OK derby artists and local artists alike. In a MySpace bulletin, AZRD has announced that they are looking for new logos for two of their teams, the Brawlarinas and the Bruisers. The winners will have their design debuted at the AZRD 2008-09 season opener bout, which has been announced for September 13, 2008. According to AZRD, the winning artists will also receive season tickets for the upcoming season as well as merchandise autographed by the team's skaters.

First of all, before any unfounded rumors start, I was the one who deleted the previous article from a few days ago. That was my editorial decision.

While some had found the article to be too strong and some questioned my derby love, I do stand by what was mentioned in the article.

Phoenix area derby is in dire need of repair in some places. What was a fun sport for the skaters and the spectators has turned into a political power struggle and it has affected the game. As a derby fan, I want the game back. I should not always have to travel to Tucson to see good WFTDA derby.

On May 31, 6 ranked Tucson Roller Derby Saddletramps hosted 10 ranked Bay Area Derby Girls B.A.D.Girls at Bladeworld in Tucson. This was a 2 30-minute period game being played under WFTDA 2.1.1 rules. There was an interesting crowd there tonight. I had met folks from Duke City, whom I had announced a bout for them out here last year. Also down from Las Vegas, is the Grand Poobah of Derby. There was also a silent auction taking place to help raise funds for the Saddletramps. This included things like artwork, certificates for local businesses, the original speed skates of Sloppy Flo as well as the infamous TRD smack-rack.

Here's your calendar of stuff going on in Arizona for the month of June. We also have a very important update to the June TRD interleague bout.

For the purpose of this update, we will consider May 31 as a part of June. (I wonder if Skateland will take my June coupons?)

(A Michi-chan opinionated bitch..)

Time to take a dive into the derby doings across the Grand Canyon State where it keeps giving me the impression that the grass is greener south of Harrahs but then others tend to disagree.

Let's take a look around the leagues and see what's happening.

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OK derby fans, time to get to your favorite venue well in advance, find that perfect spot on the floor right in the turn and put those crash zone mouthguards back on because those girls with the fishnets, ruffled panties and those funny helmets with the stars on them are about to get hit and land right in your lap. No, it's not soft porn, it's time for another month of roller derby!

Here's a rundown of what the leagues have in store for you this month!

Another night of overlapping schedules meant decisions on where to go. Fortunately this time, the overlap was in two different markets so derby fans could be more evenly divided among the two leagues. We had a double header in Tucson while AZRD had their final regulation bout of the season.

April is one of the quietest months for derby here in Arizona. However, there are some things that are going on.

(A Michi-chan opinionated bitch)

Yesterday on Michichan.com and leadjammer.com, we had released a story stating that the Arizona Roller Derby (AZRD) Tent City Terrors would bout the Arizona Derby Dames (AZDD) Lady Lux in August. While this story did get some responses from people believing that it would actually happen, it was an April Fools prank.

But what if it wasn't?