The Wicked Pissahs faced off against the Nutcrackers in their last bout of the home team season on December 14th. After a hard-fought game, the Pissahs took home the win.
October 11, 2014: Cosmos vs Nuts & Horrors vs Pissahs
In October the Wicked Pissahs narrowly beat the Arkham Horrors, and the Cosmonaughties trounced the Nutcrackers.
Sept 13, 2014: Horrors vs Nuts, Cosmos vs Pissahs
What a double header! On September 13th Horrors took on the Nutcrackers, and the Cosmonaughties went up against the Wicked Pissahs. The Horrors and the Cosmos went home victorious.
Bout Recap: Home Team Opener
Ten points decided the outcome of the Boston Derby Dames home season opener, Wicked Pissahs vs. the Nutcrackers. Both teams smashed their way through this killer bout, but the Nutcrackers came out on top, with a final score of 227-217.
August 11: Arkham Horrors vs. Cosmonaughties
On August 2nd the Cosmonaughties faced the Arkham Horrors to settle the score from last year’s Championship bout.
Bout Recap: Home Team Championships
BDD’s 2013 Home Team season ended on December 14th, 2013 with two hard-fought bouts that determined the winner of the Golden Fez and the ranking of the third and fourth place teams. Despite a snowstorm outside, skaters turned up the
Bout Recap: Home Team Playoffs
On Saturday, November 16th, all four Boston Derby Dames home teams showed off tremendous skill and teamwork in an intense double header at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington. The first bout featured the Cosmonaughties (undefeated this season) against last season’s
How to Watch Roller Derby
Okay, so you’ve been to one or two bouts, you’ve maybe seen a rules demo, and you’ve watched skaters take a lot of left turns… but you don’t quite get what’s going on down there on the track. We’re here to fix that! Here’s some suggestions for how to get more out of watching a derby bout in ten fun and easy steps. Start at the top, and when you’re ready, move on to the next thing. Ready? Tweeeeeeeet…
Diary of a Redliner: Practice, practice, practice
Our Training and Recreation program is divided up into three levels, each named after a line on Boston’s T: the Red line, Green line, and C Team (T-Wrecks). As skaters progress, they move up each level and learn new roller derby and skating skills. To help prospective skaters get a sense of our program, we asked Green line skater Kat Setzer if she would keep a blog as she goes through the program. Here’s her entry on starting practice.
Diary of a Redliner: Put down the fishnets and pick up good gear
Our Training and Recreation program is divided up into three levels, each named after a line on Boston’s T: the Red line, Green line, and C Team (T-Wrecks). As skaters progress, they move up each level and learn new roller derby and skating skills. To help prospective skaters get a sense of our program, we asked Green line skater Kat Setzer if she would keep a blog as she goes through the program. Here’s her entry on picking up your first set of gear.