It was definitely Summer fun at its best, at the West Texas Roller Dollz Summer Slam June, 07 2008. The Lubbock Civic Center was rockin’ when The Blue CrusHers took on The Sun Blockers.
The fourteen member team rosters saw some last minute changes as BlasFemme stepped out, in anticipation for her move to Houston. While Feral Chipmunk and Guns n’ Bruises suffered unexpected minor injuries.
Making their Derby Bout debut for the Blue CrusHers was Bruise”Her” Cakes, Vigil-Ante-Vixen and Brutal Butti Brawler and for team Sun Blockers was Duncan GoNuts, Sunburst and Bombita.
Fans arrived to festive multicolor leis being placed around their necks while, to the children’s delight, they received the additional Glow bracelets.
Teams were introduced and the lovely six year old Avery Winters sang the National Anthem. Soon after, the Bout was underway. The fans cheered as heavy hitting action started right off the line, even with the newest of players.
Blue CrusHers took the lead on Jams one and two but by Jam three the Sun Blockers owned the Concrete. That’s not to say that the Bout wasn’t a close one, with a halftime score of 67 Sun Blockers & 50 Blue CrusHers.
After the crowd-pleasing halftime, performance by Tone Heavy Criminals, the Bout was back underway. The first two Jams of the second period proved that the Blue CrusHers were serious about retaking the lead. During those two jams, the Sun Blockers only scored one point while the Blue CrusHers scored Seventeen, putting the score at a close 68 Sun Blockers, 67 Blue CrusHers.
Jam after Jam the score remained close. It was anyone’s guess which team was going to win The Summer Slam. But, as the clock ticked down and the buzzer rang, the scoreboard showed 99/94 with the win going to the Sun Blockers.
The Blue CrusHers top Jammer of the night was Hotwhlzz with 47 points on 11 Jams with a 4.27 point per Jam average (+8 Point Differential) and was the only Jammer on the Blue CrusHers with a positive Point Differential. She was followed by Rollin Atkinson 21 points/6 Jams/3.5 point average(-3pd) and Lily Von Shmack 19 points/9 Jams/2.1 point average(-6pd).
Top Blocks for The Blue CrusHers were given by Twanda and followed by teammates Rollin Atkinson and Scary-go-Round.
The Sun Blockers Superior Jammer of the night was Marie LaRolle with 50 points on 7 Jams averaging 7.14 points per Jam and ending with a Positive Plus 30 Point Differential. Amazingly, throughout the night Marie was only scored on in two Jams. She was followed by seven other teammates that Jammed throughout the night, Mulisha Maiden 6 points/2Jams/3 point average (-4pd), Wild Wookiee 7 points/2 Jams/3.5 point average (-1pd), Goodnight Kiss with 11points/2 Jams/5.5 points per Jam(-1pd), Bombita 4 points/6 Jams/.66 point average (-28pd), Miss Moto 6 points/4 Jams/1.5 point average(+2pd), Freak Naz-T 11 points/3Jams/3.67 point average(+11pd) and Smack in the Box with 4 points/2Jams/2point average (-4pd).
Top Blocker for The Sun Blockers was Lethal Woopin’ followed by Bombita, Wild Wookiee and Wicked of Oz.
Bad Girl of the night for the Sun Blockers was Goodnight Kiss, whose aggressive style that night added up the penalties, until she was ejected in the second half of the Bout during Jam 9. Lily Von Shmack held the highest penalty count for team Blue CrusHers.
After such an exciting night, its hard to believe we have to wait until August 23, 2008 for our next Lubbock home game. But the wait will be well worth it as the West Texas Roller Dollz Bout in a double header against out of area teams- Eight Wheeled Mafia (Capital City Roller Girls) from Jackson, Mississippi and The Special Ops (Assassination City Roller Derby) from Dallas, Texas(*Current WFTDA ranking: 30). This event is sure to SELL OUT so get your tickets well in advance as WTRD proves their Derby strength.
