I witnessed a lot of great bouts this weekend, but the final bout of the weekend was far and away the most exciting. Forget the fact that I live and breathe Rose City roller derby. Forget the fact I’ve been building up this bout in my mind all weekend. Forget the fact that I believe that all Rose City bouts are monumental. Putting all that aside, this stands out as one amazing bout to end a weekend of amazing bouts.
The first half was rough for a Wheels fan to watch. There were stretches of 5 jams or more where the Wheels didn’t score a single point. I was doing the text boutcast for DNN, and was overwhelmed with trying to type updates, respond to people’s comments, drink the boxed wine that was provided by DNN, and keep up with the bout. That’s way too much multi-tasking for George. Nine minutes into the first half, Boston was starting to pull away, and I was starting to get nervous. This bout was another one that had fast-paced packs, like so many other bouts that I saw this weekend. Eighteen minutes into the bout, Wheels made a small comeback and I started to feel a little more at ease. But that soon proved to be a short-lived comeback. Boston killed a couple of our power jams with excellent blocking, and then took advantage of some of our time in the penalty box. By halftime, the Wheels were down 53 to 23.
The second half proved to be even more of a nail-biter. A couple of Cadillac jams and the Wheels were back to within striking distance of Boston’s lead. Add a few jams by Scratcher and Wreck, toss in some great blocking from Mick, Mobi, and Smack Ya, and top it off with some great pivot work by Blood Clottia and Rhea, and the Wheels were within 15 points of Boston’s lead. At this point, Scratcher decided that she had enough of this goofing around and went out there and put us to within 6 points of Boston’s lead. That set up Soulfearic Acid to pull in some points and cause a lead change in the score. Boston never regained their lead after that. All it took was a power jam by the amazing Wreck Deckard to put the final nail in Boston’s coffin. Shortly thereafter, the Wheels were skating a victory lap with an 86 to 61 point win.They managed to come back from a 30 point halftime deficit and win this one in a BIG way! What an amazing end to an amazing weekend. The Wheels of Justice truly are my superheros. I'm sad to have to leave tomorrow, and I can't wait to come back to Feasterville next year!
Go Wheels!
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Nice post and great photo of that casual moment, George. Did you take that one?
Sweet, sweet, sweetness.
Yes Coroner, I took that photo. All of the photos that I post here are ones that I have taken. I'm a horrible photographer. I get about one good shot out of every 30 that I take. I am no Skippy Steve, that's for sure.
Yes Mungen Cakes, it was sweet!
Hubby's pictures were a little more clear this trip because his wife, she who carries the flask, wasn't with him. . .or that's the story I'm sticking to!
Yes Kanna, it was a very sober trip without you there. That's yet ANOTHER reason why you were missed and why you HAVE to make it next year!
Hey there. I was given a Heartless Heathers bumper sticker a few years back and now I need a new one for the next car. Any idea if such things still exist? All I can find on line are Rose City Roller things. Any help would be appreciated.
Heather, was it a round sticker? Those still exist. We could probably scare one or two up to send you.
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