Y U Blaming ME

Real Name: Barron
Yrs. Skating: 2 years
Occupation: Outside Plant Communications Technician
Home: Athens, GA
Positions: Ref
Favorite Derby Move: Jammer on Jammer action

Blaming ME, what’s your favorite thing about Derby? "I love the high action, extremely aggressive, and balls to the wall girl on girl action"
"Ladies, keep it legal, keep it fun, and if you're gonna commit a penalty; don’t blame me when I catch ya."

Photo by Greg Simpson.

CCRG defeats Tragic City in Season Opener, Ain’t It Tragic

On Saturday, April 10th, the Classic City Rollergirls defeated the Tragic City Rollers 78-60 in front of a record-breaking crowd. The bout featured the debut of rookie skaters Axtual Malice, Slick Kitty, and Skywalker and the return of Dirty Hippie after a season-long hiatus. It was a close bout between the two teams but Classic City played a cleaner game, racking up more points due to their clutch hits and tight skating. An Honorable Mention goes out to Zig Zag who heroically sacrificed a broken ankle in the first 10 minutes of the bout-we hope she will be kickin’ ass in no time! Overall, the bout was exciting and a great start to the season. Come check out the next home bout Saturday, June 5 against the Soul City Sirens (Augusta, GA)!

Soul City Smash

The Classic City Rollergirls gear up for their second bout of the season on Saturday, June 5th against Augusta's Soul City Sirens at 7pm at Skate Around USA in Athens. "Soul City Smash" will feature powerhouse skaters returning from their thrilling season opener and ready for another win. Admission at the door is $10 for adults, $5 for children 6-10, and children under 6 are free! Adult tickets can be purchased in advance for $8 through any rollergirl or through Brown Paper Tickets. Please also join the rollergirls for the after-party at Alibi.

Thank You!

CCRG would like to give a big thanks to KarbomB, So It Goes, Guff, and Burns like Fire for supporting us by playing the Punk Rock All-Stars Cover Show! You brought out tons of fans and made it our biggest fundraiser in league history! We’d also like to thank Little Kings for being great hosts!

2010 Season Schedule

All home bouts are held at Skate-A-Round USA, 3030 Cherokee Road in Athens

HOME June 5 Soul City Sirens (Augusta, GA)
AWAY July 24 Jacksonville Roller Girls (Jacksonville, FL)
AWAY August 14 Tragic City Rollers (Birmingham, AL)
HOME September 18 Chattanooga Roller Girls (Chattanooga, TN)
AWAY October 23 Columbia Quad Squad (Columbia, SC)
HOME November 6 Charlotte Roller Girls (Charlotte, NC)

Featured 2010 Charity

Sad to see you go! Derby fan extraordinaire and community leader Art Ordoqui is leaving Athens and will be greatly missed. Art helped CCRG expand our volunteer power through Hands On Northeast GA linking us up with numerous ways to give back to the community as well as supplying volunteers for all our bouts. CCRG can’t thank Art enough for all he has done and we wish him the best of luck in his new endeavors.

The Classic City Roller Girls are proud of their continuing relationship with HandsOn Northeast Georgia. The local HandsOn office is one of the programs of Community Connection of Northeast Georgia that helps individuals, families and corporate and community groups find flexible volunteer opportunities at various organizations in Athens-Clarke and Oconee Counties.

As part of their ongoing tradition of commitment to community service, CCRG will focus their 2010 outreach efforts in partnership with HandsOn Northeast Georgia throughout the season. Roller derby fans are invited and encouraged to work along with CCRG by registering to volunteer through HandsOn Northeast Georgia. For more information, visit their Web site at http://www.handsonnortheastgeorgia.org.