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12/14/2007
And the winner goes to….The Roller Rebels celebrated the end of their
second season this year at the Massapequa Elks Club, where music was
enjoyed by the Buzzards. A rockabilly band which included covers of
Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash. (www.thebuzzards.com).
Ten awards were given out at the end of the night all to deserving
members of the LIRR, voted on by all members of the Long Island Roller
Rebels…announced by our very own Jake Steel and Rusty Gunz.
Awards:
Best Skater: Regine Bull
Best Derby Name: Helluva Bottom Carter
Cleanest Skater: Amaretto Sourpuss
Most Improved Skater: Serial Mom
Best Pivot: Butterscotch Cripple
Best Blocker: Captain Morgan
Best Jammer: C-Roll
Hardest Hitter: Anna Tramp
Unsung Hero: Tie between Holly Cide and Heidi Hoe Bag
League Most Valuable Skater: Trixie Timebomb
Two time award winners:
C-Roll-2006 Best Jammer.
Captain Morgan- 2006 Best Blocker
Butterscotch Cripple- 2006 Best Pivot
Thanks to everyone who came out and made the night a memorable one! We
look forward to next season!
11/10/2007
On Saturday November 10th the Long Island Roller Rebels hosted the Cape
Fear Roller Girls, all the way from Wilmington, North Carolina at Skate
Safe America. The Rebels were up to a good start finishing the first
period with a lead of 34 to 30. Cape Fear seemed fast, but quaked in
their skates as giant hits from Anna Tramp and Captain Morgan sent them
barreling to the ground. After the second period whistle blew, skaters
from Cape Fear stepped up their game play as Tits McVenom and Crash
Nasty put up twice as many points as the Rebels. The Cape Fear girls
were definitely faster than the Rebel skaters, having trained with the
highly recognized Carolina Roller Girls (ranked 3rd nationally) but the
Rebels had an extra year of experience, which made the pack harder to
engage. Blocking was very effective by the rebel skaters as Pivot
Trixie Timebomb and Regine Bull were almost an impenetrable force to
reckon with…also recognition to Helluva Bottom Carter and Amaretto
Sourpuss for alternately holding the inside line for 60 minutes of pure
roller derby action. The bout was close, in the final moments, the
Rebels were down by what looked like 8 points on the scoreboard, but
after a short ref meeting the corrected score was put on the board.
With only 1 minute and 30 seconds left of game play, an outstanding
effort was put forth by C-Roll, but only to fall short to Cape Fear
111-99. In the end, the score didn't matter as both teams played an
outstanding bout; but more importantly they had a lot of fun!
11/6/2007
While at practice in between bouting, Serial Mom took a bad fall and
will be having surgery. The Roller Rebels had been scrimmaging when Mom
went down with a hard fall. The girls were crowded around, but practice
continued as we waited for the ambulance. After several visits in one
week to the Orthopedic, Serial Mom will be having surgery including the
placement of a plate and pins in her left leg. She fractured her leg in
two places, one being a spiral fracture. Derby is all fun and games,
and unfortunately sometimes skaters get hurt. We wish Mom a quick
recovery and hope she gets back on her skates soon!
11/03/2007 -
On
Saturday November 3rd the Long Island Roller Rebels traveled to Hunter
College in NYC to have an exhibition bout against the Brooklyn
Bombshells, the 3rd place team of the Gotham Girls Roller Derby league.
In a game that was to determine the strength and improvement of the
Long Island Roller Rebels, the rebels proved to be fearless, but that
wasn't able to produce points on the scoreboard. Long Island skated
hard and even faster with the more experienced members of the GGRD, but
nothing could stop the fierce blocking of Hard Anya, Lil Red Terror,
Anne Phetamine, Captain of the Bombshells and ex-league mate Aunti
Christ (originally of the Wicked Wheelers of the West). This brought
more turmoil to the track as all-star jammer, C-Roll was stopped dead
in her tracks after so many amazing attempts at putting up more points
for the Rebels. The Roller Rebels borrowed ex-skater Butterscotch
Cripple (also of the Wicked Wheelers of the West). Outstanding blocking
efforts made by Butterscotch Cripple and Captain Morgan, but the speed
of the Bombshells was more than the Rebels could handle. The score
ended at a 105 to 34 loss for the Roller Rebels, but the game's
excitement kept fans on the edge of their seats for two 20 action
packed minutes.
9/15/2007
- THUNDERCATS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF 2007 SEASON!!
The day: September 15, 2007. The place: Skate Safe in Bethpage. The
people: hundreds of screaming fans, dozens of volunteers, and a two
teams of rollergirls, the Wicked Wheelers of the West (the defending
champs) and the Mid-Island Rolling Thundercats (with an axe to grind),
both determined to take home the Donna "Anita Fixxx" Joy Trophy, in all
its Pabst-filled glory.
The whistle blew to get the party rolling, and the Wheelers took a
quick and early lead. Regine Bull and Amaretto Sourpuss held it down
for the Wheelers, with guest skaters Doomcake and Black Cherry of the
Connecticut Rollergirls adding to the pile of points accrued at every
jam.
By the second period, the Cats began to scratch, and soon narrowed the
Wheeler lead to a handful of points. Fantastic jams by C-Roll, Roxie
Heartless, and guest skater (also from CTRG) Pearl Jammer, the Wheelers
soon realized they were in trouble. Not to be outdone, the witches dug
deep and smashed the cats, jam after jam, maintaining a hairs' breadth
of a lead.
Third period, the leader was impossible to determine. The score went
from a tie to a two or three point lead in either direction. The
Wheeler defense stepped up to its notorious and impenetrable
reputation, and the Thundercats put the unstoppable C-Roll in for their
last few jams. When the dust settled, the final score was 101-99, with
the Mid-Island Rolling Thundercats rolling away with the trophy.
Congratulations to the hard-working and talented ladies that made the
Cats victorious!! What a way to wrap up the LIRR season!
If you are still hungry for derby, join the Roller Rebels on their
roadtrip to Connecticut! The CTRG are bouting on October 14, a Sunday,
at their rink in Connecticut, and the Roller Rebels are taking the ride
up to support and cheer for their friends! More details at
ctrollerderby.com !
And of course, be sure to check up here for more news as the off-season
progresses; there are interleague bouts planned, as well as all kinds
of fun events, from concerts to a howlingly funny Halloween party. Make
sure you are friends with us on myspace, too, to get all our updates
and event invitations - click the link at the top of this page to find
us!
Thanks to all our wonderful fans for their support this year, and see
you all next season!
8/23/07-The
LI Roller Rebels have been skating fast and practicing hard for the
upcoming championship bout on 9/15! The returning champions, the Wicked
Wheelers, will take on the Rolling Thundercats in a grudge match - last
season, the Thundercats were undefeated until they lost to the Wheelers
in the Championship bout. In the meantime, Captain Morgan and Psycho
Billy took to the road, spending 10 hours driving to Columbus, Ohio to
help referee the Eastern Division National Tournament. The tournament,
entitled the Heartland Havoc, comprised the best roller derby leagues
this side of the Mississippi. With Cinderella stories taking place, 3
of the top 4 seeded teams went home defeated, only showing how much
roller derby is growing on a national level! The four teams that will
represent the East Coast in the National Division Tournament this
September in Austin, Texas will be first place, our sisters in NY,
Gotham Girls Roller Derby; second place, Windy City; third place
Carolina Rollergirls, and fourth place, Detroit Derby Girls. More and
more leagues have been admitted into the Women's Flat Track Derby
Association, and as of today their are 43 member leagues, including the
Roller Rebels. The Roller Rebels will be playing some of these leagues
in their upcoming 2008 season, so be sure to stay tuned and keep
updated when tickets go on sale, you wouldn't want to miss out!
8/16/07 - MadDonna, Captain Morgan, Jen Party,
MastaKate, Jefferee, Psycho Billy and the infamous Bane Ana (the Wicked
Wheelers mascot) just returned from RollerCon! This is the annual
roller derby convention that takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. This
year the convention was held at The Imperial Palace, located directly
on the Strip, in central Las Vegas. Both MadDonna and Captain Morgan
participated in a challenge bout entitled Diapers vs. Depends, playing
for the Diapers team, being that they are both under the age of 30. It
was a great mini bout played right on Freemont Street in Old Downtown
Las Vegas. In the end, the Diapers were victorious with a score of 92
to 17. While the Roller Rebels did attend on and off skate workshops,
they were also able to scrimmage on a team consisting of over 200
skaters from all over the country in a Black vs. White "pick-up" bout.
The Roller Rebels came home, not only hungover, but more eager to
school the league on what the nation has come to in the sport of all
female flat track roller derby.
8/5/2007 - Warped Tour at Nassau
Coliseum
The only thing more unforgiving than the August sun last week was the
pavement of the Nassau Coliseum parking lot, as your Long Island Roller
Rebels scrimmaged at the Warped Tour! With the pink team and black team
composed of a mishmosh of skaters from all three regular season teams,
the Rebels demonstrated blocking, whipping, jamming, and, yes, hitting,
in the brutal summer sun. Alkaline Trio could be heard in the
background, interrupted by cheers from our fans as another girl ate
blacktop. Ouch! At the end of the twenty-minute period, the teams were
both exhausted, with Ladies of Laceration captain Trixie Timebomb going
kablooey, and reporting to the first aid tent with sunstroke. With a
final, extremely unofficial score of the Black team walloping the Pink
Team, the Rebels scattered to cool off, watch Bad Religion, and take
pictures with fans. It was a sizzling good time!
If you missed us at Warped, or if you saw us there and now want to see
us in our finest, frenetic, frantic, fighting form; the Championship
Bout will take place at Skate Safe on September 15! Tickets are
available online as well as through our sponsor locations throughout
the island. Come see defending champs Wicked Wheelers of the West and
avenging Roller Thundercats face off in a grudge match like none other.
Don't forget, party with us after at the Black Haus Brewery, right
around the corner from Skate Safe! Come say hi, and see you there!
7/14/2007 The Wicked Wheelers vs. The Ladies of Laceration
The East End Ladies of Laceration failed to slice through their winless
season as the returning champs Wicked Wheelers of the West conjured
another win last Saturday, with a final score of 119-117.
First period, things seemed to be moving in the
Ladies' favor. With lightning fast jams by captain Trixie Timebomb,
returning jammer Dedly Weponz, and C-Roll (on loan from the
Thundercats), the Ladies took an early lead. Things looked even darker
for the Wheelers as the clock ticked on, and their guest jammer Candi
Catastrophe of the Hudson Valley Horrors was injured and removed from
the bout. The Wheelers seemed to stumble further when the unstoppable
C-Roll managed a heart-stopping twenty-point jam to close the period.
However, the Wheelers would not be crushed so
quickly, and snuck back up on the Ladies with powerful blocking and a
steady accruing of points by the newest Wheelers, Amaretto Sourpuss and
Regine Bull, as well as the indefatigable Roxie Heartless (on loan from
the Thundercats), whom even a skate to the ribs and three-skater
pile-up couldn't stop! The score flipped one way, then the other, as
girls were tossed into the crowd and jammers were frantically pulled
through the pack. By the end of the second, it was clear this bout had
become a nail-biting, edge-of-the-seat affair.
As the third period began, the two teams were a
hair's breadth apart, with every point and every penalty critical to
the outcome of the game. As Lady Anna Tramp (on loan from the
Thundercats) and Wheeler Carnage Electra were ejected from play, the
teams skated short and stakes became even higher. In a final jam, the
Wheelers managed to nose ahead by the tiniest bump, nudging out the
Ladies by a mere two points.
The next season bout is September 15, at 7:00PM at
Skate Safe. Will the Wheelers continue their spellbinding domination?
Or will the Mid-Island Rolling Thundercats drop a house on their fun?
Be there to see!
And if you just can't wait a month for more Long
Island Roller Rebels, be sure to check out the girls at Warped Tour!
They'll be skating in a Pink versus Black bout at Nassau Coliseum on
August 4. And you'll definitely want to stay the day, there are some
great acts playing, including Bad Religion, Alkaline Trio, Tiger Army,
and Coheed and Cambria! Tickets to Warped Tour are available (link).
Thanks to everyone who came out, and see you in
September!
July 7th 2007 - Congratulations Shania Pain and DJ Andre
Bermudez!
On 7/7/07 our P.R. Mistress, Shania Pain, and our amazing bout DJ,
Andre Bermudez, were married during a beautiful ceremony in Shoreham,
NY. These derby lovebirds have been together for years and we at LIRR
could not be more excited for the pair. You have to appreciate a couple
who serve Jell-o Shots at their wedding reception. You also should be
amazed that their relatives have yet to disown them after witnessing
drunken rollergirls hording wine bottles, throwing cookies across
adjacent tables, brawling for a bouquet, and ending the night with a
game of Flip Cup. Thank you to the Susskraut and Bermudez families for
not calling the authorities; we had a damn good time!
June
26th, 2007 -Butterscotch Cripple has announced she will
be moving to Philly. Butterscotch has commuted the 100-mile hike to
Long Island for almost 2 years from NJ. Philly Roller Girls is a much
easier commute for this Trentonite and although she will be GREATLY
missed, PRG will be happy to have her on one of their 4 home teams. For
more information on PRG go to www.PhillyRollergirls.com. Butterscotch
Cripple was head of the Sponsorship Committee in the 2006 season and
has been head of the Coaching Staff for the 2007 season. She has also
been Co-Captain to the Wicked Wheelers of the West and Co-Captain to
the Long Island Roller Rebels travel team. In 2007 she was elected Best
Pivot. We will miss her severely, but wish her the best of luck!
June
20th 2007 -The Long Island Roller Rebels are saying
goodbye to Killer Tofu and Thor. They are getting ready to drive across
the country to move out West. Killer Tofu will be skating with Arizona
Roller Derby and Thor will be supporting the ref staff. For more
information: www.AZRD.com. Thor was head ref for the Long Island Roller
Rebels since our debut bout in February of 2006. Killer Tofu has skated
with the Long Island Roller Rebels since October of 2005. She has been
a key player for the Wicked Wheelers of the West and also on the Long
Island Roller Rebels travel team. They will be greatly missed, but we
wish them the best of luck!.
June
19th 2007 -Holly Cide was hit by a motor vehicle while
waiting outside our practice rink for the doors of United Skates to
open. She had felt fine at first but than went to her doctor the next
to find out she had reopened a laceration to her kidneys. Earlier in
her Rollergirl career Holly Cide was diagnosed with a Blood Disease due
to a laceration of her kidneys during a practice. At this time she does
not think she will be skating again, but will remain on the LI Roller
Rebels as Support Staff. Holly Cide is the director of bout Production
and also Co-Captain of the Ladies of Laceration..
May
12th, 2007- LADIES of LACERATION vs. THE ROLLING THUNDERCATS
On Saturday May 12th, the
East End Ladies of Laceration took on the Mid Island Rolling
Thundercats in the Season opener of the Long Island Roller Rebels
Second Season. This is the first WFTDA season for the Roller Rebels.
The score ended in a blow out with the Thundercats pulling ahead with a
final score of 133 to 91. The defense of the Ladies was very strong,
but incidentally it coincided with their high amount of penalties.
Felon of Troy and HollyCide spent quite some time in the penalty box,
which left the Ladies short a jammer on several occasions. This also
made it easy for jammers such as C-Roll (57 points) and Magpie (26
points) to gain more points in what seemed effortless. The Ladies loss
of Domestic Violet, a fresh blood recently added to the roster had to
sit out because of a pulled neck muscle, was detrimental to the team.
However, they borrowed Lil' Tinkerhell from the Morristown Madams who
did a great job by adding 17 points to the scoreboard for the Ladies.
The highest scoring jammer for the Ladies was Summer Slam (27 points),
another fresh blood added to the Ladies roster this season and also
playing for the LIRR all star travel team, make sure to see more from
her throughout the season.
April
15th, 2007 -The Roller Rebels had a charity bout this
past weekend and raised over $1,000, which was donated to the Suffolk
County Coalition against Domestic Violence. The bout was simply titled
Pink vs. Black and skaters from the entire league were pulled together
and placed among enemies on these two teams to show Long Island what
the Roller Rebels are capable of! The bout was one of the closest in
Roller Rebel history with a score of 106-97. The black team held on by
a hair until the end when Trixie Timebomb let loose and put a massive
13-point jam on the board during the final minutes of the bout. Look
forward to the season opener to be held on Saturday May 12th at Skate
Safe when the Ladies of Laceration take on the Rolling Thundercats!
March
20th, 2007 -The Roller Rebels travel team returns home
after a long weekend of Derby Packed Action. The ECE or East Coast
Extravaganza was held this past weekend in Philly hosted by the Philly
Rollergirls. Skaters were able to sign up individually and skate with
such talented skaters from Gotham, Philly, Providence, Boston and
Carolina. The Roller Rebels Travel team also had there first
inter-league WFTDA sanctioned bout win against the newer Steel City
Derby Demons from Pittsburgh PA. With a score of 117-87 C-Roll was the
Roller Rebels #1 jammer by putting 84 points on the scoreboard.
March
4th 2007 -The Long Island Roller Rebels travel team
matched up with the Charm City Rollergirls in Baltimore Maryland. Both
leagues were playing there first ever WFTDA sanctioned bout. The BBC
television network was there to nationally broadcast the outcome and
what flat track roller derby is all a “bout.” The Long Island Roller
Rebels played short with injured skaters and were missing some of there
top skaters such as Anna Tramp and C-Roll, and had fought a great
battle, but never the less fell more than short to Charm City’s awesome
line up. With just over a 180 pt differential the Roller Rebels learned
a lot and will take home more than a lesson learned from Charm City.
February,
2007-mrRAWK and Psycho Billy are on there way to Tucson,
Arizona to represent the Long Island Roller Rebels by guest reffing at
the Dust Devil Tournament. This is the Western Division Tournament for
the Women’ Flat Track Derby Association. Captain Morgan also tagged
along to watch some of the best roller derby action the United States
has to offer. The top 4 seeded teams who will be headed to the national
tournament, to be held in Austin Texas in September, will be: (from 1st
to last place)
Rat City Rollergirls (Seattle, WA), Tucson Roller Derby (Tucson, AZ)
Texas Rollergirls (Austin, TX) Kansas City Rollergirls (Kansas City,
MI). The Eastern Division National Tournament will be held in Ohio,
hosted by the Ohio Rollergirls from August 17th-August 19th. The LI
Roller Rebels are a division 3 league, so they are ineligible to
participate this year in the Tournament but look forward to checking
out future competition.
January,
2007-Recruiting is going GREAT! We have recruited even
more skaters than last month! Some more fresh bloods learning the ropes
to look out for in the 2007 season are: Magpie, Regine Bull, Jager
Bombshell, Elle 7, Summer Slam, Bible Belt-her, and Domestic Violet.
With more and more girls joining the LI Roller Rebels we expect this
season to be very competitive!
December
20th, 2006 -CONGRATULATIONS! The Long Island Roller
Rebels have been accepted into the WFTDA or the Women’s Flat Track
Derby Association. This is the national organizing body for all female
flat track roller derby. For more information please log onto
www.WFTDA.com. The Long Island Roller Rebels are very proud to have
been accepted into the WFTDA. The WFTDA currently has 35 member
leagues. With over 108 leagues in the country, the Roller Rebels feel
extremely privileged to have been welcomed into the WFTDA and are
anxious to compete and learn from leagues who have been around since
the earlier part of the decade.
December,
2006 -The Long Island Roller Rebels are getting ready to
roll in the New Year by recruiting fresh new skaters for there upcoming
season. Some fresh bloods recently added to our roster waiting to be
placed on a team are: Amaretto Sourpuss, Agnes Agony, Trigger Happy
Jackie, Peta Sassin and Butcher Baby
ARCHIVE:
Due
to an injury sustained in the season opening bout, star jammer Vicious
Panties has retired as a skater from the Wicked Wheelers of the West.
We are excited to have her as the Wheelers' coach and trainer.
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