This Saturday night, May 19th, at the Midwest Sports Hockey Complex in Queeny Park, the Turf Wars will continue as The Dogtown Rockets will take on the RiverFront Crimes.
The opening bout of the evening sees the return of the women’s expo bouts as we have a rematch from last season.  The Hipsters will look to once again put the Hoosiers down in this classic battle.  Featuring the ladies of the Arch Rival Roller Girls and St. Chux Derby Chix, this will be a battle to behold.
Immediately following the Hipsters vs …

The GateKeepers go 2 and 1 at Spring Roll following a controversial last jam against New York.
Spring Roll has become one of the premier men’s derby events in the country thanks to the fine ladies of the Ft. Wayne Derby Girls and their amazing hospitality.  Spring Roll is two days of predominantly men’s derby that sees many of the MRDA teams get the bulk of their bout requirements in to be eligible for an invite to the MRDA Championships.  Two days of derby on two tracks for two full days …

On May 12th and 13th, the GateKeepers Travel Team will be in Ft. Wayne, Indiana to take part in the Spring Roll event.  Thirteen MRDA teams are converging on Ft. Wayne for the weekend.  Each team will play three bouts over the two days.
Here are the thirteen MRDA teams that are participating in Spring Roll this year:

The New York Shock Exchange     MRDA Ranking: #1
Magic City Misfits    MRDA Ranking: #3
St. Louis GateKeepers     MRDA Ranking: #4
Pioneer Valley Roller Derby    MRDA Ranking: #6
Your Mom Men’s Derby    MRDA Ranking: #7
Minnesota Men’s Roller Derby    …

May Skater of the Month: Bled Zepplin
Bled Zepplin joined the GateKeepers in the September of 2011 and has busted his but from the minute he hit the floor.  Just a few weeks ago he was added to the Travel Team charter.  His mixture of size, agility and awareness make him an obstacle jammers hate to see in their way.  I present to you the May Skater of the Month: Bled Zepplin:
Why did you get into derby?
My fiance started playing derby in Springfield, Mo and it got me interested. I was …

It was a rough and tumble Saturday night at the Midwest Sports Hockey Complex in Queeny Park.  The crowd was loud and ready to go and they got a full serving of hard hits and points scored.
The opening bout of the evening featured the St. Lunachix of the Arch Rival Roller Girls facing off against the Southern Illinois Roller Girls.  The last two times these teams have met, the outcomes had not been kind to the Southern Illinois ladies and Saturday night would be no different.  The trouble began on …

This Saturday at the Midwest Sports Hockey Complex in Queeny Park, the Rockets will look to avenge their only loss of the season as they take on the defending Turf Wars Champion South Grand Slammers.  The open bout features the St. Lunachix of the Arch Rival Roller Girls facing the Southern Illinois Roller Girls.
The ladies of Southern Illinois have not fared well in their previous two meetings with the Lunachix.  They also have not fared well since becoming a full WFTDA league in January of this year.  They are currently …

April 7th, 2012 is sure to be an evening that no one in attendance forgets.  It was some of the most intense and physical derby I have ever seen.
Starting off the evening, the B-Keepers took on the Tulsa Derby Militia.  The B-Keepers had yet to lose a game and were facing off against a hungry Tulsa squad looking to make a name for itself.  The Saint would start things off for the B-Keepers against Freak of Nature for Tulsa.  Right of the bat, Freak of Nature drew a major track …