PORTLAND, OR -- Much like Denver's Friday-night loss to Rat City, their 5th place game with Bay Area was characterized by a raft of jammer penalties on both teams. This time, however, Denver was able to hang on for a very hard-fought and narrow 171-152 victory, managing to get a modicum of revenge for their 2010 elimination from Westerns at the hands of Bay Area.
PORTLAND, OR -- For the second time in 5 hours, 5W Bay Area dropped an enormous point total on an overmatched opponent in the consolation rounds of the West Region Playoffs.
PORTLAND, OR -- In perhaps the most anticipated bout of the first day of Western Regionals, the hometown, crowd-favorite Rose City took on BAD Girls with their respectable golden contingent. The crowd, which numbered in the thousands, was electric as these heavyweights battled to stay alive in the road to WFTDA Championships.
PORTLAND, OR -- After a disappointing loss in the quarterfinals to Rose City, 5W Bay Area found themselves in the consolation rounds to start off the Saturday action, and used the opportunity to take out some frustration on 10W Angel City in a 227-70 romp.
PORTLAND, OR -- 2W Rocky Mountain held 7W Sacred City to scoring on only 6 jams in the whole game -- 5 of them powerjams -- in a physically dominant 278-45 victory in the second quarterfinal match of the 2011 West Region playoffs.
The second straight week of the WFTDA regional playoffs begin on Friday in Portland, OR; Rose City hosts the Bridgetown Brawl. Games begin at 10:30am Pacific on Friday, September 23rd and conclude on Sunday with the championship at 5:30pm Pacific.
OAKLAND, CA -- This Friday, the Bay Area Derby Girls (#5 West WFTDA, #6 nationally via DNN) host one of the last major multi-bout events before the Regionals cycle begins, bringing Windy City (#1 North Central WFTDA, #10 DNN), Texas (#2 South Central WFTDA, #11 DNN) and Detroit (#2 North Central WFTDA, #13 DNN) to town to play.
