INCINNATI SILENT LAMBS AND BLACK SHEEP
TAKE BOTH BOUTS FROM OHIO ROLLERGIRLS
111 CRG LogoCincinnati, Ohio - The
two teams of the Cincinnati Rollergirls took both bouts from the two teams
of the Ohio Rollergirls on Saturday night at Cincinnati Gardens.
Cincinnati's 'B' team, the Silent Lambs won the opener over the Ohio
Rollergirls Gang Green 84-49. In the second bout, Cincinnati's 'A' team,
the Black Sheep rolled over the Ohio Rollergirl all-stars 100-45.
The Silent Lambs got a balanced scoring attack from a trio of jammers, as
Cherry Choke and Jungle Lacy tallied 22 jam points while Polly Rocket added
21. Miss Print collected 10 jam points and Glamour Azz had 9 points to
round out the Silent Lambs scoring. With the win, the Silent Lambs improved
to 4-2 on the season.
In the main event, the Black Sheep - currently ranked 4th in the Women's
Flat Track Derby Association's North Central region - knocked off Ohio's
all-stars, ranked 13th in the region. The Black Sheep also got a balanced
scoring attack from a trio of skaters, as Hannah Barbaric and rookie K.
Lethal collected 28 jam points, while Sadistic Sadie led all scorers with 31
points. Dr. McDerby finished with 9 jam points and Candy kickA$$ added 4
points. The Black Sheep improve to 5-1 on the season, while Columbus drops
to 3-3.
The Cincinnati Rollergirls will now kick off an ambitious travel season next
weekend, with an event in Philadelphia featuring more than 80 roller derby
leagues. Cincinnati will play against the Windy City Rollergirls and the
Atlanta Rollergirls in the East Coast Derby Extravaganza
(
http://www.phillyrollergirls.com/ece) . The road schedule will also
include Cincinnati's first bout on a banked track as well as the first trip
outside the U.S. border. Here is the complete schedule:
Cincinnati Rollergirls 2009 Road Schedule
June 27-28 Black Sheep vs. <
http://windycityrollers.com/> Windy City
Rollers and <
http://www.atlantarollergirls.com/site_admin/> Atlanta
Rollergirls at the <
http://www.phillyrollergirls.com/ece> East Coast Derby
Extravaganza in Philadelphia, PA.
July 18 Silent Lambs vs. <
http://www.hammercityrollergirls.ca/>
Hammer City Roller Girls in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (Cincinnati's first
international bout)
August 8 Cincinnati Rollergirls scrimmage against other Ohio teams
at the <
http://www.ohiostatefair.com/> Ohio State Fair in Columbus
August 22 Black Sheep and Silent Lambs vs.
<
http://www.steelcityderbydemons.com/beta/index.htm> Steel City Derby Demons
in Pittsburgh, PA.
Sept. 6 Black Sheep vs. <
http://www.archrivalrollergirls.com/>
Arch Rival Roller Girls All-Stars in St. Louis, MO.
Sept. 18-20 Black Sheep vs. TBD at <
http://www.wftda.com/> Women's
Flat Track Derby Association North Central Regional Tournament,
<
http://www.brawlofamerica.com/> "Brawl of America," in St. Paul, MN.
Oct. 17-18 Black Sheep vs. <
http://www.derbydolls.com/sd/> San Diego
Derby Dolls on the flat and banked track in San Diego, CA.
Nov. 13-15 Pending results of regional tournament, Black Sheep may
compete in WFTDA National Tournament, "Declaration of Derby," in
Philadelphia, PA.