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The Battle of The Big Easy Rollergirls


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Published May 3, 2010 at 2:11 p.m.

In 2005 we took a little trip ... Scattered all across the country up the mighty Mississip ... We brought along our wheels and we packed up all our dreams ... And we beat that bitch Katrina and came back to New Orleans ... CHORUS: ... We formed our pack and the skaters kept a-comin’ ... There wasn’t nigh as many as there was a while ago ... We fired our jammer through and she began a-pumpin’ ... On down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico ... We strapped on our roller skates before the

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Gardas outplay Dolls for 3rd, 74-45


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Published April 28, 2010 at 4:24 p.m.

The MNRG Garda Belts took the game to the Dagger Dolls on April 3rd in a third-place bout that was rarely in doubt ... The Gardas has long had a strong presence in the pack, but the surprise in this bout was the coming-out party for Cassie Rolle and the resurgence of Angelfire as a jammer after years of injury and rehab ... With both sides of the Garda machine going, the women in green took the lead more than 75% of the time ... The Dolls had their surges of excellence, but the Gardas took the

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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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Would the Real Lop-her Please Stand Up (& Tap Out)


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Published March 22, 2010 at 9:25 a.m.

This morning I tweeted, partially in jest and partially in all honesty: "Another Monday, another identity crisis. Who will I be this week? Cindy Lop-her? Publishing Professional? Homebody? Future psych patient?" ... I was pretty bummed last Wednesday when I realized my 2-week conference stint in NYC and the time needed to make up massive amounts of work because of the NYC conferences had just barely precluded me from making my roller derby attendance for this month, resulting in my being benched

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MNRG Hometeam Bout 3 Preview


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Published March 5, 2010 at 4:49 p.m.

Before we start talking about these matches, a quick update from our ticket folks. Our non-Xcel/Roy/Ticketmaster outlets sold out as of Monday, but there are still plenty of tickets ... However, if you know that you're coming a little later for this bout, why not pick them up this week at the Roy Box Office (open 10-6pm) or through Ticketmaster? ... If you have tickets already, come early and get in line. While it's great that there are no bad seats in Minnesota's own House of Derby, the bout is

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BERG takes on Mississippi Rollergirls


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Published Feb. 25, 2010 at 11:36 a.m.
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The Big Easy Rollergirls take on The Mississippi Rollergirls this Saturday, February 27th at Harrison County Skate Park in Gulfport, MS located on 269 Debuys Road ... This is BERG's first bout of the year, and thus far Mississippi is undefeated this season. Which team will take home the goods after some Roller Derby Take-Out? ... The Big Easy Rollergirls ... The Mississippi Rollergirls ... The doors are at 6PM. The bout starts at 7PM ... Tickets are available at the door. Adults are $10 and kids

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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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How Roller Derby is Different from 2 years ago


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Published Feb. 10, 2010 at 1:22 a.m.
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Photo Credit: James Calder ... I had a couple of comments on an old post "How Roller Derby is Different from 3 months ago" which has finally gotten me to write a new post.  Let's call it "How Roller Derby is Different from 2 years ago." ... Roller Derby is A LOT different then it was when I first started.  At a practice a couple of weeks ago a new freshmeat skater asked me if it got any easier.  In retrospect I'm not actually sure what she was referring to, but my answer was that it gets

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Season 6, Bout 2 preview


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Published Feb. 5, 2010 at 10:14 a.m.

On Saturday, diehard Minnesota RollerGirls fans and newcomers alike will rush the doors of the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium to watch the next step in the evolution of derby in the Land of 10,000 Lakes ... Our first home bout rocked the derby world as the Rockits - reigning two-time champions - were laid low by the Atomic Bombshells. The Rockits must now win Saturday's bout - a repeat match of last year's season championship against the Garda Belts - to control their destiny. The Dagger Dolls

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First Bout Madness!


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Published Feb. 4, 2010 at 3:45 p.m.

Well, we stepped up our training, got better as skaters and decided it was time to have our first inaugural bout. Lets show off what we have, what we are gonna do and who we are!!!! We scouted locations and found one who were willing to let us skate on their wooden floor!!!!! They decided to take a chance and found to their pleasure that we didn't ruin their floors with our wheels and we repaid them with the biggest attendance they had ever had in their stadium and the biggest in our country

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