Here are the scores and the results from the Texas Shootout this weekend - again, since I couldn’t make it personally, I would definitely recommend Derby News Network, Have Derby, Will Travel and LeadJammer.com for more detailed info on the games.

Day one scores:

Bout 1: Gotham 101, Kansas City 116
Bout  2: Carolina 80, Tucson 73
Bout 3: Texas 108, Windy City 56
Bout 4: Detroit 49, Rat City 157

Day two scores:

Bout 1: Carolina 108, Kansas City 116
Bout 2: Rat City 89,  Texas  79
Bout 3: Texas 110, Carolina 46
Bout 4:  Kansas City 89,  Rat City 85

 Top 4 final results:

1. Kansas City Roller Warriors
2. Rat City
3. Texas Rollergirls
4. Carolina Rollergirls

It looks like day one’s first two bouts were extremely close and could definitely be considered upsets.  Day two looks full of nail-biters as well - it’s great to see mix ups in the top spots, especially with a team like Kansas City that no one really saw coming before Dust Devil.

The Denver Roller Dolls’ Mile High Club hosted the No Coast Derby Girls’ Mad Maxines from Lincoln on the 24th. No Coast is a WFTDA member league who is not yet ranked, while the DRD are in the process of applying for membership. Without either league in the rankings as of now it was difficult to determine which way the game may go, but the Mile High Club has played some impressive bouts recently, such as a match against one of Rat City’s home teams with an extremely close score. While the Maxines dominated the first jam of the period and scored the night’s first points, the Mile High Club immediately put a stop to that and gained a significant lead - 35 to the Maxines’ 18.

On the Mile High Club’s side, Friction VixXxen played a strong pivot and did a great job of either holding the Maxines back or knocking them to the ground, while Angela Death managed to snag a number of points. Rockett, who seems to usually play as a jammer, got some great blocks in, and Ro Chambeau proved to be a heavy contender in the point-scoring department on such a jammer-heavy league. The Mile High Club continued their strong lead through the second period - MHC 71, MM 38.

The Mad Maxines appeared to be a newer team, and their jammers looked to have a difficult time making it out of the pack, especially with some of Mile High Club’s stronger blockers up front. Busty St. Claire was a major point-scorer who was equipped with some good speed, and Sylvia Bullet was an extremely impressive blocker, going after Mile High jammers by herself a number of times and managing to knock them repeatedly to the floor. Sylvia isn’t your normal power blocker with her skinnier build, but her timing and her agility allowed her to get in some shattering hits on otherwise extremely stable skaters. The final score was Mile High Club 113, Mad Maxines 47.

No Coasts’ Mad Maxines are coming back to Denver to take on the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls on September 8th at the Bladium, and the Dolls’ next bout is later in the month on the 21st between their two home teams.

The newest WFTDA rankings have been posted for June. Notable changes include the additions of the Alamo City Rollergirls, Assassination City Derby, Bay Area Derby Girls, Dixie Derby Girls, East Texas Bombers, Houston Rollergirls, and Kansas City Roller Warriors, who were all previously inactive. Also added were the previously unranked Brew City Bruisers. The biggest jumps belong to the Windy City Rollers who moved up six spots, and the Sin City Rollergirls who lost six.

1. Rat City Rollergirls (Rat City All-Stars)
2. Tucson Roller Derby (TRD Saddletramps)
3. Texas Rollergirls (Austin Texecutioners)
4. Mad Rollin’ Dolls (Dairyland Dolls)
5. Kansas City Roller Warriors (KCRW Travel Team) New listing
6. Minnesota Rollergirls (MNRG Travel Team) -1
7. Carolina Rollergirls (CRG Travel Team) -1
8. Arizona Roller Derby (Tent City Terrors) -1
9. Philly Rollergirls (Liberty Belles) +4
10. Gotham Girls Roller Derby (GGRD Travel Team)
11. B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls (The B.A.D. Girls) New listing
12. Providence Roller Derby (Riveters) -4
13. Rose City Rollers (Wheels of Justice) -1
14. Windy City Rollers (WCR Travel Team) +6
15. Sin City Rollergirls (Neander Dolls) -6
16. Duke City Derby Girls (Muñecas Muertas) -5
17. Rocky Mountain Rollergirls (5280 Fight Club) -3
18. Boston Derby Dames (Boston Massacre) -3
19. Detroit Derby Girls (DDG Travel Team)
20. Atlanta Rollergirls (ARG Travel Team) -3
21. Dallas Derby Devils (DDD Travel Team) -5
22. Charm City Rollergirls (Mobtown Maulers) -4
23. Grand Raggidy Roller Girls (GRRG Travel Team)
24. Houston Rollergirls (HaRD Knocks) New listing
25. Ohio Rollergirls (ORG Travel Team) -4
26. Assassination City Derby (ACD Special OPS) New listing
27. Pikes Peak Derby Dames (Slamazons) -5
28. Brew City Bruisers (BCB Travel Team) New listing
29. Big Easy Rollergirls (BERG Travel Team) -5
30. Alamo City Rollergirls (ACRG Travel Team) New listing
31. East Texas Bombers (ETB Travel Team) New listing
32. Dixie Derby Girls (DDG Travel Team) New listing