2016 News Archive
Playoff wins add up to a trip to Champs for Rat City All Stars
Hard work and dedication have paid off for the Rat City All Stars – two wins in Vancouver earned them a ticket to the 2016 WFTDA Championships!
Our All Stars kicked things off with a victory over the Naptown Roller Girls of Indianapolis on Friday afternoon. The victory sent them into the next round to face Angel City on Saturday. Hoping for a repeat of the upset they pulled off at the Hometown Throwdown, RCRG All Stars fell to Angel City and would face Philly for a shot at third place.
It was deja vu – the two teams had squared off in 2015 for the third place ticket to WFTDA champs, so our All Stars took the track knowing exactly what they had to do. It may have been one of the tournament’s most electric games – Rat City maintained a lead throughout the game but Philly brought it within a single point in the second half. In the end our All Stars came out victorious 134-114, earning bronze in the tournament and punching their tickets to Portland.
RCRG All Stars are training hard for champs. You can get tickets now to cheer them on in person – the tournament starts November 4, rain or shine!
Rat City All Stars gear up for Vancouver playoffs
September 16-18
Have you heard? Rat City All Stars are headed to Vancouver, BC for 2016 International WFTDA D1 playoffs hosted by our neighbors to the north – the Terminal City Rollergirls.
Catch them in action starting with their first match on Friday, September 16th at 2pm PT as they take on the Naptown Roller Girls of Indianapolis. Ready for a short road trip? Get your tickets and experience playoffs in person! You can also watch live on WFTDA.tv.
Check the full schedule below and get ready to cheer on your Rat City All Stars!
Full Schedule
FRIDAY
9:00 AM Doors open to the public
10:00 AM Game 1 – Sacred City Derby Girls (#7) v Arizona Roller Derby (#10)
12:00 PM Game 2 – Stockholm Roller Derby (#8) v Queen City Roller Girls (#9)
2:00 PM Game 3 – Rat City Roller Girls (#3) v Naptown Roller Girls (#6)
4:00 PM Game 4 – Angel City Derby Girls (#2) v Winner Game 1
6:00 PM Game 5 – Victorian Roller Derby League (#1) v Winner Game 2
8:00 PM Game 6 – Philly Roller Derby (#4) v Terminal City Rollergirls (#5)
SATURDAY
9:00 AM Doors open to the public
10:00 AM Game 7 – Loser Game 2 v Loser Game 3
12:00 PM Game 8 – Loser Game 1 v Loser Game 6
2:00 PM Game 9 – Winner Game 5 v Winner Game 6
4:00 PM Game 10 – Loser Game 4 v Winner Game 7
6:00 PM Game 11 – Winner Game 3 v Winner Game 4
8:00 PM Game 12 – Loser Game 5 v Winner Game 8
SUNDAY
9:00 AM Doors open to the public
10:00 AM Game 13 – Loser Game 8 v Loser Game 7 (9th Place)
12:00 PM Game 14 – Loser Game 12 v Loser Game 10 (7th Place)
2:00 PM Game 15 -Winner Game 12 v Winner Game 10 (5th Place)
4:00 PM Game 16 – Loser Game 9 v Loser Game 11 (3rd Place)
6:00 PM Game 17 – Winner Game 9 v Winner Game 11 (1st Place)
7:30 PM Medals Ceremony
Mid-Season Recap: Rat City All Stars Bring Fierce Competition on the Road
The Rat City All Stars have been putting in the hard work at home and on the road. The season started in March as we hosted San Diego’s Starlettes for not one, but two nights of intense derby. Your All Stars took two victories, the second of which was a WFTDA sanctioned bout.
Photo by Getsome Pictures
This season sees our All Stars hitting the road for plenty of tournament play, including two trips to our neighbor to the south – Oregon. The first road trip took the All Star Team to Eugene for the Big O. Two intense battles were lost to Arch Rival and Texas on Friday and Saturday, then we rounded out the weekend with a victory over Helsinki. Three days of amazing international competition makes for a pretty good way to spend a weekend in our book.
Less than a month later and the All Stars were on the move again, this time joined by the Rain of Terror B team for a trip down to Portland for the Hometown Throwdown. 2015’s WFTDA champs and sisters-to-the-south Rose City hosted our own teams along with LA’s Angel City A and B teams.
Photo by Regularman Photography
A hard fought game against the reigning WFTDA champs Sunday saw the All Stars fall to the Wheels of Justice 217-111, but Friday night brought the All Star Team its biggest win of the season. The All Stars upset Angel City’s Hollywood Scarlets in an extremely close game that ended in our favor 148-142. Rain of Terror also took a win against Angel City’s Rocket Queens 180-113, after a loss to Rose’s Axels of Annihilation.
Capping off the month, the All Stars traveled south once more, accompanied by the Puget Sound Outcasts to St. Louis for some Sibling Rivalry. Rat City took a victory over Atlanta, and lost hard-fought games against Minnesota RollerGirls All-Stars and Jacksonville’s New Jax City Rollers. Capping off an amazing weekend, our own CeeCee was named MVP Blocker.
It’s been a busy summer already, and the recent tournament play has pushed our ranking up two positions into 11th! The hard work continues as All Stars keep training with an eye on WFTDA playoffs in September.
February 2016 Rat City Skater of the Month
We’re proud to announce that our Skater of the Month for February 2016 is Mod Quad! Mod has single-handedly established live streaming capabilities for our bouts, and records and archives scrimmage footage. She provides our fans, coaches and skaters with footage, and the league would like to thank her for efforts – bout and scrimmage footage is so valuable to the Rat City Family. (submission by Cat-a-Ma-Ram)
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