So Trash N Smash and Georgia W Tush along with Bon-Bon Scott of MTLRD were at the TORD Championship bout in Toronto this past weekend. Aside from the most important tale of a small, quiet Bon-Bon being a surprising tough-ass trooper with a massive hangover on the ride home - (and at Sunday practice!)... the tales told were of a bad start for the Chicks Ahoy, and then a better second two periods when they rallied to try and come back... but alas, Gore Gore ran away with this one and celebrate being the 2007 Champions of TORD. Congrats to Gore Gore!

If you are an MTLRD fan, you'll remember in February 2007, Les Contrabanditas played their first at home bout against Gore Gore in exhibition play with a nail-biter of a close game that ended with the 'Ditas winning 91-89, and there is a rumour of a possible rematch coming this season

There's some awesome photos posted on the TORD Championship game...

In other, closer to my heart news, I'm headed on the road (or should I say I'm leaving on a jet plane?) tomorrow morning to head to North Carolina, my hometown, and a full schedule. No worries, Derby Luvvers, I'm sure Georgia will be posting, and I promise you tales from the airports and lots of updates on the way home after skating with the BRRG!.

Labels: bouts, championships, news, Travel

I can't believe US Thanksgiving is just a week away - less than that actually... I'll be heading south for the event, but I'll go into that in a bit. First off, just let me say that Roller Derby seasons everywhere winding down, while others, like MTLRD have just recruited, are recruiting, and are in training for the start of next season. In the next two weeks, we have 3 championships, and that's just what I have in my inboxes on Facebook and Myspace on a quick scan. I don't catch all of them, and I feel terrible about that...


Here goes:
Saturday Nov 17th (that's tomorrow) TORD has a Championship game with the Gore Gore Rollergirls against the Chicks Ahoy. I think my teammate Trash 'N Smash and friends will be there - that means maybe Georgia W Tush if I know my captain and co-captain. Those carless of us are stuck with waiting to hear the scoop... If you're in or near TO or can get there... go see the TORD girls kick ass! It's at RINX at 65 Orfus Road in Toronto. Oh and check out the Roller Suicide fundraiser for TORD at Fable House in Toronto on Sunday.

If you are already south of the US/Canada Border, you can also catch an eciting championship bout between the Queens of Pain and the Bronx Gridlock for the Gotham Girls Roller Derby on the same night.

Next weekend, after stuffing yourself on Turkey on Thursday and shopping derby-style on Black Friday, you can catch The Holy Rolling Empire event with the Arch Rival Rollergirls M-80s and the Smashinistas fighting for the 2007 ARRG Championship Cup! That's on the 24th
at the All-American Sports Mall in St Louis, MO.

And there's some events I am too late to post, sorry everyone!, and more to post for early December. But for now, I'll let you know that on Wednesday, Nov 21, Nia Capps with gear in her suitcase will be headed from Montreal to North Carolina. And, The BlueRidge Rollergirls of Asheville, NC (really close to my hometown and where I will be) have been nice enough to have me at their Thanksgiving weekend practice on Saturday morning. Thanks, Shoot Her! I'll see how many BRRG girls I can introduce you to, and what info I can bring back... hopefully blogging in the airports and during my visit some too...

In the meantime, I am nursing an injury from Tuesday's league practice and not doing a good job of it. RICE, NIA, RICE... I took a fall onto my left hip.. and continued skating and thought nothing of it. 3 full days later and tough no hematoma big blue bloody looking bruise is forming, my hip is still swollen up in a lump, achy, and it hurts to put all my weight onmy left leg at an angle out from my body, or to go up stairs with it. I think I know how old people break their hips now... gravity + slipping + falling hard = OW!

But hey, it's all in a derby day's work, right?! I hope Santa brings me some new wheels for Christmas that are grippier and more stable on our wood practice floors. I think wearing my Blue Demons for miles and miles of asphalt all spring and summer have made them still good for outside, but maybe not too grippy anymore on wood...

Don't forget, you can help out Derby Luv continue and grow by shopping our merch store or visiting our skate shop!

And watch for a fresh meat blogger to be added to Derby Luv soon!

Labels: bouts, championships, roller derby, skates, Travel, wound diary

So I heard recently about the Edmonton, Alberta E-Ville Roller Derby league hosting a Wild Rose Challenge Cup event. The details are below:

From E-Ville skater Beretta Lynch:

Edmonton, Alberta
A Roller Derby First in Alberta: The 2007 Wild Rose Challenge Cup

Roller derby’s all-female independent comeback in Alberta now has a milestone with the inaugural 2007 Wild Rose Challenge Cup, according to E-Ville’s ‘Beretta Lynch.’ Roller derby has taken on a new meaning in women’s sport by making it a grass-roots, community-wise athletic sports initiative. “Competition has been fierce for our exhibition season,” said ‘Lynch,’ “but the Wild Rose Challenge Cup promises to be more brutal, beautiful and bewitching than any other sport you’ve ever seen!”

The 2007 Wild Rose Challenge Cup pits Edmonton against Calgary for the first ever challenge cup in Alberta roller derby. The teams have been training for up to two years, and this cup gives them the chance to show off their hard work in the inaugural challenge. Both leagues are independent, non-profit, all-female and self-organized. Members are dedicated athletes determined to win using legs of steel in a gritted-teeth rivalry between the two cities.

From the events, supplied by Chasey Maim:

"...be there to witness the E-Ville Roller Derby challenge the Calgary Roller Derby Association in the first ever Wild Rose Challenge Cup game.

Advance tickets now available from your favorite derby girls and at Urge II Tattoodios, 9654 Jasper Avenue. and at Happy Harbor Comics, 10112 - 124 Street.

Post game shindig is at the Hanger featuring entertainment provided by Twin Fangs and Hot Panda.

Saturday, November 24, 2007
doors @ 7:30, game @ 8:00
Kingsway Hangar
11410 Kingsway Avenue
All Ages & Beer with ID, Raffles, Door Prizes & More

Facebook Event Listing and MySpace Event listing

Labels: bouts, calendar, championships

2007 WFTDA National Championships took place over the weekend in Austin, Texas and the Kansas City Roller Warriors surprised us all by defeating Seattle's Rat City Rollergirl's and taking 1st place. Congrats to those ladies, and all of skaters that took part in this event. For more info check out http://www.leadjammer.com/, and where you can check out some play by plays of the bouts. Leadjammer.com was posting live during each game to give all of us back home some live roller derby action. So, check out the site!

I am also stealing some info for next year off the site:

"The intro page of the Texas Shootout program had this little tidbit hiding in the fine print:

2008 WFTDA Tournaments, AUTUMN 2008
Western Regionals - Houston, TX - Oct. 3-5
Eastern Regionals - Madison, WI - Oct. 10-12
2008 Championships - Portland, OR - Nov. 14-16"

See ya there?

Labels: championships, WFTDA