News – Page 9 – Rat City Roller Derby

Rookies play tough, so do vets in a battle of the generations at the Rat's Nest

Posted on Apr 2, 2014

by Jim Almy Photo by John Stamets The final score, 160-154 in favor of the Throttle Girls, may have been the best evidence of how deep and talented the pool of players for the Rat City Rollergirls has become. It…

Sweet victory for Sockit Wenches over their Portland foe

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Apr 1, 2014

by Jim Almy Photo by John Stamets. Victory is sweet and the honey taste of this one will stay with the Sockit Wenches a few savory days, if not longer. They treated Portland Oregon’s Rose City Rollers, Guns ‘N’ Rollers,…

DLF Coach Ho Chi Danh looks pretty good in pedal pushers

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Apr 1, 2014

"You can't unsee that!", said everyone in the room. Photo by John Stamets Guns ‘N’ Rollers, the Rose City Rollers home team that came to Seattle Saturday night to play a bout against Rat City Rollergirls, Sockit Wenches, came without…

Rose City sends Guns 'N' Rollers to take on Sockit Wenches this Saturday

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Mar 28, 2014

Sockit Wenches' Sister Slaughter races in front of Scald Eagle of the Guns 'N' Rollers last December. Photo by Jenny Evans By Jim Almy The latest chapter in the sibling rivalry between the Rat City Rollergirls in Seattle and the…

Rumble Fist glad she tried out for roller derby, now she's an MVP

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Mar 27, 2014

Photo by John Stamets By Jim Almy It took some time for Rumble Fist (#9) to get the courage to tryout for the Rat City Rollergirls. But when she entered tryouts in 2010 and was selected to spend time in…

unshine gets high praise, MVP vote from Throttle Rockets

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Mar 25, 2014

unshine slips past Panda Beer on her scoring pass. Photo by John Stamets by Jim Almy After the final whistle in their 190-155 win over Grave Danger a week ago Saturday, March 15 at KeyArena, both captains of the victorious…

Throttle Rockets high scorer Sintripetal Force selected MVP

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Mar 21, 2014

Photo by James McDaniel by Jim Almy Sintripetal Force first put on skates three and a half years ago a few weeks before trying out for the Minnesota RollerGirls. "I'm still surprised that I made it," she said. She made…

DLF pounds Sockit Wenches, heads to championships undefeated

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Mar 20, 2014

DFL's Violent Beauregard blocks Wench jammer, Sun Shiner with the assistance of Full Nelson. Photo by John Stamets By Jim Almy Okay, so it takes Derby Liberation Front (DLF) a couple jams to get warmed up. In their bout last…

Rat City Rollergirls March Expo Bout 3/29: Sibling Rivalry

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Mar 18, 2014

Sockit Wench blocker, Short Fuse tries to stop Scald Eagle of Guns N Rollers from scoring in Portland last December. Photo by Jenny Evans We're bringing Sibling Rivalry to Shoreline, WA when we host the Rose City Rollers from Portland, OR at…

Throttle Rockets headed for the Home Team Championship bout on 4/12

By Webmaster Rat City

Posted on Mar 17, 2014

The Throttle Rockets celebrate their win over Grave Danger last Saturday night. Photo by Danny Ngan by Jim Almy It was the play-in bout for next month's Rat City Rollergirls Championships. It was a chance for the reigning champions for…