It was a beautiful Saturday for an outdoor bout in Anthem, Ariz., and a beautiful win for the Arizona Roller Derby Surly Gurlies as they defeated the Northern Arizona Roller Derby Whiskey Row-llers, 194-84. It was the first AZRD bout played under the new WFTDA rule set, which went into effect Jan. 1. Under the…
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BIG NEWS! Arizona Roller Derby has been included in WFTDA Division 1 play! Check out the new playoff/region structure here (PDF): http://wftda.com/files/wftda-competitive-divisions-system.pdf From WFTDA: The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association will implement a new Competitive Divisions System in 2013, organizing WFTDA leagues’ chartered teams based on ranking rather than geographic regions. This system revamps the…
Saturday’s bout between the Surly Gurlies and Northern Arizona Roller Derby will be outdoors at the Anthem Community Park. Bout begins at 11 a.m. and the address is 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem, AZ 85086. View Larger Map
A few changes for the 2013 roster of the Tent City Terrors, the AZRD national-level team: Maria Montoya is now the team captain, with Pushy Tushy as co-captain. Amunisha, H Face Killa and The Grave Little Toaster have all been added to the team, and will now proudly sport the stripes!
For the second year Arizona Roller Derby has decorated a Christmas tree at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. All our teams were represented with handmade ornaments (and a helmet on top)!
The bout between the Bad News Beaters and NAZRD scheduled for this Saturday, Dec. 1 has been canceled. It will be rescheduled at a date to be announced.
We’re saying goodbye to the Hot House this week and moving into our new, yet-to-be-named practice warehouse in Phoenix. Our new address is 4750 S. 32nd Street, Suite 103, Phoenix, AZ 85040 The cross streets are 32nd Street and Broadway Road. The warehouse is directly south of the Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport and south of…
The Surly Gurlies trounced the Furious Truckstop Waitresses of Tucson Roller Derby, 237-74, on Saturday in Phoenix in an Arizona State Roller Derby Conference game. The pirates in red held FTW to just 22 points in the second half of the bout, and the strong stable of jammers allowed them to cruise to the 163-point…
The Gaudylupes had just nine players, but each one of them jammed and six scored in double digits in their 191-62 win over the Bruisers on Saturday in Phoenix. The last time these two AZRD local teams faced each other, in September, the Bruisers put the hurt on with a 30-point victory. The level of…
Want to help out your community and watch some awesome roller derby? The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive with the Arizona Parrot Head Club in the parking lot of Castle Sports before tomorrow’s home bout! Go give some blood, then head inside and watch some roller derby!