Circle City Reigns Rolling Along the River!
Photos by Jim Lee
The Derby Girls captured championship honors in the Socialites’ first tournament bid after beating three teams in a day-long battle in South 
Sioux City, Neb. CCDG went undefeated in the fourth annual Rolling Along the River tournament, which brought together women’s and men’s teams from around the Midwest.
Circle City stepped off their winning streak with a 193-23 victory over the Norfolk Bruizin’ Bettys in an 8 a.m.-bout that opened the women’s double-elimination tournament. In their second match, the Derby Girls faced the Des Moines Derby Dames, a newly-branded WFTDA team that beat CCDG 154-88 in a bruising bout with a short-handed roster last June. Using tough defense in the October 15 game, Circle City’s blockers were able to effectively contain D3’s talented jammers, which include Team USA alternate and part-time Oly Roller, Stella Italiana. Circle City jammers were also able to overcome D3’s formidable defense enough to keep the score competitive throughout. Still, the bout was a toss-up until the final jam, when CCDG squeaked by with a 93-90 victory to advance to the championship bout.
It was past 10 p.m. when the whistle blew for the final bout, which pitted Circle City against the Fargo Moorhead Derby Girls, who had only been beaten once during the day by the tournament hosts, the Sioux City Roller Dames. 
Despite a strong jammer rotation and tough defense on the part of Fargo, Circle City held a lead for most of the bout, finally beating the North Dakota team, 131-117.
Circle City traveled more than 12 hours each way to participate in the tournament with the Race City Rebels, who brought home second-place honors in the men’s division. Beattie Sedgwick snagged team MVP for CCDG. Check out our photo gallery from the trip. Also, you can see the all the scores on the Derby News Network and read more about the tournament on the event’s Facebook page.
The Circle City Derby Girls would like to thank everyone who helped us win our first tournament and end our competitive season with a resounding victory!
