After barely getting a win out over the Hell’s Belles earlier in the evening, The Fury looked to hold their ground against the red hot Manic Attackers. Standing up against the Manic Attackers is a fight that will test the resolve of The Fury bench and show their rookies how tough the Manic Attackers can really be.

New scrapes and bruises were served up in mass quantities as all four home teams of the Windy City Rollers opened the 2012 season on Saturday night. Bracing against frigid air, the ladies of the Windy City Rollers brought the UIC Pavilion to a rolling boil with a charity tourney pitting all four teams against each other in single elimination, single half bouts.

This week Karmageddon and Minerva Damage gave thanks for bruises and beer in the Huffington Post, the Bleacher Report prepared for the Roller Derby World Cup with some derby basics, and Gapers Block reported from the high-stakes Backed Track Chicago Invitational.

Coming in #1 in the north central region, the WCR All-Stars took to the track on day 2 of the WFTDA Championships, facing off against the Kansas City Roller Warriors. With high hopes of beating their first opponent and moving forward in tournament play, it was not meant to be as Kansas City pulled out a win against the All-Stars.

This week the Windy City Rollers showed off their moves for the Fox Chicago News team, weighed in on proper nutrition for today’s athlete with Medill Reports Chicago, and became Time Out Chicago’s and Huffington Post's new favorite team to cheer for and favorite bone-crushing weekend activity.

This week, the Windy City Rollers raised their helmets with CBS Chicago to celebrate their 3rd consecutive win at the North Central Region Playoffs while they let their hair down for Andre’ Johnson’s documentary posted on Vimeo.

The Windy City Rollers battled their way out of the penalty box to secure the #1 seed in the North Central region and preserve an incredible 23-0 record. Minnesota took an early lead in the Regional final, but with some incredibly physical gameplay the Rollers struggled back to retake the lead.

The Windy City Rollers brought the game to Naptown Roller Girls in a nail-biter of a bout tonight, where it was anyone's guess as to who would be victorious and advance to claim a spot for tomorrow night's North Central Region Championship bout.

The Windy City Rollers advance to the next round of tournament play at Monumental Mayhem tonight as they face yesterday's bout 3 winner, the Naptown Roller Girls, at 6:30pm central.

The Windy City Rollers All-Stars faced off against the Kansas City Roller Warriors All Stars in a grudge match-type bout Saturday, September 10, 2011 at the UIC Pavilion.