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February 21, 2007 -- Seattle's roller derby league speeds into its third season
By NWsource.com staff write Geoff Carter, this article opens with the following paragraph:
"Look, you guys need to get into flat-track roller derby this year. That's all there is to it. I've spent too many hours fuming silently by the water cooler, listening to you complain about baseball teams that can't field, football teams that don't repeat and basketball teams who won't pay their own way. Meanwhile, I've been following a sport that routinely delivers fast, tough, heart-stopping gameplay. I follow a sport whose Seattle league is staffed by unpaid volunteers who sink every last dime back into the spectator experience. Most importantly, I follow a sport that has delivered what many have previously considered improbable: a winning Seattle team."
We couldn't have said it better ourselves. Get thee to a bout! Read the Article
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February 7, 2008 -- Derby girls don’t cry: The aggressive face of women on the skate track
"Teams across the Northwest from distant places like Boise, Idaho and Spokane to the east and Bend, Or. to the south, and from not-so-distant places like Everett and Olympia, have gathered in sleepy Magnuson Park for the biggest exhibition tournament of the season." The UW Daily and reporter Garrett Troy covers the first ever Northwest tournament, the Seattle Rust Riot! Eight teams from around the region competed for top honors. Check out the photos by Jennifer Au, too.
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February 4, 2008 -- Derby for dummies: A guide to the Rat City Rollergirls
NWsource.com and author Geoff Carter offer up a primer to the Rat City Rollergirls and our bouts in his new column, "Gentle Snark". If you ever wanted to ask what the pivot is for, or wondered how roller derby is like quidditch, Geoff's your man.
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January 31, 2008 -- Rat City Prepares for the Rust Riot
[Photo of mommacherry (Georgia O'Grief in foreground) by Joshua Trujillo]
"While Bumberbout 2006 brought some of the best teams in the country to Seattle over Labor Day weekend, this tournament is all about regional pride. The all-day, single-elimination event will feature the Rat City Rollergirls' Rain of Terror, the Jet City Rollergirls from Everett, the Lava City Roller Dolls from Bend, Ore., the Lilac City Rollergirls from Spokane, the Oly Rollers from Olympia, the Rose City Rollers from Portland, the Slaughter County Roller Vixens from Bremerton and, coming the greatest distance, the Treasure Valley Rollergirls from Boise, Idaho."
Thanks to Athima Chansanchai at the P.I. for the great article and to Joshua Trujillo for the AMAZING photo gallery. Check out the full article here
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January 14, 2008 -- Team Nights in the News
Damien M. Jones and his camera were out again on Saturday, hitting up two Rat City Rollergirls' parties. With photos from the Throttle Rockets' "A Booty Shakin' Pirate Party," at The Funhouse and Grave Danger"s "night of pure video game carnage" at the Rendezvous.
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December 28, 2007 -- Rat City Mentors
Cathy Sorbo, our very own Queen Mum, gave us a shout-out in the form of an "Excellence in Mentorship" award. She says: "This four-team league has nurtured and promoted the sport of roller derby to women of every conceivable shape, size and lifestyle across the region. They are the winningest team this town has ever had, and are responsible for empowering the young by sponsoring a junior league, The Seattle Derby Brats. When you're shopping for season tickets for 2008, consider roller derby." Qow! Thanks, Cathy!
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November 26, 2007 -- Rollergirls love our coffee!
"The Bird on a Wire crew takes wholly justifiable pride in the considered and thoughtful way they pull espressos and foam lattes; according to the café's Web site, coffee should be "smooth, velvety (and) like a chenille blanket on a naked bum." And it is ... um, I mean, I imagine that it is." NWsource.com writer Geoff Carter reviews the tasty coffee and lovely ambiance at Bird on a Wire, a West Seattle coffeeshop owned and operated by our very own Skate Trooper. Nice work!
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September 30, 2007 -- Blogging about the National Tournament!
"Here's one reason to briefly set aside thoughts of Mariners' futility, Sonics' mobility and Seahawks' volatility: Seattle-based Rat City Rollergirls earned a runner-up spot in the national roller derby championship this weekend. They swept through the tournament's early bouts only to come up short in the finals in Austin, Texas, Sunday night." By reporter Mike Lewis.
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August 16, 2007 -- Front Page of the Sports Section!
We made the front page of the sports section of our local newspaper, wow! This feels GREAT. "Roller derby enjoys rollicking resurgence: Skaters, fans enamored of Seattle's fifth-year league." By reporter Molly Yanity.
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June 16, 2007 -- Evening Magazine Revisits RCRG
Evening Magazine's promotion of the Seattle International Film Festival and the World Premiere of the
Rat City Rollergirl documentary,
"Blood on the Flat Track...The Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls",
Evening Magazine revisited some of the early footage (2004) of the Rat City Rollergirls. John Curley let you know that
he loves taking his children to Rat City Rollergirl bouts--and the kids love it too!
See the Evening Magazine footage here!
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June 12, 2007 -- Shovey Chase on KUOW 94.9
Shovey Chase
shares how roller derby changed her life on the KUOW radio show, "The Beat" in an interview with
National Public Radio's Theo Pauline Nestor. Click, listen and learn why she's Shovey Chase, and you're not.
Listen Here!
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June 2007 -- Rat City Rollergirls Featured at SIFF!
The Seattle Weekly offers a review of the SIFF film, "Blood on the Flat Track...The Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls." The film played at the
Neptune at 9:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14 and featured a red carpet event
with the best of RCRG in formal attire. An additional showing was also
at the Neptune at 1:30 p.m. Sat., June 16.
See the full movie article in the Seattle Weekly here!
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June 2007 -- Rollergirls Hurt Too!
Rat
City Rollergirl Elektra Lyte is featured in the newest commercial for
Aleve Liquid Gels! Check out Elektra and her league mates as they show
the world why derby girls need a little pain relief!
The commercial can be seen on YouTube by clicking here!
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June 2007 -- Rats on the Radio!
The Rat City Rollergirls are featured on 88.5 KPLU!
You can hear the story and interviews by reporter Bellamy Pailthorp,
who braved attending Rat City Rollergirl practice and track set up to
feature the voices behind the hip-checks!
LISTEN ONLINE HERE!
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February 26, 2007 -- Rat City Rollergirls rule, will compete for national title
The Seattle P.I. gives kudos to the Rat City Rollergirls All Star Travel team for beating the
undefeated reigning national champions, the Texecutioners, to win the Western Regional Championship
at the Dust Devil Tournament!
Read the Article.
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January 27, 2007 -- Roller derby exhibition becomes fight for 'bragging rights'
Douglas Perry of The Oregonian provides a recap of the Rat City Rollergirls vs. Rose City Rollers 2007
exhibition bout where Rat City won three out of four bouts in an awesome night full of shoves and bruises!
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January 24, 2007 -- Sassy Chassis in the News!
Sassy Chassis, owner of the Seattle healthy Mexican food restaurants Gorditos, is in the news, showing
the Emerald City once again that RCRG skaters live, work, and play in the city we skate for!
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