PORTLAND, OR -- 10W Angel City managed to increase their final standing by one in the 9th place game of the West Region playoffs, pulling away from 9W Tucson in the second half to solidly win, 211-139. Angel City's Ghetto Fabu-Lez had a huge game, putting up 131 points on some lopsided powerjams.
PORTLAND, OR - When a team is upset like 3W Denver was by 6W Rat City Friday night, ending their chance at going to the WFTDA Championship, they are generally looking for an outlet for their sour emotions and for a chance at redemption. Bay Area did something similar to Angel City and Jet City; unfortunately for Tucson, this bout proved to serve these purposes for Denver.
PORTLAND, OR - When a team is upset like 3W Denver was by 6W Rat City Friday night, ending their chance at going to the WFTDA Championship, they are generally looking for an outlet for their sour emotions and for a chance at redemption. Bay Area did something similar to Angel City and Jet City; unfortunately for Tucson, this bout proved to serve these purposes for Denver.
PORTLAND, OR -- One of the biggest clichés in sports writing is to refer to a game as “a tale of two halves.” That being said, the opening bout of the Western Regional tournament was a tale of two halves. Jet City dominated the first thirty minutes, and Tucson woke up and made a game of it in the second half, but Tucson’s first-half hole was too deep for them to escape a 168-100 loss.
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.
TUCSON, AZ – The Arizona State Conference Championships will be held this Saturday, May 7, at the Tucson Convention Center. Being the first state conference in the modern derby era, four leagues consisting of 8 home teams have battled for the top seed with the inaugural bout being played September 25, 2010.
TUCSON, AZ -- The grandmommy of them all returns to Tucson this weekend as the fourth iteration of the venerable Dust Devil tournament goes off on Saturday and Sunday. Headlined by top seeds Carolina and Tucson, the results of this weekend's action will go a long way towards determining the bottom seeds in the fall's West Region tournament.
ST. PAUL, MN -- Joining the Twin Cities Terrors for a double-header at the Terrors' home stomping ground in St. Paul, Minneapolis' North Star Supernovas came from behind to beat the Tucson Saddletramps 105 - 96 in WFTDA-sanctioned action on Friday, February 4.
