OUR STATE.. OUR DERBY!!

This past Saturday was a night with overlapping bouts in Phoenix and Tucson. In Phoenix, the Arizona Derby Dames were skating at the Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum. Honestly, this was my first AZDD bout in over a year and I will say that league has been able to make the most out of the Vet and put on one impressive presentation. The 0-2 (AZ Power Rankings #11) Bombshells would take on the 1-0 (#5) Runaway Brides. In addition, the 1-0 (#8) School Yard Scrappers would take on the 1-1 (#7) Coffin Draggers. Meanwhile down in Tucson, the 4-1 (#1) VICE Squad would take on the 2-3 (#9) Iron Curtain.

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Derby fans, welcome to May.  We’re at a point where two league’s seasons are starting to come to an end and one is very much in full swing.   This is definitely a month where most of Arizona’s leagues have something going on  I know it’s going to keep this Michi-chan very very very busy.

This month, there’s something for everyone, including those who are more artsy than sportsy and for those who want to strap on the quads and have a chance to bump hips with other dedicated women, you will have a chance.

If you can make it to one or more of these events, including the Tucson ones if you are so adventuresome, please do so and again, thank you for supporting your local roller derby and community sports in Arizona.

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Well, it’s that time of the month again.  Every Sunday after the last Saturday in the month, I complile and release the Arizona Power Rankings, the only measurements of the 13 roller derby home teams from three different leagues in the state.

This has been a crazy month that included an indoor rainout and two huge upsets.  This definitely made some twist and turns in this month’s Power Rankings!

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Derby lovers, get set for a very interesting doubleheader bout at Bladeworld this Saturday night. Tucson Roller Derby presents two bouts featuring very evenly matched teams and what will likely be a preview of the TRD Championship Bout in June.   While in Phoenix, three leagues are doing something this Saturday.

DOUBLE THE HITS IN THE OLD PUEBLO

One of the bouts will pit the #3 ranked 1-3 Iron Curtain (AZ Power Rankings #11) against the #4 ranked 0-4 Furious Truckstop Waitresses.   Some of the IC skaters recently took a trip up to Alaska to take on Rage City Rollergirls, an up-and-coming league and gave them a workout that they were definitely thankful for.  The IC has so much going for them this year with LUC3F3R, Punchkisser and Bianka Trohl most likely taking the jammer line for this bout.  With the entire team taking life lessons from Helen Wheels, expect some interesting things to happen.  The FTW, with a fairly new roster has been going through a very hard trial this year as the rookies continue to develop.  I sure hope that Skeletor is back to help on the line with Peaches Rodriguez.  That last defeat to the VICE Squad could have been lessened if either Skeletor was good to skate or substitutes are allowed to jam at TRD.   While the FTW has a pretty strong pack, they need more point scorers.  I would expect this one to go IRON CURTAIN BY 40-60.

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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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