One More Reason to Love Houston

Something I love about derby is the way a serious sport can incorporate a sense of humor and a sense of fun.  Much of this comes from the heritage of derby.  In its rebirth, derby may have shed the fighting and fixed outcomes, but derby maintains an element of show from skater names to the uniforms and mascots.

Houston Roller Derby has a fabulous sense of that balance.  We fight to stay high in our region's rankings with an eye on Nationals every year.  And yet...Houston is not above a good old-fashioned dance-off.  Here are two video clips from this weekend taken from the stands (by HRD skater Shocker Zulu) as Houston shows off that great sense of fun and camaraderie.

Warming up for the Championship...


HRD and TXRG's intros for the Championship...

Governor's Cup 2011: Final Scores

It was a wild weekend of derby--and I'm still recovering.  I've been in sort of a derby coma/hangover all week and went to bed at 7pm on Sunday for the first time in like 25 years.  In case you missed the action, here are the final scores.

Game 1: Big Easy                    120
              Assassination City      117

Game 2:  Spindletop                  45
               Houston                   208

Game 3:  Alamo City                 51
               Dallas                        197

Game 4:  Big Easy                       7
                Texas                        384

Game 5:  Dallas                          87
                Houston                    124

Game 6:  Spindletop                    73
               Alamo City                154

Game 7:  Assassination City        39
               Dallas                         134

Game 8: Alamo City                    98
              Big Easy                      142

Game 9:  Houston                         71
                Texas                          197

Game 10: Big Easy                       77
                 Dallas                         145

Game 11:  Dallas                         104
                 Houston                     153

Championship:  Houston               40
                          Texas                 158

A big thanks to Spindletop for co-hosting, the leagues for coming out, and to all the volunteers for making this tournament possible.  Congratulations to Austin's Texecutioners!

Don't Miss a Moment of Governor's Cup!

Houston's HaRD Knocks will be headed out to Beaumont tonight for the Governor's Cup, which starts early tomorrow (Saturday) morning.  If you didn't get tickets and can't be there, please tune in from home on the Derby News Network.  It's a privilege to be on the network and we are really excited to have the tournament sent straight to your homes.  The webcast will start tomorrow morning when the games do (I believe), so do check in to catch some of the live, flat-track roller derby action!