Catching up on bout recaps: HoTRD vs Skyland Rollergirls 6/4/11

Me and Daisy Duke-Ya from Skyland. She's way nice!

The Hellions earned a narrow victory over the Skyland Roller girls on Saturday, June 4. This was the first bout of our summer season - our last home bout at Rollarama was in March against the Killah Bees from Rhode Island, so we were raring to go!

The Skyland girls were great! They were strong players and it was a close game the whole time.

I like these pictures because the Skyland pivot is in a very serious stance. In the first one, I, as pivot, look a little too relaxed (oops), but in the second one, Knockout is ready to roll too.






Like I said, this was a close and intense game... kind of nail biting even! The final score was 106 Hellions - 93 Skyland. We had a small lead at the half, and it was tied at one point in the second period.

It's not all about the score though. We hadn't had a game this close in a long time. Thank you so much to Skyland for coming up to play us!


Congrats to the bout MVPs, Hanna Solo and Daisy Duke-Ya! Oh, and I need to mention - we had some WIPs at our bout... Wicked Important People... Wicked Skatewear that is. B-Train, Quadzilla, and Strych9 were in town! The previous evening they were rocking an Albany All Stars event - Wicked Hijinks (which btw, was a good time!) so we invited them to our bout the next night. They are all WAY nice and I even saw Quadzilla jump out of his seat when Naughtia Nitrous landed a big, big hit.

Storm and Quadzilla... yeah!

Next home bout: Saturday June 4

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/169033

Schools out for summer! Celebrate the beginning of summer with the Hellions of Troy and the Skyland Roller Girls in the first home bout of the HoTRD summer season. The theme of the bout is “School’s out for Summer!”, so come dressed in your favorite sock-hop gear and ready to celebrate in true 1950s schools-out fashion.

We’re transcending several decades with this bout: a 1950s theme, a sport that became popular in the 1970s, and fans who will witness real-deal modern derby action.

Coming out of our Winter/Spring Season with five wins out of six bouts, we are excited to be hosting The Skyland Roller Girls, an established all-female flat track roller derby team based in the NJ Skylands Region. Half-time entertainment will be provided by The Sunny Side of the Street Band and we'll keep the party rolling after the bout with an after party down the street at D’Angelo’s Play by Play for food and drinks.

Lmbr Timber Onu

We'll be donating a portion of the profits from this bout to Lori Aid, to help Lori, aka Lmbr Timber Onu #88 of Emerald Coast Roller Derby, as she recovers from a severe domestic violence attack. For more information: http://www.facebook.com/LoriAid