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  • Salt City vs. AZRD & Dealers vs. Cleavers
    Salt City Derby Girls vs. AZRD Salt City Derby Girls The Arizona Roller Roller Derby's travel team, The Tent City Terrors, brought the heat to Salt Lake. Dressed in their pink uniforms, there were times when they didn't look to be a match for the Salt City Shakers, but their powerful jamming proved them to be a worthy opponent. The Shakers looked in control during the first few jams. China White opens up the bout with a quick 5-points. Moonraker and NOS extended the lead to 16-0. It was looking good until AZRD's Deez Nutz got the opportunity for a power jam when Moonraker was sent to the...
  • Salt City vs. FoCo & Cleavers vs. Bombers
    Our Salt City Shakers just wrapped up a double header bout against Ft. Collins' FoCo Girls Gone Derby, followed by a league match between The Leave it to Cleavers and Bomber Babes. Though the winners in both bouts were clearly obvious, it was an incredible display of athletics and sportsmanship between these teams. In the first bout, the Shakers were able to take a quick 27-4 lead with the incredible jamming by China White and NOS. After 15 minutes, Salt City had extended their lead 42-11. Over the next several jams, the gap was widened to 73-13, including a 14 point jam from Roll Her...
  • Salt City battles FoCo in a double header this weekend
    This Saturday, June 12, 2010, the Salt City Derby Girls will host their third double header bout of the 2010 season at the Salt Palace. The all-star team, Salt City Shakers will take on a traveling opponent in a WFTDA sanctioned match against FoCo Girls Gone Derby (Fort Collins, Colorado). The bout will begin at 6:00 pm, followed by a bout between Salt City Derby Girls home teams, the Bomber Babes vs. The Leave it To Cleavers. The Salt City Shakers bouted against Fort Collins in 2008, with Salt City winning the match 135 to 91. Two seasons later, Salt City Shaker captain Alexa Rough says, ...
  • Extra bout added to the schedule
    There's been an additional bout added to the Salt City Derby Girls schedule. The Salt City Shakers are playing against Emerald City from Eugene Oregon this coming Saturday May 29th at Taylorsville Recreation Center: 4948 South 2700 West, Taylorsville, Utah. Tickets will be available at the rec center this Thursday from 8-10pm during their practice, or at the door the night of the event. This bout will help determine the Shakers' standing in the WFTDA Western Region. Salt City is currently ranked 16th in the west, Emerald City has not been ranked yet. Doors open at 5pm, game is at...
  • All Salt City Girls on deck
    This weekend's Salt City Derby bout had all four home teams on the track and gave a preview of how this season could turn out. Sisters of No Mercy battled the 2008 & 2009 champions Leave it to Cleavers, and Death Dealers took on the Bomber Babes in the second bout.  In the first bout, Sisters of No Mercy wasted no time taking the lead, and maintained a narrow lead ending the half up 37-25. However, the Cleavers made a quick come-back in the second half, and after some lineup changes they surged into the lead 43-47. Sisters fought hard, but could not break the Cleavers winning...
  • Salt City Shakers vs Lava City Smokin' Ashes
    It was a long and tough night at the Salt Palace this past Saturday. Our Salt City Roller Derby held a double-header bout, first match against the Lava City Smokin' Ashes, then a league match between Death Dealers and Sisters of No Mercy. Lava City struck first blood, taking a 5-point lead in their first jam, but Salt City struck right back, holding a slim lead through most of the first half. The tough defense on both sides kept the scores close, at halftime Salt City was down 40-44. After the break, the Smokin' Ashes began to pull ahead with as much as a 14 point lead. Our Shakers...

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