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GGRD All-Stars vs Carolina All-Stars

GGRD All-Stars vs
Texas Rollergirls Texecutioners

Feasterville, PA
   The Sportsplex
   East Cost Derby
   Extravaganza

GGRD Meatpacking District vs. Philly Cheese Skates

GGRD All-Stars mixed-team exhibition with the Kansas City Roller Warriors

GGRD Wall Street Traitors vs. Philly Independence Dolls

	W		L
Bronx Gridlock	1	-	0
Manhattan Mayhem	1	-	0
Brooklyn Bombshells	0	-	1
Queens of Pain	0	-	1

The Gotham Girls welcome the summer derby season with a battle between the Manhattan Mayhem and the defending league champions, the Queens of Pain.

The Queens crew stumbled against the Bronx in their first bout of the season, while the Mayhem lineup looks to be its strongest in many years. Queens has dominated the Mayhem with victories in all six of the teams' previous showdowns, dating back to 2005. Could this finally be the bout when the Mayhem breaks the streak, or will the Queens of Pain revert to champion form?

Halftime entertainment will feature an exhibition of Murderball -- wheelchair rugby -- from the New York Warriors, and DJ Shakey will spin the music before and during the bout.

This faceoff takes place at the Hunter College Sportsplex, at the southwest corner of Lexington Ave and 68th Street in Manhattan, directly at the 68th street stop on the (6) subway line and near the (F) train stop at 63rd street.

The Hunter College Sportsplex is wheelchair-accessible; for specific questions about access, leave a message at the Gotham Girls hotline: (888) 830-2253.

Tickets for this bout available at Brown Paper Tickets
Doors @ 6:30, Whistle @ 8:30
General Admission: $19.75 in advance, $23 at the door.
VIP trackside seats: $29.75 (advance only)
Don't be disappointed at the door - get tickets now!
Or, if you prefer not to purchase on line,
call Brown Paper Tickets directly at 800-838-3006.

Show your borough pride and cheer for your home teams.
HOT TIP — skaters love fan-made signs!

Tickets for the whole season of action are available at http://www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com/events.

Afterparty at Manitoba's - 99 Avenue B, between 6th and 7th street.

The Manhattan Mayhem opened the 2009 campaign with a strong 121-93 statement over the Brooklyn Bombshells.

The evening at the Hunter College Sportsplex began with a presentation of the retired #11 jersey of original Bombshell Chassis Crass, who retired from skating at the end of the '08 campaign. Chassis was joined by fellow retired Brooklyn skaters Lil' Red Terror and Ariel Assault.

	1st half	2nd half	Total Points	Penalty Box Trips
Manhattan Mayhem	61	60	121	24
Brooklyn Bombshells	29	64	93	30

Highest scoring jammers:
Em Dash (Manhattan) 81 points (19 jams)
Barbara Ambush (Brooklyn) 34 points (12 jams)
Polly Gone (Manhattan) 22 points (8 jams)
Aunti Christ (Brooklyn) 19 points (8 jams)
OMG WTF (Brooklyn) 17 points (2 jams)
Papierschnitt (Brooklyn) 14 points (6 jams)

Team MVPs:
Manhatan - Polly Gone
Brooklyn - Barbara Ambush

Em Dash of the Mayhem set a new single-bout scoring record for a Gotham skater by zipping through the sailorette defense to the tune of 81 points.

The capacity crowd was delighted at halftime by an enthusiastic performance by the Big Apply Lindy Hoppers.

Manhattan next skates against Queens on June 13, while the Bombshells take on the Bronx Gridlock on July 11.

Miss the bout? Read about it through the eyes of a new derby fan as Linnea Covington continues her season-long coverage of the Gotham Girls in New York Press.

From the time they skated into the rink, the Brooklyn team had the audience constantly erupting in shouts and stomps while chanting, "Let’s go Brooklyn!" ... Even if my team didn’t win, the sheer force Manhattan played with floored me.

You can also read full details of the bout at the Derby News Network.

The Gotham Girls took off to the Great White North on May 30, when the Meatpacking District (Gotham's rookie class of 2009) ventured to Montreal to challenge the Filles du Rois in a 40-minute exhibition.

Eight GGRD rookies from the Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens rosters were joined by veterans Speed McQueen (Bronx), Julietta Vendetta (Manhattan), and transfer Carmen Monoxide (Brooklyn).

Many of the Gotham rookies had only skated in one previous public bout, and rarely together as a unified squad. The experienced Montreal team came out on top, 70-33, and after this learning experience, fans can expect to see a fiercer Meatpacking District in its next appearance, an exhibition against the rookies of the Philly Rollergirls (the "Philly Cheese Skates") on June 27 at the East Coast Derby Extravaganza (details below).

JUNE 6 - WATCH THE GOTHAM GIRLS ALL-STARS STREAMED LIVE FROM RALEIGH
... Cheer on the #1 ranked All-Stars when the champs go for their fifteenth consecutive victory this Saturday, June 6th, in a road trip to Raleigh to take on the All-Stars of Carolina Rollergirls (ranked #8 nationally by Derby News Network). Watch the bout at 5:15pm via live video streaming at derbynewsnetwork.com ... Sign up for GGRD's Twitter feed to get results right away ... Gotham looks to avenge one of the few losses in its All-Star history, a March 2007 Carolina victory (115-104).

JUNE 19 - ALL-STARS VS. TEXAS, IN CONNECTICUT
... The Gotham Girls All-Stars face the Texas Rollergirls Texecutioners (DNN ranked #4) on Friday, June 19 in a double-header hosted by the CT Rollergirls in Woodbridge, Connecticut ... Derby girls from around the region will be flocking to Connecticut to watch these two storied national powers go at it in a highly anticipated rematch of last year's landmark Gotham victory ... This bout should also be viewable via live video streaming on Derby News Network, but make the trip up the road! Tickets available here ...

JUNE 27-28 - EAST COAST DERBY EXTRAVAGANZA IN PHILADELPHIA
...The Philly Rollergirls are hosting the third annual East Coast Derby Extravaganza on June 27-28 at the Sportsplex in Feasterville, PA. On Saturday, Gotham's rookies take on Philly's rookies ... Gotham's All-Stars (the WFTDA 2008 national champions) play in a fun scramble with the 2007 national champions, the Kansas City Roller Warriors. Ad-hoc teams (the 'Gothorriors' and the 'Kansorkers') will be built with players taken from both the Gotham and Kansas City rosters ... on Sunday, Gotham's Wall Street Traitors take on Philly's B-Team, the Independence Dolls ... the rest of the weekend will feature twenty full-length WFTDA bouts between teams from all over the continent; the ECE is an annual derby party no derby fan should miss ...

RECENT PRESS
... FRACTURE is an online magazine that focuses on the growing roller derby culture and lifestyle. On May 15, FRACTURE published an interview with '08 GGRD All-Star captain Donna Matrix. ... BUST magazine featured the Gotham Girls and the WFTDA in its May 19 BUSTline blog ... ... Gotham Girls and their remarkable tattoos are featured in the debut (July) issue of Urban Ink magazine ...

APPEARANCES
... once again, the Gotham Girls All-Stars appear at the very top of Derby News Network's June 2009 national derby rankings ...

... Watch for the Gotham Girls and friends from other local leagues skating in June 20th's Coney Island USA Mermaid Parade...

... Gotham referee Johnny Zebra will be serving as Head Referee of the first-ever European roller derby tournament, Roll Britannia. Fellow Gotham ref Hambone will be joining 'J.Z.' on the track at Earls Court in London, July 18-19 ...

The GGRD video production team presents a collection of big and memorable hits from this and past seasons. This footage will be playing in heavy rotation — every ten minutes! — on wide screen high-def television monitors every day for the two weeks leading up to the June 13 bout, at these fun locations in Williamsburg and Manhattan:

• Lazy Catfish
• Identity
• No Idea
• Turtle Bay Lounge (upstairs)
• Dylan Murphy's

Get fired up for the June 13 showdown by hitting these bars and cheering for the Gotham Girls each time they hit the screen!

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