Caught in a jam: Texas Rollergirls Lady Stardust (l) and Melicious Credit: Photo By John Anderson

Roll On

The inaugural season of the Texas Rollergirls drew to a close at a sold-out Playland Skate Center last Sunday, with the Hustlers outskating the Hot Rod Honeys for the championship 63-46. In the third-place game, the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers triumphed over the Hell Marys 54-40. Beerland brought out 1,500 cases of Lone Star for the occasion, …Trail of Dead and the Crack Pipes both turned in blistering sets, and onlookers got a gruesome lesson in first aid when the safety team popped Hustler jammer Pinky‘s separated shoulder back into place right on the track. CBS camera crews and the Austin Music Network were on hand; the match airs on AMN Oct. 19 at 7pm, with a date for the CBS Early Show segment yet to be determined. Play resumes in February.

This article appears in October 10 • 2003.

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