Congratulations Kansas City Roller Warriors!

<p><a href="http://www.kcrollerwarriors.com/" target="_blank"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=392 alt=image src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pTcqBXnZTBA8M28nfUm9ME0_SD_1vr8GDMwO6Jwu2fMzeYXT iHPm-S_0huF3kxoBHOMJ9IjrONUs?PARTNER=WRITER" width=586 border=0></a> <p><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=221 alt=image src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pTcqBXnZTBA8B78Hpts3iui9Hrc765vWDcUN42ybecyPJ-mT2VLQU87sBT4giKvuYeqqL8-1hfbE?PARTNER=WRITER" width=332 align=left border=0>Belated congratulations to the Kansas City Roller Warriors for coming out on top in last weekends national shootout in Austin. Tough road to the championship, coming in seeded 4th in the western conference these ladies had to get past the Gotham Girls from NY on Saturday who were the #1 seed from the East, then beat the Carolina Rollergirls in the semis; a team on the rise who also impressed in the first round. In the finals against Seattle, KC used a great blend of speed and solid D to hold off Ratcity in a match that was still up for grabs right down to the last jam. Although Xcelerator was named MVP, it was Annie Maul that was their key to victory. Derby is a lot like football in that offense gets the headlines, but defense wins championships and Annie held it together up front. incredible. my throat is still shot from screaming for Seattle :-( Coverage from the <a href="http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/298252.html" target="_blank">KC Star</a>, <a href="http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2007/10/roller_warriors.php" target="_blank">Pitch</a>, <a href="http://www.leadjammer.com/wrapup_live_2007_wftda_national_championships" target="_blank">Lead jammer</a>, and the <a href="http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/thebigblog/archives/122777.asp?from=blog_last3" target="_blank">Seattle PI</a> <p>There's now over 40 teams in the Women's Flat track Association in the US and literally hundreds more popping up around the world. Click the map below to find a team near you. Each Pin's 'more info' link will take you to the teams website for bout schedules and other derby events in your area. <p><a href="http://maps.live.com/?v=2&cid=546E7E30AC2C5011!1221&encType=1" target="_blank"><img style="border-top-width:0px;border-left-width:0px;border-bottom-width:0px;border-right-width:0px" height=356 alt=image src="http://byfiles.storage.msn.com/y1pTcqBXnZTBA_X9cTSHwxv_djD1RR_7ZFX8GZSJt0pc_MesM4 ES6G2BSEFGBUObDecLoV3kNdfiLU?PARTNER=WRITER" width=590 border=0></a> <p> <div style="padding-right:0px;display:inline;padding-left:0px;padding-bottom:0px;margin:0px;padding-top:0px">Technorati tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Roller Derby" rel=tag>Roller Derby</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/WFTDA" rel=tag>WFTDA</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tags/Kansas City Roller Warriors" rel=tag>Kansas City Roller Warriors</a></div> <p> <p>Currently <em>Wolf Like Me</em> by <a href="http://music.msn.com/search/all/default.aspx?ss=TV on the Radio">TV on the Radio</a> is playing<img src="http://c.services.spaces.live.com/CollectionWebService/c.gif?cid=3151506992847969176&page=RSS%3a+Congratulations+Kansas+City+Roller+War riors!&referrer=" width="1px" height="1px" border="0" alt=""><img style="position:absolute" alt="" width="0px" height="0px" src="http://c.live.com/c.gif?NC=31263&NA=1149&PI=88469&RF=&DI=3919&PS=85545&TP=virtualearth.spaces.live.com&GT1=virtualearth">

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