Rat City brings the action back to Key Arena, March 16

Rat City RollergirlsAfter a brief return to the old homestead at Southgate Roller Rink the Rat City Rollergirls return to Key Arena March 16th to continue the 2013 home season. The first bout of the evening is a highly anticipated match-up between 2012 Home Team Champions Grave Danger and the Derby Liberation Front.

The last time these two teams met in competition was almost a year ago when Grave Danger defeated DLF by just 5 points, helping to keep them out of the 2012 Championship game. Both teams have been training intensely as veteran Rat City skaters work alongside new team members to play hard, smart, and clean. With the final ranking bout of the home team season approaching you will see these teams at their fiercest as they do everything in their power to avoid a loss that could help knock them out of contention for this year’s Championships.

But, as you may have noticed, it’s not all familiar faces this year as Rat City continues to bring in nearby contenders to keep our audiences excited and our home teams on their toes. In the second bout of the evening the Throttle Rockets, after two close losses to Rat City home teams in the beginning of the season, will be looking to show the Port Scandalous Brawl Stars of Port Angeles, WA, that they are still a team to be feared. Of course, since their 15-point loss to the Throttle Rockets last March the Brawl Stars have been racking up wins against teams like the Olympia Rollers’ Dropkick Donnas and Jet City Roller Girl’s home teams, the Hula Honeys and the Pink Pistols. Can the Brawl Stars take advantage of the Throttle Rockets’ tough start to the season, or will they be the unlucky victims of the Throttle Rockets’ flat track revenge?

And don’t forget, while you’re grabbing your fan signs to come down to the Key you can also grab a couple of cans of food (or just a little cash) to donate to the Ballard Food Bank at our Show Us Your Cans donation bins. The first 250 fans to donate will even get some sweet Rat City swag! You can also support local youth activities by buying delicious cookies from our featured charity of the month, the Girl Scouts of Western Washington, investing in some 50/50 raffle tickets from the Seattle Derby Brats, or just cheering your heart out for the Northside Youth Program Drill Team during our intermission show.

Go to Ticketmaster now to snap up your tickets , and check out our special deals for concessions, families and groups!

Our remaining Season 9 dates at KeyArena include: 3/16, 4/13, 5/11, 6/8, 7/13, 8/10. The 2013 season will include an exciting mix of play from the home teams you know and love and interleague play from the Rat City All Stars, who recently placed fifth in the uber-competitive Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Western Region semi-finals. Check out all of the awesome games we have lined up for this season!

 
TRY OUT TO BE A RAT CITY ROLLERGIRL!

Roller derby is a fast-paced, hard-hitting, endurance-based sport that takes lots of physical and mental ability, time, and sheer dedication. If you think you have what it takes, come try out to show us what you’ve got. Our next tryout is at our practice facility on Saturday, March 30th from 10am-2pm (doors open and registration begin at 9:30 am).

For more information: http://ratcityrollergirls.com/about-us/tryouts/

Open Practices:
March 20th 6:00-7:30
March 25th 7:30-9:30, 9:30-10 Q&A session

Scrimmage Viewing:
March 26th 7:30-10:30
SKATE WITH THE RAT CITY REC LEAGUE!

Always wanted to skate like a rollergirl? Now you can! Join the The Rat City Rollergirls Recreational Roller Derby Program!! Rec League has two weekly opportunities: Fit Skate and Scrimmage (yes! Scrimmage!!)!!
Fit Skate is a co-ed, non-contact skating workout open to all skill levels! Come in as a beginning skater, an ice or inline skater wanting to try out quads, a retiree, or an existing derby girl or referee who wants additional rink time.  Scrimmage night is a black and white mash up open to women who can pass a minimum skills test. Any level of experience from Pre-Fresh meat to Retirees- if you’re looking for more play time we’re lookin’ at you!
For more information and to register, visit us at http://ratcityrollergirls.com/about-us/recreation/

WENCHSPOTTING DANCE PARTY MARCH 29

Join the Sockit Wenches on Friday, March 29 at Re-Bar for one of their legendary events, this time a dance party + variety show featuring the ladies in blue and some very talented friends. Don’t miss a single moment — doors open at 7 p.m., and performances will run all night betwixt the good times and the getting down. Tickets are available on a sliding scale in advance, and $10 at the door.

Purchase tickets today at Brown Paper Tickets

As you dance and enjoy the show you’ll be helping us earn money to travel to Spokane to play in a tournament, Spokarnage, in April.

Choose an outfit. Choose boogie shoes. Choose Wenchspotting.

 

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INTERESTED IN FREE TICKETS? 

Do you want to watch the next Rat City Rollergirls bout for FREE? Do you want to earn cool, limited-edition Rat City gear? Then sign up to volunteer with us!

Producing a Rat City Rollergirl event is no walk in the park. There is A LOT of behind-the-scenes work that goes into it. That’s why we are so appreciative of the time and services Rat City Rollergirl volunteers put into our organization – we could not kick ass like we do without the dedication of our volunteers!

Please contact our volunteer staffing coordinator, Penny Racer, at volunteer@ratcityrollergirls.com to be contacted for future volunteer opportunities 

YOU’RE ALWAYS COOL WEARING RAT CITY GEAR! 

You don’t have to wait until you’re back at the Key Arena to get yourself, or the one you love, some fierce Rat City merchandise! Check out www.ratcityrollergirls.com/merch, where we’ve added new team gear!

 

For all the latest news on our teams, bout schedules and event information, visit www.ratcityrollergirls.com AND visit us on Facebook!