The DC Rollergirls All-Stars kept their impressive winning streak alive over the weekend with a solid result over Richmond’s River City Rollergirls.
In a hard-hitting and physical bout, the DC All-Stars (#11 E via WFTDA) took down Suburbia Suburban Brawl (#12 E via WFTDA) 247-137.
The DC Rollergirls All-Stars avenged two recent losses to the Maine Port Authorities with a convincing win over the higher-ranked Portland team, while the DC DemonCats remained winless thanks to the Majority Whips.
The DC All-Stars (ranked No. 11 in the East) faced off against the Queen City Roller Girls of Buffalo, New York (No. 15) before home teams Scare Force One and Cherry Blossom Bombshells took to the track.
Your D.C. Rollergirls All-Stars took a little trip to Philly last weekend to participate in the East Coast Derby Extravaganza. With D.C. on the rankings bubble for upcoming regionals, their first bout was a must-win.
D.C. (#11 East seed) and Carolina (#7 East seed) faced off Saturday at the Dulles Sportsplex for their second match-up in four months — Carolina won a 97-92 nail-biter in February. D.C. had high hopes for a reversal of fortunes, but resignations and injury had dealt hefty blows to D.C.’s roster in the intervening months — instead, the bout turned into the largest defeat D.C. has suffered this season.
It had been a long time coming. The D.C. Rollergirls All-Stars, who had slipped to #11 in the East in the latest rankings, snapped a frustratingly long home losing streak with a decisive 106-64 victory over Providence Roller Derby’s Rhode Island Riveters (#10), improving D.C.’s hopes of making this year’s WFTDA East Region Playoffs.
The DC Rollergirls All-Stars came into this weekend’s Eastern Regionals seeded 10th. Of ten teams. Team co-captain Battery Operated told us on Friday that she had modest hopes that the team would climb as high as seventh in the rankings. Respectable performances in defeat against Carolina (#7) and Steel City (#5) in the first two rounds put those lofty aspirations to rest. But our All-Stars did notch a convincing win in their final bout, toppling the Dutchland All-Stars to finish the tournament in 9th place.
The DC Rollergirls’ All-Star team arrived in White Plains, New York last night to participate in Derby in the Burbs, the league’s Eastern Regional Tournament. The action began this morning, and our All-Stars are scheduled to skate at noon. The Championship bout is slated for Sunday evening.
Yesterday, we caught up with DCRG All-Star Co-Captain, Battery Operated (real name Suzie, a 29-year old land use planner from Northern Virginia. If we told you any more than that, we’d have to kill you.)
