April 24 bout recap! #fb

It was the non-stop excitement of roller derby that fans have come to expect from the Jersey Shore Roller Girls!


The sold-out home opener at the Asbury Park Convention Center on April 24, 2010 featured the 2009 league champs Murder Beach Militia against the Anchor Assassins, a team looking to make history with their first win.

The Anchors’ roster featured many of the returning powerhouses from 2009, a season where AA lost games by extremely narrow margin; plus for the April 24 bout new Anchors Kimbo Slice-Her and Bettie Clock’r joined their team mates to stake a claim against the 2009 season league champs, the Murder Beach Militia.

MBM’s roster is nearly identical to last season, with Black Eye Betty and Ricin Beans taking the helm as captain and co-captain, respectively. Both teams skated hard right through the last jam. But in the end it was Murder Beach Militia winning the bout by 26 points with a final score of 119 to 93.

Murder Beach Militia grabbed hold of the lead early and never let go. Keeping that lead however was not without a fight as Anchor Assassins gave it their all and more for every jam. Captain Ciri L. Killer and Co-Captain Belle Maul Her ran a tight ship that chipped away at the MBM lead, hoping to tie it up. But at one point, that deficit in the first half stretched to more than 40 points, thanks to MBM regularly securing lead jammer status and power jams.

Jamming for Murder Beach Militia: Ricin Beans, M8T, and Push Pop, each of whom secured lead jammer status with regularity. Hot on their heels (or wheels) were Anchor Assassin jammers Dodge AWOL, Joy Kill Her, Kimbo Slice-Her, Bettie Clock’r and Ciri L. Killer. In the first half, it wasn’t enough to stop power jams by Push Popp, who racked up 15 points in the seventh jam of the evening. Same with Ricin Beans, who scored 14 points in one jam in the first half. The half ended, however, with Anchors putting a stop to the MBM scoring, as Murder Beach earned zero points in the last four jams of the half, the score now 64-33.

The second half fared similarly, but with stretches of zero-point jams for Murder Beach alternating with big 7, 9, and 10 point jams between. In contrast, AA earned points in all but two jams of the second half, to consistently add points toward their score. But those passes saw 1 to 4 points instead of the double-digit passes needed to truly close up the score. Racking up the points for AA in the second half were mainly Ciri and AWOL, as the versatile Anchors’ other jammers built walls and blocked in their hard fight to keep MBM from gaining an even greater lead. Lita Floor Her, Rollin’ Rican and Kap’n Krush went for big hits and walled up to keep many MBM jams’ scoreless.

MBM’s roster knew all too well that even a 30 point spread at the half could end up in a win, since MBM did that very same thing themselves to win the 2009 championship game, and focused April 24 on not letting the Anchors inch the score too close.

In the last jam of the evening, M8T brought in four points to AWOL’s one, making the final score MBM 119 to AA 93.

The Anchors will next try to take down the Right Coast Rollers on June 12 in Asbury Park Convention Hall.

Thanks to our support staff April 24! #fb

Thank you to all the refs, non-skating officials, production managers and organizers who all volunteer their time and energy to making our bouts run awesome! Our April 24 bout was a success thanks to your help!

Schedule for tonight's bout #fb

JSRG thanks our sponsors! #fb

Here are our current sponsors! There's still time to sponsor the Jersey Shore Roller Girls, just visit http://www.jerseyshorerollergirls.net/ and download our sponsorship kit. You can also write to us at jsrgsponsorship@gmail.com

See who is playing April 24! (post 2 of 2) #fb

Here's the Anchor Assassins lineup for the home opener bout! Check out the adjacent post to see the Murder Beach Militia lineup!

See who is playing April 24! (post 1 of 2) #fb

Here's the Murder Beach Militia lineup for the home opener bout! Check out the adjacent post to see the Anchor Assassins lineup!

Our Home Opener is April 24! #fb

The exciting world of roller derby will descend upon the Jersey Shore as two local teams from the Jersey Shore Roller Girls league battle it out Saturday, April 24 in Asbury Park Convention Hall.


The female athletes of the Anchor Assassins and the Murder Beach Militia teams will serve up the fierce blocks and jams that roller derby is known for, as Asbury Park’s Convention Hall is transformed into a roller derby rink.

The event marks the first intra-league match-up for the Jersey Shore Roller Girls 2010 season. The teams have prepared a night of derby mayhem in a full-length bout where the women don their derby personas and showcase their skills as skaters hit, dodge and block to get through the pack and score.

Tickets are available at a discount rate online at http://www.jerseyshorerollergirls.net/. In addition, patrons who show a military ID will receive $5 off the $20 ticket price the day of the show.

Captains for both teams said that with at least three practices a week at Rollermagic Skating Rink in Jackson, the skaters have been working hard to prepare for an exciting combat on wheels. In addition, this home opener bout’s first whistle will be blown by a celebrity guest to add to the excitement. After the bout, the Wonder Bar will host the Jersey Shore Roller Girls’ after-party, with no cover charge for roller derby ticket holders.

Advance tickets are on sale now for $17 at www.jerseyshorerollergirls.net for the Saturday April 24 bout. Tickets are $20 at the door. Children under 12 are $5, and patrons with a military ID are $15 at the door. Doors open at 7 p.m., the whistle blows at 8 p.m. Adults 21 and over to drink.

The Jersey Shore Roller Girls league consists of three intra-league teams -- the Murder Beach Militia, the Right Coast Rollers and the Anchor Assassins -- and one all-star travel team. Its members -- women of all ages and backgrounds -- fill the Jackson Skating Center for grueling practices several times weekly, training and scrimmaging with their coaching and referee staff.

Roller derby is the newest, extreme sport for women rapidly sweeping the nation. Roller derby has been re-vamped into a flat-track version of the old-school style of a bank track. This is the real thing, not an orchestrated match-up. Jersey Shore Roller Girls, a league which formed almost two years ago, skates under the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association rules and regulations.

To find out more information about the Jersey Shore Roller Girls league please go to http://www.jerseyshorerollergirls.net/ or e-mail: info@jerseyshorerollergirls.net

April 16 at the Saint!

JSRG has teamed up with Moist Klam Productions for a great event at the Saint on April 16. Check out the news from Moist Klam:

Moist Klam Productions, with The Jersey Shore Roller Girls and Inked-Up Angels present:
"Jam Out with Your Klam Out - A Night of Bad-Ass Girl Punk Rock"
featuring: One-Eyed Doll (Austin, TX), Tara Elliott & The Red Velvets, The Invincible Gods and DJ Queen Klam!

Moist Klam Productions, the "pearl" of K.O. Entertainment LLC (Long Branch, NJ) unite with Inked-Up Angels and The Jersey Shore Roller Girls to present a night purely devoted to fierce, sexy chicks with vision and moxie who ROCK our WORLD everyday - and will soon rock yours.

"We hope this is just the beginning of many rockin' things to come. The local scene deserves everyone's support, and as women we wanted to put on an event showcasing some amazingly talented, beautiful, strong rock `n' roll women. With three great bands, plus the Jersey Shore Roller Girls and the Inked-Up Angels taking part, it's more than a show – it's a Klam Fest!" said Terri Wall of Moist Klam Productions.

One-Eyed Doll is a nationally touring, award-winning rock and roll power trio led by the iconic Austin, TX wild child guitarist Kimberly Freeman and described as: "Raucous, in-your-face grunge rock that will kick your ass in a good way, just like the lead singer." – Austin Soundcheck and "A Maelstron of musicality" – Edge Magazine. Back from live appearances at NAMM and currently on tour in North American, One-Eyed Doll makes their second appearance in a year in NJ, this time as headliners. For more info, music and video for One-Eyed Doll at www.oneeyeddoll. com

Tara Elliott and The Red Velvets is a garage/punk blues power trio whose sound can be described as equal parts retro and contemporary, with legendary influences ranging from Big Brother and the Holding Company, John Lennon, Muddy Waters, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, The Velvet Underground to The White Stripes. Imagine Janis Joplin resurrected, playing electric guitar with Iggy Pop and the Stooges wearing red velvet boots. Thomaxe of New York Waste magazine described Tara as "The Bastard Child of Janis Joplin and the Stooges." Head to myspace.com/ taraelliottblues for more info and free music.

A trio from East Brunswick, NJ The Invincible Gods is comprised of a guitarist/vocalist, a drummer, and lead vocalist Candace Keyes- a petite red-headed thunderstorm of ultimate energy and fervor. Notice there's no bassist? They don't need one. Keyes' surprisingly bold, soprano chops can belt through powerful choruses as Korman harmonizes and balances out the space where a bass might otherwise squeeze into the picture. The Times of Trenton says "When it comes down to it, they're more than just a good show. Try a rockin', energy-packed full of power show that leaves you breathless and wanting more". Check out www.myspace. com/theinvicible gods for music, pix and more.

The show takes place on Friday, April 16th 2010 at legendary club, The Saint - 601 Main Street in Asbury Park, NJ. Doors open at 8 pm / 18 + to enter / 10 klams gets you rockin'. www.thesaintnj. com

"Green Eggs & Slam" -- Travel Channel's Samantha Brown features JSRG

In a November interview with www.OffManhattan.com; a guide to carless travel in the tri-state area, The Travel channel's Samantha Brown was asked where she would recommend a weekend without the burden of automotive transport.  "Asbury Park...has its own roller derby team; I gave it a whirl in fishnet stockings and discovered my signature move—which gave me my handle 'Green Eggs and Slam'—I had bruises for four months."

 

 

The episode, which highlights the many glories of Asbury Park, is scheduled to be a part of season 3 "Samantha Brown's Great Weekends" and will feature The Stone Pony, several of our local businesses and restaurants (Langosta Lounge, Wonder Bar, etc...) and Asbury Park's very own Jersey Shore Roller Girls!

JSRG spent a day of production in Asbury Park Convention Hall, where the roller derby team holds its bouts throughout the year. The track was laid early and skaters arrived to practice drills that would become the source footage for voice overs and b-roll for the episode. Meanwhile camera crews caught league founders and captains discussing the sport of roller derby to Samantha, who would then get suited up in knee pads, elbow pads, helmet, JSRG t-shirt -- the works -- to learn the sport herself. Samantha got a tutorial in skating but was learning the position of blocker and jammer, too. JSRG sent in the skaters for jam after jam with Samantha trying out her newly learned moves in the pack. Rumor has it she even hipchecked JSRG All-Star Chelle Be Evil.

Keep checking http://www.travelchannel.com/ and stay tuned to our blog for updates on when the show will air.

 

Photos: Samantha Brown courtesy of Travel Channel.

 

See who is playing against HARD!

Check out the Jersey Shore Roller Girls' All Stars bouting the away game against Harrisburg Area Roller Derby on April 11!

JSRG All-Stars off to Harrisburg April 11

We're playing Harrisburg Area Roller Derby's Fallout Femmes!

Check out the flyer below: