Derby News

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.postContainer padding:8px 0 8px 0; .postInfo color:#666; margin-left:20px; font-size:10px; .postText margin-left:20px; Note: The following is an exact transcript of the live blog posted for this bout during the 2007 WFTDA Eastern Region Tournament, aka Heartland Havoc. Click on "Read More" for the full post.

Heartland Havoc: Day Three Windy City Surprises Carolina, 104-55 Gotham Stops Detroit, 157-56 Carolina Holds Off Detroit for Third Place, 94-84 Gotham Defeats Windy City In Championship Game, 134-71 (t7) Windy City 104, (t3) Carolina 55 Windy City scored their second major upset in a row in Sunday's first semifinal game, completely controlling a very skilled Carolina team throughout the second two periods to gain a surprise berth in the Heartland Havoc championship.

Heartland Havoc: Day One Windy City Blows Past Atlanta, 106 - 77 Detroit Edges Boston in Overtime Thriller, 104 - 99 Powerhouse Gotham Boots Grand Raggidy, 206 - 47 Providence Expels Host Ohio, 126 - 99 --------------------

Several leagues have formed up across the pond and the London Rollergirls are finally ready to take it live. First official bout: "The Great Rock n' Rollerderby Swindle". Good luck, ladies, and congrats on getting it up. Another new UK league, the Birmingham Blitz Derby Dames will debut in October.

From today's Houston Roller Derby newsletter: Congratulations to our very own Flame & Rage for bringing home A GOLD MEDAL from the 2007 USA Roller Sports Indoor Speed Skating National Championships! The Bayou City Boss and star jammer, accompanied by her coach Madame M of the Machete Betties and the rest of the Dairy Ashford Speed Team, took first place in the Women's Quad Master's 300, 700, and 1000 meter races of the USA Rollersports Speed Skating National Competition last month in Omaha, Nebraska. "The Quickness," as her team captain Death By Chocolate has dubbed her, has put Houston on the speed skating map in her very first attempt at a national competition.

The Colonel (announcer for Houston Roller Derby) has this amusingly low-fi podcast dispatch from the Texas Rollergirls' championship bout. Highlights include the betrothal of Jim "Kool-Aid" Jones, the retirement of announcer extraordinaire Whiskey L'Amour, and a controversial star drop that may have kept the Hotrod Honeys from closing the narrow gap on the Hell Marys. Update: Read on for Gnosis' [non-authoritative] analysis of the controversy.

Today Show reporter Natalie Morales joins the Charm City Roller Girls for a few jams and the Gotham Girls skate around in the rain trying to knock Hambone over. Who could ask for more? Watch the whole thing here.

Five-day event will feature training workshops, flat-track derby scrimmages and huge parties. Las Vegas, NV - July 12, 2007 - August 8th through August 12th, RollerCon '07 will once again have the Las Vegas Strip spinning when an estimated 2500 skaters, fans and family of grassroots roller derby leagues whirl in to town to celebrate and share their favorite sport! In 2006, skaters traveled from every corner of the continental United States and Canada to attend the convention, but this year’s attendees span the globe, including skaters from leagues in England, Scotland, Germany, New Zealand, and Australia. They’ll come together for 5 days of non-stop action, workshops, meetings, concerts, competitions and demonstrations – all for the love of roller derby! Read on for more...

For you derby historians out there, here's today's second article about an old-school derby star. Little Georgie Copeland, the first African-American to play derby and probably the youngest jammer to ever skate professionally, skated in the 50s for the L.A. Braves and the L.A Thunderbirds. Like another article posted earlier today, the piece seems oblivious to modern derby. "George Copeland might be older and might be heavier, but he still retains the charismatic persona that once made him such a popular figure in a sport that sadly has disappeared."