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| 2006 EVENTS |
Saturday, October 21, 2006
Championship Bout & Grudge Match
Magnuson Park at Hangar 27
7400 Sandpoint Way
The 2006 Season Championship Bout and Grudge Match rocked Magnusen Park's Hanger 27 like nothing this city has ever seen before!
The Grudge Match:
Grave Danger battled The Throttle Rockets in the first bout of the evening. Grave Danger came into this game high off a win against the Sockit Wenches in Bout 6, and the Throttle Rockets came in with something to prove. It was an all out war of space photons and hellfire. When all the lightening ceased and the smoke had cleared, the Throttle Rockets emerged the victors.
THIRD PLACE: Throttle Rockets
FOURTH PLACE: Grave Danger
Championship Bout:
The Sockit Wenches completely rebuilt their engines in anticipation of this match against the only team in
RCRG history to threaten an undefeated season, the Derby Liberation Front. It was a battle to the nail biting end as penalties and injures plagued the Front while the Wenches shifted it into high gear. When the battlefield lie quiet at the end of the second period, the victor was clear, 2006 had become the "Year of the Wench."
FIRST PLACE: Sockit Wenches
SECOND PLACE: Derby Liberation Front
Thank you to DJ Boo Berry for spinning tunes all night long, and to The Aerialistas for performing their death defying aerial acrobatics at half time!
Some of the highlights of the 2006 Season Championship Bout (submitted by Scott Engelhard, photographer):
- Darth Skater's final bout punctuated by an amazing final jam that sealed the Throttle Rocket win.
- The Professor Jake Stratton PROPOSING to Clobberin' Mame! Of course, she said yes.
- A marching band.
- A bag pipe band.
- The entire DLF team wearing, in what has to be the best underwear prank ever — sorry Jo Jo, bright red underwear with "Suck it Wenches" across their backsides.
- A new Score Whore.
- An impassioned Molly D. Molish delivering a rallying cry speech for the ages (or at least for the Scottish Highlands).
- A kickass afterparty featuring some great (and not so great, but that's what makes it great, right?) karaoke.
- Grave Danger and the Throttle Rockets "overruling" General Anesthesia when he called their bout with the clock under 20 seconds and going ahead with a final jam anyway.
- Lots of extra-curricular stuff during the DLF/Sockit Wenches bout. LOTS of extra-curricular stuff.
- A Grave Danger leg-whip between Femme Fatale and Rollin' Bayou.
- A half-naked Rocketman Houllahan running around the track.
- Femme Fatale and D Bomb winning the Offensive and Defensive MVP awards, and then not being able to really compete due to sickness and injury — both wore sorely missed by their teams (and the fans).
- Another jaw-dropping halftime performance by the Aerialistas.
- The synchronicity of having a prebout performance by the Flux Capacitors in the beer garden while 3 DeLoreans were parked out front. No relation.
- And of course, two match-ups that feature some of the hardest hitting, hardest skating and most exciting roller derby EVER. There will be tons of photos to come, mine included, but they won't do justice to the real experience. You all are great and it is a pleasure to be an RCRG fan.
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Saturday, September 23, 2006
Season 2, Bout 6
Magnuson Park at Hangar 27
7400 Sandpoint Way
The sixth bout of the season featured the following lineups:
Throttle Rockets vs. Derby Liberation Front
Grave Danger vs. Sockit Wenches
Despite their Intergalactic speed, the Throttle Rockets were not able to defeat the Army of Defence that is the Derby Liberation Front. Grave Danger was on fire, causing the Sockit Wenches to overheat as the ladies in red defeated the Wenches, sending them off to the Championship Bout broken, bruised and battered.
Many thanks to our pre-show band White Knuckle Ride, and to DJ Boo Berry for spinning tunes all night long. Our fabulous halftime act was Fankick!, our favorite '80s dance duo!
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Saturday, August 26, 2006
Season 2, Bout 5
Magnuson Park at Hangar 27
7400 Sandpoint Way
The Derby Liberation Front remains undefeated this season as the troops in green advanced, leaving the Sockit Wenches
spinning their wheels and the Throttle Rockets earned their first win of the season as in a hard fought victory
over Grave Danger.
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TRAVEL TEAM
Sunday, August 13th
Pattison's West Skating Center
34222 Pacific Hwy S. Federal Way, WA 98003
Thanks to everyone who peeled out of your regular office attire and threw on your super hero cape to
to support the travel team as the Rat City Rollergirls hosted a fund raiser in preparation for the
Bumberbout!
Rat City Rollergirl coaches,
Hollywood Chuck Bury (Sockit Wenches, Travel Team) led the Black Jersey team to victory over coach
Corporal Punishment's (Grave Danger) White Jersey team in the first ever Rat City MALE
roller derby bout!
The shorts were tight, the tans were glowing and the fouls were dirty when these men threw down on the
rink to support the women they love to coach. If you missed this one, you really missed out. Stay tuned
to see if they'll do it again...same Rat time...same Rat channel.
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Black Top Brawl III - Presented by the Pacific Rim Brewing Company!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
9832 14th Ave. SW Seattle, WA 98106
Thank you for joining the Rat City Rollergirls at the 3rd Annual Black Top Brawl! This time,
the Pacific Rim Brewing Company put all
the effort into organizing and presenting the event! In addition to mingling with your favorite Rat City Rollergirls,
and watching us race each other, our support staff, and our potential fresh meat (keep an eye out for them next
season) there were seven bands, a huge Beer Garden, and great food. Thanks for coming out and
getting to know all that Rat City has to offer!
The bands that rocked the flatbed semi included: Hell's Belles,
Vine Ripe, Post Stardom Depression, Beat Senseless,
Xymurgy, The Enemies Of, and Los Burbank.
The photos are coming in. We'll post 'em as soon as we get 'em!
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Friday, July 14, 2006
The Seattle Storm presents Rat City Rollergirl Night!
Key Arena, 305
Harrison Street,
Seattle, WA 98109
The Seattle Storm and the Rat City Rollergirls teamed up for one exciting night of Seattle’s finest and most fabulous female athletes. Fans of both the Seattle Storm and the Rat City Rollergirls rubbed elbows with us as we swarmed Key Arena to help cheer the Seattle Storm on to victory against the New York Liberty. Skaters, Referees and mascots from Seattle’s only all-female, flat-track roller derby league showed Seattle Storm fans how we rock and roll, with video highlights explaining derby rules and a live roller derby how-to on the Storm's court.
Shoves and kisses from the Rat City Rollergirls to the entire Storm team and organization for such a fun, enjoyable and successful parntership and event!
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Saturday, June 24, 2006
Season 2, Bout 4
Magnuson Park at Hangar 27
7400 Sandpoint Way
The front continues to advance. The Derby Liberation Front narrowly escaped defeat against the underworld, but in the end were able to continue on their undefeated season by beating Grave Danger.
The Throttle Rockets were blasting off as they fought neck and neck with the Sockit Wenches! After a game that was tied at half-time and more leading score changes than could be imagined, the Sockit Wenches came out ahead and defeated the Throttle Rockets.
DJ Boo Berry rocked the house for 4th bout of our Second Season. Live Pre-Show music provided by The Hot Rollers. Halftime entertainment was provided by the Feminist Katate Union! Our Beer Garden was provided by The Service Board and The Showbox, and concessions were provided by the Ballard Brothers. Fun sodas were provided by Jones Soda.
Bout 4 Poster by former Rat City Rollergirl, Tatiana Gill - available in color for purchase at official Rat City Rollergirl events!
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Saturday May 20, 2006
Season 2, Bout 3
Magnuson Park at Hangar 27
7400 Sandpoint Way
Sockit Wenches vs. Grave Danger
Throttle Rockets vs. Derby Liberation Front
The Sockit Wenches socked-it-to Grave Danger in a landslide victory and the ladies of the Derby Liberation Front
stood strong in their first place lead defeating the Throttle Rockets in their first home game back from Texas!
Thank you to all the entertainment for Bout 3 of Season 2:
DJ Boo Berry spun the tunes all night long,
live Pre-Show music by
Dateless,
'63 Burnout, and The Hillside Heritics, and, last but not least, the amazing
halftime entertainment was provided by the
Aerialistas --
the only thing thing hotter than girls on skates was these girls on trapezes!
An overwhelming crowd favorite, the Aerialistas brought the house down!
Our Beer Garden was provided by The Service Board and
The Showbox, and yummy concessions of burgers, salads
and more were provided by the Ballard Brothers.
Fun sodas were provided by Jones Soda.
Bout 3 poster artist: Brutefish
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Sunday May 7, 2006
The Derby Liberation Front vs. Texas Rollergirls Honky Tonk Heartbreakers
Playland Skate Center
822 McCann (Burnet & 183)
Austin, Texas
The Rat City Rollergirls 2005 Season Champions, the
The Derby Liberation Front
invaded Texas! On Sunday, May 7, 2006, the Front advanced the troops in an attempt to
defeat the Texas Rollergirls 2005 Season Champions,
The Honky Tonk Heartbreakers! The
D.L.F. put up an huge fight, but in the end were defeated by Austin. The Rat City Rollergirls are so
proud of the D.L.F. for their performance in Texas. RCRG would like to thank the
Texas Rollergirls for
the invitation and for their amazing Southern hospitality!
Final score: Honky Tonk Heartbreakers 63, Derby Liberation Front 47
Game MVPs: Ann R. Kissed of DLF (RCRG)
Sparkle Plenty of the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers (TXRD)
Fan favorite: D-Bomb of the Derby Liberation Front
More Info:
Read the Texas Rollergirl's Bout Recap
Read Hurt Reynold's Blog
Photos:
Bout photos by Schadenfreude Lola
Bout photos by Ziv Kruger
After bout photos by Ziv Kruger
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Sunday April 30, 2006
Roller Disco Skate
Bellevue Skate King
2301 140th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005
Thank you for coming out to
Bellevue Skate King to skate with your favorite rollergirls and show off your fancy footwork as we put on a roller disco fundraiser to help send the Rat City Rollergirls 2005 Season Champions,
The Derby Liberation Front,
to Austin, TX to skate against
The Texas Rollergirls 2005 Season Champion team,
The Honky Tonk Heartbreakers.
See the Photos!
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Saturday, April 29, 2006
Rat City Rollergirls Season 2 - Bout 2
Magnuson Park Hangar 30 - 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Grave Danger vs. Throttle Rockets
Derby Liberation Front vs. Sockit Wenches
Congratulations to the Winners: Grave Danger and Derby Liberation Front!
Pre-show entertainment provided by the band
Wages of Sin and our
Beer Garden was provided by
The Service Board and
The Showbox
Our favorite, DJ Boo Berry spun tunes all night long!
Halftime entertainment was provided by: QuadExpress, the West Coast Roll Bounce Winners!
Poster Designer:
Jamie Burton
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March 4, 2006:
Rat City Rollergirls Charity Brawl
The Rat City Rollergirls played their biggest venue yet and blew the doors of last season's attendance records at their Charity Brawl and Exhibition Bout at the Everett Events Center on March 4, 2005. An estimated 4,500 people came to watch Rat City's four teams duke it out on behalf of their favorite non-profit organization.
The Sockit Wenches won first place and came away with the top prize of $1,000, which the team will give to the
White Center Community Development Association.
Grave Danger arrived in second place, and will give $500 to
Girls on the Run.
Derby Liberation Front came in third and will give $250 to
Cocoon House
Throttle Rockets came in fourth and will give $250 to the
Angel Care Foundation.
The event marked the Rat City Rollergirls' first bout north of the Seattle area. They were joined in Everett by many of their loyal fans from the 2005 season that made the trip, and were also able to expose a whole new group of fans to the exciting sport of roller derby. Included in the night's festivities, was a battle to win "Last Woman Standing" featuring the Rat City Rollergirls against Vancouver Canada's breakout flat track roller derby league, the Terminal City Rollergirls! Winner, Jackie Hammer, Sockit Wench, Rat City Rollergirls, USA.
View our commercial here.
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February 24–26, 2006:
2006 Dust Devil National Championship Tournament
The Rat City Rollergirls represented Seattle with our
All-Star Travel Team
in a national roller derby tournament hosted by the Rollergirls of the
Tucson Roller Derby. RCRG played amazingly well
for our first interleague play ever, ranking 5th in the nation! The Rat City Rollergirls would like to thank the national Woman's Flat Track Derby Association
WFTDA sister leagues for the ferocious competition from the dedicated rollergirls from across the nation!
More Info:
Final Scores
Stats
Press:
February 23, 2006 Seattle Times Article
February 28, 2006 Seattle Times Article
Photos:
Bout photos by Ziv Kruger
Bout photos by Steve Price
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