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Carolina Rollergirls Place 4th at Nationals!
CRG placed fourth at the first-ever Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Nationals Tournament, held September 29 & 30 at the Austin (TX) Convention Center.
CRG advanced to the semi-finals after defeating Tucson Roller Derby in the opening round. Prior to the tournament, the Tucson league was ranked No. 2 in the nation; the Carolina Rollergirls were ranked No. 7.
In an extremely close game, the Carolina Rollergirls were defeated by the Kansas City Roller Warriors in the semi-final round. The team from Kansas City went on to win the tournament by upsetting the Rat City Rollergirls of Seattle in the finals.
CRG faced the Texas Rollergirls (Austin, TX) in their final game of the tournament, which determined third place. Despite an extremely close battle between the two leagues at recent home game, several injuries left the CRG bench short, which allowed the Texas team to take the consolation game handily.
CRG finished in fourth place overall, defeating Tuscon Roller Derby 80–73, and losing to the Kansas City Rollergirls and Texas Rollergirls, 108–116 and 46–110, respectively.
Many thanks to the super fans who made the trip to Austin and lost your voices cheering us on! We played our hearts out for each and every one of you.
 We're Ready to Brawl, Y'all
In an all-out battle that had the crowd roaring, the Carolina Rollergirls' All-Stars lost to the Texas Rollergirls' Texecutioners on September 15 in Dorton Arena, 59-64. Sure, we're proud of the good fight we put up against the gold standard of derby, but it was our first loss at home...and you know what that means...
Somebody's gonna have to pay...
And unbeknownst to them, the Bay Area Derby Girls (#11) will soon meet a CRG All-Star team that's itching to bring their winning streak back with a vengeance. See the Carolina All-Stars take on the San Fran team Saturday, November 17 in Dorton Arena. The first 50 Emergency personnel will be admitted free!
As always, we've saved possibly our best game of the year for last! The Carolina Rollergirls' All-Stars will be taking on the recently crowned national champs, the Kansas City Roller Warriors on Sunday, December 2.
Tickets are on sale now at CarolinaRollergirls.com or at the Skate Ranch of Raleigh, Percolator, Schoolkids Records in Raleigh, and 305 South Anti-Mall of Durham. Or you can try and catch up with your favorite rollergirl; she'll have tickets for sale as well!
Doors & Will-Call: 5:00 pm // Bout: 6:00 pm
ADVANCE TICKETS: adults: $10 // kids 6-12: $5
BOUT DAY: adults: $14 // kids 6-12: $7
ADVANCE GROUP SALES: 15+ tickets for $8 each (online only)
If It's Derby, We're There!
After you've had your fill of deep-fried Reese's Cups, turkey legs and ham biscuits, don't miss the Demolition Derby at the NC State Fair this Saturday, October 20! Our very own Trudy Struction will be crushing hearts and metal in the V6 Class. Be sure to stop by the pits outside Gate #9 beforehand to get an upclose look at the red and black #22oz car and wish Trudy luck! Tickets are available in advance online and at the Grandstand ticket booths on the day of the event.
Listen Up!
We're excited to announce CRG's Wild World of Derby, a semi-regular podcast created to help fans keep up on all of the latest roller babble. Hosted by voice of CRG, Rockerboy, the inaugural edition is packed with highlights and interviews from the 2007 Home Season Championship, Eastern Regionals, our recent home nailbiter with the Texecutioners and our trip to Nationals.
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