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| The Lumbersmacks |
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| Allie B Bashin, DeceptiCat, Fancy Nancy |
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| Plower Child |
Last Saturday I saw the most exciting NB bout I have yet to witness! It was between the Saint John and Moncton "A" Teams. Saint John Shipyard Sirens took on the Moncton Lumbersmacks here at our home venue the Lord Beaverbrook Rink. Last week the Saint John Razor Girls had made an excellent showing against the Halifax Roller Derby Association. Unfortunately the point differential was so wide in Razor Girls favor it became clear quite early what way it would go, Halifax did make an admirable comeback in the second period, learning quickly to get their jammers out of the pack faster and attain lead jammer many times, reducing the divide significantly but ending with Razor girls 253 to Halifax 120. Last night, however, had fans sitting on the edge of their seats with no idea who would come out on top!
The Lumbersmacks remained unbeaten in the Maritimes throughout the 2011 season, which makes an intimidating start for any local team. Both leagues have been training hard for this season and on Saturday this really showed!
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| Tacky Tammy |
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| Tootsie Valentino |
In the first period the Smacks spent the majority of the time with a lead in points but the Sirens were never far behind. In the last jam of the first period, the Sirens pulled ahead with a 4 point lead, setting a halftime score of 107-103. In the second period neither team could maintain a lead for long. There were at least 5 jams in a row where each one resulted in a lead change! There was one magnificent jam where Decepticat (the nights top scoring jammer for the Smacks) scored 33 points as a response to Tacky Tammy's (Sirens top scoring jammer) 29 points only two jams before. I tell you this bout was so exciting my heart was in my throat for the majority of it! Both teams had strong aggressive blocker lineups, who appeared to be at the top of their game. Both teams were competing with only 12 skaters, making the bout more taxing for all. Tacky Tammy scored 113 points throughout the bout for Sirens, second came Fancy Nancy with 59. Decepticat scored 96 points for Smacks, followed by Tootsie Valentino with 73.
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| Lexxie Lasher w/ Plower Child |
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| Fancy Nancy |
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| Narbruzzi |
The only thing to interrupt this showcase of local derby skill was the confusion regarding scoring near the end. The second to last jam of the bout resulted in a lead for Smacks at 219 to Sirens 194. At that point it was going to require a pretty strong and lucky comeback to use the last jam to catch up, and Tacky Tammy did not disappoint. Smacks jammer Thora Thunder took a major penalty in the last jam of the period and Tacky racked up 25 points, bringing the teams to a tie at 219 each. As the period clock had run out, this required an overtime jam to decide a winner. Tacky scored 25 points, and Thora scored 24. This brought Sirens to 244 and Smacks to 243. There was an official review with the score trackers and a few pre-emptive cheers from either team at the end as the scoreboard was adjusted at least three times. The final approved score after the review was the 1 point win to Sirens with 244.
Next up will be SJ Scarlet Swarm versus Dieppe Roller Derby team Hits N' Sass for their debut bout next Saturday, June 17th!
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| Tacky Tammy, Lexxie Lasher, Skate Monkey Skate |
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Endless thanks to
Isurus Photography for once again capturing and sharing some awesome photos with us!
