I’m running around getting things in order for Wild West Showdown 2011 kicking off tomorrow evening so please excuse if this week’s roundup seems rushed. As always, if we missed something please add it in the comments below or contact us with your stories.

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Wrecking Belles v ShEvil Dead—LeVar Hurtin'
Wrecking Belles v ShEvil Dead—LeVar Hurtin’
Wrecking Belles v ShEvil Dead—LeVar Hurtin
Wrecking Belles v ShEvil Dead—LeVar Hurtin
Wrecking Belles v ShEvil Dead—LeVar Hurtin'
Wrecking Belles v ShEvil Dead—LeVar Hurtin’

Wrecking Belles v ShEvil Dead—LeVar Hurtin'
Wrecking Belles v ShEvil Dead—LeVar Hurtin’
Tilted Thunder Rail Birds—Axle Adams
Tilted Thunder Rail Birds—Axle Adams
Monterey Bay Derby Dames—Nocklebeast
Monterey Bay Derby Dames—Nocklebeast

Photo by Bob Ayers.
Photo by Bob Ayers.
Photo by Bob Ayers
Photo by Bob Ayers
Photo by Bob Ayers.
Photo by Bob Ayers.

Shout Ats!

These hit me via the contact form so I might as well throw ‘em back to you all.

Some noteworthy attendance from Omaha this weekend!  Sold out the MidAmerica Center with 3,274 this weekend and had to turn away an estimated 800.

Some amazing, amazing pictures here!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=62812610158&aid=328253
–#74 of 79 is Ima Firestarter
(rec’d: Feb 24, 2011)

Thanks Ima!

And Terminal City’s Andi Struction provided that this that I have neither time nor energy to prune down so we’re re-publishing in all its glory:

Terminal City Rollergirls defeat E-Ville Dead

Terminal City Rollergirls’ All Stars – 239
E-Ville Dead (Edmonton, AB) – 48

Game Notes
By Ryan Seven, TCRG League Reporter

It may have been snowing outside on Saturday night, but inside Central City Arena in Surrey, it was a roller derby inferno for Vancouver roller derby fans, with the Terminal City RollerGirls’ All-Stars torching Edmonton’s E-Ville Dead by a landslide win, 239-48.

The bout got off to a frenetic start, with huge shots being dished out by both teams. The score was close for the first handful of jams, until E-Ville started piling on penalties.  The TCRG All-Stars capitalized on their opponents’ misfortune with some great jamming by Trixi Trippin’ Chix, Amazombie, risquée biznatch and Tiki TimeBomb, scoring 51 points in 5 jams, taking the score to 64-15 by the middle of the first half.

E-Ville Dead was clearly frustrated by the penalties being called on their team, but nothing seemed to be going their way, as they tried to sneakily pass the star a couple times, and even hide the star on the initial pass, only be denied by TCRG’s blockers.

Meanwhile, the All-Stars’ star-pass had the opposite effect. 8-Mean Wheeler took the star from Tiki in the second half, dodged three potentially crushing-hits, and scored 19 points — setting the crowd on fire in the process.

Despite the blowout, E-Ville didn’t back down, and kept swinging the entire game, delivering speedy action and crushing hits, giving the crowd a show — especially the fans sitting in Suicide Row, who got to see E-Ville’s human wrecking-ball Dee Vicious in action and Tron’s epic jump over a downed player at breakneck speed.

Ultimately, E-Ville’s big hits weren’t matched to the All-Stars’ defensive strategy and agility, as they cruised to victory in front of the home crowd. But the win did come at a cost for TCRG, who lost Tight Lacey to a knee injury in the second half, and then Rollergirl towards the end of the bout when she took a skate to the helmet.

If you need any more information about Terminal City Rollergirls or roller derby in general, don’t hesitate to contact us at media@terminalcityrollergirls.com. Our website it chock-fulla helpful info as well: www.terminalcityrollergirls.com.

(rec’d: Mar 1, 2011)

Image courtesy of Speed Bump