July 2008 Review
130 HRD’s Burlesque Brawlers
100 ACRD’s Bombshell Brigade
The Colonel checks in from Marfa regarding the Brawler’s win against a visiting Assassination City team.
The Machete Betties held off the Psych Ward Sirens 77-76, despite a furious rally, Sunday night to pick up their first win of the 2008 Houston Roller Derby (HRD) Season. In the first bout of the night, the home team Burlesque Brawlers defeated the Assassination City Roller Derby’s Bombshell Brigade 123-100 to start off the memorable evening of roller derby at Verizon Wireless Theater.
The Betties and Sirens opened up the game by scoring seven points each in the first jam. But after another seven point jam by Chain Saw Chick, and a three point jam by Miss Lead, the Machete Betties took a 17-7 lead at the end of the fourth jam. 2007 MVP Mistilla the Killa came back with a 10 points in the fifth jam to tie it up. The game was still tied at the beginning of the ninth jam when Miss Lead scored ten more points to Carmen Geddit’s four points, and the team in Camouflage took a 35-29 lead. A five point jam by Scarlet O’Hurtya and a four point jam by Chainsaw Chick moved the halftime lead out to 44-29 in favor of the Machete Betties.
After a huge first jam of the second half by Betties all star The Prosecutor, when she scored 12 points while the Sirens were shutout, the Psych Ward Sirens began their astounding comeback to make up the 27 point difference. Mistilla the Killa, who was nursing a sore knee suffered in the Roll For a Cure tournament in May, only skated twice in the first half and scored 17 of her team’s 29 points. She jammed six times in the second half and picked up 34 more points. The Sirens’ blockers stepped up with some really tough defense and the team only allowed ten points in the next seven jams while picking up 31 points: the lead was down to 66-60.
In the next jam there was a scoring controversy. Originally Scarlet O’Hurtya was given eight points to Mistilla’s six points, when Mistilla was lead jammer. However after a long discussion between the refs, both captains, and the scorekeepers the Machete Betties points were reduced to three points for the jam. The Sirens had officially closed the gap to 69-66. In the next jam Miss Lead put pressure on Siren lead jammer Panty Raider, who cut the jam off with neither team scoring any points. (more…)
Preview of the June 2008 bouts at Verizon Wireless Theater in downtown Houston, Texas.
Assassination City Roller Derby (Dallas, Texas) Bombshell Brigade
vs
Burlesque Brawlers (1-2)
Psyche Ward Sirens (1-0, 1-1)
v
Machete Betties (0-2)
(off this month - Bayou City Bosses (2-0, 2-1))
The Colonel and Bill Shirley review a full day of Texas Roller Derby Action. In the first half of the review, we cover the first three bouts.
57 - Alamo City Las Tejanas
144 - Assassination City Special Ops
114 - Houston Roller Derby Hardknocks
90 - Dallas Derby Devils Travel Team
141 - Texas Roller Girls (Austin)
52 - Assassination City Special Ops
Stay tuned for the second half of the Governor’s Cup Review!
thecolonel@colonelpod.com
There was a nice write up in the Chronicle the Monday after the Governor’s Cup. Chase the link to see an additional 2-minute video as well.
There was no coverage of the final scores, since it went so late. Just coverage of the event.
Here’s the article:
Roller derby all-stars hit to win
Sept. 17, 2007, 3:10PM
By CAROLYN FEIBEL
Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle
carolyn.feibel@chron.comRecipe for a roller derby, Texas-style: take a rockabilly fashion sense, skate punk athleticism, and a feminist, grass-roots work ethic. Put the whole thing on old-school quad roller skates, add a dollop of nostalgia, and you have the latest incarnation of a uniquely American sport.
On Sunday, five all-women teams from Texas met up for the Governor’s Cup championship bout at Verizon Wireless Theater. Spectators cheered the local all-star team, the “HaRD KNOCKS,” as they faced off against last year’s champion, the Dallas Derby Devils.
Elle McFierce and Goldie Bloxx join The Colonel and Bill Shirley in discussion about the upcoming Governor’s Cup. Five teams will be competing all day for the trophy.
thecolonel@colonelpod.com
