Rat City Breaks Modern Attendance Record

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Published June 7, 2010 at 3:52 p.m.

At the league's season championship bout Saturday, Seattle's Rat City Rollergirls set a new modern roller derby attendance record, maxing out the lower bowl of KeyArena with 6885 tickets sold and over 6000 people in attendance ...

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Preview for Hometeam Championship 2010 (part 2)

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Published March 31, 2010 at 9:42 a.m.

We explored the ins and outs of the April 3rd MNRG season championship in the previous article ... Now our attention turns to the Garda Belts and the Dagger Dolls, who will fight it out for third place ... In 2009, I wrote that the Dagger Dolls were in the midst of a pregnant pause. That pause has now lengthened into a multi-year slump that has puzzled players, refs, and fans alike ... Candi Pain and Sweet Justice, co-captains of the Dollys, selected fast, eager jammers to fill the holes left by

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Preview for Hometeam Championship 2010 (part 1)

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Published March 26, 2010 at 10:44 a.m.

The Minnesota RollerGirls conclude their sixth historic season at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium on April 3, 2010. Like every other bout this season, we will bring you two matches of intense, edge-of-the-seat action ... but our season's end is special. Our top two home teams will play for the opportunity to raise the Golden Skate - our championship trophy - on the track of the Roy. Our other two teams will compete for the honor of third place ... The language of sport is hyperbole. We

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MNRG Finals outlook 2010: by the numbers

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Published Feb. 24, 2010 at 11:17 a.m.

Two bouts remain in the Minnesota RollerGirls season ... The results from March's bout will determine who will compete to raise the coveted Golden Skate (currently held by back-to-back winners, the Rockits) and who will play for third ... Right now, no team has confirmed their berth in the season championships ... though two teams definitely have the edge right now ... For those unaware, the MNRG send the top two teams forward to the finals ... In the case of a tie in W-L, the team with the top

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WFTDA Releases 4th Quarter 2009 Rankings

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Published Jan. 25, 2010 at 2:12 p.m.

The Women's Flat Track Derby Association today released the first official regional rankings since the third quarter 2009 release in October. These rankings reflect the results of bouts played from October 2009 to December 2009 -- including, of course, those played during November 2009's WFTDA championship tournament ...

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Home Season Six preview: Atomic Bombshells and Rockits

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Published Jan. 2, 2010 at 3:13 p.m.

In the first preview of the upcoming home season, we asked the captains of the Dagger Dolls and the Garda Belts about their teams ... We now turn attention to the other bout on January 2nd ... Rockits versus the Atomic Bombshells ... Atomic Bombshells: ... Captain: Mitzi Massacre #3 ... Co-captain: Misfit Maiden #313 ... Last won the Golden Skate: 2007 ... Colors: orange and lime green ... We asked each team a set of questions; here is what Mitzi Massacre wrote: ... Q How would you explain your

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Home Season Six preview: Dagger Dolls and Garda Belts

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Published Jan. 2, 2010 at 3:08 p.m.

The handmade capes, the Robber outfits, the Supervillain shirts that were tragically not for sale ... they're all gone. League mixers are the past and on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010, the Minnesota RollerGirls begin the home season. The road to the Golden Skate has been cleared, and every team awaits the first whistle on Saturday night. In this and the following preview, we will reintroduce you to the four teams of the MNRG and we'll look ahead to the upcoming home season ... Dagger Dolls: ...

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Team SeXY Challenges Team Awesome in Banked Action

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Published Dec. 17, 2009 at 4:17 p.m.

SAN DIEGO, CA -- With the tournament and championship seasons finally behind us, and everyone already having their share of discussions on whether or not new WFTDA champions Oly Rollers are changing the face of roller derby, it’s time to get back to some old-school loosely-organized roller derby to close out 2009's action ...

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LADD Tough Cookies Take CA Banked Title

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Published Dec. 10, 2009 at 12:09 p.m.

LOS ANGELES, CA - The LA Derby Dolls Tough Cookies led the San Diego Derby Dolls Swarm from the first whistle and through most of the game to take the first co-league Derby Dolls Championship, 107-91 ... Video of this game can be viewed on the Derby Dolls justin.tv channel ...

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LADD Tough Cookies, SDDD Swarm Face Off for Derby Dolls Title

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Published Dec. 4, 2009 at 12:52 a.m.

LOS ANGELES, CA -- This Saturday Dec. 5, 2009 the Los Angeles Derby Dolls’ Doll Factory will be buzzing with excitement as the undefeated Swarm of the San Diego Derby Dolls battle the reigning champions Tough Cookies in the 2009 Derby Dolls Championship game ...

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