On Saturday, May 3, the Bomb Squad hosted the BrewCity Bruisers from Milwaukee, Wis. @ the PLEX in Fort Wayne. Coming off a tough loss against Cincy last month, the Bomb Squad came out ready to play hard and did so from the very beginning. Heading into half time with a nice 8 point lead, it seemed the team had finally come together and found their groove.

The Bomb Squad maintained its lead throughout the 2nd period, as well, until some jammer penalties put them at a disadvantage and BrewCity fought back. With 4 minutes to go, the Bomb Squad's once 15 point lead had dwindled to 4. A few more low scoring jams back and forth saw a one point game with 1:12 left to go (BrewCity led for the first time all night). Bomb Squad jammer Pushycat went to the jammer line to fight for the win, but unfortunately, a cutting the track penalty forced her to the box and BrewCity successfully put 7 points on the board.

Final score: 63-55 in favor of BrewCity.

Thanks to all the fans and visiting rollergirls from Naptown and Glass City who came out to see the bout. It was an exciting night of roller derby.

Check out Jason McFarland's shots of the night in our pics on myspace.

We are teaming up with Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana to raise money for services and supplies for young women with breast cancer in our community. Learn more about our unique fundraiser by reading our PRESS RELEASE.

Last night marked the beginning of our 3rd season and the place was packed! Thank you to all the fans who came out to cheer us on. The bout was amazing. Our group of newbies impressed everyone and our seasoned skaters stepped up like never before.

The game was tight the entire time as the Guns and Harmers traded leads all throughout the first period. Heading into halftime, the Harmers led by only 2 points. The second half was equally exciting until the Harmers finally pulled away after a HUGE jam from RIPtide as the Guns jammer sat in the box.

Final score 124-104.
More detailed stats and bout recap to come.

You can check out pictures from the bout by viewing our albums on myspace! Will have them uploaded on our photos page here soon.

On Saturday, April 12, The Bomb Squad and Fort Wayne's Flyin' Squirrels traveled to Cincinnati to take on the Black Sheep and the Silent Lambs.

The first bout, featuring the Flyin Squirrels vs. the Silent Lambs, was an exciting bout. The Lambs jumped out to an early lead, but the Squirrels rallied back and brought the score within 6 heading into the half. In the second half, the Squirrels surged ahead and never looked back, outscoring the Lambs 40 to 16 to win the bout 73 to 55. Enya Grave led the Squirrels in scoring, putting 48 big ones on the board. Oreo SlamHER, Enya Grave and Strawberry POUNDcake were awarded MVPs of the bout.

The Bomb Squad wasn't so lucky. In their first bout of the 08 season, they fell to the Black Sheep 100 to 35. Making her travel team debut, RIPtide led the Bomb Squad in scoring, contributing 15 points. RIPtide and Pink PAINther were awarded MVPs of the bout.

We will host our 2nd Annual Golf Outing on Saturday, May 31 at Autumn Ridge Golf Club. For more information, visit our EVENTS page or click HERE to see our registration form.

Registration is now open for Fall Brawl 2, a regional roller derby tournament to be held on Saturday, September 20, 2008. Interested teams and skaters may register HERE. For more information, visit our TOURNAMENT page.

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In the interest of continuing to provide great sport and entertainment to Fort Wayne, our league voted to reduce our number of home teams from three to two. The Smokin' Guns will remain a team and the Little Arsenic Annies and Alpha Dollz have joined forces to become the Lucky Harmers. Visit them on myspace HERE.

We are very excited for our 2008 season. See our EVENTS page for more information and come out this summer to support us!

We held two try out sessions this week and the turnout was fantastic! We would like to welcome the following new skaters:

We are excited to have you on board!

The Bomb Squad, our all-star travel team, for 2008 has been announced. Congratulations to the following skaters:

Bang Bang LaDesh
Cutter
GoGo Beware
Kitty Kiljoy
Majestic
Mayhem
Minx
Miss Jane RedRum
Miz'Ree
Pink PAINther
Pushycat
R.I.P.tide
Ruby Killer
Val Catraz

These skaters will represent Fort Wayne at national competitions and interleague bouts!

That's right! We received our official acceptance letter today from the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), the governing body for women's amateur roller derby in the U.S.

As a new member of the WFTDA, we join the ranks of over 30 all-female, skater owned and operated leagues nationwide that have united to lead the growing sport of women's flat track roller derby.  WFTDA member leagues engage in sanctioned interleague play, including regional and national tournaments.

See the press release for more information!