Beth Amphetamine, Varla Vendetta and the rest of the Windy City Rollers rolled over the winners of bout one, the Arch Rival Roller Girls, in a fast paced and hard hitting display of derby prowess.  With a big lead at the end of the first half (111-18), the Windy City Rollers did not let up the intensity even as Arch Rival jammers, Downtown Dallis and Mighty Mighty Boston, made some headway to close the points gap as the second half played on.

Ultimately, Windy City reigned victorious, ending the bout with a score of 200-82. Windy City goes on to play the winner of Bout 3, happening tonight at 6:30pm central between the Naptown Roller Girls and the Cincinnati Roller girls, Saturday night at 6:30pm central time.

You can watch the Windy City Rollers continue the mayhem tomorrow night at 6:30pm central time on www.wftda.com!

The WCR All-Stars came out firing from both barrels and never let up on the San Diego team.  Even as they mounted penalties landing their jammers and steadfast blockers in the penalty box, WCR wasn’t going to give San Diego any room to breathe.  The points margin was so incredibly large before the end of the first half, there was no real chance for a comeback in the cards for the Wildfires.

San Diego brought a physical game, but they couldn’t match the point scoring of Wreck N Shrew, Yvette YourMaker, Varla Vendetta, Athena DeCrime and Beth Amphetamine.  Scoring wasn't WCR’s only strong point for the evening.  Hoosier Mama, Sargentina, Norma Lee Wright and Georgia on Yer Behind were making small work of the hard-hitting San Diego defense.  It was an all-out battle in the first half with San Diego making it a point to target the WCR jammers, but little could be done to keep their scoring at bay.

Tori Adore and Karmageddon were making their presence known on the track as well, and with Mya Ssault being called up from the Second Wind there was nothing stopping the All-Stars from skating all over San Diego for the evening.  If scoring mercilessly were illegal, the Windy City Roller’s All-Stars would be serving consecutive life sentences.  Their blocking crew would be sent to the big house for aiding and abetting their jammers.  WCR’s speed, strength and intensity towered over San Diego in the first half giving them an insurmountable lead and spanning a one hundred point scoring gap.   As the whistle blew to end the half, WCR was up 113-13 over San Diego.

The WCR All-Stars didn't let up in the second half, and second-year skater Bork Bork Bork was paramount in helping not only keep the San Diego jammers at bay, but whipping WCR jammers into scoring and lead jammer positions.  To say each lady on the team pulled her weight is a terrible understatement.  From Yvette YourMaker scoring 23 points out of the gates in the second half, to Sargentina and Karmageddon recycling San Diego jammers, the night was full of strength and surprises.

Athena DeCrime, Varla Vendetta, Yvette YourMaker and Wreck N Shrew were scoring powerhouses in the second half, and as WCR went over the 200-point mark, there was no looking back for the merciless menaces in black.  These ladies had a routine and a team so tight you couldn't squeeze an inch of air through it.  With 13 minutes left in the bout, WCR jammer Beth Amphetamine went down after a pile-up before turn three and sustained a concussion.  The bout continued after she was helped to her feet by the medical staff and WCR maintained their intensity and attack, showing no mercy for a team clearly rocked back on their heels.

As the bout pressed on, WCR bench coach Nina Faile regaled the crowd and the visiting team with a solo saxophone rendition of George Michael’s “Careless Whisper.”  As she was being wrangled off the track, the crowd came to their feet and applauded her efforts to bring light to a serious tail kicking.  Every song from DJ Danger that came after the incident had an ‘80s ring to it and kept everyone in the pavilion pleased as WCR continued to open can after can of “Whoop Ass” on San Diego.

Birthday girl and WCR blocker Hoosier Mama played out the last jam and scored 9 points for her team before the final whistle was blown.  Fans of the Windy City Rollers went to a derby bout on Saturday and a scoring frenzy broke out.  The only thing bigger than the scoring gap is the immeasurable expanse of the universe.  Though there was no lack of fight on either side, the Windy City Rollers All-Stars came out on top with an insurmountable score of 255-22.  WCR goes on to play Kansas City on September 10^th at the UIC Pavilion.  Player of the game went to Wreck N Shrew who scored 60 points to help her team to their win.

The lead went back and forth in the first few jams, partially because of excellent jamming and blocking and partially because of early major penalties.  Zoe Trocious, Varla Vendetta and Beth Amphetamine were all in top form right from the beginning.  Steel City had a jamming clan that was impressive as well behind ‘snot rocket science, The Shocker and Hurricane Heather.

As the half continued, Steel City brought out some serious hitters like Athena and Bonecrusher to stave off the speed and agility of Zoe Trocious who was skating through the pack like a bolt of lightning.  Yvette YourMaker and Jackie Daniels were the snipers for WCR, pinpointing and taking out calculated targets.  Sargetnina and Hoosier Mama were making waves and destroying the beefed-up power potential of the Steel City team.

There were some massive blows traded on the track between both teams.  WCR’s Deb Autry took out Athena, allowing Varla Vendetta to score nine points in the 6th jam but not after Varla Vendetta was taken to the floor by Steel City’s Bonecrusher.  In the 9th jam, Damage Dahl laid an impressive hit on WCR’s Georgia on Yer Behind.    Both teams were working to prove they were mightier, but WCR came out on top at the end of the first half.  Ol Drrrty Go-Go was laying heavy hits on the Steel City jammer line, laying ‘snot rocket science out in the last jam of the half.  ODG’s hard hitting stopped ‘snot rocket science dead in her tracks and allowed Jackie Daniels to score two grand slams before the whistle.

It was a mashed up mess of twisted steel in the first half.  Steel City brought some serous poundage with them in the form of Bonecrusher, Athena and Damage Dahl and they really smashed the tar out of WCR but not before the ladies from Chicago took a scoring run from hell to them.  All things considered, the first half was a well matched, back-and-forth measured only by the hit-by-hit excitement and white-knuckle intensity brought by both teams.  WCR went to the locker rooms up 70-38.

Steel City came out in the second half with an apparent answer to WCR’s scoring and blocking.  Behind ‘snot rocket science and Hurricane Heather they were chipping away at the WCR lead.  Both teams wanted a win and neither side was relenting.  Norma Lee Wright made her presence felt in the second half taking The Shocker out in the 27th jam.  WCR was a recycling machine and ODG and Georgia on Yer Behind were at the head of that campaign.  Zoe Trocious still had the jets through the second half and kept the scoring going along with Beth Amphetamine, Varla Vendetta and Athena DeCrime.

Sargentina also jumped in on ecycling duty and was wrecking balls all night long.  Hoosier Mama was helping out and punishing the Steel City jammer pool from start to finish.  Towards the end of the bout, though, it turned ugly for WCR.  Continuous major penalties were slowing their scoring and allowing Steel City to mount some points behind The Shocker and ‘snot rocket science.  By the 35th jam, Steel City was down only by 20 points and quickly it was anyone’s game.

By the last two jams, Varla Vendetta and Jackie Daniels, behind the blocking of ODG and Hoosier Mama, were able to get WCR the win and took Steel City out with a score of 147-117.  WCR was in danger of losing the bout towards the end, but teamwork and solid strategy calm helped them claim victory.  Steel City didn’t go down without a fight, though, and their ‘never say die’ attitude kept them close through the end.   Varla Vendetta was awarded Player of the Game for the Windy City Rollers All-Stars.  WCR takes on the San Diego Derby Dolls on August 27th at the UIC Pavilion.

Thanks to their derby background and excellent coaching from
Jack, Jason, and Rowena Countryman, they were able to stand out during
the competition. Congrats to these ladies for dominating in quad speed
on a national level!

Double Crossers staked out Cruel Whip and Breaker Breaker.

The Fury initiated Beaux Dozer, Brooke Fly, Mimi MeOW, Lynn E.R. Aggression, and Rusty Razorskates.

Hell’s Belles seduced Minerva Damage and Eat My Schwartz.

Manic Attackers committed Katzen Jammer, Meanie Baby, and Outlaw.

Additionally, congratulations to the following All-Stars for taking the Travel Team Only status:

Beth Amphetamine (Manic Attackers)
Georgia on Yer Behind (Double Crossers)
Norma Lee Wright (Double Crossers)
Sargentina (The Fury)
Tori Adore (The Fury)

2012 will also bring newly-elected captains to the mix.  Your 2012 Home Team Captains are:

Double Crossers – Joanie Utah & Abbey
The Fury – Kola Loka & Poppy Spock
Hell’s Belles – Mya Ssault & Deb Autry
Manic Attackers – Mo Vengeance & Bork Bork Bork

2012 already looks to be a treat!

Both The Fury and Manic Attackers were ready for war from the get-go, but after the final whistle blew, The Fury won the bout and the Ivy King Cup with a score of 121-77.  Both teams wanted the win badly and it showed, but The Fury’s deep jammer pool and cohesive pack play lead to a solid victory and the league's longest win streak.

As the bout started, both teams came out swinging with stiff defense and incredible jammer combat that kept the score low and the action high.  Wreck N Shrew scored the first points for the Manic Attackers in the second jam, and then both teams cranked up the defense.  There wasn’t another point tallied until Ska Face came out against Zoe Trocious in the fifth jam.  Both girls were fighting like mad to make it through the pack and Zoe Trocious got lead jammer thanks to the hard hitting of Val Capone and Wreck N Shrew.  The score was 7-8 in favor of the Manic Attackers and then the floodgates opened.

The lead changed twice early on in the second half thanks to Kola Loka jamming hard for The Fury and Wreck N Shrew jamming for the Manic Attackers.  The scoring was intense, but the blocking was pivotal for both teams.  Amy Nonamey, Val Capone, Bork Bork Bork and Tamikaze were holding The Fury jammers hard, giving the Manic Attackers a chance to stay in the game.  Behind the defense of Ol Drrrty Go-Go, Red Zeppelin, Sargentina and T.S. Helliot, though, The Fury was able to keep the momentum on their side for the better part of the first half.

Sargentina laid a punishing hit to Zoe Trocious in the 8th jam, giving The Fury full swing on the Manic Attackers.  Val Capone and Jackie Daniels were trading blows throughout the first half too, creating holes for Yvette YourMaker, Ska Face and Kola Loka.  It was a non-stop hitting cavalcade before the whistle blew to end the first half and it looked like The Fury could run away with the lead early.  AliSin Chains, Ada Hatelace and Val Capone took matters into their own hands and created a huge scoring chance for Beth Amphetamine with just under ten minutes left in the half where she scored an impressive 14 points.

Both teams were rolling fast but that didn’t stop The Fury from keeping the lead and behind a couple of grand slams from Ska Face late in the half, they went into the locker room up 64-39 over the Manic Attackers.  The beginning of the half was a back-and-forth battle between both teams.  Hitting was the order of the day right from the get-go.  The score favored both sides of the scoreboard early on, but The Fury managed to pull away and mount a significant score as the half drew on, but not before the Manic Attackers could make their presence felt.

The second half saw no shortage of action from both sides.  With the Manic Attackers down, they threw it all on the line and the blocking power of Mo Vengance, Amy Nonamey, Bork Bork Bork and Tamikaze was being felt throughout.  There was a terrible collision between Amy Nonamey and Kola Loka; Amy went down hard and there was a stoppage in play.  As she recovered, the silent UIC Pavilion erupted in applause and the bout rolled on.

The entire second half was an ebb and flow of hits and scoring.  Carnage Wilson and Mel Content turned on the gas late in the bout to keep The Fury afloat, hitting Manic Attacker jammers Ruth Enasia and Zoe Trocious at will and making notice to the league and the fans that The Fury was ready to hoist the cup again.

The pack looked like a meat grinder and every point the jammers scored, they truly earned.  The Manic Attackers’ fan base came out in full force as well and kept the morale up behind their bench for the rest of the half.  With just under ten minutes to go in the bout and the score set at 109-58 in favor of The Fury, both teams were standing behind their blockers to keep the action going.  Bork Bork Bork and Val Capone were menacing The Fury jammers and Sonya MouthShut alongside Sargentina and Mel Content were holding Manic Attackers jammers at bay.

Take Out Box jammed for The Fury late in the bout and tallied six points for her team over two jams.  The Manic Attackers weren’t going down without a fight, and in the waning minutes of the bout Zoe Trocious and Wreck N Shrew were still mounting an impressive amount of points.  As the final whistle blew, though, it wasn’t enough to get the Manic Attackers a win and they fell to The Fury 121-77.  Both teams gave their all, but The Fury showed their depth and determination to get the longest winning streak in the league and the Ivy King Cup for a second year in a row.  Ska Face was named Player of the Game for The Fury and Val Capone was given the Player of the Game title for the Manic Attackers.

As the season comes to a close, there’s much change and hope on the horizon for all four teams within the Windy City Rollers.  Next season will hold so many possibilities it’s almost incomprehensible...it will truly be anyone’s year. Congratulations to the players and coaches on all the home teams and we all look forward to next season.  And now, on to the All-Stars and Second Wind!

Chicago Reader

Best Local Athlete

Best Local Athlete: Derrick Rose

Runners-Up: Jonathan Toews, Joakim Noah

Honorable Mention: Bork Bork Bork, Windy City Rollers

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Gapers Block

Fury Are WCR 2011 Home Season Champs

The Windy City Rollers are feelin' the Fury. After a battle royale against the Manic Attackers at Saturday night's Ivy King Cup championship bout at the UIC Pavilion, the team took home the coveted award. The win concluded a spectacular season for the Fury. It also marked their fourth time as league champs (previously winning in '05, '06, and '10).

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The Feast

Roller Derby Captains, Motorcyclists, and Dirt Jumpers Converge at Kuma's Corner

"I've been playing roller derby for the past four years. I play The Windy City Rollers. I'm captain of the B-team, The Second Wind, and my home-team is the Helles Belles. I'm always sore—I had a black eye the other day—but it's well worth it!"

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Gapers Block

Windy City Rollers' Set for Ivy King Cup Championship

After a grueling season, the Windy City Rollers are ready to kick it Thunderdome style. At the Ivy King Cup Championship this Saturday, June 18, two teams enter; only one team leaves (or rather, leaves with the coveted cup). This year, it's down to The Fury and the Manic Attackers, two teams who are maintaining their reps as hard-to-beat skaters.

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RedEye 6/13/11

Windy City Rollers: Ivy King Cup Championship

The Fury and Manic Attackers try to batter their way to a roller-derby title. They were kind enough to wait until the Stanley Cup finals and NBA Finals were over before stealing the championship spotlight.

Examiner

Windy City blows into Cincinnati Part I

It was hot, it was sticky and it was miserable in the Cincinnati Gardens on Saturday, but there was roller derby and in fact one of the very best teams in all of WFTDA came to town; #9 in the world and #1 in the North Central division the Windy City Rollers.

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Windy City blows into Cincinnati Part II

The main event of the evening was a WFTDA sanctioned bout between the Cincinnati Black Sheep and the Windy City Rollers’ All-Stars. Windy City owed this victory to their defense, Cincinnati’s blockers were unable to help out their jammers, and instead the jammers looked to be flying solo and fighting for their lives. The final score Windy City 178, Cincinnati 83.

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In the second bout Saturday night at UIC Pavilion, the Manic Attackers took on the Double Crossers.  With their spot in the Ivy King Cup secure due to The Fury’s victory over the Hells Belles in the first bout of the evening, the Manic Attackers looked to build momentum heading towards the championship.  For their part, the Double Crossers looked to end the season on a positive note, despite the fact that they faced a tough uphill fight without a number of their key players including Captain Georgia on Yer Behind, Sassy Squash, Indycent, and Berg.

The Manic Attackers got off to a fast start as Bork Bork Bork, Amy Nonamey, Mo Vengeance, AliSin Chains, and Tamikaze frustrated the Crossers jammers and opened holes for Manic jammers Wreck N Shrew, Zoe Trocious, Beth Amphetamine, and Thieven’ Tyler.  By the fifth jam, the Manics had built a 39-0 lead on rookie Thieven Tyler’s nine point jam.  The Double Crossers refused to go quietly into the night, however, and on the next jam, Crossers Captain Julia Rosenwinkel picked up a grand slam on nice offensive blocking from the Crossers pack.  Abbey then picked up another four points for the Crossers in the seventh jam to give them hope.

Despite inspired and determined play from the Double Crossers pack including Karmageddon, Norma Lee Wright, Joanie Utah, Tina Flay, Miss D. Meaner, Sunshine N Painbows, and Teriyaki, the Manics reasserted control of the pack and built an 80-9 lead by the fourteenth jam.  In the fifteenth jam, rookie Crossers jammer Dani Get Your Guns picked up lead and three points despite starting the jam in the box behind strong defense from Karmageddon, Sunshine N Painbows, and Tina Flay.  To make the Crossers struggle more difficult, the jam ended with Karma injured and out of the bout on a big hit from Wreck N Shrew.  The Crossers did not score again in the first period and the Manics built a 93-12 lead by halftime on strong jams from rookies Bellatrix Lapain and Thieven Tyler.

In the second period, the Manics picked up where they left off, extending their lead to 135-12 by the fourth jam.  The Double Crossers continued to trade vicious hits in the pack with the Manic blockers, and their hard work paid off with their Julia Rosenwinkel and Dani Get Your Guns picking up points in the fifth, eighth, and tenth jams, including a 14-point jam from Julia.  The Manic depth took its toll over the course of the bout, and they were able to jam most players on the team, getting points from veteran pack players Val Capone, Bork Bork Bork, and Tamikaze, and rookies Boo Meringue, Beaster Bunny, and Lola Getz.  With the clock at zero, the Manics prevailed by a score of 238-35 and set the stage for the upcoming match-up with The Fury for the Ivy King Cup.

Both teams were on a blocking cavalcade.  Sargentina was back in the lineup for The Fury and her presence was felt all over the track.  She and captain Tori Adore were the catalyst for the fever pitch of blocking throughout the bout.  On the other side of the scorecard, two-time Player of the Game, Bork Bork Bork, was making short work of Fury jammers as they worked hard to negotiate the pack.

Even with all of the hitting, The Fury was able to score an impressive 24 points in the first two jams behind Kola Loka’s four grand slams and Ska Face’s four points.  The Manic Attackers weren’t going to start off lying down, and answered back with Mo Vengeance, Bork Bork Bork and Tamikaze creating a psychotic wall of blue.  Behind the jamming of Zoe Trocious, Beth Amphetamine, Wreck N Shrew and Ruth Enasia, the Manics were managing to chip away at The Fury's lead.

Hitting was the flavor of the evening.  Both teams were dishing out serious punishment and any inch that either team got was fought for tooth and nail.  Fury jammer Kola Loka proved toughest of all.  Her versatility in skating and calmness under pressure were the equalizer for her team.  She was able to plow through a wall of Manics, or navigate effortlessly through loops and holes in the defense.   Both Take Out Box and Sargentina proved they could tally points as well in the jammer position.

With just under 11 minutes left in the first half, the score was 55-15 in favor of The Fury.  This margin didn’t stop the Manic Attackers, though, and they continued to fight to close the gap.  Zoe Trocious and Beth Amphetamine were both showing off their intense speed, zipping through the pack as though it weren’t even there.  Rookie Theivin’ Tyler jammed for the Manic Attackers as well, adapting quickly to their “hit it and quit it” strategy.  With the momentum gathering in favor of the Manic Attackers, both teams were standing hard behind their blockers and jammers and battling all the way down to the buzzer.  They went into the locker room with The Fury up 70-35.

As the second half started, both teams continued to show some serious heat.  Zoe Trocious scored 12 points for the Manic Attackers in the first jam of the second half, kicking off a foot race to mount points for jammers on both sides.  With all the speed and still-intense hitting, the penalty box was a revolving door.  There were a ton of hits on both sides and some fancy footwork by the jammers.  Ska Face and Kola Loka added large numbers to The Fury’s score and were an excellent one-two combination.

With just over 17 minutes left in the bout, Zoe Trocious juked Sargentina almost completely out of her skates and scored an impressive 20 points.  The gap was closing fast and the score was set at 87-72 in favor of The Fury.  Manic Attacker fans were erupting inside the UIC Pavilion and standing proudly behind their team.

But The Fury proved why they are the defending champs, and three jams later turned the tide on the Manic Attackers.  Though Bork Bork Bork was still hitting hard and laying waste to her opposing players, Fury jammer Kola Loka brushed it off with 20 points and gave The Fury a dominant 111-72 lead with just 11:39 left in the bout.

Time dwindled and both sides were still firing on all cylinders, but in the end The Fury had more salt and won the bout 131-93.  Kola Loka was named Player of the Game.  Though the Fury has a habit of allowing opposing teams to get dangerously close to their lead, they always pull it together as a collective and bring home a win for the team and the fans.  The Manic Attackers are still very much alive and in contention for the number two spot in the league.  The Fury face off against the Hell’s Belles and the Manic Attackers are facing the Double Crossers on May 21 at the UIC Pavilion.