Surly Gurlies win in a true AZRD Cinderella story

18 05 2009

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On Saturday, May 16, 2009, history was made as the Surly Gurlies swept all three of their mini-games during the “Battle Royale” championship bout at the Castle Sports Club.   The pirate-themed Surlys have always been underrated as a result of their 2008-2009 season record (they went 0-3 in regulation) when in fact, they have three of the strongest jammers in the league.

As the season was drawing to a close, AZRD decided to change their season format.  Instead of normal season standings (which were marred by the April cancellation), AZRD decided to give all 4 teams a clean slate and have them battle it out in one night.  All 4 teams would play in a round robin format of 20-minute mini-bouts.

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Roller Derby’s Arizona Power Rankings for March, 2009

5 04 2009

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It’s that time of the month again derby fans, time to use some basic math to rank all 13 of Arizona’s home teams.

First of all, the AZRD Bruisers will be unranked for this period.  This is because the Bruisers have not had three bouts in the past 365 days. They will return to the rankings after their bout on April 11.

These Power Rankings are up to date as of 3/29/09 and do not include the Arizona Derby Dames doubleheader bout on 4/4/09.

So with that, let’s start at number 12 and go to number 1:

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