OMG Rollergirl! Do you believe that Nationals are THIS WEEKEND! Hundreds of skaters and thousands of fans from all over the country (and some not even from this country) will be descending upon Philadelphia to watch the best women's flat track derby teams duke it out for the National title. Your beloved WCR All-Stars will be one of the 12 teams competing for the title, and as North Central Regional Champions, won't be in action until Saturday, as they get a first-round bye.

League tryouts occurred last weekend, and 17 new recruits have joined the ranks of the Haymarket Rioters, the Windy City Rollers farm team! Says new recruit Abbey (derby name to come in the near future), “Tryouts were super challenging but I’m glad to know I’m part of a league that cares about pushing its members to be the best. And despite the massive amounts of sweat and impending vomit, it was encouraging to have veterans there giving constructive advice and cheering us on. I can’t wait to get ...

Check out more coverage of the Windy City Rollers in the media.
First, a podcast interview with Shocka Conduit from Chicagoist.com: http://chicagoist.com/2009/11/09/chicagoist_podcast_119_-_beauty_mee.php
and here, a video featuring many Windy City skaters from Chicago Revealed: http://www.youtube.com/chicagorevealed#p/u/6/KY9GHoiNdbg

The 2009 WFTDA National Tournament is THIS WEEKEND! The WCR All-Stars first bout is on Saturday at 1:30 East (12:30 Central). If you can't make it to Philly, you can follow along online at Derby News Network. The full tournament bracket and schedule is available at Declaration of Derby's website.
Loco Chanel: You've been on the All-Star team for 3 years now-- this is your third tournament season and will be your third trip to Nationals. How would you compare each season?

Nina Millimeter: Wow, I can't believe this is number three! ...

WCR Defeats Rose City in Front of Record Crowd, 113-73
By Mike Ondolences
Portland’s Rose City Rollers visited Chicago on Saturday night to take on the Windy City Rollers All-Stars, the 2009 North Central Region champs. Rose City, eliminated in the Quarterfinals of the Western Regionals, may have hoped to slip in under the radar and catch the All-Stars focused forward on WFTDA Nationals next month. Three quarters of the way through the bout, the teams were knotted at 70, but a group of four-year starters took over the pack late in ...

by Peter Coffinail
When the gorgeous ladies of the Windy City Rollers aren’t issuing out healthy doses of bruises and battering egos, you might find them out and about gracing the city of Chicago with their presence. This past Thursday night was no exception, and a lucky crowd was able to see these ladies (and even UNK from the referee staff) flex their improv muscles. A raucous WCR team had an opportunity to square off against some ...

Windy City Roller All-Stars 113Rose City 73
WCR's Second Wind 53Brewcity Bruisers 62
Full recaps coming soon....

The WCR All-Stars have already secured a spot at November's National Tournament, but this game marks one last hurrah for Chicago derby fans in UIC Pavilion this year.

The Windy City Rollers are proud to announce the newest members of the WCR home teams. (E-hem.. *taps microphone*)
The Double Crossers are excited to invite Tina Flay into their ranks!
The Fury welcome Tacklebox to their gang, and are pleased to have Juanna Rumbel back on the team after a very brief hiatus.
The Hell's Belles add a fresh crew femme fatales with Brig2Hell, Nancy Pagan, Payne D. Spencer, Pominatrix, and Zombea Arthur!
The Manic Attackers think they are crazy enough for now, and are happily eating babies in a padded room by ...

Our next round of tryouts will be Nov. 7 and Dec. 5, 2009.