Saturday, September 24th

Members of the Ithaca League of Women Rollers will be rolling on the Rhine!

Presented by The History Center in Tompkins County and the West End Waterfront District Association of Ithaca, this daylong street fair, taking place in Ithaca’s historic Waterfront District, celebrates the ‘bad old days’ of Ithaca’s Waterfront.

Look out for our “bad” rollergirls rolling along the Rhine all day Saturday, September 24. They have bout tickets, league info, buttons, and are quick on their feet. Catch them while you can!

More Info about the Rhiner’s Fest.

• Ithaca League of Women Rollers
• Roc City Roller Derby
• Queen City Roller Girls
• Gotham Girls Roller Derby
• Long Island Roller Rebels
• Central New York Roller Derby
• Hudson Valley Roller Derby

The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women’s flat track roller derby, and a membership organization for leagues to collaborate and network. The WFTDA sets standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determines guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues. There are currently 124 WFTDA member leagues and 65 leagues in the WFTDA Apprentice Program.

Founded in 2004, the WFTDA promotes and fosters the sport of women’s flat track roller derby by facilitating the development of athletic ability, sportswomanship, and goodwill among member leagues.

The governing philosophy of the WFTDA is “by the skaters, for the skaters.” Female skaters are primary owners, managers, and/or operators of each member league and of the association. Operational tasks include setting standards for rules, seasons, and safety, and determining guidelines for the national and international athletic competitions of member leagues.

Post-tournament Update: The SufferJets are trickling back to Ithaca after competing at the Empire Skate Showdown on Saturday, September 3. Our skaters had a terrific time with a chance to play in 4 thirty minute bouts. The tournament style was double elimination with nine teams and 17 bouts.

Starting off the first bracket against our sister league Assault City Roller Derby, the SufferJets went in for a fight, after having lost an early season private scrimmage with ACRD this past spring. Always a great team to bout against, in a quick thirty minutes the final score was 128-21, a solid win for the SufferJets.

This win meant we next would play the Gotham Girls Roller Derby’s Wall Street Traitors. In an excellent match-up the skaters of both teams were fighting for every point. Final score: 59-38, a win for the SufferJets. An especially meaningful win since the SufferJets suffered losses to the Traitors at both the ESS last year (final score 32-53) and at their recent May home game in Ithaca (final score 102-125).

Something about this win made us very happy – check out the photo set from superfan Liz Hoyt: SufferJets vs. Traitors. Ultimately we were the only team able to beat the Traitors out of their 7 games.

Following these two high notes of the day, the SufferJets had several hours over the afternoon to watch some of the other bouts, grab a bit to eat, get new gear and merch from the many vendors representing including Black Mamba, Five Stride Skate Shop and our own CinderBlockerElla.

The action started again at 6pm with a bout versus Central New York Roller Derby (CNYRD). In a true showdown the two teams battled it out in an intense game! SufferJets jammers suffered quite a few penalties giving CNYRD some more chances to focus on scoring – ultimately helping them to edge in a win – final score: 35-46 – one of the lowest scoring bouts of the day – a testament to the very defensive play of both teams.

And finally the fourth bout, a decisive bout (for the SufferJets) that would decide if the winners would go on for one more game or finish at 4 bouts, the SufferJets took on the Long Island Roller Rebels, also hosts of ESS. Here the SufferJets were working hard to get jams going (many stalls initiated by LIRR just in front of the jam line by kneeling or holding a wall in front of the jammers). A tough bout and a long day finally took its toll, and the SufferJets were overtaken by LIRR 56-115.

The action didn’t stop there! Bouts continued into the late evening as the teams who made it into the championship brackets continued playing: Wall Street Traitors, CNYRD, Hellions of Troy (an amazing comeback from last year’s last place!), and Long Island Roller Rebels.

The Traitors, satisfying the double-elimination structure of this year’s tournament, then went on to play CNYRD twice in a row, winning both times.  This placed the Traitors first, CNYRD second and the Hellions of Troy third. A great day for derby in New York, and almost all New York state leagues participated in the tournament. We are very grateful for all the hard work by the tournament hosts, Long Island Roller Rebels, and the many volunteers, bout officials and referees in putting together and coordinating such an excellent tournament. Can’t wait for next year!

A tradition following bouts is for each team to acknowledge outstanding play exhibited by one of their opponents,  and our very own Momo-A-Gogo was awarded this honor for ILWR at the Empire Skate Showdown.

Momo-A-Gogo MVP for ILWR ESS 2011

Photo sets from the tournament are coming in from the many dedicated photographers who so generously share their expertise and photographic eye!

Please take a look & as always please credit the photographer:

Manish Gosalia – ACRD vs ILWR

Manish Gosalia – Traitors vs ILWR

Pete Rodriquez – ESS 2011
(go to the flickr set: ESS 2011)

Sean Hale – Rollerderby Photography – ACRD vs ILWR

Luna Obscura – CNYRD vs ILWR

Luna Obscura – LIRR vs ILWR

As more photosets show up we’ll try to post them.

A rare photo here showcasing the volunteer photographers gathered for LIRR.  Usually you won’t find these folks in front of a camera

Look for ILWR’s B team – the Ithaca BlueStockings to play the Crown City Rollerz in an exciting rematch on September 10th in Ithaca. More info here. Both the SufferJets and the BlueStockings will close out the 2011 home season with a final match at Cass Park Rink in Ithaca on October 1. The SufferJets will play Philly Roller Girl’s Independence Dolls and the BlueStockings will play Hudson Valley’s zomBsquad. We hope to see you enjoying one of our final 2011 home bouts soon!

Empire Skate Showdown Strikes Back 2011 Final Scores from all 17 bouts: (courtesy of DNN-Derby News Network)

Coney Island Freakshows 53
Union Squares 213
(men’s derby)

Assault City 21
Ithaca 122

Roc City 72
Long Island 70

Hudson Valley 40
Hellions of Troy 67

Albany 37
Central NY 80

Ithaca 59
Gotham Wall Street Traitors 38

Long Island 88
Assault City 18

Albany 10
Gotham Wall Street Traitors 189

Hudson Valley 19
Long Island 86

Hellions of Troy 74
Roc City 71

Ithaca 35
Central NY 46

Roc City 71
Gotham Wall Street Traitors 77

Long Island 115
Ithaca 39

Central NY 86
Hellions of Troy 32

Long Island 25
Gotham Wall Street Traitors 64

Gotham Wall Street Traitors 115
Hellions of Troy 23

Central NY 26
Gotham Wall Street Traitors 93

Central NY 41
Gotham Wall Street Traitors 92

Ithaca’s SufferJets and BlueStockings want more jeerleaders, dangit!

Help lead crowds of up to a thousand jazzed fans with cheers, skits, energy, and fun.

Bring a skill, bring enthusiasm, bring it on!

Men or women age 18 and up. You come with the heart – we can teach the rest.

Man up, Woman up, Suit up! Tryouts are Sunday, August 21st at 6:30 pm. in NE Ithaca.

Contact kungfoolfighter@hotmail.co​m or 607-351-1088 for location and more details.

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We’ve also had a fabulous response to our ILWR Tile Drive - it’s not too late to get your name on the track! The Ithaca League of Women Rollers Tile Drive campaign allows fans and sponsors to virtually “purchase” the floor tiles that make up our skating surface, starting at just $20/tile. Each contribution gets us closer to our $15,000 facility improvement funding goal!

Check our bout programs and see all the local businesses that support roller derby. You rock, we roll.

Tiohero Tours | Cayuga Radio Group | Volvo Rents Construction Equipment | Miller’s Motorworks | Simply Red Bistro | Bodyworks Massage | Advance Moving Co., Inc. | Clayburg Creative | Gorges Web Development & Internet Solutions | The Rhine House | Delilah’s on Cayuga | The Westy | GreenStar Natural Foods Market | Planned Parenthood | Angry Mom Records | Red Feet Wine Market & Spirit Provisions | BSI Production | Inn on Columbia | incandescent software | Cayuga Xpress | Collegetown Family Dental | Communiqué Design & Marketing | Ithaca Carshare | Tom Murray of Pyramid Brokerage | B&W Restaurant Supply | Photographers: Lauren Comly & Peter Korolov | Your Name Here?

	Platinum Skates Angry Mom Records Cayuga Xpress Cayuga Radio Group
	Golden Skates Planned Parenthood
	Silver Skates Delilah’s on Cayuga Damiani Wine Cellers Collegetown Family Dental (new office of Fall Creek Dentistry) Red Feet Wine Market & Spirit Provisions Gorges Web Development & Internet Solutions Ithaca Carshare
	Black & Blue After Party Sponsors Delilah’s on Cayuga The Westy The Rhine House
	Skater Sponsors SufferJets GreenStar Cooperative Market – MaMadusa Planned Parenthood – Pl Anne B Simply Red Bistro – Chairman Meow Chapter House Brew Pub – Gunder n Lightning Ithaca Bakery – AKT*47 Momo-a-Gogo – Anonymous Ithaca Carshare – CamArrow Rasa Spa – Fat Dracula BlueStockings Life’s So Sweet Chocolates – Sugar Blitz Pure Romance by Alexa – Rage Against the Vagene ILWR Inn on Columbia – Coach Tiny Bubbles

Momo-A-Gogo (ILWR), Chairman Meow (ILWR), Don Ellis (Gorges) and Dave Flinn of Starlane Farms, winner of the ILWR Super Fan Package!

On October 28th the league participated in the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce’s main fundraiser for the year. As chamber members we were asked to donate to this auction event.

In partnership with ILWR Platinum Skates sponsors, GORGES Web Development & Internet Solutions, we created an ILWR “Super Fan” package that included 4 VIP 2011 season passes donated by Gorges; several tee shirts, stickers and buttons; and an autographed bout poster which was our first ever public offering of an “official” piece of ILWR memorabilia!

The poster, designed by Evan Clayburg, and enhanced by the signatures of all ILWR team members, was then mounted free of charge by Master Craft Framers on a black background and set with special uv protected glass. The poster frame was handmade and created by Lorren Hammond, well-known local craftsmen of fine furniture and architectural woodwork.

The frame itself was sourced from scrap materials left over from the production of skateboards by the awesome local producer of eco-friendly skateboards and longboards:  Comet.  It is a totally fabulous re-use of what would usually be tossed into landfills.

Our Superfan package was a special treat at the auction, especially the presentation by Momo-A-Gogo, Chairman Meow and Tiny Bubbles.  This was a great success for the Chamber and they very much appreciated our participation and the exceptional donation. Special thanks to CinderBlockerella for organizing the donation package!

Momo-A-Gogo, CinderBlockerella, Tiny Bubbles with First Aid

In addition to donation to the Chamber Auction, ILWR also bid on an item. If you know anything about roller derby you know how bruise-prone we are, so appropriately ILWR won the deluxe First Aid Kit donated by Bangs Ambulance.

Best of Ithaca 2010

Jocelyn Codner
Freelancer

Welcome back, Ithaca, to our annual Best of Ithaca poll results! You the people have voted, we counted and your champions have been declared. We have some returning victors, some interesting categories and some fresh faces this year, so be sure to check out all those who made the list. This is a community filled to the brim with accomplished, talented and fascinating people, so choosing a Best out of that bunch is no easy feat. Be sure to congratulate your winners and yourselves for being able to even make a choice. View the selections>>

Nobody Puts Roller Derby in a Corner

Where have you been all summer Ithaca? If you’ve missed our games, here’s your last chance! 2010 League standings put the SufferJets at (3-4) and the BlueStockings at (5-1). Our league also took 3rd place in the first ever New York State Roller Derby tournament! Yes, we’ve been busy!

Join us for our season finale as we battle our sisters in shove, Assault City Roller Derby from Syracuse, to add one final win to our season standings.

Saturday, October 9th – at Cass Park Rink
Doors at 5pm, first whistle at 5:30

ADMISSION AT THE DOOR – SUGGESTED DONATION $5 KIDS | $10 ADULTS

Then dance the night away with all your favorite rollergirls, referees, NSOs, coaches, jeerleaders, fans, and more at:

Stella’s – 403 College Ave – WITH dj Gourd

A portion of the proceeds goes to Friendship Donations, Food Rescue & Gleaning Program.

Please bring a non-perishable food donation to the rink!