Derby News

A rare non-tourney appearance by Rat City's all-star team provides an opportunity for Seattle and Portland to tune up their tournament rosters -- and maybe score some regional bragging rights in the process.

#9 Detroit has a chance to claim the longest current winning streak in WFTDA play -- but to do it, they will have to knock off their toughest opponent in a year on their home turf, #5 Texas.

A mile-high inter-regional clash between increasingly imposing #7 Windy City and rock-steady #12 Rocky Mountain on Saturday promises to shed considerable light on where both teams stand going into their respective regional tournaments in early October.

A non-WFTDA matchup finds the crew from Kalamazoo continuing to post impressive victories, this one happening in the first international flat-track derby match in Michigan as Hamilton, Ontario's Hammer City comes to visit.

Personnel issues cause the #12 seed in Eastern Regionals to drop out of next month's tournament, opening up a space for Providence to make the trip to Madison.

Recent WFTDA additions Burning River get a trial by fire in taking on their highest-ranked competition to date, while Madison warms up for their upcoming bout with #5 Texas.

#13 Tucson tries to turn around a lengthy series of losses this Saturday night, but they'll have to stop one of the most imposing teams in derby, #2 Gotham, to do it.

In a non-WFTDA interleague bout, a big early start from Bloomington, Indiana's Bleeding Heartland crew allows them to score revenge in a rematch with their Midwestern rivals from Columbia, Missouri.

The very newest kids on the WFTDA block, unranked West Texas, announce their presence with an impressive 70-point win over one of the founding WFTDA leagues, Assassination City.

The Rolling Pin-Ups conclude a tough season on a up note, finally getting their first win of 2008 in the third-place bout to consign the Cleveland Steamers to last place.

In Burning River's local title match, the Hellbombers complete a perfect 5-0 season and repeat as league champs, protecting a big first-half lead to defeat the Hard Knockers.

In a particularly high-speed, high-energy contest, the Carolina B-team runs into serious first-half trouble navigating the Baltimore defense, leading to a long scoring drought that lets Baltimore pick up a big win.

Virginia Beach's Dominion Derby Girls try to protect their home turf against a Madison team that is proving very dangerous in 2008.

The Baltimore killer bees test their style against a tough crew of irregulars from Carolina in Charm City's first interleague bout at DuBurns Arena.

The ladies from St. Louis travel up to Nebraska to get their first WFTDA-ranked win in a ranking upset, leading for all but one jam against Lincoln's No Coast.