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12/16/2015 In We <3 Cbus By BerMurder

END OF THE YEAR AWARDS GALA

This past Saturday, December 12th, the Ohio Roller Girls held their annual end of the year gala where they celebrate the closing of another great season. With this being their 10th season a specialty award was given to Amy Spears for her decade of service to the league and helping continuing to grow not only OHRG but WFTDA as well. Thank you all volunteers, skaters, and fans for another successful season. Below are all the award winners from the night. Amy Spears Award: Chainsaw OHRG Spirit Award: Drew ʺOHRGreenmanʺ Stafford Memorable Mentor: Jesse ʺAva Tarrʺ Fox Exemplary SportsPersonship Award: Garden of Beatin' Most Versatile: Lora ʺOuta Myʺ Wayman The Great Motivator: NiCold N Deadly Dynamic Duo Award: Bigg Rigg & Burnadeath Breakout Player of the Season: KloverKill Blocker To Watch Next Season: Slammerhead Jammer To Watch Next Season: Karmabal Lectur Sweet Moves:  The Smacktivist Megaphone Award: Kitty Liquorbottom Joker In the Pack Award: Adams Brickhouse Award: Ena Flash Crowdpleaser Award: The Smacktivist Mastermind Award: Chainsaw Rookie of the Year: BerMurder Triangle Gang Green Pivot of the Year: Elektra Magneto Blocker of the Year: Quiet Storm Jammer of the Year: Blitz Lemon Most Valuable Player: KloverKill Jammer's Best Friend: NiCold N Deadly Outstanding Team Player: Garden of Beatin' Ohio Roller Girls All Stars Pivot of the Year: Burnadeath Blocker of the Year: Ena Flash Jammer of the Year: The Smacktivist Most Valuable Player: The

08/28/2015 In We <3 Cbus By Chainsaw

RECRUITING OPEN HOUSE: 9/26!

REAL. STRONG. ATHLETIC. REVOLUTIONARY. You're smart, strong, and ready for a new challenge. Interested in derby? OHRG is recruiting skaters, officials, and general volunteers. Whether you're a seasoned skater or you haven't laced up since junior high school, there is a place for you with the fastest growing sport in the world! Join us for an open house at Next Level Skate Shop, owned by OHRG's The Smacktivist. Hang out with our skaters and officials, learn about our league and this revolutionary sport, and find the right derby opportunity for you! We will have light snacks and refreshments, derby will be on the tv, and your favorite skaters will be in-house to answer all of your questions about this life changing sport. Where: Next Level Skate Shop, 4410 Indianola Ave, Columbus, OH 43214 When: Saturday, September 26th, Noon - 6 pm.

08/28/2015 In Recaps, Talk Derby To Me By HardKore

OHIO ALL STARS FINISH 6-0 HOME SEASON WITH 216-158 VICTORY OVER NAPTOWN TORNADO SIRENS

The Ohio Roller Girls wrapped up their tenth home season with a sold-out triple header against Naptown Roller Girls (Indianapolis, IN). Throngs of fans for both teams packed the Ohio Building to capacity for a high-energy day of roller derby. Ohio's C-level team, Green Machine, kicked things off with a developmental game against Naptown's Third Alarm, followed by the highly anticipated rematches between the Ohio All Stars & the Naptown Tornado Sirens, and Gang Green & the Naptown Warning Belles. For the second time in less than five months, the Ohio Roller Girls took the track against the Naptown Roller Girls Tornado Sirens, this time on home turf and eager to emerge victorious after their 182-132 loss to the Indianapolis team in April. Naptown took a quick 3-0 lead in the first jam, but The Smacktivist responded by lapping the opposing jammer and giving Ohio their first lead change of the game, 9-3. Four consecutive lead jammer statuses gave Naptown the upper hand, and allowed them to temporarily halt Ohio's scoring. Jesse “Ava Tarr” Fox hit Naptown jammer Cherry-Oto-Fire out-of-bounds in jam ten, giving Kitty Liquorbottom room to steal lead jammer and break Ohio's scoreless streak as Naptown players rotated in and

08/26/2015 In Recaps, Talk Derby To Me By Andrew Marron

Gang Green Muted by Warning Belles

Looking to take after their Charter Team counterparts, Ohio’s Gang Green also aimed to avenge an earlier season loss to Naptown.  Unfortunately for Gang Green, the season split was not to be, as Naptown’s Warning Belles were victorious, 181-129, in a bout that wasn’t quite decided until the final few jams.  The bout started strong for both teams as Naptown jammers Pirouette Threat, Scorpiopathic, and Lysis 2 Kill obtained lead status on five of the bout’s first six jams.  With that type of advantage, teams would typically rack up an abundance of points; however, Naptown was only able to capitalize minimally due to Gang Green’s strong defense.  Slammerhead, Garden of Beatin’, Adams and KloverKill bent but didn’t break as they allowed no more than four points each jam and only trailed 15-2 after six jams. Points were nickel-and-dimed for the majority of the bout as Gang Green jammers TactiGal, Karmabal Lector, HellionBOI, and Blitz Lemon basically matched those posted by their competitors.  With 7:00 remaining in the first half, Naptown held a slim three-point lead 41-38.  Strong defense by Warning Belles blockers Crash N2U, Eve Anne Hellical, and Flannery O’Clobber was then able to hold Karmabal Lector on her initial pass

08/21/2015 In Talk Derby To Me By Andrew Marron

(34) Ohio Battles (48) Naptown Roller Girls in Season Ending Triple Header

Ohio and Naptown’s Tornado Sirens will take the track in a rematch of a bout played in Indianapolis back in April.  In that bout, Ohio held a slim lead at halftime before a second half comeback by the Sirens secured the win for Naptown, 182-132.  Their bout against Ohio was one of three non-sanctioned bouts Naptown played during their 14 bout, 2015 season.  Including those three non-sanctioned bouts, Naptown has an overall record of 7-6, with the upcoming bout against Ohio being their fourteenth contest. After slipping in the rankings, The Tornado Sirens will be playing at the WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs in Detroit on August 28-30th.  Naptown started the season ranked as high as 26th in the WFTDA but tough losses to Charm City, Arizona, Arch Rival, and Detroit caused the slide to where they currently sit in the rankings.  However, don’t let the fact that Naptown is now in Division 2 and ranked lower than Ohio fool you.  In fact, Naptown still holds the advantage over Ohio with a 4-2 overall record against the local squad including that victory earlier this season.  Alongside the added pressure of trying to beat a team that has historically had their number, the

08/18/2015 In Recaps, Talk Derby To Me By HardKore

OHIO SPLITS GAMES AT STEEL CITY

For their last travel game of the 2015 regular season, the (34) Ohio Roller Girls ventured east to Pittsburgh for a double header against (29) Steel City Roller Derby.   GANG GREEN BOLTS PAST STEEL BEAMERS, 225-166 “Small but mighty” was truly the theme of the evening for a short-rostered Gang Green, who were not initially predicted to take the victory over SCRD's Steel Beamers, but arrived in Pennsylvania determined to upset that prognosis just as they did in Nashville last month. The Beamers were able to put up 3 points in the first jam for a quick lead--the only time they would have it during the contest. Gang Green's HellionBOI answered with a 15-point power jam as SCRD's jammer left the track on a forearm penalty, and another power jam in jam 5 allowed her to widen the Ohio lead to 41-5. A string of jammer penalties provided plenty of opportunity for both teams to try to score unopposed, but tough defense kept gains low until a double track cut call on SCRD's Inga Kneeher allowed Karmabal Lectur to put up 20 unanswered points for Gang Green. With a power jam start, Blitz Lemon continued the momentum, adding another 13 points and