Slaughter County hosts Wild West Showdown
February 22, 2010
The Slaughter County Roller Vixens are hosting 2010’s Wild West Showdown and the flat track shoot out is quickly approaching.
Nineteen Women’s Flat Track Derby Association member leagues will face off with skates a-blazin’ Feb. 26 to 28. These bouts will take place at the Kitsap Sun Pavilion, 1200 NW Fairgrounds in Bremerton, WA.
The Wild West Showdown is one of multiple flat-track roller derby tournaments to be officially recognized by the WFTDA in 2010. Each participating league is slated to play two WFTDA-sanctioned matches at the event. There will also be a track featuring just-for-fun “challenge” bouts and other derby activities.
Results from sanctioned games are used to determine regional rankings among WFTDA leagues. The top teams in each region as of July will earn a spot in the first round of WFTDA playoffs. Tickets to the Wild West Showdown are $55 for an all-weekend pass, $15 for Friday only, $25 for Saturday or Sunday only, and children 6 and younger are free with an adult.
Doors open at 5 p.m. (PST) Friday and bouts start at 6 p.m., doors open at 10 a.m. Saturday and bouts start at 11 a.m. and doors open at 9 a.m. on Sunday and bouts start at 10 a.m.
Participating leagues are: Slaughter County Roller Vixens, Central Coast Roller Derby, Rat City Rollergirls, Tucson Roller Derby, Oly Rollers, Rose City Rollers, Emerald City Roller Girls, Arizona Roller Derby, Sin City Rollergirls, Duke City Derby, Jet City Rollergirls, Pacific Roller Derby, Bay Area Derby Girls, Sacred City Derby Girls, Lava City Roller Dolls, Philly Rollergirls, Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, Pikes Peak Derby Dames and Bellingham Roller Betties.
Wild West Showdown Preview courtesy of Derby News Network
Wild West Showdown recaps courtesy of Derby News Network.
Schedule
Friday
6pm: Slaughter County vs. Central Coast
7pm: #9 Rat City vs. Tucson
8pm: #1 Oly vs. #8 Rose City
Saturday
11am: Central Coast vs. Emerald City
12pm: Arizona vs. Sin City
1pm: #16 Duke City vs. Jet City
2pm: #15 Bay Area vs Pacific
3pm: #5 Rocky Mountain vs Bellingham
4pm: Pikes Peak vs. Lava City
5pm: #1 Oly vs. #6 Philly
6pm: Slaughter County vs. Tucson
7pm: #8 Rose City vs #15 Bay Area
8pm: #16 Duke City vs. Sacred City
Sunday
10am: Lava City v Arizona
11am: Pacific vs Sin City
12pm: #6 Philly vs #9 Rat City
1pm: #5 Rocky Mountain vs #15 Bay Area
2pm: Sacred vs Pikes Peak
3pm: Emerald vs Bellingham
4pm: #6 Philly vs #8 Rose City
5pm: Jet City vs. Pacific
Real. Strong. Athletic. Revolutionary.