The Colonel’s Roller Derby Roundup

Saturday, the Houston Roller Derby HaRD Knocks teams proved they were ready to argue for a solid ranking position in the WFTDA west region, defeating the Northwest Arkansas (NWA) Rollergirls 176-79.

The game opened up tied after one jam, but two nine-point jams by Death By Chocolate and Savage Rose for Houston moved the lead out to 43-21 for the squad from the Bayou City after the seventh jam. An eight-point jam by Mellow Yellow of the NWA Killbillies narrowed the lead to 47-29, but another nine-point jam by Savage Rose helped expand the lead to 81-48 in favor of the HaRD Knocks at halftime. (more…)

The Houston Roller Derby HaRD Knocks will take on Los Angeles’ Angel City Derby Girls Saturday. The bout will occur at JOPA Sports, 17951 I-45 S. in Shenandoah, Texas, just north of the Woodlands. Seating is limited!

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Saturday, May 10, 2008

(10) Bay Area Derby Girls - 99
(24) HaRD Knocks - 54

(11) Rose City Roller Girls - 154
(24) HaRD Knocks - 44

Sunday, May 11, 2008

(12) Minnesota Roller Girls - 97
(24) HaRD Knocks - 83

(–) OC Roller Girls - 76
(24) HaRD Knocks - 97

(These are UNOFFICIAL scores. The number in brackets is the teams
WFTDA ranking.)

The HRD travel team, Hard Knocks, is playing in Colorado this weekend. It kills me to be missing it. Here’s the info for those who want to hop on a plane at the last minute:

The Colonel and Bill Shirley review a full day of Texas Roller Derby Action. In the second half of the review, we cover the final game. Then ramble a bit.

128 - Texas Roller Girls (Austin)
67 - Houston Roller Derby Hardknocks

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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!

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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.com

Recipe 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.

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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.

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HaRD Knocks 197 - Alamo’s Las Tejanas 79

We review the June 17 bout of Houston v San Antonio travel teams: HaRD Knocks & Las Tejanas.

 

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We preview the upcoming bouts of Houston’s two travel teams verses teams from Austin and San Antonio. The Colonel rambles a bit about San Antonio, league sizes, and whatever else (bring your grain of salt).

Sun Jun 17, 6pm
HaRD Knocks v Alamo’s Las Tejanas
HaRDer Knocks v Austin’s Honky Tonk Heartbreakers

 

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