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DNN/RollerCon Holiday Auction Benefiting Tequila Mockingbird
RollerCon 2008 raised over 10k by raffling off a panoply of awesome donated goods to benefit severely injured skater Tequila Mockingbird. Only one problem: most prizes went unclaimed! DNN begins auctioning off the rest today.
Crazy Eights, Maiden Milwaukee Victorious in Brew City
In Brew City's first overtime bout, the Crazy Eights got two stellar late-bout explosions from jammer Cookie Ciano to tie the bout with 7 seconds left and win 75-72 in the OT jam, while Romaniac and Rejected Seoul led Maiden Milwaukee to a 78-64 win over the Shevil Knievels.
Flat-Track Stars Challenge L.A. Ri-Ettes in Banked Track Expo
Busta Armov previews another flat-on-banked assault, as Santa's Li'l Helpers, a pickup team of (mostly) flat track skaters, assembles to challenge the L.A. Derby Dolls' dominance on the banked track. Leadjammer Boutcast Saturday 7pm Pacific.
#2 Texas Shuts Down #9 Rose City, 133-60
A few big jams and a very solid defense led the Texas Rollergirls to a 133-60 victory over the Rose City Rollers Saturday night. Texas would shut out the team from Portland, Oregon in 21 out of 36 jams in Austin.
WFTDA Bout Preview: #13 Madison at #6 Carolina
Sunday's match at Carolina's Dorton Arena features a clash between a Nationals team and a team that got stopped one bout short of qualifying for Nationals at their regional tournament, as Madison hopes to take down a high-ranked rival in Carolina.
WFTDA Bout Preview: #9 Rose City at #2 Texas
The first top-ten matchup in WFTDA play since last month's Nationals goes down this Saturday in the birthplace of modern roller derby, as Portland's Rose City attempts to become only the second team to knock off ultimate veterans Texas in their home at Playland Skate Center.
DVD Review: Hell on Wheels
Excerpted from a forthcoming article in fiveonfive magazine, Hurt Reynolds reviews the DVD release of Hell on Wheels, a documentary chronicling the origins of modern roller derby in Austin, Texas at the start of the millennium.
European Derby Recap: Birmingham 81, Stuttgart Valley 75
In the first pan-European bout held in the UK, the Birmingham Blitz overcame a depleted roster and held off a late charge from Germany's Stuttgart Valley to take a narrow victory.
North Star Rolls Over #25 Naptown, 111-50
The non-WFTDA North Star Roller Girls of Minneapolis continue to raise their all-star profile, scoring their second November defeat of a WFTDA team with a convincing win over Indianapolis' Naptown.
#19 Minnesota Upsets #13 Madison, 89-87
Minnesota scores an upset against their longtime North Central rivals, coming back from a 26 point deficit at the intermission to get their first-ever win over the crew from Madison on the back of a thrilling, last-jam 11-0 comeback.