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Posted July 21st, 2009

Check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNhnYTjmANg
And don't miss all of the hard-hitting action this Saturday at the UIC Pavilion!

Posted June 22nd, 2009

Our championship game was mentioned in today's Sun-Times Quick Hits section. Check it out here:
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/quickhits/1633040,CST-SPT-1hit22.article

Posted June 17th, 2009

Windy City Times did a cover story on our own Malice with Chains, check it out here:
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/images/publications/wct/2009-06-17/current.pdf
And reposted here as well:
http://www.outsports.com/os/index.php/component/content/article/51-2009/245-out-roller-derby-girl

Posted June 15th, 2009

Cafe Magazine recently did a great feature story on Juann Rumbel; check it out here!
http://www.cafemagazine.com/index.php/component/content/article/55-0905-features/174-rumbel-dish

Posted May 5th, 2009

Read up on The Chicagoist's coverage of the latest WCR bout here:
http://chicagoist.com/2009/05/04/folding_chairs_were_flying_and.php

Posted April 28th, 2009

The Windy City Rollers (WCR), Chicago's premier all-women's flat-track competitive roller derby league, has been ranked No. 1 by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in the North Central region. These rankings are released quarterly and are used to organize seeings for WFTDA tournaments. WCR is ranked at the top of the region's 19 leagues and above nearby roller derby leagues Detroit Derby Girls (Detroit, Mich.) and Mad Rollin' Dolls (Madison, Wisc.). The WCR is still in its home season, where its four home teams compete for the league ...

Posted April 20th, 2009

A visiting reporter from the Northwest Indiana Times wrote a feature story about two Indy natives in our league, Hoosier Mama and Harmadillo. Check out the full article and accompanying video here:
nwi.com/articles/2009/04/19/sports/top/docac2d4d34d50085d886257599001c99a5.txt

Posted March 25th, 2009

Hope you have made your travel plans to go see the WCR All-Stars take on the Detroit Derby Girls this Saturday! Check another pre-game interview, this time with All-Star co-captain Varla Vendetta: http://detroitderbygirls.com/news/archives/category/holly
Also, tune into to vocolo.org TODAY at 4.30 p.m. to hear the WCR's own Val Capone and Ruth Enasia! 89.5 FM in Chicago and Northwest Indiana or www.vocalo.org/stream.

Posted March 4th, 2009

Googling 'roller derby' or 'Windy City Rollers' can bring up lots of cool videos on the internet. First, check out this helmet cam perspective of the WCR vs. Charm City game at the 2008 Eastern Regionals, and get a great idea of what it's like to be on the track that close to all of the hard-hitting action:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihD9QLO9WrY
Next, check out this video made by an enthusiastic young fan after attending our Feb. 20th bout. We are so glad she had a great time watching roller derby!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpT2O7bso1s

Posted February 25th, 2009

Check out another great article about the Windy City Rollers here:www.associatedcontent.com/article/1507400/roller_derby_ready_to_roll_into_mainstream.html?cat=14