Photo courtesy of Michael David Farrel

The Southern Illinois Roller Girls will be participating in the plunge this year, joining more than 5,700 people statewide who will be voluntarily jumping into freezing cold water in the middle of winter as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunges for Special Olympics Illinois. Each plunger has to raise at least $75 before they can take their dip. Support our team by helping each member reach their goal. As an additional treat for helping SIRG reach first place standing in total funds raised by our team of Shivering Skaters, for every $10 raised between now and the plunge, Eartha Kick, Dread Pirate Robyn, and Lethal Objection will do a suicide lap on skates (which involves sprints, falls, and quickly changing directions). Donate until they hurt! In lieu of suicide laps, our non-skating official, Off Constantly, has agreed to take a pie to the face for each $25 increment donated over $1,100 in order to help our team become the top fundraising team for the campus lake plunge.  

Join us as part of the Law Enforcement Torch Run Polar Plunge 2012! Support your local roller derby league by donating online, and then come show your support next Saturday, February 25th at 12:00 PM as we take our plunge in campus lake.

Thank you to Jeff Bazzell for the poster!

BUY TICKETS HERE!!!!!

A portion of the proceeds will go to benefit the Shriners Hospital for Children.

Must be at least 21 to consume alcohol! Don't drink and drive (or skate)! 

We have booked our home dates for 2012 and Season Passes are available now.

Get into all 9 home games next season at a fraction of the regular door price.

Save 30%-40% when you buy tickets to all home games before the season begins.

You will receive your own personalized Season pass to show at the door, and you can enter and have your pick of seats 15 minutes before the doors open to the public.
Individual Pass (1 Adult Pass) $60
Buddy Pass (2 Adult Passes) $110
Family Pass (4 Adult Passes) $210

Buy your passes online now!
Personalized passes will be available at the SIRG merch table during our scrimmage on February 11, 2012.

The So Ill Roller Girls 2012 calendar is now available. Calendars are $20 each with 50% of the proceeds being donated Art Start for Kids.

Contact your favorite Roller Girl to get your copy now.

WRECK THE HALLS!

Don't miss SIRG's public scrimmage of the season premiering the new 2012 SIRG calendar at our merchandise table!  

Dec 10th @ The Pavilion (behind the Illinois Centre Mall in Marion)

Doors open @ 5:00pm

Bout @ 6:00pm

$8 tickets in advance

$10 at the door

Children 12 and under: free

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

OR at these local businesses

Carbondale:
Hair Brains
Long Branch
Dayshift
Bomber Crew Tattoo

Marion:
Iron Anchor Tattoo
Clique Hair Design

A portion of the proceeds benefit Southern Illinois AIDS Holiday Project.

Must be at least 21 to consume alcohol! Don't drink and drive (or skate)! 

2012 SO ILL ROLLER GIRLS CLASSIC DERBY ALBUMS CALENDAR IS HERE!!!

The So Ill Roller Girls 2012 calendar is here and will be sold at the Dec. 10th Scrimmage "Wreck the Halls" at The Pavilion in Marion, IL.

Bloktoberfest!

Don't miss SIRG's last home bout of the season!

Oct 22nd @ The Pavilion (behind the Illinois Centre Mall in Marion)

Doors open @ 5:00pm

1st bout SIRG vs Prairieland Punishers @ 6:00pm

2nd bout SIRG vs Blue Ridge Roller Girls @ 7:30pm

$8 tickets in advance

$10 at the door

Children 12 and under: free

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE

OR at these local businesses

Carbondale:
Hair Brains
Long Branch
Dayshift
Bomber Crew Tattoo

Marion:
Iron Anchor Tattoo
Clique Hair Design

Interested in your business selling tickets for us? Contact Groovie Ghoulie!

A portion of the proceeds benefit Pat's Kids.

Must be at least 21 to consume alcohol! Don't drink and drive (or skate)! 

SIRG Presents: Kickin It Old School! A Roller Derby Double Header Event!

Southern Illinois Roller Girls vs. DuPage Derby Dames

Southern Illinois Roller Girls vs. Demolition City Roller Derby

September 10th @ The Pavilion (behind the Illinois Centre Mall in Marion)

Doors open at 5pm

SIRG vs. DCDD at 6pm

SIRG vs. DCRD at 7:30pm

Tickets $8 in advance

$10 at the door

Children 12 and under are free!

Purchase Tickets Online Here

OR At these local businesses:

Carbondale:
Hair Brains
Long Branch
Dayshift
Bomber Crew Tattoo

Marion:
Iron Anchor Tattoo
Clique Hair Design

A portion of the proceeds from this bout will benefit P.A.W.S.

Must be 21 to consume alcohol! Don't drink and drive (or skate)!

After party at The Pavilion banquet room.

RSVP to the facebook event!

Southern Illinois Roller Girls "ABC" Fundraiser

SIRG is hosting an "Anything But Clothes" themed fundraiser to help raise money for travel, uniforms, and bout production expenses. ABC costumes are highly encouraged but not required. There will be a costume contest with some awesome prizes - so dress to impress!

September 3rd, 2011

Sky Bar, 1215 E. Walnut, Carbondale, IL, 62902

Starts at 9:00 pm

$6, $1 off with ABC costume 

Must be 19 to enter, 21 to drink

Music by WIDB

For August, both the SIRG A and B teams will be traveling to take on brand new opponents.

SIRG vs. Capital City Crushers (CCC) @ Topeka, Kansas

The A Team will have had a few weeks to rest up before once again hitting the track. On August 13^th, they will travel to Topeka to take on the Capital City Crushers. This will be the first time these two teams have played each other, so our skaters will have to be ready for whatever comes their way.

For more information about this bout and to purchase tickets please visit the CCC website.

SIRG vs. West Kentucky Rockin’ Rollers (WKRR) @ Paducah, Kentucky

The B Team also has an away bout this month. They will travel to Paducah on August 27^th to play Paducah’s newest flat track roller derby league, the West Kentucky Rockin’ Rollers. This will be the first home bout for WKRR, and SIRG is excited to play this team for the first time.

For more information about this bout and to purchase tickets please visit the WKRR website.

“ABC” SIRG Fundraiser Scheduled for Early September

Have you been just aching to go out in public sporting only plastic wrap, caution tape, or some other outfit made from materials not considered traditional clothing materials? Well here’s your chance to strut your stuff and support your local roller derby league!

The Southern Illinois Roller Girls have planned an “Anything But Clothes” (ABC) Party for Saturday September 3^rd at Sports Blast in Carbondale. Proceeds from this fundraiser will go to SIRG to help fund our travel teams and training needs.

Start planning your outfit now, because I’m sure the SIRG ladies won’t disappoint!

Check back here for more details.

Next Home Bout Scheduled for Mid-September

SIRG’s next home bout is a double-header scheduled for September 10^th against Demolition City Roller Derby and DuPage Derby Dames.

Oh where, oh where did my roller girl go?

SIRG commemorates Arcane Sugar, JK Brawling, and Layne Pipe during half time. Photo by Jeffrey Bazzell. At the July 23^rd home bout, SIRG celebrated three people who are moving on from Southern Illinois:

Arcane Sugar landed herself a job in Effingham, IL,  earlier this year and has been commuting to practices and bouts since then. The miles finally caught up, and she decided to say her formal goodbye to SIRG. Once work slows down, she plans on joining the closer Twin City Derby Girls (Champaign-Urbana, IL) or maybe creating a new league in Effingham.

J.K. Brawling will soon hold a master’s degree from SIUC and is leaving SIRG to search for work in Chicago, IL, or Nashville, TN. She said she will keep on playing roller derby wherever she goes and that she “won’t take a job where she can’t play.” Brawling plans on coming back and announcing SIRG home bouts as much as possible.

Layne Pipe, one of SIRG’s most valuable non-skating officials, is also a soon to be graduate of SIUC and is moving to Texas for a postdoctoral research position at the University of Texas at Austin. Once settled in, she plans on strapping on some wheels and skating with the recreational league of the Texas Rollergirls. Texas better look out for Swanomatopoeia!

SIRG wishes these three women the best of luck and will miss them all very much!

Arcane Sugar, JK Brawling, and Layne Pipe. Photos by Jeffrey Bazzell.  

No matter the outcome, each of these bouts is sure to be full of action, fast skating, and lots of entertainment for the viewing audience!

SIRG vs. Rollergirls of Southern Indiana (ROSI) @ Evansville, IN

On July 9^th SIRG will be heading east to play ROSI who are currently ranked 20^th in the North Central region according to the  WFTDA Rankings. This will be the first time these two teams have played each other.

ROSI is coming into this bout off two straight wins (versus the Peoria PUSH Derby Dames and the Quad Skate Terrors), and SIRG hopes to overcome that momentum by focusing on teamwork and lots of practice.

SIRG is fielding a roster filled with familiar A-team names along with some newer additions to the A-team who are more than ready to prove themselves.

For more information about this bout and to purchase tickets, visit the ROSI website.

SIRG vs. Arch Rival Roller Girls (ARRG) Saint Lunachix @ Ballwin, MO

SIRG vs ARRG Oct 2010. Photo courtesy of Mr. McWheelyJuly 16^th SIRG heads in to Missouri to play against the Saint Lunachix, ARRG’s developmental travel team.

Last October SIRG suffered a big loss against this team, but everyone certainly learned a lot from that bout.

“I was totally amazed by how quickly they could skate and keep such a tight wall,” said SIRG co-president Krush Groove. “Their recycling was pretty awesome as well.”

SIRG vs ARRG October 2010. Photo courtesy of Mr. McWheely

This bout will be a good indicator of how much SIRG has progressed since last season.

After the SIRG vs. St. Lunachix bout, the excitement continues as the ARRG Allstars, currently ranked 10^th in the North Central region, play Grand Raggidy from Grand Rapids, Michigan, ranked 14^th.

If you can make it out to the St. Louis area, this double header is sure to be amazing. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the ARRG website.

SIRG vs. Lafayette Brawlin’ Dolls (LBD) @ Marion, ILSIRG vs LBD June 2011. Photo courtesy of Chops.

This month’s bouts end with SIRG hosting LBD for a rematch at home on the 23^rd. A SIRG B-team scrimmage will provide the pre-bout entertainment.

SIRG recently beat LBD 121-100 in a closely contested bout when they traveled to Lafayette, IN, on June 11^th.

“SIRG played very well,” said one of SIRG's newest A-teamers, Tall Drink of Slaughter. “We had our heads on straight and played as a team/family should play. If we play like that again we will continue to win.”

Last month, SIRG focused on a 4 jammer rotation, while LBD tested the SIRG defensive waters, jamming with 8 of their 14 skaters.

Watch out for LBD’s Kitty Crossbones and Psycho Socializer, who together scored 66 points at that bout, while SIRG’s Jack E RIPher proved how much of a threat she is on the jammer line. RIPher was lead jammer in 8 of her 9 jams and her blockers made the most of that status by only allowing 2 LBD points to RIPher's 52 points.

LBD’s blocker Dreaded Thunder was also mentioned by several SIRG skaters as someone to pay close attention to. As a blocker, she will do her best to keep you down. As a jammer, she will not let you get in her way.

This is sure to be a competitive bout, so mark your calendars now. You can buy tickets for our upcoming bout, Smack to the Future Part 2, on Brown Paper Tickets now. Tickets can also be purchased at the following locations:

Marion: Iron Anchor Tattoos, Clique Design

Carbondale: Long Branch Coffee House, Dayshift, Hair Brains

Harrisburg: The Daily Register

Oh where, oh where did my roller girl go?

Congratulations to SIRG co-president Dread Pirate Robyn! She recently found out that she is pregnant, and everyone here is very excited to eventually meet the mini DPR and get our momma back on 8 wheels!

One of SIRG’s skaters is nursing an injury and will be off skates until fully recovered:

Eveready, a formidable A-teamer, was injured while playing Demolition City Roller Derby’s Destruction Dames from Evansville, IN, on May 21^st. She recently had surgery and said her first physical therapy appointment went well. Eveready hopes to be skating again in approximately 4 months.

SIRG would like to say farewell and offer best wishes to a few ladies who have left the hot and humid land of Southern Illinois and SIRG:

Hard hitter Mypsfit moved to Effingham recently and says she cannot wait to play again.

Original Cyn has moved back home to Lafayette, Louisiana, where she’s currently skating with the transfer freshmeat class for the Acadiana Roller Girls.

Zooey SlayChanel, one of SIRG’s newest players, has also moved home to Peoria. She plans to continue skating, possibly joining the Peoria PUSH Derby Dames.

Everyone at SIRG wishes these ladies the best and will miss them very much.