Look, I have a blog.
I guess I forgot about it. Since last time the world has been 98%* AWESOME!
After Cincinnati, we played the Chicago Outfit in August. That was a very, very close game, we pulled it out in the end 71 over 67. It definitely came down to the last two jams. With half our pack in the box at the 2nd to last jam, and despite not getting lead jammer, I managed to bring us within a point; Dusa closed the deal in the final jam.
League practice started back up in September, otherwise it was a quiet month. In October Hit Man and I went to Madison for Regionals. The NSRG home season opened, unfortunately we lost to the Kilmores. However it was a really good, close game which is especially amazing considering that half our team consisted of new recruits, and the only Kilmore newbie is a transfer for another league and she didn't skate! We lost 84 to 76.
That kicked off a month of very busy derby. On November 7th we drove down to Sioux City, IA to participate in our first tournament, at a new tournament, Rolling Along the River. In the morning, we beat the Omaha Rollergirls 84-45. Then we really beat Sioux City 123-9, but they are a brand spanking new time. The score may not show it but they were strong hitters. The team was fun, great girls, a lot of heart and an amazing effort especially from some (PBR jammed, pivoted, and jammed three in a row! No break! And this was later in the day, not in the first bout).
These victories and other team performances meant that we were now facing the Minnesota Rollergirls for the tournament championship. It is the first time we played each other officially, although we have been scrimmaging since last spring, at our open scrimmages and at some of their interleague practices. It was a close game.
Which we WON!
We beat the Minnesota Rollergirls, 42 over 31. Seriously it still makes me smile like a fool.
So to round up the busy-ness, a week later - this last Saturday - we hosted our first home interleague bout, against the Naptown Roller Girls' Tornado Sirens. They came out strong, scared us half to death in the first two jams, but we pulled it together double-quick and won 111 over 50. I'd had a cold since Sioux City, it really got bad Thursday night, so it was a pretty miserable night for me. I did fine in the first period but finally hit the wall near the end of the second and said no more jamming for me.
Now we don't have a bout until December 27th. I am skipping as much practice as I need to recuperate and get rid of the cold, but we'll be kicking butt next month!
* 1 percentage point lost for losing home season opener. 1 percentage point lost for personal issues.
After Cincinnati, we played the Chicago Outfit in August. That was a very, very close game, we pulled it out in the end 71 over 67. It definitely came down to the last two jams. With half our pack in the box at the 2nd to last jam, and despite not getting lead jammer, I managed to bring us within a point; Dusa closed the deal in the final jam.
League practice started back up in September, otherwise it was a quiet month. In October Hit Man and I went to Madison for Regionals. The NSRG home season opened, unfortunately we lost to the Kilmores. However it was a really good, close game which is especially amazing considering that half our team consisted of new recruits, and the only Kilmore newbie is a transfer for another league and she didn't skate! We lost 84 to 76.
That kicked off a month of very busy derby. On November 7th we drove down to Sioux City, IA to participate in our first tournament, at a new tournament, Rolling Along the River. In the morning, we beat the Omaha Rollergirls 84-45. Then we really beat Sioux City 123-9, but they are a brand spanking new time. The score may not show it but they were strong hitters. The team was fun, great girls, a lot of heart and an amazing effort especially from some (PBR jammed, pivoted, and jammed three in a row! No break! And this was later in the day, not in the first bout).
These victories and other team performances meant that we were now facing the Minnesota Rollergirls for the tournament championship. It is the first time we played each other officially, although we have been scrimmaging since last spring, at our open scrimmages and at some of their interleague practices. It was a close game.
Which we WON!We beat the Minnesota Rollergirls, 42 over 31. Seriously it still makes me smile like a fool.
So to round up the busy-ness, a week later - this last Saturday - we hosted our first home interleague bout, against the Naptown Roller Girls' Tornado Sirens. They came out strong, scared us half to death in the first two jams, but we pulled it together double-quick and won 111 over 50. I'd had a cold since Sioux City, it really got bad Thursday night, so it was a pretty miserable night for me. I did fine in the first period but finally hit the wall near the end of the second and said no more jamming for me.
Now we don't have a bout until December 27th. I am skipping as much practice as I need to recuperate and get rid of the cold, but we'll be kicking butt next month!
* 1 percentage point lost for losing home season opener. 1 percentage point lost for personal issues.
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