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Tough Derby Girls Take on the Tough Mudder

10/7/2018

Some tough WARDies spent this Saturday at the Sonoma Raceway participating in the 2018 Tough Mudder NorCal. We made it through 20 obstacles over a 10 miles course with the help of our teammates and many other participants. It was a fantastic day full of friends, fun, team work, and lots and lots of mud!!!

Check out our before and after pictures from the day. We may be smiling in the "after" but we were pooped!

If the mud ain't flyin, you ain't tryin!

Skater of the Month - October 2018

10/1/2018

Skull'd U

Congrats to our October 2018 Skater of the Month - Skull'd U!!

Skull is not only a great skater, but she's a hugely supportive teammate. Here's a little more info about this fantastic derby girl!

What is the origin of your derby name and/or number?
I'm old skool and I like skulls, so what better way to skool someone but to Skull'd U. I grew up in San Diego where the area code is 619 (my number)

How did you discover derby?
My kids God-mother Brawnnie Lott.

Do you have a goal for this year?
Yes, complete 27/5

What advice do you have for new skaters?
Don't give up! If you fall, wipe yourself off and keep on skating. Always keep your knees bent and eyes up.

What are your non-derby hobbies?
Mommy duties and trying to take over the world!

What do you do in real life?
I'm a wife and mother of 5.

Congrats to Skull, she recently met her goal and completed her 27/5! 27 laps in under 5 minutes??? You go girl!

Skater of the Month - September 2018

9/2/2018

Congrats Comet on being our September 2018 Skater of the Month!!

What is the origin of your derby name?
The gals gave me my derby name during my first practice, probably because I couldn't skate and came in too hot!

How did you discover derby?
Rosie gave a speech about derby in our mutual class, and it sounded super interesting. I reached out, went to my first practice that day, and have been going ever since.

Haley's Comet

Go you have a goal for this year?
I would love to work on my endurance for jamming as well as finding strategies for taller derby players to hit hard in the right places without compromising their own balance.

What advice do you have for new skaters?
Keep coming to practice! I was super frustrated with not making progress as quickly as I wanted to but then I started skating almost every day and really committed myself, and I've made leaps and bounds in the last few months.

What do you do in real life?
I'm currently a 3rd year undergraduate student at the University of Oregon where I'll be studying English and Deaf Studies. I work as a Registered Behavior Technician with children with Autism, and I'm a beta reader for novels as a hobby.

Big Derby Weekend Coming Up!

7/29/2018

Join us for a weekend full of roller derby! Optimus Grime and Rosie Peacock clinic plus a bout against roseville's outlaws!

Saturday August 4th from 12pm-4pm WARD will be hosting Optimus Grime and Rosie Peacock on their USA Derby Addict Tour!

This is an incredible event with 4 hours of training with these two amazing and talented coaches. They will be coaching an Avatar/Elemental style of roller derby, using a unique concept of breaking player styles down into four categories of earth, fire, air & water. Come find out your style and how to battle against others!

Register for the event using this link and and pay for your registration using Brown Paper Tickets. For more info, visit our Facebook event here.

Derby doubleheader against the outlaws

Our derby weekend isn't over after out clinic, we will also be bouting against Roseville's Outlaws at their DoubleHeader Sunday August 5th! Doors open at 4:30pm at Roseville Roller King on Riverside Ave. We are taking on Outlaw's Desperados team and it's going to be a great game!

For more details check out the Facebook event here.

Home Bout Only 3 Days Away!

6/27/2018

Our second home bout is only 3 days away! Don't forget to get your tickets! Check out the Facebook event for all the details

Home Bout Coming Soon!

6/16/2018

Our second Home Bout of the year is only 2 weeks away!! Check out the Facebook event here.

Come out and watch us battle Flood Water Roller Derby on Saturday June 30th at NorCal Indoor Sports in Woodland. Doors open at 5pm and the bout starts at 6pm. Its going to be a ton of fun watching some great athletes.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door. Kids 6-12 are $5 and age 5 and under are free! There will be a raffle, vendors, food, and WARD merchandise.

All raffle proceeds and a portion of ticket sales will be going to Yolo Crisis Nursery.

Skater of the Month - June 2018

5/31/2018

Queen of chaos

Congrats to Queen of Chaos for being our June 2018 Skater of the Month! Here's what Skull'd U has to say about Queen:
"She's been helping with practice, passed 27/5, working super hard to bout, and is even going to be a guest player for her very first time."

What is the origin of your derby name and/or number?
My #209 is for my hometown Stockton CA. My name comes from my love of Alice in Wonderland and chaos seems to follow me everywhere...

How did you discover derby?
My water aerobics instructor asked me if I'd ever wanted to play roller derby. Before I could answer, my best friend said yes it's always been her dream. Then I ended up joining the team the next week.

Do you have a goal for this year?
To knock off the last 13 seconds to get my 27/5 (CONGRATS to you, you did it!)

What advice do you have for new skaters?
Stay low and don't be afraid to fall, we all do :)

What are your non-derby hobbies?
Reading and collecting strange nick-knacks.

What do you do in real life?
I am a den mother to a pack of wild animals and kids.

Skater of the Month - May 2018

5/4/2018

Boogie Monstar

Congrats to BooGie MonStaR for being our May 2018 Skater of the Month!

Just like Disco, BooGie played in her first ever bout in March at our Season Opener and she kicked butt!!

Let's learn a little more about BooGie.

What is the origin of your derby name and/or number?
My childhood nickname

How did you discover derby?
Skull and Rose (derby mates)

Do you have a goal for this year?
Be the best I can be at derby!!

What advice do you have for new skaters?
Try it and keep coming back! Go outside your comfort zone!

What are your non-derby hobbies?
Being a mother!

What do you do in real life?
Warehouse worker.

Let's give a big shout out to Boogie!

Skater of the Month - April 2018

4/3/2018

Discorda (disco tits)

Happy Easter! We hope everyone had a wonderful day with family and friends.

Now lets get to know Disco Tits, one of our newly bouting skaters. Congrats to Disco for playing in her first ever bout in March at our season opener at home.

What is the origin of your name/number?
I really like My Little Pony and there's this "King of Chaos" type character named Discord on there who is just made out of all these wacky animal parts. I identify a lot with him! And so I decided to add an "a" at the end and use it as my social media handle. Its kind of my go-to name for a couple of years and it seemed fitting for derby!

How did you discover derby?
Batsy is my little big sister! (she's shorter but older) She'd been asking me to come out for some time but I always found a reason not to. Wanting to get out and meet people and get back into that feeling of being part of a team again, I decided to finally just join.

Do you have a goal for this year?
Improve my stability and control! Sometimes I get carried away...I lose my stability and end up skating stiffly.

What advice do you have for new skaters?
Practice, practice, practice! The sport is very welcoming to newcomers, but you've gotta put in the work.

What are your non-derby hobbies?
Gaming, art, and music. I love playing video games with friends, crafting and drawing, and playing my flute.

What do you do in real life?
I am a behavior assistant in Woodland and Davis. I am also a high school track and cross country coach.

2018 WARD Season Opener Tons of FUN!

3/11/2018

WARD had the best time hosting the Ol Derby Bastards for their 2018 Season Opener last night!

What an incredible time!

Great fun was had by everyone at our 2018 Season Opener. The girls from both teams played their hardest and the Ol Derby Bastards came out on top. Don't think WARD let them take it easily, the final score was 188-185! What an awesome game to experience with an exciting last jam!

Thanks to everyone that came out to cheer these wonderful ladies on. We hope you had a fun night, I think the roof was almost blown off with all the cheering. We can't wait to see you all again at the next home bout.

Another thanks to Soroptimist International Of Woodland, the benefactor of our fundraising efforts for this game. It was wonderful to have you help with the raffle table and speak about the incredible work you do.

Lastly, big thanks to all the WARD skaters, ODB skaters, skating officials, and non-skating officials for making this season opener happen!