It's Wheelies time! Every year our players, refs, and volunteers travel to an undisclosed location, crack open a PBR (and maybe sneak in a flask or two), and honor the best of our best for two hours of tears, cheers, and fairly awesome dresses. On May 1st we honored the following players:
Fan Awards: Favorite Jammer - Suzie Smashbox Favorite Pivot/Blocker - Vuedoo Prodigy Favorite Rookie - Killaman Jaro The Lappy - Vuedoo Prodigy
League Awards: Most Valuable Minnesota RollerGirl - Vuedoo Prodigy Rookie of the Year - Killaman Jaro Head Trauma (MNRG founder) Legacy Award - Rumblebee Most Improved - Cassie Rolle Hardest Hitter - Vuedoo Prodigy Speed Demon - L'exi-cuter Best Attitude - Mitzi Massacre and Citizen Pain (tie) Purple Heart - BOOMbay Safire Takes a Licking and Keeps on Ticking - Abbie Mischief PBR RollerGirl of Honor - Scootaloo Most Charitable - Skullateral Damage The Towelie - Mitzi Massacre Volunteer Lover - Skullateral Damage The Golden Supporter (volunteer of the year) - Apron and Garrison Killer (tie)
Team Awards - Atomic Bombshells: Rookie of the Year - Double D. Fense Team Spirit - BOOMbay Safire Team Most Valuable Skater - Diamond Rough
Team Awards - Dagger Dolls: Rookie of the Year - Killaman Jaro Team Spirit - Gogo Galore Team Most Valuable Skater - Shiver Me Kimbers
Team Awards - Garda Belts: Rookie of the Year - Cassie Rolle Team Spirit - Anita Spankston Team Most Valuable Skater - Tiki Torture
Team Awards - Rockits: Rookie of the Year - Wanda Wreckonwith Team Spirit - Frau Scientits Team Most Valuable Skater - Harmony Killerbruise
Team-Created Awards: Atomic Bombshells' "You make a better window than a door" for cheerful and awesome door opening - Crush with Eyeliner Dagger Dolls' "The Frank Lloyd Wright† (keeps popping up wherever derby is)" award- Wet Spot Garda Belts' "The Boner Award" for pointy elbows and shoulders - Abbie Mischief Rockits' "Octopussy Award" for most likely to give you a hug in the middle of a jam - Tara Skatesov
† The Dagger Dolls, who love fun, were playing Apples to Apples and the Frank Lloyd Wright card kept popping up!
Best Attendence: Diamond Rough (Atomic Bombshells), Umpire Strikes Back (referee), and Wernher von Bombed (referee) tied for most practices with 66 each. Dagger Dolls - Ova Achieva with 64 Rockits - Ice Pack with 61 Garda Belts - Anita Spankston with 54
Stats Awards: Best Jammer - Harmony Killerbruise Best Blocker - Tiki Torture Best Pivot - Coochie Coup Best Assister - Diamond Rough
Referee Awards: Sugar - n Spice: Tiki Torture Not so nice: Harmony Killerbruise
FIVE YEARS OF DERBY award: Buffy the Vampire Skater CleoSPLATra E-radicator Honeydew Felon Killahertz Misfit Maiden Pain Gretzky Rizzo Rolls Wilder Rumblebee Scarmen Hellectra Spike Supersonik! Trixie Whipsum