The Fraid Knots took a dominating 127-90 victory over the Cockpit Candies in the final bout of the Charlotte Roller Girls 2009 intra-league season. The victors held the lead after 44 of 45 jams, but despite the domination, the Cockpit Candies kept their wheels to the floor and battled until the end. The action took place on Sunday at Bojangles’ Coliseum after unscheduled facility repairs at the league’s home venue, the Grady Cole Center, forced the move.

The first period kicked off with Paige Leary a.k.a. Court’her Pounder’her and Pam Brown a.k.a. Pamela Ander-Slam, jammers for the Fraid Knots and Cockpit Candies respectively, facing off. Leary took lead jammer status and grabbed a quick one point lead. The Cockpit Candies fought back in the fifth jam, taking advantage of Fraid Knots jammer Erin Barbee a.k.a. Foxy Pound in the penalty box. Linda Sewell a.k.a. BoToxic Bruz’her, scored 14 points and took the lead for the first and subsequently only time of the bout.

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Continuing facility repairs at the Grady Cole Center has forced the Charlotte Roller Girls to reschedule its final home bout of the 2009 season. The bout, originally scheduled to be held on September 12, has been moved to December 6. Tickets already purchased will be honored on December 6.

“We did everything in our power to hold the last home bout of the year on its original date but too many factors were out of our control,” said Charlotte Roller Girls league president Cress Barnes. “We sincerely apologize to all our fans. To thank everyone for putting up with this inconvenience, we are making December 6 a special fan appreciation night in true roller derby style. This will be a night no one will want to miss.”

Bout details and advance ticket sales information will be announced at a later date. The Grady Cole Center is located at 310 N. Kings Drive.

The Charlotte Roller Girls will be holding a school uniform drive for A Child’s Place at its August 30 bout at Bojangles’ Coliseum. Items needed include uniform shirts, pants, socks and underwear. A complete list of items accepted can be found at http://www.achildsplace.org/criticalneeds_backtoschool.html

 Through the work of A Child’s Place, homeless children are provided with a stable, appropriate education in a mainstream setting in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. Comprehensive and timely assessments ensure that students receive the instruction and services they need. For the homeless students who are in need of extra support in order to achieve academic success, food, clothing, personal hygiene products and school supplies are distributed.

Due to circumstances beyond its control, the Charlotte Roller Girls have changed venues for its August 30 bout. It will now be held at Bojangles’ Coliseum located at 2700 East Independence Blvd. in Charlotte. The bout was originally scheduled to be held at the Grady Cole Center but facility repairs forced the move. The change of venue will be for this bout only. Tickets already purchased will be honored.

“We apologize to our fans for any inconvenience this may cause but we were left without a choice,” said Charlotte Roller Girls league president Cress Barnes. “We are asking our fans to help us spread the word about the venue change. Last season, we competed at Bojangles’ Coliseum and fans will remember that the action was intense. It will be no different on August 30. It also allows the return of ‘the running of the kids’, a fan favorite!”

In sports, one of the most highly anticipated matchups is when two teams are in a do-or-die situation. The winner heads to the championship while the loser’s season is over. On August 30, roller derby fans will have to chance to experience the do-or-die intensity when the Charlotte Roller Girls holds its final qualifying bout of the 2009 intra-league championship.

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The Charlotte Roller Girls held its seconding qualifying bout of the 2009 intra-league championship at the Grady Cole Center on Sunday when its two teams, the Block’em Sock’em Rollers and Fraid Knots, squared off. For three periods, the action was intense with no clear favorite, but in the closing seconds, the Block’em Sock’em Rollers took the 97-95 win and secured a spot in the title-deciding round on September 12.

The Fraid Knots drew first blood and took the initial lead when Monica Wackerhagan a.k.a. Hands on Gretel scored a grand slam in the second jam. The Block’em Sock’em Rollers responded with Rosemary Gardner a.k.a. Rosie Cheeks grabbing six points in the following jam. These two evenly matched teams exchanged hard hits and traded the lead four times in the first period. As the teams headed to the locker room for the intermission, the Fraid Knots held a 43-38 lead.

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