The Cherry Bombs and the Rhinestone Cowgirls both entered this bout with something on the line–a loss for either team would send them to the lower part of the league standings and give them an undesirable playoff spot. For their intros, the Rhinestone Cowgirls came out of the stands, “Price is Right” style, and the Bombs came in as mustached, poncho wearing banditas. The bout began, and soon one thing became very clear: this was going to be the Rocky Casbah Show.

From the first jam, where Rocky scored a full jam for the Cherry Bombs, she pulled out every trick in the book. She used speed, athleticism, and trick skating to rack up points for her squad. Other jammers for the Cherry Bombs included Evilynn Carnit, Daisy Mae Damage, and Ginjure Scraps. The Cowgirls sent a mix of experience and new meat to the line: Kategory 5, Mummy Dearest, Rollergazm, Miss Canada, and Truckstop Trixie all had their turn. At the end of the first quarter, the score was Cherry Bombs 17, Rhinestone Cowgirls 5.

The second quarter began with a leftover penalty against Mummy Dearest. She took on Honey Homicide in a pillow fight. Honey tossed the pillow aside and went directly for the fight, and won the crowd and the penalty. Kategory 5, getting stronger and faster every bout she skates, turned out some fierce jams, but the Cherry Bomb defense really held the Cowgirls back. Rocky Casbah continued to slice, dice, and julienne her way around the track, and by halftime, the score was Rhinestone Cowgirls 16, Cherry Bombs 39.

After some great halftme entertainment by Reid Wilson and His So-Called Friends (major kudos for the quality of the bands this year), the third quarter began as the second quarter did, with a leftover penalty against Mummy Dearest. She drew a reverse spank, and then the bout was off and rolling again. The Rhinestone Cowgirls dug in their heels to try to hang on, resulting in several major penalties, including a couple on Peachy Mean. There were big hits from Diablo of the RC and Varuca Assault and Ginjure Scraps for the CBs. Third quarter score: Rhinestone Cowgirls 26, Cherry Bombs 50.

For the last quarter, the Cherry Bombs decided to have a little fun. Rocky started a jam skating backwards, there were several fights, and Rocky and Ginjure Scraps performed a reverse whip. Awesome! Still, the Cowgirls were fighting; more penalties, more fights, and more fun ensued. The final score: Rhinestone Cowgirls 47, Cherry Bombs 60.

TXRD will hold open tryouts at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, July 11 and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 12.  We will ask you to demonstrate basic skills such as crossing over, stopping, skating backwards, and weaving.  Please bring skates, pads, and a helmet if you have them.  Email tryouts@txrd.com to sign up or to ask any questions.  See you there!

On June 28 and 29, TXRD’s All-Scar Army will compete in Los Angeles against Team Awesome (the best flat-track skaters from around the nation), the San Diego Derby Dolls, and the LA Derby Dolls All-Star team, the Ri-Ettes in the first-ever national invitational banked-track tournament!
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Fasten your seat belts kids, ’cause the Cherry Bombs are all hopped-up and ready to go against the Rhinestone Cowgirls. The Cowgirls are feelin’ fine after their hard-fought defeat of las Putas del Fuego, while the Cherry Bombs have taken a major hit with a loss against the Holy Rollers and the loss of jammer Kate or Dye. Will the Rhinestones ride into the sunset with a victory in their saddlebags, or will the Cherry Bombs show the Cowgirls the business end of a rockout fit? With all the upsets so far this season, who’s to say? Come see for yourself!

When: Sunday, June 22
Where: Austin Convention Center, Exhibition Hall 1, located at Trinity and Cesar Chavez
Time: Doors at 6, Bout at 7
Tickets: $15 at the door, $13 from any of our fine ticket vendors, $10 from a skater

Which of these teams would take home the victory? Both teams were seeking vengeance. The Putas were looking for their first win of the season, and the Hellcats were looking to bounce back after their defeat at the hands of the Holy Rollers. For the introductions, the Putas entered first to the tune of “Smooth Criminal” carrying guns and shooting at Flamers dressed as cats. The Hellcats entered with firefighters and sign that said “Fuego Squad”.

The bout got under way. Both teams jammed a small army of skaters. The Putas featured a regular rotation of Chola, Evil Stellator, Death Vallery, Heine Daner, Lynnie Bruise, and Cocochina; the Hellcats sent Dixie Sanchez, Knottie Knoxville, Purr Anna, Dirty Blonde (first bout back after an injury!), and Curly Suicide to the jammer line. The bout was very physical–lots of pushing, shoving, falling, and railing was going on in the pack. Both teams brought a lot of intensity and fought hard for every point. At the end of the first quarter, the score was Hellcats 15, Putas 6.

The second quarter lead off with an arm wrestle between Knottie Knoxville and Moko Loco–Knottie won easily, returning to her dominance of this penalty. A series of low-scoring jams followed with many skaters getting caught in the pack behind a wall of blockers. Full jams by Curly Suicide, Heine Dancer, and Dixie Sanchez got the points flying again. In the last jam before halftime, Dixie Sanchez was leading the pack when a fight broke out by the Putas bench. Chaos ensued. Dixie was given no points for the jam, even though she passed the pack while they were busy fighting (at least I think that was what happened). Team captain Dirty Blonde went to contest this with the referees and a fight between Dirty and Chola (and then everyone else) follwed. Chola was ejected from the bout and she threw her helmet into the crowd. The Putas got together in a circle and spiked their helmets in protest. The crowd went to halftime full of speculation and confusion. The score was Hellcats 25, Putas 13.

After halftime, the refs announced that Chola was back in the game but penalized with two majors; Dirty Blonde took one major for the Hellcats. Chola was bitten by someone in the fight before halftime, but the referees had no way of telling who it was. The bout resumed with both skaters in the penalty box. Dirty Blonde, Knottie Knoxville, and Curly Suicide put a series of full jams to push the Hellcats further into the lead. The Putas continued their defensive work to make earning the points as hard (and painful) as possible. At the end of the third quarter, the score was Hellcats 43, Putas 24.

The fourth quarter continued in the same vein. During a jam between Chola and Curly Suicide, Chola took Curly down in a headlock and ended up at the bottom of a pile of skaters, which injured her knee. She was later ejected from the game again after spitting on Dixie Sanchez and swearing at the referees. Near the end of the game, the Putas contested every jam with a fight, which resulted in major penalties for Maya Mayhem and Heine Dancer. Final score was Hellcats 55, Putas 29

Other Highlights:
-Apeschit made her debut as a Hellcat, jamming one time and long jumping in a penalty face-off.
-Lucky Harm, Lux, General Lee Feisty, and Betty TaRoll were all spotted in the house.
-Lots of jammers were stepping off the inside of the track.
-The Putas used the strategy of having the jammer drop back and act as a blocker to stop the other team’s jammer.
-Penalty highlights:
-The Putas won several pillow fights:  Cocochina vs Purr Anna, Hell’s Belle over Miso Vicious, and Maya Mayhem over Purr Anna.
-Chola took an easy tug of war over Ruby Sioux. 
-Maya Mayhem took a two-lap duel over Sindra Dee.
-Chola won a long jump over Curly Suicide. Apeschit defeated Cochina in the long jump when Cocochina scratched at the line.
-Chola may be the first skater ever to be ejected twice in the same bout.

All in all, this was a very entertaining, physical bout, and I’m sure there will be a lot of follow up bruises. See you all at the next bout on June 22 when the Cherry Bombs take on the Rhinestone Cowgirls. Be there or be square!