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FoCo Girls Gone Derby
Roller Derby Bout

Deathrow Dolls vs. Chanel Cartel

Saturday, Aug. 13

Rollerland, 324 S. Link Lane, Fort Collins

Doors open at 7 p.m., bout begins at 7:30

FoCo Girls Gone Derby’s home teams, the Deathrow Dolls and Chanel Cartel, have added some new skaters to their ranks and will face off Saturday, Aug. 13, at Rollerland. These ladies are your friends, your neighbors and your co-workers who happen to lace up old-school roller skates and knock each other down for fun. This is an authentic athletic competition, and there will be a winner. Will it be the inmates on skates in their orange jumpsuits or the gold hot pants-wearing Chanel Cartel that triumphs in the battle over home turf? Come to the bout to find out!

A portion of the proceeds from this bout will go to WomenGive, a partnership between United Way of Larimer County and the Women's Foundation of Colorado that seeks to empower women and girls and help women in Larimer County achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Tickets are $10 presale and $15 at the door. Students and members of the military receive a reduced rate of $10 with a valid ID. Ages 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased through the Rollerland Skate Center ticket booth, from any FoCo derby girl or online at www.brownpapertickets.com. Purchases also can be processed by phone at 800-838-3006.

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FoCo “Roll” Reversal: Refs vs. Skaters

ROLLER DERBY BOUT

Saturday, June 11

Rollerland Skate Center, 324 S. Link Lane, Fort Collins

Doors open at 7 p.m., bout begins at 7:30

FoCo Girls Gone Derby skaters will have the opportunity to knock down the ones who usually call their penalties, and derby referees will see what it’s like to skate between the lines in FoCo’s first-ever refs and skaters mix-it-up bout.

Refs will take to the track instead of laying down the law. Skaters will be forced to skate both with and against the sport’s authority figures. However, just because some brave refs have turned players for this bout, that doesn’t mean the rules have been tossed out. This bout will be officiated the same as any other. But with the “zebras” (as derby refs are called) in on the action, it will be entertaining to see which group commits the most penalties – the skaters or the refs!

A portion of the proceeds from this bout will go to WomenGive, a partnership between United Way of Larimer County and the Women's Foundation of Colorado that seeks to empower women and girls and help women in Larimer County achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Tickets are $10 presale and $15 at the door. Students and members of the military receive a reduced rate of $10 with a valid ID. Ages 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased through the Rollerland Skate Center ticket booth, from any FoCo derby girl or online at www.brownpapertickets.com or www.focogirlsgonederby.com. Purchases also can be processed by phone at 800-838-3006.

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FoCo Punchy Brewsters vs. High City Derby Divas

ROLLER DERBY BOUT

Saturday, May 14

Rollerland Skate Center, 324 S. Link Lane, Fort Collins

Doors open at 7 p.m., bout begins at 7:30

FoCo Girls Gone Derby team the Punchy Brewsters will take on the High City Derby Divas on Saturday, May 14, at Rollerland. Come show support for your hometown skaters as these sassy lasses roll against the visiting team from Aurora.

Named for the city’s passion for brewing beer, FoCo Girls Gone Derby, Northern Colorado’s original roller derby league, fields two travel teams: the MicroBruisers and Punchy Brewsters. FoCo’s MicroBruisers bouted and beat the Durango Roller Girls on April 9. Now the Punchies are ready to take their turn on the track.

A portion of the proceeds from this bout will go to WomenGive, a partnership between United Way of Larimer County and the Women's Foundation of Colorado that seeks to empower women and girls and help women in Larimer County achieve economic self-sufficiency. Visit http://www.uwaylc.org/womengive.html for details.

Tickets are $10 presale and $15 at the door. Students and members of the military receive a reduced rate of $10 with a valid ID. Ages 12 and under are admitted free. Tickets can be purchased through the Rollerland Skate Center ticket booth, from any FoCo derby girl or online at www.brownpapertickets.com or www.focogirlsgonederby.com.

April 9th Bout Recap: Foco Micro Bruisers vs. Durango Roller Girl Derailers

Feeling refreshed from a week of training after the Dust Devil Tournament in Tucson, Arizona, the FoCo Micro Bruisers were itching for more action. FoCo played three bouts in the tournament against: Bellingham Roller Betties (Bellingham, WA), Santa Cruz Derby Girls (Santa Cruz, CA), and Assassination City (Dallas, TX). They came away from the experience with new skills and geared up to take on the Durango Roller Girls' travel team, the Derailers. Eager to see what new tricks were up the Micro Bruisers' wrist guards, a packed house witnessed the girls play one of their cleanest, highest scoring bouts ever against another league. FoCo only received 36 minor penalties and 13 majors for the duration of the bout (nearly half the penalties called on Durango), with Slamma Jamma, Chocolate MILFshake and Princess of Wails the bout's cleanest players. With a tighter defense than ever, FoCo had nearly a 60 point lead by the end of the first half, with the score sitting: FoCo-89; Durango-30. After rockin' out to DB and the Catastrophe and taking some photo ops with their fans, they came back for an even stronger second half! FoCo shut out the Derailers for the first 10 jams, while scoring a cool 61 points. Jam six had been a power jam for Misty Skull Krippler, the bout's highest scoring jammer. Durango wasn't without some tricks, themselves. In the 16th jam of the second half, they 'passed the star', which is to say Reckless Rhonda, their third highest scoring jammer, passed her star helmet cover to Kim Jen Illin', the Derailer pivot for that jam, making Kim the jammer in the process. The subterfuge wasn't enough to throw FoCo off, as they followed that jam by taking advantage of another power jam; Aimee ArmaLite (third highest scoring jammer of the evening) scoring another 15 points. Rounding off the top scoring jammers of the game was Rox Yorr Soxov, the second highest scorer and one of the highest called for penalties (watch out girls). Determined to live up to her name, she scored a whopping 53 points for FoCo. The final score stood: Micro Bruisers- 208 to Derailers- 46, a massive victory, leaving fans and skaters alike excited for the next home bout. Don't miss out on next month's action as the FoCo Punchy Brewsters take on the High City Derby Divas, May 14th at Rollerland Skate Center. I'll see you there! Your Humble Announcer, ~Evil I. McVillain