Never one to miss finding joy in the minutia of everyday life, Ada Hatelace wrote on Rose Feratu's wall, "The person next to me on the Purple line is editing a paper in German about 'Nosferatu, der Vampir'! I thought you should know." Rose liked this and wrote "What a fine upstanding citizen! Both of yous."

Come to the UIC Pavilion on Saturday, February 11 to see Rose Feratu, Ada Hatelace, and all the Manic Attackers take on the Double Crossers!

“I’m 2 for 2!” wrote Zombea, recipient of the League Sweetheart award for the second year in a row. League blocking practice went on as usual the day after the Ball, and Zombea began her campaign for Most Intimidating for 2012. Best Blocker Bork posted on her Wall “your tush deadlegged me so hard at practice on sunday. my thigh is squishy at the point of impact!” to which Zombea replied “MOST INTIMIDATING 2012!!!!”

Last Sunday, the Eastern Region held court as the top 10 teams in the East battled it out for their place in the WFTDA 2011 Championships. For the second year in a row, Gotham Girls Roller Derby took the number one spot and will be heading to the WFTDA 2011 Championships in Denver as the top seed from the East!

The excitement continues this Sunday as the best of the West compete in the Western Region Playoffs in Portland, OR. Billed as the 2011 Bridgetown Brawl, hosted by the Rose City Rollers, these 10 teams will be knocking their competition aside to claim their place at the WFTDA Championships alongside the Gotham Girls.

Watch the final day of Western Region action with the Windy City Rollers this Sunday, September 25^th, at Holiday Club (4000 N. Sheridan Road – a ½ block north of the Sheridan Red line) starting at 6 p.m.

Tournament season is back with a vengeance, and the Windy City Rollers want to share the excitement with you!  Over a four-week period, the top 10 teams in each of the regions will compete for a chance to advance to the 5th annual Championships, in Denver, CO. Windy City Rollers will be hosting special viewing parties for each tournament's final.

It all begins this weekend with the Nightmare on 95 Eastern Region Playoffs, co-hosted by the Charm City Roller Girls and the D.C.Rollergirls. The top ten teams in the 2011 Quarter 2 Eastern Rankings compete at the Eastern Playoff Tournament in Baltimore. The first, second, and third place winners will advance to the WFTDA 2011 Championships in Denver, CO.

Watch the final day of East Region action with WCR this Sunday at Brisku’s Bistro (4100 N. Kedzie Avenue) at 2 p.m.  Don't miss it!

Once each year, the Windy City Rollers give two lucky fans the chance to contribute money to a fantastic charity, and assemble their own roller derby “dream team” to take each other on.  Before the Ivy King Cup Championship bout, come see the White Zombies III take on the “D-Force” of Deadly Derby Divas.

Team Captains bid online for the chance to draft their favorite girls, and this year pits veteran Captain Joe Klug (who has captained the white team for the last three years!) against long-time derby fan and first-time Captain, Midnight Rain (also known as Ed Kolozsy).  All proceeds from this special auction go to support Tequila Mockingbird, a veteran roller derby player who was seriously injured in 2007.  For more information on Tequila and her progress, please visit www.helptequila.com and pick up your own t-shirt!

The two Captains, along with WCR bench coaches Blossum Bruiso, Sassy Squash and Howie Rollson, selected their team rosters from the third and fourth place WCR home teams, as well as the All-Star travel team and the Haymarket Rioters farm team.  The resulting teams, many of whom have been playing against each other all season, or have yet to play a full bout, must become a team in less than three weeks.  The teams are given the chance to practice, but will not face each other directly until Saturday's bout.

Black Team Captain Midnight Rain was thrilled to be involved with derby on this level, saying, “At our second scrimmage, we saw a night and day difference -- if we made that much progress from just one practice I cannot wait...to see what two will do.  Saturday cannot come fast enough for me!”

Make sure to come early on Saturday to get a good seat, as many skaters will be making their UIC debut, and some old favorites are returning from the bench to take each other down!  And then stay for Championship bout between The Fury and Manic Attackers.

The D Force - Black Team

Captain Ed AKA Midnight Rain

Blossom Bruiso (BENCH COACH)

Sassy Squash (BENCH COACH)

Abbey skating as: #4 ABBEY!!!!!

Athena DeCrime skating as: #30 Amber Lamps

Brawla Poundstone #11

Dame Over skating as: #3 Hot Dame

Genniferal skating as: #808 Yeezy

Hermione Danger skating as: #12 Shania Pain

Hoosier Mama skating as: #219 Badonk

Joanie Utah #7

Karmageddon #42

Katzen Jammer skating as: #13 Rebecca Black Friday

Miss D. Meaner #36

Nancy Pagan skating as: #40 Kali mah!

Norma Lee Wright skating as: #1 The Magic Stick

Pominatrix skating as: #61 The White Shadow

Riley Coyote #122

Rusty Razorskates #22

Splatz Amore skating as: #6 The I-talian

Terriyaki skating as: #51 Terriyucky

White Zombies III - White Team

Captain Joe

Howie Rollson (BENCH COACH)

Berg skating as: #8 Hava Nakillah

Dawn Ting skating as: #76 Gore-tney Love

Deb Autry skating as: #-74 Dawn of the Deb

Dinah Party skating as: #18 Chai Alert

Donna D. Apocalypse skating as: #66 Zombie Apocalypse

Julia Rosenwinkel #11

Letty Low Blow skating as: #23 Short Stack

Lupe Libre skating as: #486 Fruit Lupe

Luxe Capacitor #88

Mya Ssault #38

Phoebe Fi Fo Fum #504

Shocka Conduit #15

Sunshine n Painbows skating as: #72 Tutti Frutti

Tina Flay skating as: #55 Tina Flayed

Unicoroner skating as: #4 Unicorona

Varla Vendetta #25

Zombea Arthur skating as: #43 Her?

For those of you with artistic leanings, this contest will be fun and easy! Even if you don't, it'll still be a blast. You are going to create a poster to support which team you want to see win the Ivy King Cup; The Fury, or Manic Attackers.

Like everything else in the world of roller derby, there are RULES: the poster board can not be smaller than 22"x 28", must contain the team colors, team name, and at least 5 players' names and numbers. You can create and submit as many posters as your heart desires. If you are new to the derby world or you can't recall that amazing jammer's number or that jaw-dropping blocker's name, you can do a little research. All the information you could ever need to create your winning poster can be found here on our website or on our Facebook.

To enter: Email your name, phone number, email address, and a photo of your poster to: contest@windycityrollers.com. Please put "Go Team Go" in the subject title. We will accept submissions through Friday, June 17th at noon. The winners will be selected based on creativity and visual appeal.  5 winners will be selected and notified and will receive two free tickets to the Ivy King Cup Championship on Saturday, June 18th! The winning posters will be posted on the Windy City Rollers website and Facebook. Good luck to everyone!
Don't forget to show off your magnificent poster love at the bout!

The race is this Thurs. April 28th, Arbor Day! More information and sign-up available through the link below.

http://www.gatewaygreen.org/press/sign-up-for-our-arbor-day-tree-k-5k-runwalk/

Run with the Rollers!

On the lineup:
Teuce 8:30-9:30pm
Oak and the Aviators 10pm - late

Check out the Facebook event here.  See you there!

Talk Derby to Me

1.         Who can call off the Jam?

Answer:

LEAD JAMMER

2.       What is on the Pivot’s helmet cover?

Answer:

A STRIPE

3.       How many players from one team are allowed on the track at one time?

Answer:

5

4.       Which players do not have a helmet cover and will knock down whomever she can to make sure her Jammer gets through the pack first?

Answer:

BLOCKERS

5.       When 2 short whistles blow, who may start?

Answer:

THE JAMMERS

First 5 people to answer all questions correctly win a pair of tickets to tomorrow’s bout!

To enter: Email your name, phone number, email address, and answers to: contest@windycityrollers.com. You'll be notified by email if you've won.  Please put "Talk Derby To Me" in the subject title.  You have until 5:00 p.m. today.  GO!

Congratulations to our winners who have been notified by email:

Susan Fischer

Stephanie LaVelle

Melissa Gilbert

Stacy Dale

Tim Jameson

Thanks for playing everyone!