For those who had never before attended a roller derby, Saturday’s Windy City Rollers bout was the perfect first. The audience didn’t need to understand the difference between a jam and a block to see that each jammer had to fight hard for every single point and to know that all four teams skated their best. The crowd fed off the skaters’ energy and vice versa, which led to an exciting, everyone-on-their feet end to the night. If you’ve been meaning to see the Windy City Rollers, we recommend you get your act together and buy tickets for the Ivy King Cup Championship on June 5. After we saw how well The Fury and the Double Crossers skated this weekend, we’re certain we can guarantee the bout will be a worthwhile investment. We hope the woman dressed as a giant strip of bacon will be able to make it, as she provided endless entertainment between bouts and at halftime. more ›

The Windy City Rollers duked it out over the weekend in their fifth intra-league bout of the 2010 season. more ›

The Windy City Rollers wrapped up the month with their third bout of the league season. The good weather and growing popularity of the Rollers was reflected in the crowd, one of the largest to see the Rollers at UIC Pavilion, overflowing from a full bottom level and well into the upper deck. In the first bout, the Manic Attackers jumped out to a quick 38-5 lead over Hell's Belles, but the Belles hung tough in the first half, trailing 46-26 at halftime. Still, the Belles are in a rebuilding year and though they showed improvement, the Manics pulled away in the second half thanks to some big jams from Ruth Enasia and won by a 121-59 final. In the second bout, The Fury shocked the unbeaten Double Crossers. What was shocking wasn't that The Fury won but by how much: 128-51. Jammers Kola Loka, Jackie Daniels, and Ska Face had a big impact for The Fury while the Crossers never seemed to find their rhythm on the floor and The Fury's blockers did a good job shutting them down. With three bouts done, there's a three-way tie atop the league between the Manics, Crossers, and Fury with all three teams at 2-1 while the Belles are in last at 0-3. more ›

A rare school-night bout, the threat of snow, and Olympic hockey wasn't enough to keep a healthy crowd away from the UIC Pavilion last night as the Windy City Rollers took to the floor for their second bout of the season. more ›

The Windy City Rollers kicked off the 2010 season with a packed house (reported attendance was around 3,900) at the UIC Pavilion with a pair of bouts, one a blow-out and the other a close, hard-hitting match-up for the defending champs. more ›

It was a Saturday night of grand slams, fast jams, and a sauced bachelorette party in the stands at the Windy City Rollers fifth season championship match for the Ivy King Cup. Scrappy underdogs the Manic Attackers brought down the house at the UIC Pavillion as they fought to steal the prize from 2008 title defenders, the Hell’s Belles. The festivities opened with a charity match between randomly sorted skaters from the Double Crossers and The Fury playing each other to raise money for Tahirah “Tequila Mockingbird” Johnson, a former Windy City Roller skater who suffered a spinal cord injury in August 2007. With the help of lead jammers Peg Legs and Eva Dead, the White Zombies chewed up and spat out the Dark Side 72-30. more ›

We're embarrassed that this slipped by our radar, but on May 30th (the night we were celebrating our fifth birthday!) the Windy City Rollers had their last bout before June's Ivy King Cup Championship. How did things shake out? In a heated thriller, defending champs Hell's Belles fell to the Manic Attackers 123-112. The Manic Attackers, who were winless last year and 3-14 overall heading into this season, finished tied atop the league standings with the Belles, each team at 4-2. In the second bout, it was the previously winless Fury team playing spoiler by beating the Double Crossers 93-87 and keeping the Double Crossers out of contention for the Championship bout. (Be sure to check out the complete recap of the bout here). more ›

Folding chairs were flying and fans were screaming last Saturday at the Windy City Rollers' fifth bout of the home season at UIC Pavilion. In match one, jammer Peg Legs of the Double Crossers (in black) was out for blood, darting around the pack with ease. But she was still no match for Hell’s Belles (in red) powerhouse blocker Megan Formor and stealth jammers Athena DeCrime and Varla Vendetta. HB led at the halfway 42-26. In the end, Hell’s Belles coasted to the win 140-60, showing why they’re first place in the league. more ›

Who said the only March Madness had to be played on the hardwood? The ladies of the Windy City Rollers proved the action was just as chaotic on the derby track with a pair of great match-ups in their third bout of the season. In the first match, the Double Crossers (in black), led by jammers like Peg Legs and Riley Coyote, jumped to a 45-28 lead at the halfway point over The Fury (white). The Fury, 0-for-'09, found themselves way back but made a dramatic late run with 23 points on the last jam. It wasn't quite enough, however, as the Double Crossers moved to 2-1 on the season with the 98-81 win. more ›

Chicagoist's Kate Gardiner attended the Windy City Rollers' second bout of the season this past Friday at the UIC Pavilion. As usual, there were expectations for some hard-hitting, fast-paced action and the ladies of the Windy City Rollers didn't disappoint. The Manic Attackers showed that their January win - their first victory in two years - wasn't a fluke in a 197-53 drubbing of The Fury. Meanwhile, the Double-Crossers bounced backed from their season-opening loss to upset defending champs Hell's Belles 120-116. Above are Kate's pics from the bout and we'll have a report from Kate later in the week. And if you're wondering, the next exciting bout will be Saturday, March 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the UIC Pavilion. more ›

This weekend might not have been as cold as previous ones and we're sure part of that was due to the opening of the 2009 season for the Windy City Rollers. A very healthy crowd of several thousand cheered the Rollers on at their new home, the UIC Pavilion, a nice upgrade and one that we definitely prefer to the old location in Cicero for a myriad of reasons. Things got, er, rolling quickly in the first bout as The Manic Attackers, led by Beth Amphetamine, stormed away from The Double Crossers, 120-51. Not only were the Manic Attackers featuring new unis, the victory was their first in over two years (since 2006). The second bout was just as intense as The Fury took on defending champs Hell's Belles. The Belles took an early lead and The Fury did their best to close the gap early in the second half, but the Belles, thanks to some great play from Athena DeCrime and rookie Deb Autry, continued their unbeaten streak and pulled away with a 122-80 victory. The next bout is Friday, February 20 at 7:00 p.m. at the UIC Pavilion. more ›