2012 LEAGUE CHAMPS SELECT THREE WHILE RSA ADDS ONE!

(ST. LOUIS, MO) A pair of local squads for the Arch Rival Roller Girls added to their respective team’s rosters Monday night via a draft held in St. Louis.

Interleague drafts are held periodically throughout the calendar year in order to supplement rosters that have been affected by skater retirements.

The M-80s – the 2012 ARRG league champions – added three skaters to their interleague line-up. The firecrackers drafted skaters Ida the Living Dead, Winchester Witch and Newbie Nikki (future derby name TBD).

Ida skated with the ARRG Fleur Delinquents – the league’s C-team – in their bout against Dark River Derby Coalition two weekends ago.

Rebel Skate Alliance – who finished fourth locally in 2012 – drafted skater Lady McDeath to their roster.

The Stunts Devils and the Smashinistas, who locally finished second and third respectively in 2012, elected to bypass this round of the draft.

Another local draft will be held in October prior to the league’s first local bouts of the 2012-13 season, which are set to begin in November.

Congratulations to the four skaters who were selected to the ARRG local rosters.

NEXT MONDAY IN THE ARRG NEWSCENTER:The post-season for the Arch Rival Roller Girls’ All-Stars is just around the corner. 2012 saw the team reach benchmarks never achieved before. In the first of a two-part series, we’ll recap the regular season for the locals as they prepare for “Thrill of the Spill” – the WFTDA North Central region playoff.

Check back in this section on Mondays for the latest in ARRG news and information.

ARRG C-TEAM HANDED SETBACK IN QUINCY!

(KANSAS CITY, MO) ARRG’s Saint Lunachix – the league’s traveling B-team – put the capper on another winning campaign this past weekend on the Western side of the “Show-Me State.”

A high-octane offense and a stingy defense resulted in a 273-91 victory over Kansas City Roller Warrior’s Plan B Saturday night at Municipal Auditorium.

The 182-point victory was their fifth consecutive and finalized their 2012 campaign with a record of 8-2.

The win gave the Chix a 2-0 record overall historically against KCRW’s B-team.

EnYa Nightmare received “MVP Jammer” honors for the Lunachix while Deathica Steele was awarded “MVP Blocker.”

ARRG’S C-TEAM COMPETITIVE IN LOSS TO QUINCY

(QUINCY, IL) The C-team of ARRG unveiled a new team name prior to the first whistle blown this past weekend but suffered a setback against a hard-charging group of Prairie State rollers.

ARRG’s newly-renamed Fleur-De-Linquents fell to Quincy’s Dark River Derby Coalition 224-101 Saturday night at Scotty’s Fun Spot.

The win for DRDC improved its record to 5-2 on the season.

The Fleur-De-Linquents have a potential date proposed in October for their next bout against a local squad. We’ll keep you up-to-date here at the website once arrangements have been solidified.

Check back in this section on Mondays for the latest in ARRG news and information.

ARRG C-TEAM VENTURES TO QUINCY IN SATURDAY TILT!

by Muckety Muck, Derby News Network Contributing Writer – Photos by Bob Dunnell

The B-team of travelers from St. Louis journey across I-70 this weekend to battle a Show-Me State rival in their final scheduled bout of the 2012 season.

This Saturday night, the Arch Rival Roller Girls’ Saint Lunachix faces Plan B, the developmental squad of the Kansas City Roller Warriors at Municipal Auditorium.

The action takes place at 7 pm, prior to the doubleheader’s main event featuring the Kansas City Roller Warriors versus the Naptown Tornado Sirens.

The Lunachix (7-2) utilized a hard-charging second half to post a 151-86 victory over the Twin City Derby Girls on August 4 at Midwest Sport Hockey.

In that bout, the Lunachix overcame a 14-point intermission deficit and outscored TCDG 100-20 in the second period to pick up their fourth straight win.

Jammer Brickyard paced the locals with 44 points scored while EnYa Nightmare contributed 39. Both will be in the line-up this Saturday alongside Morgan LeFaetal and Rhino-Might, who respectively scored 36 and 29 in the win. Sly Davinita will more than likely also see rotations with the “star” on the helmet.

The familiar faces of the Lunachix blocking schema will be making the cross-state road trip. Deathica Steele, Eveready, Shell Shoxx, Ginny Beastley, The Oregon Betrayal, The Forecloser, Megalodominator, The Ginger Assassin and Shacgyver are on the roster for Saturday night.

They’re facing a squad that has been plagued by injuries and a roster overhaul in 2012 but plan on utilizing home rink advantage to their benefit.

KCRW’s Plan B (1-2) netted a 208-134 victory over the Capital City Crushers of Topeka, Kansas to win their first bout of 2012. Prior to that, Plan B had a pair of setbacks to Mid-Iowa and Northwest Arkansas.

KCRW’s Plan B

Veteran Bomb Pop leads the jamming rotation for Kansas City with additional help from Hail Mary. Aside from those two and blocker Toxic Assets, the team is completely different than what was seen one year prior.

Historically, the Lunachix have a 1-0 record against Plan B, a 130-103 win at Municipal Auditorium nearly one year ago.

A win this Saturday night for the Chix will put the exclamation point on another solid season! We’ll let you know on Monday how the locals fared!

C-TEAM TRAVELS TO QUINCY THIS WEEKEND

Saturday’s Lunachix bout is not the only travel team action on the docket this weekend.

ARRG’s C-team – the Rookie Rivals – faces the Dark River Derby Coalition of Quincy, IL this Saturday night.

The Rookie Rivals’ roster is comprised of the league’s most-recently drafted skaters and non-rostered skaters that desire to be drafted by one of the four ARRG local teams later this year.

The squad is looking to rebound from a loss to the Twin City Derby Girls two weekends ago but plan on using the bout to gain some much needed track time for “the future of ARRG.”

The numbers will be small, but the competitive drive will most definitely be there. The tentative roster for the Rookie Rivals as of press time: Vod Kaknockers, Warpath O’ Jen, The Sound of Violence, Dolly Rot’N, Spice Rack, Calamity Cat, Duece Bomber, Arcane Sugar, Ida, Ari Gotcha and O_O.

The Rookie Rivals picked up the win the last time these two squads met, a 177-59 victory in July 2011.

However, that particular contest was DRDC’s inaugural bout as a franchise. Since then, a lot of success has occurred in the span of a year for the skaters from Quincy.

Dark River has racked up a record of 4-2 thus far in 2012, including a 244-71 victory over the Illinois Valley Vixens on July 21.

DRDC’s Misty Mount N’ Stomp

Founding members Misty Mount N’ Stomp, Laneacious, Suzannthrax, Scarlet Slamurai, Kate Gnash and Ram Skillet lead the charge for DRDC, while second-year skaters Gloria Fire, La Frostina, Havoc Moon, Little Miss Vicious, Pryor Offense, Queen Jezebelle, Chute to Kill, Tiny Slasher and the wonderfully-named Megarotta the Wicked compliment the line-up.

DRDC would love nothing more than to even the series with a big win at home this Saturday night.

This bout should be a fun one for both. Expect the rivalry to continue this weekend.

ALL-STARS PREPARE FOR REGIONALS, FUNDING NEEDED

It may seem kind of strange to you, the derby lovin’ fan, that the Arch Rival Roller Girls All-Stars – the current fourth-ranked team in the WFTDA North Central region – would be relegated to “third billing” in this week’s column.

The only reason that is happening is because St. Louis’ best on quads are idle competitively on the flat-track until the upcoming North Central playoffs, entitled “Thrill of the Spill,” which takes place in mid-September.

However, that doesn’t mean that the hard-charging squad is resting on their laurels prior to post-season play.

The rollers are continuously practicing and preparing for their first-round match-up against fifth-ranked Ohio, a squad that defeated the locals in a sanctioned “closed-bout” earlier this season.

And with the post-season push mere weeks away, there are plenty of opportunities for you to help assist their cause off-the-track as they travel east.

This year’s North Central region playoffs will be held in the happenin’ haven of North Central activity known as Niagara Falls, New York.

I say that half-jokingly because Niagara Falls is located nowhere near any of the ten WFTDA-sanctioned squads that will be competing at “Thrill of the Spill.” In fact, the ARRG All-Stars will have one of the longest journeys to get there…735 miles one-way.

That’s a lot of numbers on the odometer. It makes for one costly trip.

Right now, the Arch Rival All-Stars are spearheading an online fund drive to help defray the costs associated with travel.

By heading over to THIS LINK RIGHT HERE, you can make a donation that will help the squad in their Empire State excursion.

As you’ll soon see, there are three primary levels of contribution, each with its own premium. However, you can donate as little or as much as you desire.

Thanks to the kind generosity of ARRG Nation, the online fundraiser has been quite successful only after one week. And there’s still plenty of time for you to help them out.

Head on over to the link, make a donation and single-handedly aid the All-Stars’ playoff push. Your contribution is greatly appreciated!

Check in this section on Mondays for the latest in ARRG news and information.

LUNACHIX STRONG IN VICTORY OVER TWIN CITY!

by Muckety Muck, Derby News Network Contributing Writer – Photos by Bob Dunnell

(BALLWIN, MO) Saturday night marked the conclusion of the Arch Rival Roller Girls’ 2011-12 local campaign at Midwest Sport Hockey… and what a way to put the capper on it!

Action this past weekend at Queeny Park saw the primary travel squads of the league collect impressive victories, one which had historical significance that shook up the national derby scene.

By utilizing a 38-0 second-period rally, the ARRG All-Stars – currently ranked fourth in the WFTDA North Central – posted a 115-99 upset over third-ranked Naptown to improve its record to 10-2.

In the opener, the Saint Lunachix – ARRG’s B-team – utilized a strong second half to net a 151-86 victory over the A-squad of the Twin City Derby Girls of Champaign/Urbana, IL.

For the 700 people that attended the doubleheader, they saw firsthand the explosive flat-track action that reminded us why we are all fans of this sport.

ARRG ALL STARS 115  NAPTOWN TORNADO SIRENS  99

One day after receiving its highest-ranking in the WFTDA North Central region to date, the “pink and black attack” recorded its most significant interleague victory onto the franchise’s ledger.

The 16-point win netted Arch Rival its fourth straight and its first historically over a North Central third-ranked squad. The whirlwind of activity in the past two months has resulted in the Missourians’ jumps of four positions within the region’s hierarchy and five positions in Derby News Network’s recently-released Power Rankings.

“Our heads are spinning,” beamed Arch Rival jammer Downtown Dallis afterwards. “We’re really trying to make a statement. We’re really doing it together as a team and encouraging each other. This is something that we have never experienced before as a league. It’s so humbling.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever been so excited about this team’s potential,” added blocker Eli Wallop.

After setbacks earlier in the season to North Central rivals Windy City and Minnesota, the top two seeds for September’s “Thrill of the Spill” playoff, third-ranked Naptown (8-5) had plenty to prove heading into Saturday’s pier-sixer. Even though injuries have kept the Tornado Sirens’ line-up in perpetual motion throughout 2012, a weekend win for the Circle City’s finest over the league that sat one seat behind would solidify its status within the region’s trifecta.

Both teams gamely played as if their lives depended on it…and it made for one heck of a donnybrook.

Following a bout-opening five-pointer by Naptown’s Maiden America, Amooze Booche added a solo point to extend the lead to six. Arch Rival’s Dallis countered with a natural ten to give the hostesses its first lead, 10-6 with 25:00 left.

The Tornado Sirens tallied a 10-0 run on the next three jams to turn the bout back in their favor. Two scored by G. Rocket was followed by back-to-back four pointers by America and Booche, giving Naptown a 16-10 edge at the 20:00 mark.

Dallis countered with a 3-0 strike on the next jam to help Arch Rival pull within three. Seven points straight collectively from Naptown’s Trauma-lina and Booche extended Indy’s lead to 23-13 with 15:00 left in the half.

Arch Rival then capitalized on back-to-back power jams, resulting in 26 unanswered points. Black Market Baby’s seven-point bump at 13:15 was followed by Dallis’ 19-point thump, which gave St. Louis a 39-23 lead with 11:15 left.

Scoring was tight as the first period reached its conclusion, yet Arch Rival had managed to extend its margin to 53-30 at intermission.

Unsatisfied with its low-scoring first-half performance, Naptown charged hard in the opening stages of the second and went on an 18-3 run in the period’s first four jams. Punctuated by Majestic’s 12-3 power jam at 24:10, Naptown whittled the deficit to 56-48.

But as they were poised to regain the lead on the next rotation, penalties upended the Tornado Sirens, resulting in a 14-5 non-lead power jam for Arch Rival’s South City Shiner that extended St. Louis’ advantage to 70-53 with 21:40 left.

After Naptown’s Rocket scored five on the next jam to whittle the margin to a dozen points, Arch Rival went on a 38-0 rally in the second half’s middle stretch that altered the complexion of the bout. Following Dallis’ five-pointer scored at 16:20, Black Market Baby posted a 10-0 jam that extended the Arch Rival lead to 85-58. Mighty Mighty Boston, kept quietly at bay with only a pair of first-half points, collected nine on the next rotation to stretch the lead to 94-58.

As points accumulated for the locals, the Arch Rival blocking schema – paced by Wallop, Chewblocka, May Require Stitches, The Educator, Shimmy Hoffa, Party Foul, Grave Danger, Mayor Francis Slayer and Science Friction – kept the Tornado Sirens silent for a ten-minute stretch.

“Our blocking has been so solid,” praised Dallis of the front line. “They’re carrying us this year. “

“We’ve got a much more disciplined team this year than we’ve had in past years,” Wallop reflected. “Any time their jammers hit the pack, we’ve got a group of girls that are trained to get together, build a strong wall, keep the speed slow and build it to our momentum. It’s really been paying off.”

Shiner’s 14-point power jam at 10:10 put the exclamation point on the 38-0 rally, which gave Arch Rival an 108-58 cushion.

Undaunted, Naptown made a late-bout surge to make the contest a nail biter, racking up 31 points uncontested. Majestic capitalized on a power jam at 8:30 that netted 18 points and whittled Arch Rival’s lead to 108-76. Rocket followed with nine and America tacked on four to shave the once-50-point margin to 108-89 with 4:30 left.

A 10-4 Naptown power jam by America sliced the lead to a baker’s dozen, a 112-99 advantage for Arch Rival with 2:30 left. Boston retaliated with three points on the bout’s penultimate jam that extended St. Louis’ lead to 115-99.

One last ray of hope for the Tornado Sirens on the bout’s final rotation was thwarted as Dallis scampered to the front of the pack to gain lead for Arch Rival and expire the clock to preserve the 16-point upset.

Dallis paced Arch Rival scoring unofficially with 39 points, followed by Shiner’s 34.

St. Louis, idle until their “Thrill of the Spill” opening round match-up against fifth-ranked Ohio, plans to remember Naptown’s late-bout charge on Saturday in order to prepare for September’s playoff push.

“I felt like we played a really strong game, but we let a really good lead slip away,” said Wallop. “I’m glad that we’ve got five weeks to clean up some of the mistakes that we made tonight. We’ve got some time to get things in line that will help us come out firing.”

Naptown – who finished its North Central regular season play winless – was led by Majestic’s 35 followed by America’s 25.

UNOFFICIAL SCORING

ARCH RIVAL (115): Downtown Dallis 39, South City Shiner 34, Black Market Baby 26, Mighty Mighty Boston 14, The Educator 2

NAPTOWN TORNADO SIRENS (99): Majestic 35, Maiden America 25, Amooze Bouche 21, G-Rocket 16, Trauma-lina 2

ARRG SAINT LUNACHIX 151 TWIN CITY DERBY GIRLS 86

The b-team of ARRG faced a strong challenge from one of the newest additions to the WFTDA North Central. The Twin City Derby Girls came into the bout ranked regionally at #26, a strong showing for the young franchise only two years old.

The Lunachix had a serious battle on their hands as the Central Illinoisans dominated first half play.

Following a bout-opening pair of TCDG points, the Chix netted a dozen points uncontested. Chix jammer Brickyard’s three point tally was followed by four from EnYa Nightmare. Brickyard’s solo point on the next jam was followed by Morgan LeFaetal’s 4-0 jam that gave the Lunachix a 12-2 lead eight minutes in.

After Brickyard posted another four-pointer two jams later to extend the lead to 16-2, Twin City would go on a bout-numbing 32-0 run over the next five minutes.

TCDG’s Delta Badhand started the streak with an 11-point power jam at 20:20 to whittle the Lunachix lead to 16-13. Houchebag would follow with a nine-pointer to give TCDG its first lead of the bout, 22-16 at the 19:15 mark. Black-Eyed Betty’s 4-0 power jam and eight posted by Houchebag finished the rally and extended the Prairie State lead to 34-16 with 16:00 left in the half.

Nightmare broke the Chix scoring drought by posting five at 14:15 to pull the locals to 34-21.

Following a 2-2 stalemate that pushed the score to 36-23, Twin City netted seventeen points uncontested. Propelled by Houchbag’s 9-0 jam at the 10:55 mark, TCDG extended their lead to 51-23 with 9:12 left in the half.

Twin City’s push continued as the half continued. A 15-8 run over three jams pushed their lead to 66-31 with 4:50 remaining.

The Lunachix would mount a hard charge in the final minutes that narrowed the gap in half. A 20-0 rally in the first half’s final four jams narrowed the TCDG margin to 66-51 at intermission.

Perhaps the rally was the foreshadowing of things to come as the Lunachix proceeded to dominate play in the second half.

Rhino-Might’s period-opening four-pointer whittled TCDG’s lead to twelve. A 2-2 stalemate on the next jam pushed the score to 69-57 with 27:00 left.

The Lunachix then capitalized on a 37-0 run over the next three jams to gain the advantage. Rhino’s 9-0 jam at 25:35 was followed by Nightmare’s 23-point power jam that gave the local’s their first lead since the opening stages of the bout, an 89-69 lead change at 23:09. LeFaetal’s added five to conclude the rally and extend the Lunachix lead to 94-69 with 21:20 left.

TCDG kept pace as the period continued. With 11:00 left, the Lunachix maintained a 102-84 lead against the stubborn Central Illinoisans.

The Chix used the final ten to build a cushion thanks to power jams. Rhino-Might collected 16 off a power jam with 8:00 to widen the margin to 118-84. After LeFaetal collected 7-2 strike on the next rotation, Brickyard took the checkered flag with a 20-point power jam with 2:30 left to push the lead to 145-86.

Meanwhile, the Chix blocking battalion – paced by Eveready, Deathica Steele, Ginny Beastley, Polkadot Yr’Eyeout, Shell Shoxx, Hyrdogen Bombshell, Arcane Sugar, Boom Boom Pow and a host of others, held TCDG to only 20 points scored in the second half.

The Lunachix outscored Twin City by a 5-to-1 ratio, 100-20, in the second half to pick up the 151-86 win and improve to 7-2 on the season.

Brickyard paced Lunachix scoring unofficially with 44 points, followed by Nightmare’s 39. As selected by the Twin City Derby Girls, Nightmare was named “MVP Jammer” of the bout while Eveready was selected as “MVP Blocker.”

The Saint Lunachix next play the Kansas City Roller Warrior’s Plan B on August 18 at Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City, MO.

Houchbag’s 43 points topped Twin City scoring unofficially, followed by Badhand’s 27.

TCDG (1-3) plays the St. Chux Derby Chix (5-1) this Saturday at Matteson Square Garden in St. Peters, MO.

UNOFFICIAL SCORING

SAINT LUNACHIX (151): Brickyard 44, EnYa Nightmare 39, Morgan LeFaetal 36, Rhino-Might 29

TWIN CITY DERBY GIRLS (86): Houchebag 43, Delta Badhand 27, Kimbuktu 9, Black-Eyed Betty 4

Check back in this section on Mondays for the latest in ARRG news and information!

(BALLWIN, MO) One day after receiving its highest-ranking to date in the WFTDA North Central region, the Arch Rival Roller Girls All-Stars netted its most significant interleague victory in franchise history.

Utilizing a 38-0 second-period rally, ARRG – ranked fourth in the North Central – upset third-ranked Naptown 115-99 Saturday night at Midwest Sport Hockey in front of 700.

The victory was Arch Rival’s third straight and its first ever over a North Central #3.

Down 23-13 midway through the first half, ARRG punched home 26 straight points with back-to-back power jams. Black Market Baby’s seven-point strike at 13:15 was followed by Downtown Dallis’ 19-pointer two minutes later, resulting in a 39-23 lead change.

ARRG stretched the advantage to 53-30 at intermission.

Naptown would narrow the gap to 70-58 with 18:00 left in regulation, but ARRG went on a 38-0 run in the bout’s next four jams. Punctuated by South City Shiner’s 14-point power jam with 10:00 left, ARRG widened its lead to 108-58.

Naptown retaliated with a 31-0 run down the stretch, but Arch Rival was able to utilize the clock to their advantage and stave off the Tornado Sirens to post the historical 16-point win and improve to 10-2 overall.

Dallis paced ARRG with 39 points, followed by Shiner’s 34.

In the opener, ARRG’s Saint Lunachix beat the Twin City Derby Girls 151-86.

A full recap of both bouts from Saturday’s double header will be featured in this section on Monday.