Windy City’s Second Wind went down swinging in a transcontinental grudge-match against Toronto’s A-Team, losing 231-179 at the UIC Pavilion Saturday, March 30, 2013. Early on in the bout, both teams were vying for a win but the Second Wind just didn’t have enough gas in the tank to pull it off.

This week, Chicago Now previews the talent of the four fearsome home teams, while Time Out Chicago and Chicago3Media get us pumped for the Charity Round Robin season opener.
Meanwhile, Men's Health reveals AliSin Chains' off-skates sports obsession , Dnainfo shows us why Outlaw Ferrel is a hero on and off the track, and Chicago Reader and Alarm Magazine chat with Moby Nipps and Sargentina about maimed fingers and beefy thighs.

Your Windy City Rollers are shaking things up for the 2013 Season. We are proud to announce the new rosters for this exciting season! You can check out all the new faces as well as your favorite skaters this Saturday, Jan. 26, at the 2013 Round Robin Charity Bout! We'll see you at 6 p.m. at the UIC Pavilion!

The Saturday night of Aug 25, 2012 was a spine-tingling evening to watch roller derby at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. The Windy City’s B team, Second Wind, took on the Denver Roller Dolls’ Bruising Altitude. Bruising Altitude was a strong team to contend with and the Second Wind met them toe stop to toe stop at every jam. This was a game full of scrum starts, with packs and jammers all compressed together at the jam line. The jammers had their work cut out for them, as they had ...

Featured in the Chicago Reader, this Saturday's Running of the Bulls Pub Crawl, starring the Windy City Rollers as bulls on skates,  benefits injured veteran skater Tequila Mockingbird. Meanwhile, in DerbyLife, seasoned Second Wind skaters and Chicago Bruise Brothers mentors Rose Feratu and Norma Lee Wright discuss the unique dynamics of coaching men's roller derby.

See what keeps Rose Feratu out of the sin bin in this interview with the MVP from the Second Wind vs. South Bend Roller Girls bout on July 14, 2012.

Player of the Game: Rose Feratu

2012 was the Manic Attackers’ year heading into the Ivy King Cup Championship. In both 2010 and 2011 the Manics had their eyes on the title, but The Fury walked off with the cup. But after a season of hard work and instituting a “whole team” mentality, the Manic Attackers went undefeated. From the first whistle both teams dueled as The Fury led an offensive battle putting their best guns out. Yet, twice the Manics came back from huge deficits in the title bout to end The Fury’s reign.

Check out how Rose made 2 generations of Feratus proud in this interview with the MVP from the Manic Attackers vs. Double Crossers bout on May 13, 2012.

The first of two afternoon playoff bouts on Mother’s Day kicked off at 3pm as the Double Crossers faced the undefeated Manic Attackers. Windy City All-Star veterans Hoosier Mama and Varla Vendetta joined the Crossers’ squad as guests in addition to Dame Over, Indycent, and co-captain Joanie Utah, all of whom made a return to the roster.