South Central Region Playoffs
Oct 5–7, 2012 — Lincoln, NE Hosted by No Coast Derby Girls

2012 South Central Region Playoffs Blog

Bout recaps from 2012 WFTDA South Central Region Playoffs!

Bout 7: Nashville Rollergirls vs Jacksonville Rollergirls

October 6, 2012

Nashville (#5) narrowly defeats Jacksonville (#10)

By Shelly Shankya

The first game of Day 2 at Landlocked Lace Up between Nashville Rollergirls (#5) and Jacksonville Rollergirls (#10) was like a double shot of espresso: it gave the crowd jitters and got things off to a powerful start at Pershing Arena.

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Bout 6: Kansas City Roller Warriors vs No Coast Derby Girls

October 5, 2012

Kansas City (#2) defends tough challenge from No Coast (#7)

By Shelly Shankya

Having the tournament at Pershing Arena was a true home-court advantage for the No Coast Derby Girls (#7) as they took on the Kansas City Roller Warriors (2). The crowd at their back, No Coast was able to hold the Roller Warriors scoreless for the first three jams.

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Bout 5: Texas Rollergirls vs Omaha Rollergirls

October 5, 2012

Omaha (#8) takes on Texas (#1)

By Shelly Shankya

South Central's top seed, Texas Rollergirls (#1) took on Omaha Rollergirls (#8) in the penultimate game of Day 1 at Landlocked Lace Up.

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Bout 4: Houston Roller Derby vs Atlanta Rollergirls

October 5, 2012

Atlanta (#6) upsets Houston (#3)

By Shelly Shankya

The two teams, Houston Roller Derby and Atlanta Rollergirls, have met four times in the recent past with Atlanta taking the win three out of those four. And today's matchup wasn't much different.

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Bout 3: Tampa Roller Derby vs Nashville Rollergirls

October 5, 2012

Tampa (#4) advances to the semi finals, beating (#5) Nashville

By Shelly Shankya

The third game of the day also marked the third chance for a Florida team, the Tampa Tantrums from Tampa Roller Derby (#4), to play.

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