The second bout of the Rideau Valley Roller Girls vs Tri City Roller Girls double header saw the Slaughter Daughters taking on the Vicious Dishes.
The Daughters had an early power jam as the Dishes jammer, Motorhead Molly, was sent to the penalty box for a major penalty in the opening seconds of the match. Daughters jammer Soul Rekker also drew a major, and Molly was released from the box early, but time ran out on the jam, which ended scoreless.
First blood went to the Slaughter Daughters as co-captain Ripper A. Part as she scored the first Grand Slam of the match, and followed it up with a couple more on her second scoring pass. They ran the score up to an impressive 22-0 with less than 10 minutes played following another power jam for Soul Rekker. The Vicious Dishes weren’t down for long, though, as they ran back to back 9 point jams, and were right back in the game.
Soul Rekker continued with an impressive scoring rate as she racked up Grand Slam after Grand Slam early in the first half, and the Slaughter Daughters found themselves up 46 to 22 by the time the first time out of the bout was called, with 10 minutes remaining in the half.
The first injury of the night took place with 5 minutes remaining. A multi-player pileup left the Dishes’ blocker Annaslaysia Killsemov lying on the track as the Slaughter Daughters’ co-captain Drunky Brewster ended up riding her down to the ground. It looked like it could have been a shoulder separation or dislocation as her arm was trapped under her body, but she was helped off the track with a team mate and a paramedic providing support under her arms. The paramedic looked after her for a few minutes on the bench while the match resumed.
The Slaughter Daughters had dominated the pack during the first half (of the first half), but the Vicious Dishes were starting to assert their authority as the game progressed. They started to gain lead jammer more often, but with the Daughters’ jammer usually hot on her heels, they had a hard time reducing the lead by more than a couple points at a time.
With just under a minute to go in the half, the Slaughter Daughters lead by 13 points, and the half ended 53 to 36.
Pack control became the major theme of the second half, as the Slaughter Daughters and Vicious Dishes both sought to find a gap for their jammers to exploit. The Daughters’ put out a very defensive game plan, which included trapping a Dishes blocker amongst them and moving the pack backwards along the track to put the remaining Dishes blockers out of play. This allowed their own jammer to pass through unmolested under the risk of the blockers taking major penalties.
Soul Rekker continued her domination of the track, scoring 24 unanswered points in a single power jam, and with 5 minutes remaining in the game, the Daughters had a commanding 102-56 lead.
The Dishes started to close the gap with back to back 4 point jams, followed by a power jam where they were able to pick up another 16 points. But it was too little, too late and the match ended with the Slaughter Daughters over the Vicious Dishes 106-80
Thursday 28 July 2011
RVRG and TCRG Split The Weekend's Matches (Part 1)
The Rideau Valley Roller Girls welcomed the Tri city Roller Girls in a double header that saw the Riot Squad fall to the Venus Fly Tramps in the last jam, and the Slaughter Daughters dominate the Vicious Dishes.
The first match of the event was the Riot Squad v Venus Fly Tramps. First blood went to the Tramps as Konky took lead jammer and rounded the pack for a quick 3 points, but after a couple of shaky jams, the Riot Squad pack started to step up their game. After several scoreless jams, they managed to take over the lead and, by the 6th jam, had opened up an 11-3 lead. The Tramps aren’t kept down for long, and they score the first Grand Slam of the night as the Riot Squad’s Arsenic Martini is kept trapped in the pack.
The first Jammer penalty went to Freudian Whip in the 10th jam, which gave Slavic Slayer the chance to increase their lead, but time ran out before she was able to clear the pack and she was then herself sent to the penalty box as the jam ended. This allowed Whip to jump out of the box at the start of the next jam, and she ran riot through the pack as the Tramps retook the lead with a score of 21-17 with 10 minutes remaining in the first half.
With the lead change, the Tramps took control of the rest of the half, and ran the lead up to 10 points before Leigh-zzie Borden was sent to the box, and the Riot Squad’s ever popular Death From Below was able to take lead jammer and she was able to bring the score back to within 1 point with only 4 minutes to go, and the half ended with the Tramps up 40 to 35.
The second half again started with Konky taking first blood with a quick 4 points. Death From Below struck back in the next jam with 4 of her own, leaving the gap exactly the same. A few jams later, she took a 4th minor, and was sent to the box, which allowed Konky to take 13 unanswered points in the resulting power jam. Back to back lead jams by Death From Below and Crash Karma in following jams helped them back to within 5 points with 15 minutes remaining in the half.
Mudblood and Slavic Slayer took a pair of major penalties as they combined to take down Tramp’s jammer Konky, which left the Riot Squad down to just 3 skaters, and jammer Arsenic Martini quickly joined her teammates in the box, as the Trams lead 75 to 59 with 10 minutes to go. The next jam was the Riot Squad’s turn at a power jam, and Arsenic Martini had her best showing of the night, bringing them back to within 7 points.
With 7 minutes to go, N.Toxicate took the star for the first time, and hit for 12 allowing the Riot Squad to regain the lead by 2 points. Crash Karma had another big jam while Konky (who had run so many jams that she was starting to look gassed) struggled with the pack. She picked up 10, and both jammers were sent to the box as the jam ended. Crash again had a big jam, and puts the Riot Squad up by 14 with only 2 minutes remaining in the half.
In the penultimate jam of the bout, the Tramps hit back for 4, leaving them with only 10 to tie the match up in the final jam. The Riot Squad started with 2 blockers in the box as the jam starts, which gave Leigh-zzie Borden a chance to strike. She managed to get lead jammer, and managed her first Grand Slam as Crash Karma was stuck in the pack. She passed through a second time to tie the game, and picked up another 4 as the Tramps took the lead, and the match, it in the dying seconds of the game. The final score was 100-96.
The first match of the event was the Riot Squad v Venus Fly Tramps. First blood went to the Tramps as Konky took lead jammer and rounded the pack for a quick 3 points, but after a couple of shaky jams, the Riot Squad pack started to step up their game. After several scoreless jams, they managed to take over the lead and, by the 6th jam, had opened up an 11-3 lead. The Tramps aren’t kept down for long, and they score the first Grand Slam of the night as the Riot Squad’s Arsenic Martini is kept trapped in the pack.
The first Jammer penalty went to Freudian Whip in the 10th jam, which gave Slavic Slayer the chance to increase their lead, but time ran out before she was able to clear the pack and she was then herself sent to the penalty box as the jam ended. This allowed Whip to jump out of the box at the start of the next jam, and she ran riot through the pack as the Tramps retook the lead with a score of 21-17 with 10 minutes remaining in the first half.
With the lead change, the Tramps took control of the rest of the half, and ran the lead up to 10 points before Leigh-zzie Borden was sent to the box, and the Riot Squad’s ever popular Death From Below was able to take lead jammer and she was able to bring the score back to within 1 point with only 4 minutes to go, and the half ended with the Tramps up 40 to 35.
The second half again started with Konky taking first blood with a quick 4 points. Death From Below struck back in the next jam with 4 of her own, leaving the gap exactly the same. A few jams later, she took a 4th minor, and was sent to the box, which allowed Konky to take 13 unanswered points in the resulting power jam. Back to back lead jams by Death From Below and Crash Karma in following jams helped them back to within 5 points with 15 minutes remaining in the half.
Mudblood and Slavic Slayer took a pair of major penalties as they combined to take down Tramp’s jammer Konky, which left the Riot Squad down to just 3 skaters, and jammer Arsenic Martini quickly joined her teammates in the box, as the Trams lead 75 to 59 with 10 minutes to go. The next jam was the Riot Squad’s turn at a power jam, and Arsenic Martini had her best showing of the night, bringing them back to within 7 points.
With 7 minutes to go, N.Toxicate took the star for the first time, and hit for 12 allowing the Riot Squad to regain the lead by 2 points. Crash Karma had another big jam while Konky (who had run so many jams that she was starting to look gassed) struggled with the pack. She picked up 10, and both jammers were sent to the box as the jam ended. Crash again had a big jam, and puts the Riot Squad up by 14 with only 2 minutes remaining in the half.
In the penultimate jam of the bout, the Tramps hit back for 4, leaving them with only 10 to tie the match up in the final jam. The Riot Squad started with 2 blockers in the box as the jam starts, which gave Leigh-zzie Borden a chance to strike. She managed to get lead jammer, and managed her first Grand Slam as Crash Karma was stuck in the pack. She passed through a second time to tie the game, and picked up another 4 as the Tramps took the lead, and the match, it in the dying seconds of the game. The final score was 100-96.
Friday 22 July 2011
This Weekend's Derby Doings
There are two events coming up this weekend for those obsessed with Roller Derby (as you all should be).
First off, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls are putting on another double header Saturday, July 23rd, against the Tri-City Roller Girls. The opening bout pits the Riot Squad against the Venus Fly Tramps, and the Slaughter Daughters will then face off against the Vicious Dishes.
The event takes place at the Jack Charron arena, 10 McKitrick Drive with doors opening at 6 pm. Tickets are $18 at the door, with kids 10 and under getting in for free. Advanced tickets may still be available at the designated vendors. Please refer to the event's Facebook page for details
Ottawa Derbycast will be at the bout, preparing for a post match writeup. If you happen to run into our host, the Emir of Istanbul, dont be afraid to come up and say hi (and tell him how much you love the blog/podcast).
Also, the ladies from Ottawa Roller Derby travel down to Oshawa to take on the Durham Region Roller Derby. We dont have any further details, as neither the ORD nor DRRD websites or Facebook sites have bout information.
First off, the Rideau Valley Roller Girls are putting on another double header Saturday, July 23rd, against the Tri-City Roller Girls. The opening bout pits the Riot Squad against the Venus Fly Tramps, and the Slaughter Daughters will then face off against the Vicious Dishes.
The event takes place at the Jack Charron arena, 10 McKitrick Drive with doors opening at 6 pm. Tickets are $18 at the door, with kids 10 and under getting in for free. Advanced tickets may still be available at the designated vendors. Please refer to the event's Facebook page for details
Ottawa Derbycast will be at the bout, preparing for a post match writeup. If you happen to run into our host, the Emir of Istanbul, dont be afraid to come up and say hi (and tell him how much you love the blog/podcast).
Also, the ladies from Ottawa Roller Derby travel down to Oshawa to take on the Durham Region Roller Derby. We dont have any further details, as neither the ORD nor DRRD websites or Facebook sites have bout information.
Tuesday 19 July 2011
Episode 5 Is Finally Released
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Friday 15 July 2011
Coming up this weekend
This weekend's activities for the various leagues around town include an out of town tournament, and flashing back to our youth.
First off, the ladies from Ottawa Roller Derby are holding a fundraiser at the Legion tonight (Friday, July 15th) starting around 9pm. Drop $8 into their kitty, and you too can relive the fun, music, and of course, fashion disasters from our childhood. I am, of course, going to assume that you're all around the same age as me and you grew up in the 80s. If you didnt... I dont know whether to be happy for you, or sad...
More information can be found at the event's Facebook page.
Also this weekend, the Capital City Derby Dolls have travelled to Moncton, NB, to take part in the Muddy River Atlantic Jamboree, where they will face off against teams mainly from Atlantic Canada. The event is hosted by the Muddy River Rollers, and include teams from Fredricton, St Johns, Halifax, Newfoundland, and of course the Muddy River Rollers themselves. More information can be found at the MRR website. While our host (and regular interviewer), the Emir of Istanbul, is unable to attend the event, we will still receive interviews from all the teams courtesy of one of the CCDD referees who made the trip down to Moncton to help ref the bout. Mech, a well known ref in the Ottawa region, has taken up the responsibility of talking to the captains from all the teams that are competing after each bout.
That's it for this week's updates. There's another RVRG double header taking place next weekend, but we'll have more on that around mid-week. The latest podcast still isnt finished, and the delays are of a personal nature rather than a technical one. It'll get polished up over the weekend, and be released, ready for your consumption, first thing Monday morning.
First off, the ladies from Ottawa Roller Derby are holding a fundraiser at the Legion tonight (Friday, July 15th) starting around 9pm. Drop $8 into their kitty, and you too can relive the fun, music, and of course, fashion disasters from our childhood. I am, of course, going to assume that you're all around the same age as me and you grew up in the 80s. If you didnt... I dont know whether to be happy for you, or sad...
More information can be found at the event's Facebook page.
Also this weekend, the Capital City Derby Dolls have travelled to Moncton, NB, to take part in the Muddy River Atlantic Jamboree, where they will face off against teams mainly from Atlantic Canada. The event is hosted by the Muddy River Rollers, and include teams from Fredricton, St Johns, Halifax, Newfoundland, and of course the Muddy River Rollers themselves. More information can be found at the MRR website. While our host (and regular interviewer), the Emir of Istanbul, is unable to attend the event, we will still receive interviews from all the teams courtesy of one of the CCDD referees who made the trip down to Moncton to help ref the bout. Mech, a well known ref in the Ottawa region, has taken up the responsibility of talking to the captains from all the teams that are competing after each bout.
That's it for this week's updates. There's another RVRG double header taking place next weekend, but we'll have more on that around mid-week. The latest podcast still isnt finished, and the delays are of a personal nature rather than a technical one. It'll get polished up over the weekend, and be released, ready for your consumption, first thing Monday morning.
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Ottawa Returns From 2Fresh 2Furious Defeated
The combined Ottawa Roller Derby/Timmins Roller Derby Girls (not to be confused with the Gold Miner's Daughters - also from Timmins - who won the tournament)/Soonami Slammers team made their way through the initial phase of the tournament with a loss and a win but were eliminated in the next round by a determined Gold Miners Daughters.
Meanwhile, in the other arena, the Capital City Derby Dolls/Limestone CrusHers mixed team, the Dollinquents, lost their first two matches in the Double Elimination round of the tournament, and were forced to watch the remainder of the tournament from the incredibly comfy snack area/beer garden overlooking the arena floor.
The ORD mixed team faced a strong Royal City Roller Derby (Guelph) travel team, the Queens of Pain, in their first bout, and were hit hard for a 15 to 99 final score. A fair number of the Queens skaters had recently done battle here in Ottawa during Blood Spill on the Hill, where their team came in 5th over all, and their experience shone bright. The ORD mixed team suffered from having 5 players from each of the three leagues, who all met each other for the first time less than an hour before they suited up, and were not able to gel together in the short 20 minute bout. The unfortunate result of a combination of these two factors allowed the Queens to wrack up a lot of points in their limited track time.
They then faced off against another of the teams that had lost their first match, the Electric City Rollers from Peterborough, Ontario. Faring far better this time, they managed to defeat ECR 56 to 24, putting an end to their tournament.
Their third bout of the day saw them paired up against the eventual tournament winners, the Gold Miners Daughters where they were defeated by a score of 48 to 23.
The Derby Dolls/CrusHers combination started their tournament against the host league's Chrome Mollys. It was a tight, physical match where the score with one jam left was as close as 24 to 33. But 12 unanswered points in the final jam lead to a 45 to 24 final score.
Their second bout saw them face off against the Border City Brawlers, from Windsor, Ontario. The Dollinquents put up an admirable effort in another physical match, and their captain Violently Jill played the enforcer roll quite well, often tying up the opposing jammer at the back of the pack while her own jammer was free to make her way through and score some much needed points. Ultimately, though, they lost the match 53 to 47.
A full writeup of the tournament's activities can be found, as always, on the Derby Nerd site.
Ottawa Derbycast was on hand to get interviews during the tournament, but our host (the Emir of Istanbul) was there as a volunteer NSO, and spent a lot of the time in the center of the rink in the main arena. He was on the track for both Dollinquents bouts, and thus was able to easily speak to the bout's captains, and managed to also work the track in the Bubble where ORD played for their first bout. However, as the Bubble bouts fell further and further behind in the schedule, we were not able to attend the remaining ORD bouts due to conflicts on the track.
Meanwhile, in the other arena, the Capital City Derby Dolls/Limestone CrusHers mixed team, the Dollinquents, lost their first two matches in the Double Elimination round of the tournament, and were forced to watch the remainder of the tournament from the incredibly comfy snack area/beer garden overlooking the arena floor.
The ORD mixed team faced a strong Royal City Roller Derby (Guelph) travel team, the Queens of Pain, in their first bout, and were hit hard for a 15 to 99 final score. A fair number of the Queens skaters had recently done battle here in Ottawa during Blood Spill on the Hill, where their team came in 5th over all, and their experience shone bright. The ORD mixed team suffered from having 5 players from each of the three leagues, who all met each other for the first time less than an hour before they suited up, and were not able to gel together in the short 20 minute bout. The unfortunate result of a combination of these two factors allowed the Queens to wrack up a lot of points in their limited track time.
They then faced off against another of the teams that had lost their first match, the Electric City Rollers from Peterborough, Ontario. Faring far better this time, they managed to defeat ECR 56 to 24, putting an end to their tournament.
Their third bout of the day saw them paired up against the eventual tournament winners, the Gold Miners Daughters where they were defeated by a score of 48 to 23.
The Derby Dolls/CrusHers combination started their tournament against the host league's Chrome Mollys. It was a tight, physical match where the score with one jam left was as close as 24 to 33. But 12 unanswered points in the final jam lead to a 45 to 24 final score.
Their second bout saw them face off against the Border City Brawlers, from Windsor, Ontario. The Dollinquents put up an admirable effort in another physical match, and their captain Violently Jill played the enforcer roll quite well, often tying up the opposing jammer at the back of the pack while her own jammer was free to make her way through and score some much needed points. Ultimately, though, they lost the match 53 to 47.
A full writeup of the tournament's activities can be found, as always, on the Derby Nerd site.
Ottawa Derbycast was on hand to get interviews during the tournament, but our host (the Emir of Istanbul) was there as a volunteer NSO, and spent a lot of the time in the center of the rink in the main arena. He was on the track for both Dollinquents bouts, and thus was able to easily speak to the bout's captains, and managed to also work the track in the Bubble where ORD played for their first bout. However, as the Bubble bouts fell further and further behind in the schedule, we were not able to attend the remaining ORD bouts due to conflicts on the track.
Friday 8 July 2011
Ottawa's Tyros Travel to Toronto
Quick update on the information given below:
We have just received the latest schedule for the tournament. First off, it appears that ORD are not skating with Queen City, as was displayed in a previous version. Instead, they are skating with players from Timmins Roller Derby.
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Its time for 2Fresh 2Furious, the latest installment of the Fresh and Furious tournament hosted by the GTA Rollergirls. This is a beginner's tournament, only open to skaters who are in their Fresh Meat year of Roller Derby.
The festivities will run from 11 am to 10pm Saturday, with a total of 28 (20 minute) mini-bouts and take place at Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario
Ottawa is sending two teams down to take part in the tournament.
- The first is made up of the newest skaters from Ottawa Roller derby, who have been teamed up with skaters from Queen City Roller Girls to make a full 14 person squad.
- The second team is also a mixed team, made up of 7 skaters from the Capital City Derby Dolls and 7 from Kingston's Limestone CrusHers.
Ottawa Derbycast will be travelling down to Toronto for the tournament, and will recording interviews for the upcoming podcast, which should be released around Wednesday. As there are 2 rinks, and 2 bouts being run simultaneously, we probably will not be able to get comments from every team, for every bout, but the two Ottawa teams and their opponents will definitely be covered.
Feel free to follow @ottawaderbycast on Twitter.com for the latest updates.
We have just received the latest schedule for the tournament. First off, it appears that ORD are not skating with Queen City, as was displayed in a previous version. Instead, they are skating with players from Timmins Roller Derby.
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Its time for 2Fresh 2Furious, the latest installment of the Fresh and Furious tournament hosted by the GTA Rollergirls. This is a beginner's tournament, only open to skaters who are in their Fresh Meat year of Roller Derby.
The festivities will run from 11 am to 10pm Saturday, with a total of 28 (20 minute) mini-bouts and take place at Ted Reeve Arena, 175 Main Street, Toronto, Ontario
Ottawa is sending two teams down to take part in the tournament.
- The first is made up of the newest skaters from Ottawa Roller derby, who have been teamed up with skaters from Queen City Roller Girls to make a full 14 person squad.
- The second team is also a mixed team, made up of 7 skaters from the Capital City Derby Dolls and 7 from Kingston's Limestone CrusHers.
Ottawa Derbycast will be travelling down to Toronto for the tournament, and will recording interviews for the upcoming podcast, which should be released around Wednesday. As there are 2 rinks, and 2 bouts being run simultaneously, we probably will not be able to get comments from every team, for every bout, but the two Ottawa teams and their opponents will definitely be covered.
Feel free to follow @ottawaderbycast on Twitter.com for the latest updates.
Friday 1 July 2011
Happy Canada Day
I dont believe there's any Derby going on in Ottawa this weekend, other than a practice session for CCDD on Sunday that includes people from Kingston's Limestone CrusHers as they get ready for a mixed team being sent to the 2Fresh 2Furious tournament in Toronto next weekend. ORD is also sending a team down, and joining forces with the girls from Buffalo City.
There will be more tournament information during the week.
For now, enjoy the birthday celebration of our great country.
There will be more tournament information during the week.
For now, enjoy the birthday celebration of our great country.
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