Ohio Roller Girls

BALLWIN, MO--Mere hours after the 139th Kentucky Derby had concluded Saturday, Arch Rival (#25 DNN/WFTDA 13) made its own derby dash at Midwest Sport Hockey and went to the winner's circle in a 179-108 victory over Ohio (#19 DNN/WFTDA 23). St.

Now we're cooking. May saw a couple of upsets, but most of what we learned came from the closeness of games that went the right way.

BALTIMORE, MD--After vanquishing River City 278-68 the night before, the #20 Ohio Roller Girls traveled up I95 to Baltimore to face the #15 Charm City Roller Girls All Stars. Unfortunately for the ladies from the Buckeye State, CCRG won the day 232-132.

Last Weekend After a few hectic weekends of WFTDA action, the last weekend in March provided some respite. Montreal’s visit to--and near upset of--Windy City was the weekend’s biggest bout, but it looks unlikely to have a major impact on the rankings.

There's a lot more action in the Power Rankings this month as teams start to kick off their seasons in earnest. We’ve got our first ranking debut of the year, and another team returning after a lengthy absence. Want to skip the reasoning and jump straight to rankings? Go on then.

DETROIT, MI -- In a battle within the North Central’s top five, it was the Detroit Derby Girls (#18 DNN) who showed they were still contenders within the region as they defeated the visiting Ohio Roller Girls (#24 DNN) 159-129 on Saturday night. Both teams looked primed and ready to kick off their 2013 seasons even before the 2012 Championships, Grits and Glory, have been played.      

NIAGARA FALLS, NY -- One day after being completely dominated by Minnesota in a 283-86 semifinal, 3NC Naptown turned it completely around to snuff out 5NC Ohio's hopes of being a surprise qualifier for WFTDA Championships. Ohio scored almost all of their points either on power jam or by Naptown's choice in a 222-86 blowout that wasn't as close as the final score implied.