Salt Lake City, UT

By Vile Love It

The final game of Saturday night saw the No. 3 seed Rocky Mountain Rollergirls (Denver, CO) and the No. 2 seed Angel City Derby Girls (Los Angeles, CA) in a gritty game in which both teams jockeyed for advantage on every part of the track.

By Danger (ismymiddlename)

Home team Wasatch Roller Derby, from Salt Lake City, Utah, took on Arch Rival Rollergirls from St. Louis, Missouri, and the game offered two very different halves. Arch Rival’s team in pink went on to gently hold the first half, never stretching the lead further than 14, and keeping mostly below a 10-point lead for the first period. It was the second half of the game that saw Arch Rival return aflame and, as Wasatch added up penalties rapidly, Arch Rival then took the game with a hefty 172-95.

By Lois Slain

Montreal Roller Derby, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, started off relatively evenly matched against their second opponent of the day Saturday, No Coast Derby Girls of Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. However, Montreal capitalized on No Coast jammer penalties to build up a solid first half lead and run away with the game momentum.

By Danger (ismymiddlename)

San Francisco, California’s, B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls took solid hold of their game against Baltimore, Maryland’s Charm City Roller Girls. They stayed in control all the way through with strong defensive lines and indomitable jammers, despite frequent engaging plays throughout by the ever-upbeat Charm City. Bay Area took the win, 305-71.

By Lois Slain

Host league Wasatch Roller Derby (6 seed) picked up their first win of the international 2014 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs in Salt Lake City, Utah, in front of an enthusiastic home crowd Saturday, fending off a tough challenge from 8 seed Oklahoma Victory Dolls, from Okalahoma City, Oklahoma.