NEW YORK WINS

Here's the final score of the finals of the eastern regionals:

Gotham Girls Roller Derby - 134, Windy City Rollers - 69

Dairyland Dolls captain and WFTDA national president Crackerjack awarded
to trophy to the Gotham Girls. That was bitter-sweet.

Cinderella Wind City

From seemingly out of nowhere, the Windy City Rollergirls have advanced to the WFTDA eastern finals with a 104-55 victory over Raleigh’s Carolina Rollergirls. Playing evenly for the first period, Windy City turned up their stellar defense to hold Carolina scoreless for twelve-minute stretches in both of the last two periods. Carolina felt Madison’s pain and frustration at not being able to get their jammers through, while Windy City matched their defense with aggressive jamming.

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Upsets continue three for three.

In a contest between two closely seeded teams, the #4 Philly Liberty Bells and #5 Gotham Roller Girls, it was Gotham rolling away to a 136-81 victory. New York’s win marked the third upset of the day of a favored team. Although the bout was settled by the end of the second period, Philly never quit giving it their all. Suzy Hotrod lead the Gotham scoring barrage, while Mo Pain and Teflon Donna lead the Philadelpia scorers.

Carolina bucks the trend.

The Carolina Rollergirl Allstars, the tournament’s number three seed, safely avoided the fate of the other top seeds and advanced to a semi-final bout against Windy City with a 96-5 victory over Providence’s Rhode Island Riveters. The teams had met twice before, with Carolina the winner both times. While the bout started slowly, Carolina found it’s stride half way through the first period, and never looked back. Like Windy City, their defense was solid, and their jammers fast.
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Princess America shined for Carolina as she skated nearly every other jam. With victory in hand, her smile matched her play as she blew kisses to the many Carolina fans.

Providence proved an able opponent for Carolina, continuing the tournament’s revelation that the quality of play has risen all around. DaSilva Bullet, whose toughness after a hard hit on Friday gained everyone’s respect, proved she was a scorer as well by consistently capturing the lead and nailing two grand slams against the tough Carolina defense.

In a spontaneous display of energy and sisterhood, DJ Moxy had the girls whose day was done dancing in the bleachers and on the floor during the intermissions. The girls had to let the game interrupt the dance party, which they soon moved downtown.

It's still sinking in...

The Heartland Havoc final four will go to Finals in Austin. The Dairyland Dolls
will stay home. Or, if they go, they'll watch from the sidelines.

In today's semi-finals, it's Windy City v Carolina and Gotham v Detroit.

Dairyland Dolls fall to Chicago

In a stunning upset, Madison’s Dairyland Dolls lost to the Windy City Rollers in their round two game. That brought down the curtain on their inter-league season. They won’t be competing in the National Championships in Austin in September. The final score: Windy City, 94; Dolls, 63.

The DDs came into the tournament ranked number one. Chicago was ranked number 7. But something has been going on south of the state line, and this was a whole new Windy City Team. With a new rock-solid defensive strategy, Chicago dominated the front of the pack on jam after jam. The Dolls blockers tried, but failed to break up the formation. Dolls jammers could not penetrate. Frustration lead to multiple penalties. Windy City did the most damage in jams when the Dolls jammer was cooling her wheels on the bench.

Nevertheless, the Dolls played hard and well, with standout performances by skaters who taught the victorious Chicago girls a lot of the moves they used to defeat the Dolls this afternoon.

The Dolls lost it in period two. At the beginning of that period, Chicago trailed by one point, 32 to 31. But in period 2, the Dolls scored only seven points, while Chicago scored 31. Madison continued to lag by about 30 points until the final whistle.

The Dolls, stunned and sad, hugged each other, fans, and Windy City Roller skaters. Then they headed off to the showers to get pretty, anticipating spending the rest of the weekend watching the remaining competitors and going to the after parties.

“I want a waffle with ice cream,” yelled one Doll who’s been following training rules. “And a beer,” cried out another.

But Dolly Pardon Me drifted off, musing, “I just wanted to skate more than once.”

Minnesota v Detroit.

In the second upset game of the afternoon, Detroit overpowered the Minnesota Roller Girls. Minnesota has a reputation for taking a lot of penalties, and that was the case again today. Detroit, one of the newer teams in the east, displayed smooth moves, great strategy and nimble skating, ending the afternoon with a surprise 99 to 77 victory.

Windy City set the bar in the game against Madison. Now all the lower ranked teams know they, too, have a chance to take all the marbles.

Yahoo!!

The Dairyland Dolls take the track against Windy City in just 50 minutes. But who's counting?

HI FROM THE HAVOC from Persecutor Mike and Crackerjack

Round Two Starts Saturday at 1 p.m. EST

Our host league, Ohio Roller Girls, lost tonight to the Rhode Island Riveters out of Providence. Both teams played hard, and the final score of 126 to 95 doesn’t reflect how closely matched these teams were. An enthusiastic band of Ohio fans came out for what everyone in Columbus knew could be bottom-seeded Ohio’s only appearance at this tournament. The action – intense. The penalties – frequent and controversial. The time had by all – very good.

Saturday, your DDs face the Windy City Rollers at 1 p.m. The Dolls last played Chicago at the first Dust Devil. That bout was a shut out – Windy City did not score a single point. But the Chicago team has learned a thing or two since then, and this bout could be a heart-stopper.

Other match-ups for Round Two:

Providence v. Carolina Roller Girls (first round bye)

Philly Rollergirls (first round bye) v. Gotham Roller Girls

Detroit v. Minnesota RollerGirls (first found bye)

Let the Havoc Begin!

The Dairyland Dolls rolled into Columbus Thursday, ready to prove they are the best in the east at Heartland Havoc, the eastern regional Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby tournament.

The stakes are high. Twelve teams compete here for four slots at the national championships in Austin the last weekend in September.

The action started Friday afternoon with a match-up between Chicago’s Windy City Rollers and the Atlanta Rollergirls. Windy City won 106 to 77 (Top-seeded Madison received a bye in the first round of competition.)

“Atlanta ran Windy City ragged in a great bout,” said Dairyland Dolls captain Crackerjack. “I’m happy to know that the Chicago girls will be real tired when we meet up with them tomorrow.”

The Dolls face off against Chicago in the first bout of the day Saturday.

In the second bout, Detroit turned around a 20-point deficit in the third 20-minute period. Regular play ended with a 95-95 tie. In the two-minute tie-breaker period, Detroit pulled ahead to win 103 to 99.

The Grand Raggidy Roller Girls (Michigan), a recently formed, but up-and-coming league, got overwhelmed by the more experienced New York Gotham Girls and lost 206 to 47. But Grand Rapids is a league to watch. They fought hard, never gave up and showed they have great potential for the seasons to come.

In one more bout to come tonight, host league Ohio takes on Providence. Watch for the outcome next time we find an unprotected wireless server.

Sparked for Eastern Regionals

Mad Rollin’ Dolls’ all-star travel team, the Dairyland Dolls, pack up their pads and fish net stockings and roll east to compete in the first WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament, the Heartland Havoc, Aug. 17-20 in Columbus, Ohio,

The Madison team holds the top seed in the eastern region of Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) and expects to be among the four elite eastern teams to compete in the National Championships in Austin, Tex., Sept. 29-30.

“The Dairyland Dolls are jazzed to play the best of the Eastern region in Columbus,” says team captain, Crackerjack. “We’re ready to defend our #1 standing. They’ll be eating our dust.”

The Dairyland Dolls roster for Heartland Havoc includes the fastest jammers and hardest-hitting blockers from all four Mad Rollin’ Dolls home teams. Dolls have been prepping for regionals with extra drills and conditioning and two summer season inter-league bouts. They defeated the Hotrod Honeys, Austin’s top-ranked team in June, but stumbled in a July dust-up with the Tucson Saddletramps.

The Dolls expect their most rabid fans to pack up their cowbells and make the road trip to Columbus.

We're bloggin' live from Heartland Havoc!!

Your Dairyland Dolls compete in "Heartland Havoc," the WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament, Aug 17 - 19 in Columbus, Ohio. Watch this space, Derby Fans, for regular updates LIVE from Columbus all weekend!
The Dolls, ranked Number One in the East, take on the other seven best teams east of the Mississippi for a chance to compete at the Nationals in Austin in September. You want to be there! But if you can't make it, you can at least read about it as it happens.

Dolls skating on Saturday

Announcing Dairyland Dolls skating on Saturday against Tucson.
Back Doris, Vanna Whitetrash, Betty Bloodlust, Mack the Knife, Harlot Bronte, Anya Knees, Tatum Tantrum, Jewels of DeNile, Mouse, Chop Suzzy, Dutch Oven, Crackerjack, Sour Kraut, Ilsa von Blutsterne.

Dairyland Dolls vs. Tucson Saddletramps

Doors open at 6:30 on Saturday, July 14. Action starts at 7:00.
At Fast Forward Skate Center, 4649 Verona Rd, Madison
Tickets
$10 in advance, $12 at the door

Tickets on sale at the following outlets:
Fast Forward Skate Center
Freedom/Knuckleheads
Capitol City Tattoo
Cha Cha Beauty + Barber
High Noon Saloon
Lakeside Press
and Online
Online ticket sales are charged a $1 handling fee.
Online tix are picked up at Will Call on the day of the Bout.

MRD loves to give back to the community, and a portion of the evening’s proceeds will go to the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

Afterparty
At the Badger Bowl - 506 East Badger Road
featuring:
Mike Gunther and his Restless Souls
.357 String Band
Cornfed Dames
Free with ticket stub, $5 without.

Hot Rod Honeys

Derby Car Wash This Saturday