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Game Recap: January 23, 2010
The Grand Raggidy Roller Girls hosted the Fort Wayne Derby Girls in a season opener that was action-packed and full of suspense! The first matchup was the G-Rap Attack versus the Fort Wayne SWAT Team. For many G-Rap Attack skaters, this was their first game and they really showed what they were made of. The Attack and SWAT Team came out swinging, taking turns racking up points in the first half. Near the end of the first half, The SWAT Team had several grand slams, making the Attack trail by 38 points.
In the second half, The Attack showed the both their tenacity and heart and the score definitely reflected that. The G-Rap Attack continued to put points up on the board but in the end it just wasn’t enough. The Fort Wayne SWAT Team proved to be a worthy competitor, winning 118-73. The Attack left the track with smiles on their faces because regardless of what the score said, they played hard, had fun and are looking forward to a rematch!
The second bout of the evening was a battle to the end as the GRRG All Stars went toe stop to toe stop against the hard hitting Fort Wayne Bomb Squad. These teams were evenly matched throughout the first half. Each jammer volleyed for points until the 13th jam when the All Stars powered through the pack to score 14 points! The Bomb Squad answered back with some high scoring jams of their own for the remainder of the half and took the lead 38-36.
That, however, was the last time they would see the lead as the All Stars stole the lead back and kept it! The All Stars kept scoring with the help from their blockers. The Bomb Squad continued to rack up points until the very end and nearly came back during the last jam by scoring 16 points. With no time left on the clock, the final score was 107-101. It was a close competitive game until the very last jam and All Stars came out of it victorious.
Photo: Micheal Cook
Away Game - Grand Raggidy All Stars Vs. Killamazoo Derby Darlins, August 15, 2009
Grand Raggidy All Stars will be facing Killamazoo Derby Darlins for the first match on August 15, 2009, at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo.
Killamazoo has twice played teams from GRRG, the B Sides and G-Rap Attack! Let’s see how the All Stars match up in this West Michigan match up.
You’ll be able to see many other friendly faces skating the track - including a men’s derby half time show, and some previous GRRG members now as opponents playing with KDD!
Door open at 6:00 p.m.
Game begins at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, at the Wings Stadium Box office. Presale tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for children 6-12. Day of tickets are $17.
Away Game — Grand Rapids vs Cincinnati, May 30, 2009.
There’s a score to settle …
In February, the Cincinnati Roller Girls invaded Grand Rapids. The skirmishes were hard fought, but Cincinnati won the battle.
It’s payback time!
Grand Raggidy will be storming the Cincinnati Gardens to seek revenge in a no-holds barred grudge match! Cincinnati may have won the battle, but Grand Raggidy will win the war!
2250 Seymour Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45212
Cincinnati Gardens
www.cincygardens.com
Doors @ 6pm, Hot Derby Action @ 7pm
General Admission $10
Track Side Seating $15 (18 and older only! Limited Seating!)
Ages 7-12 $5
Ages 6 & under – free!
Mitten State Match-up! Saturday, May 2, 2009.
May in Grand Rapids at Rivertown Sports brings the annual roller derby Mitten State Match-up for Grand Rapids and Detroit. This is the first year we’ll be bringing you a jam packed double header with 2 teams from each city.
Each year the All Stars has closed gap on their 3 losses; 2006 by -67 in Detroit, 2007 in Grand Rapids by -18 and 2008 in Detroit by -12. Both teams will be be coming off some hard fought losses and nice wins this season. Detroit has seen a lot of recent interleague experience with the similar roster, while your Grand Raggidy skaters have a lot of fresh faces on the Stars this year. The G-Rap Attack looks forward to have their first go against the Motor City Disassembly Line. How will it match up in 2009?
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Grand Raggidy All Stars vs Minnesota Roller Girls — Saturday, April 25
The Grand Raggidy Roller Girls are hosting their third home game of the season versus Minnesota Roller Girls on Saturday, April 25, one of the oldest leagues in the midwest. Having never faced off against each-other, recent common opponents and scores should prove this match up to be point for point with vigorous jamming and explosive hits.
Ticket prices remain the same — a reasonable $10/$12 for presale (brownpapertickets.com) or $15 at the door. Doors open at 5 p.m. and the action begins at 6 p.m. at Rivertown Sports in Grandville (rivertownsports.com). Rink side seating is first-come, first serve, and all ages are welcome. Pre-sale tickets are available 24 prior event.
Grand Raggidy All-Stars and the G-Rap Attack! to stake a claim to the midwest!
On March 21st, two Grand Rapids teams—the Grand Raggidy All Stars and G-Rap Attack!—will be hosting two roller derby teams—Indiana’s Bleeding Heartlands and Illinois’s Chicago Outfit . So come support your Grand Rapids roller girls as they defend their home turf against these two teams. But buy your tickets early as our last game was a sellout an hour before bout time. Then once you get your hands on these precious tickets, sit in the front row “suicide seats” that line our flat track and watch our All Stars and Attack! girls check and booty block their roller derby sisters almost into your laps.
This double-header marks the second bout of the 2009 season for both Grand Rapids roller derby teams. But come early as tickets go almost as fast as our jammers—Dot Matrix, Jackie Daniels, and Viva la Boom. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and derby action starts at 6:00 p.m. when the G-Rap Attack! take on the Chicago Outfit . The headlining bout has the All Stars competing against the Bleeding Heartland Roller Girls.
This doubleheader bout will take place at Rivertown Sports in Grandville (rivertownsports.com), just a fifteen minute drive from Grand Rapids.
Ticket prices are $10 for presale at brownpapertickets.com or $15 at the door. Seating (including “suicide seating”) is first-come, first serve, so get there early and enjoy the two bouts and between bout entertainment. All ages are welcome. Food, non-alcoholic beverages, and great roller derby merchandise are available for purchase.
PLEASE NOTE: Online tickets are available from Brown Paper Tickets - presale of tickets ends 24 hours before the game.
Season Opener - Saturday, February 21
Grand Raggidy All Stars and the G-Rap Attack Are Giving the Sin Back to Cincinnati!
On February 21st, the Grand Raggidy All Stars and G-Rap Attack! will be giving the sin to two Cincinnati roller derby teams—the Black Sheep and the Silent Lambs. So sit in the suicide seats right against the flat track and watch our Grand Rapids girls check and booty block their roller derby sisters from Ohio right into your laps.
The double-header action starts at 6:00 p.m. when the Attack takes on the Silent Lambs. The second bout of the double header has the All Stars competing against the Black Sheep.
Come early as the doors open at 5:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $10 for presale at brownpapertickets.com or $15 at the door. All the action will take place at Rivertown Sports in Grandville (rivertownsports.com).
Rink side seating is first-come, first serve. All ages are welcome. Food, non-alcoholic beverages, and merchandise are available for purchase.
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2/21/2009 Cincinnati Recap!
Cincinnati braved the snow and slick roads to make it into GR on Friday night. By 2pm on Saturday, we were sold out! With an amazing volunteer staff, set-up went smoothly and the skaters were off to warm up to a quickly filling venue.
The G-Rap Attack picked up a quick lead and played a close back + forth game ending in a __ to __ loss. It was an incredibly close game with the the last jam starting in a tie. This was KILLy Muster and X Libris first game with the G-Rap Attack. Cincinnati awarded Best Jammer to Keisha Mei Ash and Best Blocker to Tone Loco.
The All Stars to got off to quick lead, before Cincinnati taking over and maintaining a 12-20 point lead the majority of the game resulting in a __ to __ loss for GR. This was a tremendously fast paced and hard hitting game. ShamPain4U and Hot New Girl were playing their first games as All Stars. Cincinnati awarded Best Jammer to Jackie Daniels and Best Blocker to Bette Mangler.
Congrats to Preacher’s Brat, the new GRRG MVM!
After Party Dance off Winner: Skate Crime of Cincinnati. Yeah, we lost that too 
Sunday Festivities: No one showed up at brunch still in their uniform, dang! After, GRRG took Cincinnati’s Hannah Barbaric and Quad Almighty to local breweries and showed them how to handle the boot. Thanks to Sazerac, New Holland Brewing Company, Schmoz, Hopcat and Founder’s!
Thanks to some special fans in attendance: West Michigan Sports Commission and Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame representatives, Rapid Growth’s Andy Dragt, members of the Grand Rapids Speed Team, Fred’s 40th Birthday crew and Bobby J’s!
Thanks to visiting rollergirls from: Burning River, Bleeding Heartland, Fort Wayne and Killamazoo!
