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.

Double Crossers

Jammer of the Year: Julia Rosenwinkel

Pivot of the Year: Karmageddon

Blocker of the Year: Georgia On Yer Behind

Rookie of the Year: Sunshine N Painbows

Hell's Belles

Blocker of the Year: Mya Ssault

Jammer of the Year: Shocka Conduit

Pivot of the Year: Pominatrix

Rookie of the Year: Phoebe Fi Fo Fum

Manic Attackers

Jammer of the Year: Zoe Trocious

Pivot of the Year: Mo Vengeance

Blocker of the Year: Bork Bork Bork

Rookie of the Year: Thievin' Tyler

The Fury

Jammer of the Year: Kola Loka

Pivot of the Year: Jackie Daniels

Blocker of the Year: Yvette YourMaker/Sargentina/Ol' Drrrty Go-Go

Rookie of the Year: SpartaKris/Janicide Joplin

All-Stars

MVP of the Year: Jackie Daniels

Jammer of the Year: Varla Vendetta

Pivot of the Year: Hoosier Mama

Blocker of the Year: Bork Bork Bork

Second Wind

MVP of the Year: Ska Face

Jammer of the Year: Ska Face

Pivot of the Year: Mo Vegeance

Blocker of the Year: Tamikaze

Windy City League MVP of the Year: Jackie Daniels

Jammer of the Year: Ska Face

Pivot of the Year: Jackie Daniels

Blocker of the Year: Bork Bork Bork

Hammer Rookie of the Year: Sunshine N Painbows

Referee of the Year: Dr. Vroom

Stat Person of the Year: CleoSmackYa Jones

Support Staff of the Year: Roe DeLeon

Skulls and Crossbones Award: Tamikaze

Seltzer Commissioner: Jackie Daniels

Tequila Mockingbird: SpartaKris

Most Improved: Phoebe Fi Fo Fum

Most Intimidating: Yvette YourMaker

Sweetheart: Zombea Arthur

Golden Tickets: Sunshine N Painbows

Sexy Back: Norma Lee Wright

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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The Hell’s Belles and The Fury squared off on May 21st at UIC Pavilion with high stakes on the line for both teams.  The Fury, coming off a 131-93 victory over the Manic Attackers, looked to continue their dominant march to the Ivy King Cup and, in the process, to match the all-time win WCR win streak held by the Belles.  The resurgent Belles, fresh off a 171-89 win over the Double Crossers, were looking for a big win and a possible spot in the Championship, as well as to protect their win streak record from the relentless Fury.  Not since the opening bout of the 2010 season had the Fury lost a bout, but the Belles looked to remind them of the taste of defeat.  Despite a valiant effort from the Belles, when the hard hitting action came to a close, The Fury were victorious and claimed a share of the all-time win streak.

Both teams played intense defense to start the bout, but standout Fury jammer Kola Loka drew first blood with a four points in the first jam.  Not to be outdone, Belles captain Shocka Conduit tied the score in the second jam.  Behind the blocking prowess of Deb Autry, Dinah Party, Yameet Ur Doom, Brawla Poundstone, Hermione Danger, and Mya Ssault; and the jamming of Unicoroner, Pominatrix, Hermione Danger, Luxe Capacitor, and Shocka Conduit, the Belles kept it close through the first seven jams and were down by only seven points with the score at 18-11.

Keeping the pressure on in the ninth jam, Belles jammer Hermione Danger sped around the outside, despite a 4-2 Fury pack advantage, and picked up lead, but a jammer knock-down by Sargentina limited the damage to only 1 point.  Leading up to the end of the first period, suffocating defense led by Ol’ Drrrty Go-Go, Sargentina, and Tori Adore  limited the Belles to 16 points, while they opened holes for Fury jammers Kola Loka, Ska Face, and Jackie Daniels to build a lead of 68-28 heading into the break.

In the second period, The Fury gradually built on their lead to almost 60 points but the Belles kept the pressure on and charged back in the tenth on a 20-point jam from Hermione Danger.  With Fury jammer Ol’ Drrrty Go-Go in the box to start the next jam, it looked like Belles jammer Unicoroner would have a chance to bring the Belles within striking distance, but a hard hit sent Uni to the floor and Go-Go was able to score three points before Uni called off the jam.  The Belles refused to back down with Pominatrix picking up a hard-fought four points in the twelfth jam to cut The Fury lead to 33 at 100-73.  But over the next several jams The Fury pack reasserted control and jammers Kola Loka and Ska Face extended the lead to 122-79.  Still, the Belles were not finished and Pominatrix and Shocka Conduit cut the lead to 122-93 over the next two jams to set up a final showdown between Kola Loka and Hermione Danger with a 3-2 pack advantage for The Fury.  Player of the Game Kola Loka got lead jammer and Hermione Danger was sent to the box on a major blocking to the back.  Nevertheless, once again showing the never say die attitude they displayed throughout the bout, Hermione was released when Kola was sent to the box and scored the final two points of the bout before time expired, leaving The Fury victorious by the score of 131-95.

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.