here.

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Western Regional Preview: Opening Bouts

Previews and rosters for Friday's opening round bouts at the 2008 Western Regionals.

The best derby you will see this year...

... begins this weekend in Texas, as Houston Roller Derby and their home city shrug off the after-effects of Hurricane Ike and prepare to welcome 12 contenders for the Battle Royale WFTDA West Regional Tournament, and DNN will be there.

#32 Angel City Invades the Lone Star State

Is Texas any place for girls from LA? #32 Angel City will find out when they travel east for a Saturday bout with #24 Houston and a Sunday showdown with #21 Dallas.

#13 Charm City Wallops #24 Houston, 214-62

In a bout that was all about power plays, #13 Charm City steamrolled #24 Houston on Saturday afternoon, taking advantage of early Houston penalties to explode to a big early lead and then consistently putting up lopsided shutout jams to break the scoreboard on the Texans.

East Coast Extravaganza Preview: Sunday

What, you didn't get enough derby on Saturday? Well, you're in luck, as Philly and 18 other leagues bring you another full day of face-rocking flat-track action straight outta lovely Feasterville, PA. DNN gives you the rundown of Day Two's WFTDA action.

East Coast Extravaganza Preview: Saturday

10 WFTDA bouts, 280 rollergirls and 600 minutes of derby. DNN helps you make a little sense of the heaping helping of derby on the docket on ECE's opening day.
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