The Manic Attackers sent a message with their resounding win against the Double Crossers earlier in the evening telling the reigning champs that their title has an uncertain future. With determination and steamrolling momentum on their side, the Manic Attackers looked to close out The Fury and leave the evening victorious.

The bout started with Kola Loka facing off against Zoe Trocious, pitting two incredibly talented jammers against each other. Zoe Trocious gained lead jammer thanks to superb skating skills and precision blocking from Mo Vengeance, Tamikaze, and Ruth Enasia. The Manic Attackers started the bout on top of The Fury 9-0. It wasn’t long before The Fury answered back and the bout was bubbling into a frothing cauldron of molten hot magma.

Rusty Razorskates made an excellent showing for The Fury and helped add depth to a thinning Fury jammer pool. Still leaning on veterans Kola Loka and Jackie Daniels, The Fury also employed KonichiWOW to jam, and the Ivy King Cup champs were still showing they have a right to stay on top.

Both teams were fighting tooth and nail on the track and gaining any real estate didn’t come without a high price. Bork Bork Bork, Lola Getz, Ying O’Fire and Rose Feratu were bruising and battering their way through the pack clearing lanes and making their presence felt. The Fury were answering back with sniping from T.S. Helliot, precision recycling from Mel Content, Yvette YourMaker and Take Out Box, and punishing blows from Janicide Joplin.

As the bout was drawing to a close, it looked like a run away win for The Fury, but The Manic Attackers’ Theivin’ Tyler scored an impressive 20 points to put her team to within eight points, closing a 42-14 gap. From there, The Fury kept the lead and leaned on every skater in the lineup to bring their skills to the table. It was an impressive win for The Fury with the score set at 66-52.

The Fury pulled a win out that was nothing short of spectacular. Trading blows with the Manic Attackers, it was the team with the most stamina at the end of the game that was taking the overall win for the evening home. Though the Manic Attackers were stacked with talent and tenacity, The Fury managed to pull their rookie and veteran talent together and made a point to show they aren’t done fighting yet.

Team captain, Abbey scored two points for the Double Crossers to finally put them on the board in the fourth jam. In the same jam, they lose veteran Nina Faile to a leg injury and the turning point of the bout for the Double Crossers.

Phoebe Fi Fo Fum proved to be the game changer for the Hell’s Belles. She had great poise and resilience under the face of punishment and made short work of the Double Crossers defense. Team captains Mya Ssault and Deb Autry were both dishing out punishment throughout the bout and creating havoc in the front and the back of the pack.

The Double Crossers weren’t able to amass enough points to break the Hell’s Belles lead, but they still managed to go blow for blow and brought some pain of their own to the track. Busty BraBender, Cruel Whip, Julia Rosenwinkel, and Berg were all handing out menacing blows to the ladies in red.

The Hell’s Belles made short work of the Double Crossers, keeping the momentum through most of the bout and tallying a decent spread. The Double Crossers were chipping away at the Hell’s Belles lead, but the points weren’t enough to counter their multiple trips to the penalty box and lack of juice from their jammer pool.

There was no shortage of defense on the Double Crossers side of the scoreboard, but they didn’t have the point-scoring drive needed to put the Hell’s Belles to bed. The Belles performance, winning 89-23, shows that they are in definite contention for a shot at the Ivy King Cup.

Supporting the Alzheimer's Association, the Manic Attackers are still gaining traction from last season with a solid mixture of rookies, newer skaters and their old guard, including Ying O’Fire, back from giving birth to her baby girl during the off-season.  For this team, there is no sign of weakness and winning is the only option. The text-in crowd votes showed the popular sentiment laying in these ladies favor in winning the entire evening.

The Double Crossers skated for the Boys and Girls Club of Chicago. The team is looking for some vindication after a lack luster season last year. With a pair of their hardest hitters in Norma Lee Wright and Georgia on Yer Behind opting for just the All-Star team, the Double Crossers have their work cut out for them.

Though the Double Crossers were trying to be a physical presence on the track, it was overshadowed by the intensity of the Manic Attackers defense. Impenetrable and unrelenting, Bork Bork Bork, Mo Vengeance, Lola Getz, Rose Feratu, Ruth Enasia, and anyone wearing electric blue and yellow was making it hard for the Double Crossers to negotiate the track.

That’s not to say the Double Crossers weren’t even there, with Nina Faile in the lineup after missing the 2011 season on injury, the prospects looked good. Combined with solid jamming from Abbey, Dani Get Your Guns, Sunshine N Painbows and rookie Teddy Slams there was a sprinkle of hope for the silent ninjas. As the bout continued on, though, the Manic Attackers threw blow after blow until there were only smoldering remains of the Double Crossers.

The Manic Attackers showed their true grit on the track. With a solid line up and a big bag of hard hits, they showed the Double Crossers their toughness and gave the rest of the league a taste of what this season will look like. The Manic Attackers won the bout with a score of 103-36. They went on to face The Fury while the Double Crossers went on to face the Hell’s Belles.

The first half of the bout saw KCRW slowly picking their way forward in points. With neither team clearly grabbing a firm hold to the top spot, it was anyone’s guess as to how the first half would end. It was a tied game after jam 10, with Zoe Trocious scoring the 3 points to even the score. But the last 10 jams of the half saw WCR only capturing 4 additional points while KCRW pushed ahead, gaining 17 points, to end the half 42 to 29 (Kansas City).

The WCR All-Stars came into the second half with a renewed spirit and brought the fight back the Kansas City. Just as KCRW picked away at the points in the first half, the WCR All-Stars began to chip away at KCRW’s lead with each passing jam. In jam 9, while KCWR was busy attempting a star pass, Athena DeCrime grabbed lead jammer status and  pushed the All-Stars into the lead by getting WCR 4 points, ending the jam with a score 60-57 (WCR).

The All-Stars kept mounting their points and widening the gap as the second half pushed on. But their momentum came to a halt. With12 minutes left in the bout, the tide turned as the All-Stars gained no ground for 7 jams. It didn't help that the All-Stars could not keep themselves out of the penalty box, which included the expulsion of Jackie Daniels with 3 minutes left to the bout. KCRW took advantage of the frequency with which the All-Stars were being sent to the box by claiming lead jammer status jam after jam, clawing their way back into the top position.

With recurring trips to the penalty box, coupled with the repeated claim of lead jammer by KCRW, the All-stars could not gain their footing and lost their chance at the Hydra Trophy. With a final score of 112-95, Kansas City moves forward to face their next opponent tonight while WCR celebrates a top-notch final bout and the end of their 2011 season.

Even though this was a loss, the bout was a wonderful display of the level of tenacity that WCR plays at. It demonstrated why the Windy City Rollers are a top derby team. Varla Vendetta, Yvette YourMaker, Athena DeCrime, Jackie Daniels, Wreck N Shrew and Zoe Trocious all displayed some great jamming when they cleared the pack. It was not just their speed, but also agilely jumping the apex, juking around a seemingly solid wall, and even a display of a “crazy octopus” move (as the announcers called it) which helped the All-Stars rack up points and maintain a close score for most of the bout.

Even with their defense spending a lot of time in the box, WCR’s blocking powerhouse made KCRW fight for their win. Bork Bork Bork, Ol' Drrrty Go-Go, Sargentina, Tori Adore, Jackie Daniels, Hoosier Mama, Amy Nonamey, Georgia on Yer Behind, Deb Autry and the rest of the All-Star defense built tough walls for KCRW to breech and hit hard at every chance. Even with a single blocker on the track at times, it was never an easy pass for KCRW. With great game play and sportsmanship (Hoosier Mama embraced opponent skater Kelly Young after a jam) the All-Stars can return to Chicago still feeling like champions as they set their sights on their 2012 season!

At the end of the bout, WCR was behind the 8-ball and fell to a determined Kansas City team by a score of 111-92.  The UIC Pavilion transformed into the Terror Dome, where two teams would enter but only one would leave.

The first half was nothing short of a disaster for the WCR All-Stars.  Kansas City came out swinging from the onset and didn't let up.  KC jammer Kelley Young (skating under her real name) scored a grand slam in the opening jam.  It was immediately apparent to the WCR team and its fans that this #1 South Central regional team was here on serious business and looking for a win.

Athena DeCrime answered back with 10 points two jams later, gaining an early lead over Kansas City.  Ol' Drrrty Go-Go and Yvette YourMaker owned the front of the pack for the jam and made scoring rather easy for Athena DeCrime.  Penalties became an issue for both teams and the lead fluctuated back and forth during the first half.

There was nothing on the WCR bench that could stop KCRW from scoring at will in the first half.  Behind the speed and talent of Hall Balls and Kelley Young, KCRW was mounting a monstrous attack against WCR and had them rocked back on their heels.  As the penalties mounted for WCR, so did the points against them, and their chances for bouncing back hung in the wings somewhere between a miracle and raw talent.  As the whistle blew at the end of the first half, an unheard-of hush fell over the crowd as the score was set at 78-18.

With the start of the second half, an all-new WCR team came out of the locker room.  The bout turned into a barn-burner where jammers Jackie Daniels, Wreck N Shrew and Zoe Trocious took the fight back to Kansas City.  Sargentina stepped up her intensity and was landing hard hits alongside teammates Georgia on Yer Behind and Hoosier Mama.  WCR jammer, Varla Vendetta, was trading blows with KCRW jammers and adding to the physical presence of the team as the bout rolled on.

In the 6^th jam of the second half, Ol' Drrty Go-Go, Bork Bork Bork and Sargentina were zeroing in on the KCRW jammer, Case Closed, creating opportunities left and right on the track.  The blocking crew was making holes for jammer Varla Vendetta, who scored a much needed 15 points.  With just over 18 minutes left in the bout, WCR was closing the gap on Kansas City and the crowd was starting to erupt inside the UIC Pavilion.  In two jams, WCR scored 22 unanswered points and the score was set at 93-61 in favor of KCRW.

The intensity kept growing in favor of WCR and the entire venue was on fire.  Not only was the WCR bench swarming with activity, the fans were behind their team and helping the motivation develop at an alarming rate.  With only minutes left in the bout, WCR jammer Zoe Trocious took to the track against KCRW’s Track Rat in a deciding moment in the bout.  As the jam continued on, Zoe Trocious got lead jammer as Bork Bork Bork dropped Track Rat to the ground.  The building came alive and the crowd was ready to witness an explosive comeback by the WCR All-Stars.  The excitement grew as Track Rat was sent to the penalty box and a power jam started for Zoe Trocious and company.  At the end of the jam, Zoe Trocious has scored a much-needed 14 points and the score was 95-83, still in favor of Kansas City, but there was light at the end of the tunnel.

As the bout neared the end, both teams cranked up the intensity and it was an all-out foot race to the end.  It was a 10-point game at one point, and it looked like a miraculous comeback for WCR.

If it there were a moment in time where people should be biting their nails and pulling out their hair it was in this bout.  There wasn't a moment safe for blinking during the second half where WCR brought the game back to Kansas City and almost stole a win away from a gladiator of a flat track derby team.  The ladies in blue and white were holding hard with solid blocking and fancy navigation by their jammers, but KCRW kept the speed up, and the momentum shifted in their direction.  When the smoke cleared, WCR lost by a narrow margin, with the score set at 111-92. Though it was a loss, this bout was the best home game of the All-Star season hands down and there was no shortage of action from both sides of the scoreboard.

Bruz-Her from the Kansas City Roller Warriors won player of the game.

WCR faces off next against the Tampa Derby Darlins at UIC Pavilion on October 22.

Dame Over and Dinah Party brought their blocking expertise to the Second Wind for the evening, while rookie Phoebe Fi Fo Fum added depth to the jammer pool. The high-flying Ska Face, one of the Second Wind’s co-captains, and the ever impressive Sunshine N Painbows, coupled with Hermione Danger and Tamikaze, were scoring at will against a completely rocked KCRW B Team.

The KCRW All Stars were sitting track side in support of their team as the beginning whistle blew. Ska Face and Sunshine N Painbows set the tone for the bout with the beginning few jams, netting 12 points collectively.  The Second Wind jamming crew was insurmountable at the onset of the bout and there was no shortage of fancy footwork and airborne antics as the half pressed on.

Rose Feratu was pulling double duty for the Second Wind, not only scoring without mercy but adding power to a hard-hitting Chicago defense.  AliSin Chains, co-captain Ada Hatelace, and T.S. Helliot were running an excellent blocking game, keeping the KCRW jammers and defense guessing all the way through the bout. With the end of the half looming, the Second Wind was already up 107-20 and weren't showing any signs of letting up.

Janicide Joplin and Mel Content were adding to the defensive strength of the Second Wind. Janicide Joplin was dropping Kansas City blockers like a sniper and Mel Content was toying with their jammers like a cat playing with a ball of yarn.

If there is anything to be said about the Second Wind’s ability to overcome, they came out in the first half acting like there was no loss at the last bout against Ohio.  Both teams were playing for blood, and there was no turning back before both teams went to the locker rooms for the half.  As the whistle called the first half, the Second Wind was up 129-35.

The ladies from Kansas City came out swinging, starting the second half getting 8 quick points on the strength and power of jammer Black Ice.  Plan B’s efforts were a message to the Second Wind that they weren't going to take the score lightly and worked feverishly to mount a counter attack. Dinah Party and Rose Feratu kept the hits coming in the second half and were both instrumental in helping the Second Wind increase their lead.

Tamikaze was still hot on the track and was scoring quick points alongside the rest of the incredibly talented Second Wind jammers.  The only thing slowing the Second Wind was penalties, and as the second half rolled on the penalty box was starting to look like a revolving door.  During the 10^th jam of the second half there was a jammer-less jam, the bout creeping to a near halt as the crowd watched what looked pointless; that is until the point-scorers were back on the track.

Kansas City rallied on the last jam, but it was too little too late.  Black Ice’s 23-point jam was exciting enough, but couldn’t close the large point spread between the two teams and the Second Wind went on to with the bout 210-103.

It was good to see Dame Over on the track after what seemed like an eternity and it was just as great to see Rose Feratu jamming and blocking like an elite professional.  Rookie jammer, Phoebe Fi Fo Fum was spot-on throughout the bout and was standing tall and looking good on the track. There was excellent jamming from both benches and a wonderful showing by both teams defensively, given the score.  Plan B’s Black Ice was a jamming machine, but couldn’t get their team rallied to win.

Sunshine N Painbows was awarded Player of the Game for excellent jamming and blocking, helping the Second Wind to an overwhelming win.

The Second Wind faces off against the Detroit Derby Girls on October 22 at UIC Pavillion.

The first half was nothing short of a disaster for the WCR All-Stars. Kansas City came out swinging from the onset and didn't let up. As the penalties mounted for WCR, so did the points against them, and their chances for bouncing back hung in the wings somewhere between a miracle and raw talent.  As the whistle blew at the end of the first half, an unheard-of hush fell over the crowd and the score was set at 78-21.

When the second half started, an all-new WCR team came out of the locker room. The bout turned into a barn burner where jammers Jackie Daniels, Wreck N Shrew and Zoe Trocious took the fight back to Kansas City.

If there were a moment in time where people should be biting their nails and pulling out their hair it was in this bout. There wasn't a moment safe for blinking during the second half where WCR brought the game back to Kansas City and almost stole a win away from a gladiator of a flat track derby team. Though it was a loss, this bout was the best home game of the All-Star season hands down, there being no shortage of action from both sides of the scoreboard.

When the smoke cleared, WCR lost by a narrow margin with the score set at 111-92. Bruz-Her from the Kansas City Roller Warriors won player of the game.

WCR faces off next against the Tampa Derby Darlins at the UIC Pavilion on Oct 22.

Dame Over and Dinah Party brought their blocking expertise to the Second Wind for the evening, while rookie Phoebe Fi Fo Fum added depth to the jammer pool.  High-flying captain, Ska Face, and the ever impressive Sunshine N Painbows, coupled with Hermione Danger and Tamikaze, were scoring at will against a completely rocked Kansas City B Team.

If there is anything to be said about the Second Wind’s ability to overcome, they came out in the first half acting like there was no loss last bout against Ohio. Both teams were reaching for blood, but after the Second Wind scored first there was no turning back before both teams went to the locker rooms for the half.

It was good to see Dame Over on the track, and it was great to see Rose Feratu jamming like an elite professional. There was excellent jamming from both benches and a wonderful showing by both teams defensively, given the score.  Plan B’s Black Ice was a jamming machine, but still couldn't get their team rallied to win.

Sunshine N Painbows was awarded Player of the Game for excellent jamming and blocking, helping the Second Wind to an overwhelming win.

The Second Wind faces off against the Detroit Derby Girls on Oct 22.

Both teams were fit to fight Saturday night with the Second Wind striking hard from the very beginning and never really letting go of the lead until near the end of the first half.  Ska Face started the scoring pace with 9 points in the first jam followed by Mo Vengeance, Sunshine N Painbows and Zoe Trocious mounting points through the “hit-it-and-quit-it” technique.  As the first half barreled on, blockers T.S. Helliot, Tamikazi, Rose Feratu, Janicide Joplin and Val Capone were quick to keep the Ohio jammers at bay and made short work of their defensive play.

Ohio didn't start the bout out strong, but finally got their footing as Texas Chainsaw Sasskicker, HellionBOI and Pearl Rogi started a scoring run before the first whistle.  In three jams HellionBOI and Pearl Rogi scored 11 points, and coupled with Sasskicker’s two Grand Slams in the 11^th jam, the Ohio Roller Girls started to seriously chip away at the Second Wind’s lead.  Ava Tarr was making short work of the Second Wind defense late in the first half and was instrumental in getting her jammers through the pack.

Both teams’ defense began to pick up and the bout turned into a hit parade, but not before the Ohio team could even the score at 36, with less than nine minutes left in the half.  Turn four looked like a demolition derby but it didn't slow Zoe Trocious as she scored 10 points to get the Second Wind the lead back and their defense turned on the jets and kept the pack pace fast like an Indy car race.  Before the half ended, Mo Vengeance was taken out in turn two and then took a nasty hit from Ohio’s Dixie Heartless in turn four.  As she got to her feet, she was issued an illegal procedure penalty and sent to the box (much to the crowds chagrin).

With a one-sided start and a methodical, grinding pace looming on the horizon, the bout had the appearance of “business as usual” for the Second Wind at home.  Twelve minutes into the half, both teams started to wake up as Ohio worked away at the Second Wind’s lead.  Unfortunately for the Ohio team, the Second Wind blockers were on a mission to target each Buckeye State Betty with religious fervor.  Both teams were working to gain a foothold in the bout, but the Second Wind wound up on top as the whistle blew and both teams went into the locker room with the score set at 64-40.

The penalty box was a revolving door for the Second Wind as the second half started.  Jammer, Mo Vengeance, spent the first three jams of the half in the box and the defensive effort for the Second Wind stepped up their game to keep the team alive.  With solid blocking and passing the star, the Second Wind was able to hold the Ohio Roller Girls to just three points as they got their scoring runs back on track.

The Second Wind blocking crew was making short work of the Ohio defense, and teamwork was paramount as they powered through the second half.  Tamikazi and Zoe Trocious were taking massive amounts of punishment from Ohio, but managed to stay on their lines and score at will.  Ada Hatelace, Hermione Danger and Janicide Joplin were holding fast and picking up their game throughout to keep the lead for the Second Wind.

Ohio co-captain, Phoenix Bunz, coupled with Bratislava Bruiser and Ava Tarr were working to keep their team afloat.  As the bout powered on, Ohio was slowly chipping away at the Second Wind lead and bringing the game closer.  With penalties mounting for the Second Wind, Ohio took full advantage of the players off the track and began racking up the points.

The Second Wind wasn't going to take a loss lying down and mounted a comeback of their own.   Two jams later, Ska Face, behind the excellent blocking of Hermione Danger, scored an incredible 20 points to get her team over the century mark and the lead again.  Just as the bout appeared sealed up, the Ohio Roller Girls mounted a major attack against the Second Wind.

HellionBOI, backed by Phoenix Bunz, Loraine Acid and Outa My Wayman helped the Ohio team regain the lead and keep it against the home team.  HellionBOI answered with her own six Grand Slams and took off with the lead.  It wasn't for a lack of trying; it was only because the Second Wind couldn't stay out of the box long enough to keep the lead they had attained.  Ohio held steadfast to their game play and worked a smart win out of Windy City’s B-Team.  Both sides of the scoreboard were working hard to get the win, but the Ohio Roller Girls ran away with it at the end and beat out the Second Wind 121-110. The Second Wind faces off against Kansas City’s B-Team on September 10^th at the UIC Pavilion.  Player of the game went to Ohio’s HellionBOI for her impressive come-back run at the end of the bout.