We got back last night from Regionals in St. Paul. I'm blown away by the level of roller derby I saw over the weekend. These are the best teams in our region. I learned a lot & really started to "get" the game. The athleticism I saw out there made me truly realize what an awesome sport this is.
The tournament started on a sad note. One of the roller girls from the North Star Minneapolis team was hit by a car on Thursday morning. She was jogging ,with her 3 month old child in a stroller. She managed to push the stroller out of the way-- the baby is fine. But Moxie Mayhem, her real name is Stacey Morgan, was killed. We found out at the start of the game & it was her team that BCB was playing against--very sad for that team. BCB won the bout. The 2nd bout of the day was against Madison the #3 seed. They beat us.
On Saturday BCB was up against Burning River, this game was amazing! If you saw this one, you'd forever love derby! BCB at the last 2 minutes of the game were down 97-87. Then they went on to tie the game up 109-109-- with multiple grand slams! Overtime, which in derby means that a final overtime jam will determine the winner. The jammers have to skate for a full 2 minute jam & which ever jammer scores the most points wins. I got to see the "passing of the star" which is when the jammer passes the star helmet cover to her pivot (who has on the stripe helmet cover) and the pivot player then becomes the jammer and can now score points. BCB WON 126-116! We were jumping out of our seats cheering them on. BCB ended up in 7th place in the tournament out of 10 teams.
http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/
I know this is a lot of derby talk & it might be boring. The main point I want to make is that this sport is so much fun! The ladies at regional levels are true athletes. Go check out your local roller derby team & support them in your area. If they are anything like the BCB they will also be involved with local community service...
A fun side note: I now have a derby crush! Her name is Racer McChaseHer. She is the captain of the Detroit team. She plays blocker, pivot & jammer (all the positions). I'm in awe of her!
This is a link to the North Star team in memoriam of Moxie.
http://www.northstarrollergirls.com/
http://www.twincities.com/news/ci_13360612?source=rss&nclick_check=1
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