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.

The night’s first bout profiled some interesting surprises with Public Enemy Number One, Val Capone suiting up as a Hell’s Belle and donning the number 89 saying, “If I’m not red, I’m dead.” With that, the Double Crossers had a big money line up of All-Stars including Hoosier Mama, Ol' Drrrty Go-Go, and Varla Vendetta. The Double Crossers won the bout with a score of 115-107 but forfeit the win because they were allowed to substitute All-Stars for their injured players. At the end of the bout, the Hell’s Belles took ...

The Naptown Roller Girls’ Tornado Sirens looked to snap the WCR All-Stars winning streak on March 31, 2012 at the UIC Pavilion, but fell short losing 187-69 in a bout where they were out matched and out gunned. The WCR All-Stars regional winning streak is now 24 games, and they are still undefeated in the North Central Region. They have never lost to another North Central team since the region was formed for the 2009 season. The WCR All-Stars have had their fair share of close games within the region, ...

Announcing the rosters for your 2012 Windy City Roller Travel Teams! Congratulations to all the skaters, new and returning veterans. Come to the UIC Pavilion on Saturday, March 31 for your first chance to see these teams in their first home bout of the season!

The Windy City Rollers held their annual Black and Blue Ball over the weekend, and some very special awards were handed out. A big congrats to all the award winners!

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.

WCR fans have twice as many reasons to cheer at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto! Team USA and Team Argentina both have WCR All-Star representation; Varla Vendetta will be skating with Team USA and Sargentina will be skating with Team Argentina.

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.

Starting the evening with a breakdance fight, the WCR All-Stars played host to the Tampa Tantrums at the UIC Pavilion on Saturday and sent them home with an incredibly lopsided win, beating them 196-42.