With the release of Drew Barrymore's Whip It (TODAY! GO SEE IT!), the Windy City Rollers have been all over the news lately!
Today's Chicago Tribune:Not to mention, they're good. Like national-title good.
Yesterday's Red Eye:Chicago's Windy City Rollers work hard to make roller derby synonymous with Chicago.
WCR skaters review Whip It in TimeOut Chicago:They got the heart of it right.
So go see Whip It this weekend! Maybe you'll meet some WCR skaters out there in the audience too!
And come to our October 17 bout! It's our last home bout of the ...

Check out this promo video for Whip It (opening tomorrow!!):
http://content.foxsearchlight.com/inside/node/3919

The Windy City Rollers are finalists in a contest run by WTTW Chicago to create a station tag. Vote for us here (ID Video #16):
http://www.wttw.com/main.taf?p=69,1,1

Last week, the WCR All-Stars, along with a legion of leaguemates and fans, travelled up to the Twin Cities to assert their regional dominance. This week, they returned-- job done.
The WCR All-Stars had three games at the Brawl of America and booked three big wins: first a quarterfinal against host Minnesota Rollergirls (155-25), second a semifinal against Cincinnati (163-36), and a championship win over Madison (150-56).
In a tournament full of close contests-- every other team had at least one game that was an under-20 point game, many decided in ...

Drew Barrymore rolled into Chicago this week to promote her upcoming derby-themed movie, Whip It! One of her many stops during her busy promotional tour included singing the 7th inning stretch at Tuesday night's Cubs game, and she invited the Windy City Rollers to sing along with her. Check out the clip featuring Drew Barrymore, Athena DeCrime, Julia Rosenwinkel, Val Capone, Slammah Montana, Donna Party, Rose Feratu, and Ruth Enasia.
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6igk1VKBuw
Photos:http://content.foxsearchlight.com/inside/node/3874

Check out the new, relaunched website of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, WFTDA, the governing body of our sport, and of Derby News Network (DNN), one of the most comprehensive websites that provides sports coverage of modern roller derby.
A couple of the headline articles on DNN are bout recaps of Windy City's August 29 double-header, with some great pics. Check it out (and comment to share the WCR love)!
WCR All-Stars over Charm CityWCR Second Wind loses to Burning River

Charm City 98 @Windy City 117
Burning River 80 @Windy City's Second Wind 38
Full recap coming soon...

This weekend, the Windy City Rollers host their second WCR All-Star bout of the season, as our team plays Baltimore's Charm City All-Stars. The two teams met in the quarterfinals of last year's Eastern Regional tournament, and WCR bounced Charm from a spot at the WFTDA Championships with a 137-76 win. With WFTDA's growth and "redistricting" in 2009, the two leagues are no longer regional rivals, but it's quite possible that the teams could meet again in tournament play in November if both advance to this year's WFTDA Championships in ...

Did you think we forgot about our commitment to the community just because the home season is over? Of course not! WCR is continuing to give back by donating a portion of the proceeds from each All-Star bout to a different organization.
Our All-Star season opener on July 25th vs. Philadelphia’s Philly Roller Girls benefited Vital Bridges. Vital Bridges’ mission is to help people throughout metropolitan Chicago impacted by HIV and AIDS to improve their health and build self-sufficiency by providing food, nutrition, housing, case management and prevention services. Since ...

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Doors: 5:30 p.m., Bout: 7 p.m.

Tickets: $20
http://www.windycityrollers.com/
More hard-hitting women's roller derby will hit Chicago as the WindyCity Rollers All-Stars host Baltimore's Charm City Roller Girls onSaturday, August 29, 2009, at UIC Pavilion, located at 525 S. RacineAve. First whistle is at 7 p.m. The WCR All-Stars finished second atthe 2008 WFTDA (Women's Flat Track Derby Association) NationalTournament and are currently in first place in the WFTDA North Centralconference. Charm City has long been a contender on the national flat-track roller derby scene and is currently ranked third ...