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Roller Derby
Philly Finale
Richard Whittaker
Sun Nov 15, 6:26pm
First, third, fourth, second. The Texas Rollergirls traveling team, the Texecutioners, wanted to bring the Women's Flat Track Derby Association championship, the Hydra, back to Austin, but took second place instead.
Texies Twice as Nice
Richard Whittaker
Sat Nov 14, 8:52pm
"Two down," Hydra said, "One to go." The ex-skater after whom the Women's Flat Track Derby Association national championship is named was talking Texecutioner.
Texecutioners in Philly
Richard Whittaker
Sat Nov 14, 1:22pm
Greetings from the Philadelphia, where the fastest and the finest in flat track roller derby have gathered for the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's 2009 nationals, the Declaration of Derby.
Texecutioners Make Their Demands
Richard Whittaker
Tue Nov 10, 2:06pm
Weekends don't get much bigger in roller derby: On Friday, the best teams from the Women's Flat Track Derby Association will meet in Philadelphia for the 2009 Declaration of Derby national finals. As befits the founding mothers of the sport, Austin's own Texas Rollergirls took the time to list their rider requirements.
Flat Track Update
Richard Whittaker
Tue Oct 27, 4:31pm
The Texas Rollergirls' home season may be over, but that doesn't mean all is peaceful in the land of flat track. First things first: You may have seen a billboard for the Mansion of Terror haunted house with a young woman being threatened by a ghoul: that's Scream Queen contest winner Big Nasty of the TXRG Rec'n'Rollerderby league. The woman, not the ghoul.
Meet the Real Babe Ruthless
Richard Whittaker
Tue Oct 6, 5:35pm
As fits a film about Austin's other favorite sport, there's been a lot of derby love for Whip It. Tonight there's an opportunity to meet the real Babe Ruthless at the Alamo Ritz, and Wednesday night the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls will be ready for their close up.
One More Win Before Regionals
Richard Whittaker
Wed Sep 9, 11:35am
On Sunday night, after the Texecutioners beat the visiting Bay Area Derby Girls, Texas Rollergirl Crackerjack grinned broadly. "Guess how many times I went to the penalty box?" she asked. "Zero!"
B.A.D. Girls go to Austin
Richard Whittaker
Sun Sep 6, 1:44am
Interesting test for the Texas Rollergirls tonight: The Bay Area Derby Girls All-Stars, ranked #5 in the West, fly in to face the Texecutioners, currently #1 in the South Central region.
TXRG Still Number One
Richard Whittaker
Wed Aug 12, 4:10pm
The national flat track Roller Derby season has begun in earnest as the Women's Flat Track Derby Association has posted the seeding for the 40 teams to make the upcoming regional tourneys (see the full list here).
Hotrod Two Times
Richard Whittaker
Fri Aug 7, 4:08pm
Sunday's Texas Rollergirls championship ended the way most fans expected: With the Hotrod Honeys taking the title for the second year in a row. But more fittingly, it ended the only way it really could, with Barbarella of the Hustlers and Honeys captain Cat Tastrophe shoulder to shoulder on the jam line for the last time ever.
Texas Rollergirls Retirements
Richard Whittaker
Thu Aug 6, 10:06am
Sunday night's Texas Rollergirls' doubleheader was a night of two distinct halves. The championship bout was a fascinating clash of styles, as the Hotrod Honeys took the title with an 88-24 win over the Hustlers, while the third-place playoff saw the Hell Marys push the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers through a nail-biter, ultimately falling short 43-45 on the very last jam (full recap tomorrow).
Flat-Track Finale
Richard Whittaker
Sat Aug 1, 8:00pm
Can it really be the Texas Rollergirls championship bout already? Yup, sad to say, flat-track Roller Derby fans, Sunday night sees the last league play of the 2009 season.
Lose the Battle, Win the War?
Richard Whittaker
Wed Jul 8, 4:10pm
Call it what it was: A dry run.
Independent (Roller) Women
Richard Whittaker
Sat Jul 4, 3:07pm
There's nothing to finish off the Fourth of July weekend like some flat track roller derby, courtesy of the Texas Rollergirls.
Derby Me Two Times
Richard Whittaker
Fri Jun 19, 1:18pm
The big roller derby weekend just got a little bigger. Aside from the long-awaited banked track tournament (come back later this afternoon for an interview about the event with TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls' April Ritzenthaler, aka La Muerta), there's some flat track action tonight, courtesy of the magic of the interwebs.
Flat-Out on the Track
Richard Whittaker
Wed Jun 10, 8:19am
Back in Home-Team Colors
Richard Whittaker
Fri Jun 5, 5:30pm
It's been two months since the four teams of the Texas Rollergirls faced each other on the track. After touring team the Texecutioners handed out a frankly mind-blowing 451-8 defeat (yes, the Score had to double-check that result from several sources) to the Oklahoma Victory Dolls, the league teams line up at home this weekend.
Georgia on My Mind
Richard Whittaker
Mon May 4, 11:59pm
It was ATX versus ATL Sunday night at Playland Skate Center as Atlanta's Dirty South Derby Girls challenged Austin's own Texecutioners. "Is it always like this?" asked Council Member Laura Morrison, who had come with friends to watch the bout. The level of play? Yes. The scoreline? Not so much.
Dirty Dirty in the ATX
Richard Whittaker
Sat May 2, 3:07pm
Big test tomorrow for the Texecutioners. Austin's own flat track derby travel team, ranked #1 in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association's South Central region, take on the #5 ranked The Dirty South Derby Girls from Atlanta.
Flat Track Update
Richard Whittaker
Sun Apr 26, 1:02pm
As any flat track fan knows, the big news in derby is the trademark battle that Womens Flat Track Derby Association President/ Hotrod Honey Crackerjack is fighting. To find out about the on-going legal scrimmage between one skater and Frito-Lay, pick up the April 24 issue of the Chronicle (now on news stands), or read it here.
TXRG: Barbarella Speaks
Richard Whittaker
Tue Apr 7, 10:00am
The Texas Rollergirls should have put a trash can by the door to Playland Skate Center on Sunday night. And on that trash can, they should have put a sign, and that sign should have read, "Dump expectations here."
TXRG Cleaning Up
Richard Whittaker
Sat Apr 4, 11:49am
Remember that old ad with Iron Eyes Cody crying over trash? Well, this weekend watch out for the Texas Rollergirls, who join forces with other volunteers for Keep Austin Beautiful's Clean Sweep annual citywide cleanup this Saturday, April 4 (remember, don't litter: Cody couldn't chase you down on skates.) But they'll be changing the outdoor wheels for something grippier on Sunday night for the second bout of the 2009 season.
Oh, Flat Track, How We Have Missed Thee
Richard Whittaker
Tue Mar 3, 4:00pm
Once again, Roller Derby fans have a reason to get out of bed on the first Sunday of the month.
Taking Off the Winter Wheels
Richard Whittaker
Sat Feb 28, 11:42am
It's been two months since the Texas Rollergirls had their last home bout, and three times that since the end of the 2008 regular season. But mercifully the wait is over as the 2009 season begins on Sunday, March 1.
TXRG Goes Nonprofit
Richard Whittaker
Wed Feb 18, 11:31am
Ask pretty much anyone in the flat-track Roller Derby world about the Texas Rollergirls, and after they mention how they pretty much invented the modern sport, and after they mention what a dominating force they tend to be on the track, they'll often mention the generosity they show in helping other leagues and spreading the joys of Roller Derby.
