The Starlettes win their first official bout!

This past Sunday, the San Diego Roller Derby Starlettes hit the road to take on the Derby Revolution of Bakersfield's B team. DRB proved to be a formidable opponent, but the Starlettes persevered and won the bout. The final score: Starlettes 87, DRB 75. A shout goes out to all the lovely ladies of both teams who played their hearts out. We would like to thank DRB once again for being such a wonderful host, and a special thanks to the Disaster City skaters who assisted the Starlettes on their path to victory. All in all, we could not have asked for a more positive experience. We are looking forward to returning to Bakersfield to play DRB once again on November 14th!

Are You Going To Vegas This Weekend? Come See Us At The Extreme Thing!

That's right! San Diego Roller Derby was invited to participate in the 2009 edition of the Las Vegas Extreme Thing! What's the Extreme Thing? It's an outdoor action sports and music festival that takes place every year in Las Vegas at the Desert Breeze Skate Park! This year's event is exciting for us because it will feature the debut of roller derby as part of the action sports line up. We are so proud to be included in this event and to help promote the sport that we love. SDRD will be one of eight leagues chosen to play in this debut tournament. This year's leagues include; San Diego Roller Derby (CA), Arizona Roller Derby League, Derby Revolution of Bakersfield (CA), OC Roller Girls (CA), Syndicate Roller Girls (Riverside, CA), Ventura County Derby Darlins (CA), Battle Born Derby Demons (Reno, NV), and the Oly Rollers (Olympia, WA). This is going to be a full day of bouts beginning at 11 am on Sat. the 28th. Of course, we'll be staying close to the track in between games, but there's a lot of other sports to keep you entertained. There's the Vegas Am Jam, the Pro BMX Dirt Challenge, Pro Wrestling, Retaks Expression Tour "Battle of the Shops" Half Pipe Skateboard Competition, Pro Skaters Omar Hassan and Jeremy Rodgers will be signing autographs too! Want music? There's a ton of bands performing that day as well! The XPOZ Local Band Stage will showcase local bands chosen by over 20,000 votes. They include; This Romantic Tragedy, Dreamscar, Summit Grove, The Seventh Plague, Eyes Like Diamonds, Love It Or Leave It, and Damnear Divine. Over on the main stage you will see; Taking Dawn, Blessthefall, Suicide Silence, The Higher, Big B w/ Scott Russo, Framing Hanley, The Vandals, Silverstein, and Bad Religion! The event begins at 11 am and runs throughout the day until 10 pm. Tickets are $17 in advance and $20 at the door. There will be lots of food/drink vendors inside the venue. Sorry, you can't bring in outside refreshments and this is an alcohol free, all ages event. Visit: extremething.com for all the latest info and a complete list of timetables and maps of the venue. Don't miss it! This will be great!

The 2009 Extreme Thing Action Sports/Music Festival
@ Desert Breeze Skate Park
Saturday, March 28th 11 am - 10 pm
First bout begins at noon
(Spring Mountain & Durango)
8275 Spring Mountain Road
Las Vegas, NV 89147
www.extremething.com

St. Patrick's Day Parade! Saturday,March 14th!

Were you planning to check out the parade this weekend? What parade? The 29th Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade of course! Brought to you by the Irish Congress of California, this yearly parade features an Irish festival at the parade's end to keep the party going all day! The SDRD will be skating in this year's event and we want to see you there! The parade starts at 11 am and begins at 6th & Juniper at Balboa Park. The route goes up 5th Ave. to Upas St. and then returns down 6th Ave. ending at Laurel St. where you find the festival! The festival hosts a Kid's Zone, Celtic Village, two beer gardens, and two entertainment stages featuring performances by; The Xceptions, Tony Cummins, "The Blokes" Irish Band, Brian Baynes, The Shamrockers, plus Irish dancing & more! Visit stpatsparade.org for more info, timetables, and maps! There's a free tram that will take you to the parade and festival so you don't have to fight the traffic! They've thought of everything!

Mardi Gras in San Diego!

Are you wondering what's going on around San Diego on Fat Tuesday? Here's where you may see some SDRD members!

Hillcrest Mardi Gras is happening at 5th & University! Celebrate Fat Tuesday in the heart of Hillcrest, with Candye Kane, the Bugs, Tootie and the Lips Girls, Il Circo, Uptown Rhythm Makers, DJ Taj and the go-go boys of Channel 1. Proceedes benefit Youth Scholarships & the Hillcrest Community Inmprovements. Must be 21 to attend. Tickets are $15 & $50. 6 pm - 11 pm.

Need to put the finishing touches on your Mardi Gras outfit? The San Diego North Park Craft Mafia is hosting a craft night at Filter Coffee House in North Park (4096 30th St.). There's no charge to participate! Bring your craft project and meet other crafty types! 7 pm- 9 pm

How about some skating? That's what we love! Tuesday is Adult Skate night at Skateworld! You must be 16 and over to get in. $8 at the door + skate rental. 7:30 pm- 10:30 pm.