Houston Roller Derby

KANSAS CITY, MO -- When 5 seed Houston and 7 seed No Coast last met in the playoffs, Houston beat them by a factor of four to one -- 183-45 at the 2009 South Central tournament. No Coast has been slowly marching up the rankings since that time and came into this game in a much stronger position.

KANSAS CITY, MO -- After having an unexpectedly tough time against 10SC Omaha earlier in the day, 5SC Houston went up against 9SC Gold Coast and managed to stay just a few steps and a few jams ahead of their opponents to win 138-106. Houston's victory gives them a shot at maintaining their regional standing when they play for 5th place tomorrow.

KANSAS CITY, MO -- In a game that was all about lopsided powerjam wins on both sides, bottom seed Omaha rode a very impressive performance from jammer Anna Maniac to stay right with 5 seed Houston -- until the last 12 minutes of the game, when daisy-chained jammer penalties on Omaha resulted in a 72-8 run for Houston to end the game.

KANSAS CITY, MO -- 5SC Houston managed to erase almost all of a 62 point deficit against 4SC Atlanta and was as close as 5 points away with 5 minutes to play, but Atlanta hung on to deny Houston the upset in a 133-117 final.

The third straight weekend of the WFTDA regional playoffs begins on Friday in Kansas City, MO, as the Kansas City Roller Warriors host the Show Me Der-B-Q. Games begin at 10am Central on Friday, September 30th and conclude on Sunday with the championship at 6:30pm Central.

HOUSTON, TX -- Houston Roller Derby’s HaRD Knocks Hosted Montreal’s New Skids on the Block in a nail biter on Saturday. Every jam was packed with heavy defense and determined offense in what was a very evenly matched bout, but in the end Montreal pulled it out in a 126-121 final.