RALEIGH, NC -- The 2009 WFTDA regional tournament season kicks off this weekend in Raleigh, North Carolina with the Eastern Regional tournament hosted by the Carolina Rollergirls on the concrete of Dorton Arena.
FORT WAYNE, IN -- The Fort Wayne Derby Girls hosted their 2nd annual Fall Brawl tournament at the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum on Saturday, September 20, with a total of 15 teams in attendance. Eight teams competed in the WFTDA tournament, and in the end, the 6th-seeded team, #44 Arch Rival, would score back-to-back major upsets over #20 Cincinnati and #19 Grand Raggidy to claim the Fall Brawl championship.
In a disappointment for the crew from Virginia Beach, the Dominion Derby Girls, the lowest seed in the upcoming Eastern Regionals, has been forced by personnel issues to drop out. Dominion has always been one of the smallest successful WFTDA leagues roster-wise, managing to rise to #22 in the national rankings despite almost never being able to field a full 14-skater lineup.
VIRGINIA BEACH, VA -- #15 Madison looks to continue their recent upswing as they come down from the cold upper Midwest to get it on with the young Dominion posse from Virginia Beach.
