![Rosie D. Kream-Her and the Seattle Derby Brats play the Portland Rosebuds Saturday evening in White Center. Rosie also did an awesome job of commenting on the SDB all-star articles last year, hence this little "thank you."](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/b8/09/b809b75a2ff75b5270b368911db56755.jpg?itok=YmIbPrrB "Rosie D. Kream-Her and the Seattle Derby Brats play the Portland Rosebuds Saturday evening in White Center. Rosie also did an awesome job of commenting on the SDB all-star articles last year, hence this little "thank you."")
Around the northwest, if you want to catch the eye of the casual sports fan (or even the most die-hard sports fan), all you have to do is slap the words "Seattle vs. Portland" on the marquee and you will definitely have their attention. Although the rivalry in any given sport is usually pretty lopsided. For instance, the Seattle Sounders are a perennial playoff contender in the MLS while the Portland Timbers sit somewhere near the basement in the standings. And in hockey, the Portland Winterhawks are among the elite teams in junior hockey (currently ranked 2nd in the 60 team CHL) while the Seattle Thunderbirds sit outside the playoff picture (probably somewhere in the mid to late-50's if the rankings actually went down that low).
But with the Seattle Derby Brats and Portland Rosebuds, you have a high-octane rivalry that, even though it's gone Portland's way over the last couple of years, still has the feeling that the momentum could switch over to Seattle's favor with a break here and there. And the last time they the two teams went up against each other, Portland came out on the upper end with an ultra-slim 133-128 win at the 2012 Northwest Junior Roller Derby Championships last July. Portland went on to win the crown as the northwest's best junior team and Seattle finished a solid 3rd.
Now the two teams look to gain a ton of momentum on Saturday night at Southgate Roller Rink in White Center when the meet each other for the first time in 2013. This will be the Rosebuds first bout of the 2012 NW Junior season, while this will be the Galaxy Girls second bout (the first being a 255-133 win over the Kitsap Derby Brats in Bellingham two weeks ago). One team will be looking to begin defense of their championship title, the other one will be looking to make it very clear that they should be considered one of the elite contenders in 2013. With all of that on the line, it makes for more potential drama than any Sounders/Timbers or Thunderbirds/Winterhawks game has had in several years. And, of course, that makes for some awesome stuff!
And, if you need any more incentive to go, remember that this bout will feature two skaters who made the 2012 Washington All-Star Team.
And three skaters who made the 2012 Oregon All-Star Team
Jesus Feist (who also made the final cut for the 2012 Northwest Roller Derby All-Star Team)
So yeah...this is some of the highest quality roller derby you'll see around here this year. They may play teenagers in regular life, but most certainly not on the roller derby track.
When: Saturday, January 26th
What: Derby double-header. First bout between the Seattle Derby Brats Galaxy Girls (SDB's all-star team) and the Portland Rosebuds all-star team. That will be followed-up by the Seattle Derby Brats "B" team and Portland Rosebuds home team, the Little Red Riveters.
Where: Southgate Roller Rink (9646 17th Avenue SW, Seattle, WA 98106)
Time: Doors open at 5:00pm
Tickets: You can buy them at the door for $8 each. A pretty good price for some of the best derby you'll see around here in 2013, if you ask this writer. But you usually don't, so I decided to supply that opinion free of charge.
Rosters
Seattle Derby Brats Galaxy Girls
0 - Stella Mental
2 - Mal Intent
3 - Poison Izzie
5 - DisLykeHer
12 - Lilly Lightning
15 - Tina Angst
17 - Rockin' Red
1212 - Rosie D. Kream-Her
222 - Brutiful Beast
42 - Enurgizer Bunny
330 - tSAMnami
444 - Beatin' Bam!!B
666 - Evil-O
808 - Flyin' Hawaiin
Alternates
26 - Maximum Glitter
43 - JuVnile
Portland Rosebuds
80 - Tempest Fugit
73 - Heavy Nettle
36 - Lemon Stinger
8 - Medulla Oblongotchya
96 - Pain Forest
66 - Shank You Very Much
17 - Jesus Feist
89 - Mackenzie
241 - Painbow Fright
1 - Rainbow Dash
97 - Root Of All Evil
05 - Scream Cheese
40 - Annaphlaytic Shock
$0$ - Little Bo Weep
Alternates
2 - Tweedle Doom
00G - Bunny Bruise You
Seattle Derby Brats "B" Team
4 - Ivy Deranged
21 - Lady Shatterknee Shover
26 - Maximum Glitter
31 - Spring Violence
33 - Azonic
34 - Pooky Poundya
42 - Marilyn Manslam
43 - JuVnile
72 - Chop Ramen
187 - Killer Bri
253 - Miss BeHavin
600 - Assalting Caramel
909 - Absolutely Daft
999 - Courtney Shove
Alternates
52 - Amelia Dareheart
357 - Kick N. Vixen
440 - Lil Mame
Little Red Riveters
80 - Tempest Fugit
88 - Boom Chick
36 - Lemon Stinger
8 - Medulla Oblongotchya
96 - Pain Forest
66 - Shank You Very Much
1234 - Tectonicruel
89 - Mackenzie
45 - Spinning Wreckards
1117 - Clatastrophe
721 - Ruby Slappers
31 - Moaning Murder
1803 - Helena Troy
Alternates
47 - Icky Pop Her
208 - Small Fox
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