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D2 Playoffs: Kalamazoo Recaps
Recaps of games from 2013 WFTDA Division 2 Playoffs in Kalamazoo, Michigan!
Game 7: (10) Suburbia Roller Derby v (4) Carolina Rollergirls
August 25, 2013
Carolina fences in Suburbia and secures a win
By Vile Love It
The first game in the WFTDA D2 Playoffs in Kalamazoo consolation bracket was a clear indication that the excitement had not ended. Carolina Roller Girls (seed 4, ranked 50), from Raleigh, North Carolina, and Suburbia Roller Derby (seed 10, ranked 65) from Westchester, New York, brought a nail-biting game to the early morning.
Game 6: (2) Sac City Rollers v (7) Paper Valley Roller Girls
August 25, 2013
Sac City Dominates Paper Valley
By Vile Love It
Paper Valley Roller Girls (seed 7, ranked 55), after their win over Suburbia Roller Derby, earned a spot in the bout against 2nd seeded Sac City Rollers (ranked 45) out of Sacramento, California. This tournament was the first for the team from Appleton, Wisconsin, and it showed from the first jam all the way through the bout. They struggled and seemed distracted at times.
Game 4: (3) Killamazoo Derby Darlins v (6) Queen City Roller Girls
August 24, 2013
Hometown Killamazoo beats Queen City
By Vile Love It
The Queen City Roller Girls (6 seed, ranked 54) from Buffalo, New York, took on the hometown Killamazoo Derby Darlins’ (3 seed, ranked 46) in front of a raucous crowd in the final game of the first day of D2 Playoff play.
Game 5: (1) Santa Cruz Derby Girls v (8) Tri-City Roller Girls
August 24, 2013
Santa Cruz Advances to Semifinals
By Vile Love It
Derby is always full of surprises, but for some reason, we’re still always amazed when we get one. The game against the 8 seed Tri-City Roller Girls (ranked 60) who had advanced to take on the 1st seed Santa Cruz Derby Girls (ranked 42) out of Santa Cruz, California, took almost every person in the area the fans by surprise.
Game 3: (4) Carolina Rollergirls 178 v (5) NEO Roller Derby
August 24, 2013
NEO leaves Carolina behind and moves on
By Vile Love It
NEO Roller Derby (5 seed, ranked 51) out of Akron, Ohio, and the Carolina Roller Girls (4 seed, ranked 50) from Raleigh, North Carolina, played an exciting, tight game filled with power jams and lead changes that required nerves of steel for both the players and the fans.
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★ Event Information
★ Results
- 1st Santa Cruz Derby Girls (#42)
- 2nd Sac City Rollers (#45)
- 3rd Killamazoo Derby Darlins (#46)
- 4th NEO Roller Derby (#51)
- 5th Tri-City Roller Girls (#60)
- 6th Paper Valley Roller Girls (#55)
- 7thCarolina Rollergirls (#50)
- 8th Burning River Roller Girls (#61)
- 9th Queen City Roller Girls (#54)
- 10th Suburbia Roller Derby (#65)
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