We're calling out the Midwest.
In September - just as our sixth season gets underway - your MNRG All-
Stars will take on the best of the north. We're bringing the top ten teams from all over the Midwest to play on the hallowed concrete of the Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Top teams go to nationals.
We've got the home court. But we need our fans to bring the home court advantage. Join us for the biggest weekend of roller derby the Twin Cities has ever seen!
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It all began when Scootaloo, age four, visited the local mall with her mommy. There, in a storefront, sat a pair of rhinestone encrusted Keds. The mere sight unleashed Scootaloo's demons as she dov...
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Seven weeks have passed since the Rockits retained their championship against the Garda Belts...and so with the fifth season over and done with, the women of the Minnesota RollerGirls have traded their colors for MNRG blue.
What? You thought there was an off-season? Well, we've news for you; results from the Fifth Annual Wheelies, scores from the MNRG all-star games, rumors of players retiring, and a quick report from a trip that the three Twin Cities leagues took to Duluth to support the newly-minted Harbor City Roller Dames.
The Minnesota RollerGirls has been playing for five years. Every year, the players, the fans, and the staff choose the best of the best; those players are recognized in a closed-door ceremony in May that we call the Wheelies. And fans of the MNRG, I ca...
For a year, the Golden Skate has stood proudly in the Rockit clubhouse (somewhere, it is rumored, deep in a bunker beneath Roy Wilkins Auditorium); a testament to the hard work of recovering it from the Atomic Bombshells in 2008. With the new year, the Rockits have found themselves defending against the Garda Belts; those who would end the hard-fought Rockit streak and take the Skate for themselves. Saturday brought the Battle of the Broads; the moment where it would all go down. Fans came out in droves to see the match...as well as to see the Dagger Dolls take on the young, brash Atomic Bombshells. With two matches, four teams, and one Golden Skate to award, the doors opened early, and the fifth annual season championship bout got underway.
After a quad rugby ("Murderball" for t...
As the Minnesota RollerGirls prepare for the April 11th season championship and fans prepare for their last taste of derby at the Roy for five months, it's time to take a look at the season to see what's brought us to this moment.
The hometeam season began, in fact, during the summer where our four teams sent their best to play other leagues from across the nation. During that period, an all-star team heavy with Rockits and Garda Belts fought the best and brought home hard-won experience to share with the MNRG teams. With that breadth of derby wisdom gained from the summer, it isn't too surprising that the Garda Belts and the Rockits have performed so well this season. They will play on Saturday night for the MNRG's championship trophy, the Golden Skate.
The Rockits - well...wh...
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The teams and fans gathered at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium on March 21st with a lightness of spirit uncommon with matches of the Minnesota RollerGirls. With the season championships bouts already set in stone, fans were ready to see a fun-filled evening of derby as the four teams gave us a preview of what's to come in April. From the return of derby legends Rebel Stella and Lizzy the Axe to the brutal hits of Wonderbroad, Vuedoo Prodigy, Tiki Torture, and Diamond Rough, this bout showed off some of the best of what the MNRG in 2009 has become.
Rockits v Garda Belts
Favored teams can quickly become underdogs. The Garda Belts entered into this match on a tear; four consecutive games won with the league's highest-scoring jammer (Suzie Smashbox) and a team of blockers ready t...
It's March at the Roy and - once again - it's a great time of the year to be a fan of the Minnesota RollerGirls. With the final bouts decided for the team championship, we get to be treated to two matches that can stand alone. They don't count towards point totals or standings or anything other than team pride. For the past two years, a fluke of scheduling has put together the top two and bottom two teams to play against one another as a preview of what's to come in April. And what's to come? Well, it just looks fantastic.
First off, the Atomic Bombshells against the Dagger Dolls. The losses that have plagued both teams aside, this match is all about a little redemption for at least one of the teams. The Bombshells are concluding a rebuilding year and seem ready - to wax a little mil...
Yes, you. The Minnesota RollerGirls are putting together the finest derby tournament that anyone has ever seen. The Brawl of America lands on the Roy Wilkins Auditorium on September 18th, goes through to the 20th, and we need you and your passion for roller derby to make it all happen.
You want to give us a hand? It's easy. Send an e-mail to volunteers@brawlofamerica.com and let us know. We need volunteers for this tournament in every area you can think of; security, merchandise, stats, even marketing. We'll need an army of volunteers at the bout, but we also need help as we put this beast together in the coming months. So whatever your ability, whatever your schedule, we want you. Help us show off Min...
Due to overwhelming demand, the Kids Derby event is now full. If you'd like to be placed on a waiting list, please send an email to kids@mnrollergirls.com. In addition, we will not be accepting event-day registration.
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The Atomic Bombshells entered their match against Garda Belts with the worst record of the league; 0-2 with a near triple-digit negative point differential. With two matches to play, they still held hope alive; two large wins could send them to the championship, as long as GBs lost to the Rockits in March. Now, GBs have had a brilliant year thus far as they begin to capitalize on a staff built in the last two seasons. One more win...any win...would be all they need to move forward.
So with a significant advantage in their favor and accompanied by their traditional bagpipers, the Garda Belts rolled into the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium to a wild cheer from their fans...but for once, it was the Atomic Bombshells who would set the tone for the match as they burst through an orang...
So.
Bombshells v Garda Belts
Rockits v Dagger Dolls
Saturday night. Think you've seen this one before? You're right. And you're so wrong.
The MNRG home teams return to the Temple of Derby, the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, on February 28th for the "Circus of the Scars." This will be a big night. You're going to see the newly-dominant Garda Belts and the Red Menace that is the Rockits work to sew up their reservations for April's season championships, and the other two must put their back in it to beat the odds. The Atomic Bombshells and the Dagger Dolls must win their next two games to have a chance to move on to the Big Dance, and win by significant margins. I don't think either team is going to cede their chance at this, so let's not waste time with pontificating on the notion tha...
