Morristown Madams Roller Derby Buzz

To the Fans of the Morristown Madams

2010-01-16T08:36:00.002-05:00

Due to a change in leadership, the Madams team name and logo are being retired. We have had a great time entertaining all of our fans, and we've enjoyed all the support that we have been given. While it is unfortunate that a fixture in Morristown is closing down after four great years, we will all remember the great times that were had on those Saturday nights. Thank you again for all your support and for all the memories.
The Morristown Madams

4th Annual Cran-Jello Wrassle Nov. 28th

2009-11-18T16:04:00.003-05:00

Hey all!!

The Madams are at it again!! They will be wrestling each other as well as derby girls from leagues in the tri-state area!

The event will take place on Nov 28th, 2009 doors open at 6:30 and tickets are on sale online and at the door for $8

brownpapertickets.com is the place ya get them online :)

No one under 21 will be admitted!

Come cheer on your favorite Madam as they wrestle for the championship belt!!!

Hope to see ya there!

The event is being held at:

Community Fire Company #1
97 Parish Drive
Wayne NJ 07470

Please email doomhilda@morristownmadams.com for more info

Madams Close Out Their 3rd Season With a VICTORY!!

2009-11-08T15:21:00.002-05:00

The Madams want to thank EVERYONE that came out to support their girls and the visiting team, Assault City Roller Girls!

It was a blast to skate against such an awesome bunch of ladies from NY!! We all played hard, hit hard and skated great!!!

Final score 109 - 94 ( I think ) Madams took the WIN!!

Derby is over for the rest of the year, BUT...... The Madams have one more event left.... 4th Annual Jello Wrassle!!

The girls will be out of the skates and in the jello, sloshing around with each other and derby gals from the tri state area!!

Please email doomhilda@morristownmadams.com for more info.. Tickets are sold online and at the door for $8.. No one under 21 is permitted..

brownpapertickets.com is where you will find us!

Hope to see all of you there!!!

Madam's Close Out Their 3rd Season On Nov 7th vs. Assault City Roller Girls

2009-10-27T21:24:00.003-04:00

Madams are back at it with their last game for the 2009 season.. On Nov 7th, doors open at 6:30 pm at 30 Pine Street in Morristown where they will bout against the Assault City Roller Girls.

Tickets are on sale now thru brownpapertickets.com for $10 and will be on sale at the door for $12.

Children under 12 are free. Students w/ ID and adults 55 and older are $5 a ticket..

Bring a chair as the seats fill up fast!

Come see your favorite girls, eat some pizza, listen to an awesome band - Waha Fire - and get your fill of derby before the Madam's take their yearly break until Jan 2010!!

Hope to see you there!!!!

Empanadas with Pioneer Valley Roller Derby!

2009-08-10T15:32:00.009-04:00

From L to R: Bazooka Joe, Pink Panzer, Dee Licious, Snidely Rink Rash

"Hey, it's Bazooka Joe, we're headed back home from Baltimore and we stopped in Morristown. You around?"

Can I get a "Hell, yeah!" Our PVRD peeps dropped in unexpectedly this afternoon, so Dee and 'zilla met them at Raul's for an empanada (or two, or three...) and a chance to yak about our favorite subject, roller derby. They also had some ideas regarding our recent housing woes.

The Dirty Dozen were fresh from their bout with Harm City Homicide last night. They and their sister team, the Western Mass Destruction, are gearing up for their double header in Greenfield, MA coming up on August 22.

Thanks for dropping in, guys!

The Morristown Madams want YOU!

2009-07-15T11:26:00.003-04:00

We're looking for skaters, referees, and support personnel! Email doomhilda@morristownmadams.com for more info!

Tweet, Tweet!

2009-07-09T10:37:00.003-04:00

Hey, have you noticed our Twitter updates on the right hand side of the page? Yes, we're tweeting and peeping and chirping and all sorts of good stuff over at:

http://twitter.com/morristownmadam

Who's Up For a Kickball BBQ Today?

2009-06-20T08:55:00.004-04:00

Come to the Morristown Madams' kickball barbecue fundraiser! It's running today from 11 AM to 6 PM at Lewis Morris Park (directions here), rain or shine. Show up, watch kickball, and chat up your favorite skaters!

Tales From Outside The Booth

2009-06-15T18:04:00.006-04:00

So for the past three bouts, I've made the transition from score booth jockey to microphone jockey, breaking in my announcer voice with assists from visiting announcers Mary that Motha OH GOD (from the Dutchland Rollers), Jimmy Sharter (from the East Penn CrushBunnies), and Juliette Lewdness (from the Lehigh Valley Roller Girls).

The third time must have been the charm, because this past weekend the nervousness subsided and it finally hit me that I was right in the middle of the action! After experiencing the isolation of the score booth, it was like comparing Blu-ray to Betamax.

Here are some of the sights and sounds I experienced during our last bout against LVRG:

The "Whoop!" sound Doom Hilda makes when she feels like her feet are getting ahead of her.
Seeing the determined grimace of Hell Razin' Hussy, up close and personal, getting back on her feet after a painful-looking hit.
The *smack* a Special Vixen's kneepad made when it collided with Lawless Lizzie's helmet. (This left me speechless when it happened, but Lizzie just shrugged it off and dove right back into the pack.)
The mischievous smile on Bozie Banger's face while jamming against Chicana Bruzya and giving her the Bozie Booty Block.
And of course, the non-stop stereo soundtrack that anyone standing between the penalty boxes gets as skaters slide in, shrugging and asking, "Why? What did I do?"

Did I stumble over a couple of calls? Sure. Did I mangle someone's derby name at some point? Probably. Have I feared for my bones because there were skaters colliding inches away from my face? Absolutely. But would I rather have some safer seat in the house?

What, and give up show business?

Special thanks go out to Ivy Illegal and Pyro-tech-nix for manning the booth!

(Photos courtesy of Jeff Boyce.)

Madams raise $1,500 for cancer research at Morristown's Relay for Life!

2009-06-08T21:09:00.001-04:00

Read all about it at Morristown Green:

http://www.nj.com/morristown/index.ssf/2009/06/madams_raise_1500_for_cancer_r.html

Next Morristown Madams Home Bout, 06/13/09

2009-06-05T13:19:00.002-04:00

Join us for another home bout on May 30th when we go up against the Lehigh Valley Rollergirls Special Vixens Unit! Tickets available here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/51825

05/30/09 Bout Score.

2009-05-31T12:27:00.003-04:00

The Morristown Madams edged one out against the East Penn Crush Bunnies last night, 116 to 99! We want to say thank you to the Crush Bunnies, and an extra thanks to Jimmy Sharter, who shared announcing duties with Rogzilla.

05/16/09 Bout Recap

2009-05-27T07:37:00.001-04:00

Courtesy of Josie Cuervo from the Dutchland Rollers:

On Saturday, May 16th, 2009, the Dutchland Derby Rollers' B-team, The Dutchland Blitz, visited the Morristown Madams in Morristown, NJ. This would be the first meeting for these two teams. The Blitz 2009 record so far includes one win; 211-46 over the Mason Dixon Roller Vixens (Hagerstown, MD) on April 25th. The Madams recently fell to the Maine Roller Derby B-Team, the Calamity Janes in March, 116-30.

Suiting up for the Blitz would be captains, Marie Antoithreat and Fujiyama Mama, along with Cherry Crush, Jo Clocker (bout debut!), Leah Loveless, Mara Jaded, Megan Whoopie, Rum N. Choke, Ruthless Ness, Sistine Shrapnel, Spanish Incollision, Stompin' Lizzy Stanton (triumphant return to the track!), and White Thrash. Simply the Beth continues to sit out on a knee injury.

For Morristown, on the track was Assault Shaker, Bozie Banger, Dee Licious, Doom Hilda, Inna Propriate, Killawaltz, Leggorcist, Ova Dose, Predator-In-Chief, Raven Rage, Rogue Rage, Village Vixen, and Yula G.

Dutchland's Rum N. Choke on the jammer line against Morristown's Dee Licious, started the game off 9-1 in the Blitz's favor. Next up, Ruthless Ness lined up for Dutchland against Rogue Rage of the home team. Rogue was able to put 4 points up on the board for her team while Ness was shut out. Jam 3 saw Blitz jammer, Mara Jaded put a 4-0 over Bozie Banger, leaving the score 13-5. Rum N. Choke took the star in jam 4 against Doom Hilda and opened it up for Dutchland to secure their lead with a 15-0 run. Jam 5 saw White Thrash take the line for Dutchland looking to score, however; Dee Licious put down an impressive 12-0, trying to even the score. Ruthless Ness and Rogue Rage would go at it 4-4 in jam 6, while Mara Jaded came back in jam 7 tearing it up over Morristown's Killawaltz 13-0, setting the score 45-21 for the visiting team. Despite these power jams coming from the Blitz, the Madams were determined to keep it close and kept answering back with more points. In jam 8, Bozie put up 8-0 over Rum N. Choke, followed by Rogue Rage gaining 2-0 over Ruthless Ness. In jam 10 however, Dutchland's Mara Jaded put 5-0 on Dee Licious. Jams 11, 12, and 13 saw both jammers scoreless; followed by jam 14 where Killwaltz would put 4-0 over Mara Jaded. Doom Hilda gained another 2-0 for the home team in jam 15, while Rum N. Choke was able to answer back with a 4-2 over Dee Licious in the final jam of the period; leaving the score 54-39 in the Dutchland Blitz's favor.

Period two started with neither Rogue Rage nor Ruthless Ness able to put any points up for their teams. Jam 18 saw Rum N. Choke put 9 points to Bozie Banger's 4. Jams 19 and 20 would remain scoreless for both teams. Jam 21 was a pivotal jam as Dee Licious was able to score 4-1 over Mara Jaded's 1, this jam was significant in that it was the last time the Blitz would allow the Madams to score over the next 7 jams, delivering an impressive run of jamming and defense. Rum N. Choke put up another 12 point jam, followed by Ruthless Ness's own 15. Over the next 5 jams, while the Madams remained stuck in a Dutchland pack and in the penalty box, the visitors' 3 jammer rotation would put up another combined 14 points, leaving the score 105-47. Jam 28 saw Dee Licious finally put some points up for her team, however, Ruthless Ness was also able to score, giving the home team little advantage with a 3-2 run. Killawaltz would be slightly more successful in jam 30, putting 5-1 over Rum N. Choke. The final jam of the game saw Ruthless Ness seal the deal with another 12 pointer. The final score in Dutchland's favor was 120-59.

Leading in scoring for the Dutchland Blitz was Rum N. Choke with almost half the team's points at 58 (4.8 pts/jam), Ruthless Ness followed with 33 points (3 pts/jam), and Mara Jaded delivered 29 points (3.6 pts/jam). Choke and Ness were tied for highest single scoring jam of the game with 15 each. There was no penalty information available at press time for Dutchland.

For Morristown, Dee Licious led with 22 points (3.7 pts/jam) and had the highest scoring single jam for her team with 12 points. Rogue Rage totaled 14 (1.75 pts/jam), Bozie Banger had 12 (1/71 pts.jam), and Killawaltz with 9 (3 pts/jam). Raven Rage was assessed the most penalties with 5 majors and minors respectively. Overall, the Madams were assigned 46 minors and 10 majors.

Check out the Dutchland Blitz at the East Coast Extravaganza on June 27th in Feasterville, PA as they face the Uncivil Warriors from River City Rollergirls (Richmond, VA). The Morristown Madams will be back in action at home on on May 30th as they host the East Penn Crushbunnies.

$2 admission for Derby Folk!!!

2009-05-26T20:58:00.003-04:00

Things you can get for $2:

A 40 of Olde English, with classy brown bag

A cherry-flavored bathroom vending machine condom

2 pairs of practical dollar-store granny panties

Admission to a Morristown Madams’ home bout

The Morristown Madams continue to offer a special admission rate to all fellow derby girls (and refs, coaches and support staff). Maybe it’s 'cause we’re feeling sweet, or maybe it’s 'cause we need more bodies to pad the non-impact-friendly walls of our rink… either way, here’s what you have to do:

E-mail one of our captains (Yula G at sandy_b13@hotmail.com or Bozie Banger at boziebanger@morristownmadams.com) at least 24 hours before the bout (by 7pm Friday of bout weekend) and let them know:

Derby Girl Name, Team Name

We will put you on a super special list at the door, and then you can get in for just $2.

So save yourself 10 bucks and send the email! No girl showing up, even in full regalia with full pads and skates bearing free cases of beer, will be admitted for this $2 price unless her name is on our list.

Hope to see you here!

Hugs-n-Bruises,
The Madams

Special rate for EMTs this Saturday!

2009-05-26T20:56:00.000-04:00

The Morristown Madams would like to offer a special admission rate for the May 30th roller derby bout to all EMTs and Paramedics. We want to say thank you on behalf of derby girls everywhere. Show your badge or ID at the door, and receive $2 admission.

Hope to see ya there and please pass this message along!!!

Next Morristown Madams Home Bout, 05/30/09

2009-05-17T20:19:00.004-04:00

Dutchland blitzed us last night, 120 to 59, but we had a great time anyway!

Join us for another home bout on May 30th when we go up against the East Penn Crushbunnies! Tickets available here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/51824

The Madams are looking for a few good men...

2009-05-05T11:03:00.001-04:00

...(and women) for their kickball tournament on June 20. Check it out at Morristown Green:

http://www.nj.com/morristown/index.ssf/2009/05/morristown_madams_are_looking.html

Next Morristown Madams Home Bout, 05/16/09

2009-05-04T11:39:00.003-04:00

Morristown Madams vs. Dutchland Derby Rollers! Tickets available at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/51823

Check out our new web site!

2009-04-20T21:22:00.001-04:00

Have you been to http://morristownmadams.com/ lately? No? Then what are you waiting for? There's a new look and new content, thanks to our webmaster Maya Muranaka. Check out her other work at http://mayamour.com/

Morristown Madams clean up their act.

2009-04-20T15:15:00.002-04:00

Another article from our friends at Morristown Green:

http://www.nj.com/morristown/index.ssf/2009/04/morristown_madams_clean_up_the.html

I Can Has Lead Jammer?

2009-04-06T07:23:00.003-04:00

The Morristown Madams are always flattered when we appear in the news, but it's a different thing entirely when our photos end up on Lollergirls. Enjoy:

http://lollergirls.blogspot.com/2009/03/i-gots-wings.html
http://lollergirls.blogspot.com/2008/04/thankuveddymuch.html
http://lollergirls.blogspot.com/2008/02/supermarket-sweep.html
http://lollergirls.blogspot.com/2008/01/threefer-open-caption-1.html

Morristown Madams in the News

2009-04-04T09:03:00.002-04:00

Cheers to the Morristown Madams!

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090404/OPINION01/904040307/1005/NEWS01

(Jeers to whoever wrote that headline for that last article in the DR.)

Morristown Madams in the News

2009-03-31T13:17:00.003-04:00

Sadly, we lost to Maine's Calamity Janes on Saturday, but the Daily Record gave us some coverage. Thanks, DR!

http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20090330/COMMUNITIES32/903300309/1203/COMMUNITIES

Morristown Madams on Google Video

2009-03-15T23:19:00.005-04:00

Did you know that we've been uploading our bouts to Google Video?

Morristown Madams vs. Hudson Valley Horrors, 01/28/09:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5532032280392517774

Morristown Madams and Long Island Roller Rebels Mash-Up, 02/28/09:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8620640491313235706

Morristown Madams vs. Suburbia Roller Derby, 11/14/08:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1005817424925803917

Morristown Madams vs. Pocono High Rollers, 6/14/08:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7072654525998263519

Now you know. And knowing is half the battle!

Dee Licious In The News

2009-03-14T10:13:00.006-04:00

Check out this article at the Star-Ledger about Dee Licious (a.k.a. Chris Manzella):

http://blog.nj.com/iamnj/2009/03/dee_licious.html

The article will be in print in the Sunday edition. Also check out this recent interview she did for Comcast News:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-863959430127939880

Next Morristown Madams Home Bout, 03/28/09

2009-03-12T11:11:00.002-04:00

Morristown Madams vs. Maine Roller Derby's Calamity Janes! Tickets available at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/51821

Tales From The Booth, 2/28/09 - Cupids vs. Fallen Angels

2009-03-02T00:45:00.006-05:00

(photo courtesy of Jeff Boyce)

by John Wilkes Score Booth (a.k.a. Rogzilla)

I hit up the skaters for music suggestions for this special love-themed bout, and received no less than seven requests for Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive, the timeless disco anthem for the broken-hearted. I never really listened to the lyrics before, but damn, that song is bitter. Maybe I should be thankful that I spend the bouts surrounded by inch-thick glass?

Tales From The Booth, 1/31/09 - vs. Hudson Valley Horrors

2009-03-02T00:34:00.004-05:00

by John Wilkes Score Booth

Dee Licious has gotten knocked down right in front the score booth. From my vantage point up on the stepladder, I have a direct line of sight as her head smacks against the floor. As she slowly stands up I can see that her eyes are spinning around like reels in a slot machine.

It was a rough hit and we're all a little concerned, including Dee. She returns to the home team bench to let the EMTs check her out because of pain in her jaw, but after a few minutes they give her the okay and she's back on the rink.

Later at the Grasshopper, I paint a Looney Toons-esque picture for Dee of her eyes rolling around in their sockets. She thinks this is hilarious. She lets out a big laugh, then abruptly stops and puts her hand to her cheek, letting out a soft little "ow."

My only regret this evening is that I didn't have any romantic music to play while Inna Propriate asked Doom Hilda to be her derby wife. I'll have to download something timeless and poignant, like Peter Cetera's "Glory of Love", just in case this happens again.

Tales From The Booth, 6/14/08-11/15/08

2009-03-02T00:22:00.008-05:00

by John Wilkes Score Booth

Seeing a Morristown Madams bout from the score booth is an exercise in selective isolation. You are surrounded by four scratched-up thick glass panels, two of which look out onto the rink and four on the sides that border the visitor and home penalty boxes. The panels are just above eye-level, so most of the sound during the match is blocked out, but once in a while some interesting things make it through...

6/14/08 - vs. Pocono High Rollers

One of the High Rollers is being checked out after a fall by our much-appreciated EMTs in the visitors' penalty box. "Do you know anything about derby girls?" she asks them. "You should know that stuff like this doesn't stop us. We just keep on rolling." They explain to her that she might have cracked a rib and could risk injuring her lung. "So what? I still have my other lung!"

Later on in the game, another High Roller has taken a spill at turn 2 and the EMTs are attending to her. Ova Dose has been manning the Madams' penalty box to my right, and as she turns away from the rink she has a look on her face that is truly pained. "I can't take it when this happens." She glances out at the EMTs briefly, then looks away again, her knuckles turning white as she grips the edge of the hole in the glass.

9/27/08 - vs. Hudson Valley Horrors

Ova Dose has made her triumphant return to the rink, and takes a brief spill during one of the jams. She's waiting on the bench before the second period starts, and to me she doesn't seem like her usual energetic self. I pop my head over the top of the booth and ask how she's doing.

"I don't think I'm brave enough to go out there," she tells me with an uneasy smile. I try to give her a pep talk but I don't think it's working. "Come on, you're brave enough to go out there in the first place, so you're brave enough to go back."

She looks up at me and says, "You don't understand, that's not brave, that's stupid," pronouncing that last word as only a girl from Liverpool can.

11/1/2008 - vs. Lehigh Valley Special Vixens Unit

You learn something new every day. Today I'm learning that the score board doesn't display "99." Unfortunately I learn this during the final minutes of the bout.

Okay, reset home team score (scoreboard goes blank). Add 99 points to home team score (scoreboard shows a big fat zero). Hm, maybe another approach. Reset home team score (scoreboard goes blank). Add 1 point to home team score (scoreboard shows a one). Add 98 points to home team score (scoreboard shows a big fat zero, again).

Meanwhile, the zebras in the center island, the Madams, and the Vixens are all yelling, "That's not the right score!" while the bout continues. Eventually the Madams win by one point in a furious final jam, but I miss it entirely while I frantically press buttons.

11/15/08 - vs. Suburbia Roller Derby

Poor Bozie Banger. Not only is she in the penalty box, but she's at the mercy of me and D-Ball, who is coaching the team tonight in her Bear Bryant get-up. Usually when D-Ball skates for the Madams she makes plenty of noise by slamming her helmet against the side wall. Tonight all she has for a noisemaker is a plastic clipboard, which is barely holding up from the abuse.

I start poking fun at D-Ball by slamming my whiteboard against the booth. D-Ball responds and soon we're playing "Dueling Boards" with Bozie in the middle. She looks at both of us like we're crazy. (We are, and she should know this by now.)

A few moments later, Mega Menace is returning to the bench and D-Ball breaks the clipboard while smacking her on the butt with it. Maybe we should get her a metal one next time.

We're still here...

2009-03-01T08:56:00.002-05:00

...we just haven't been here, but check back soon, we will be updating this site with more bloggy goodness. In the meantime, link up with us at:

MySpace:

http://myspace.com/morristownmadams

Facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Morristown-NJ/Morristown-Madams/36599885379

Flickr:

http://flickr.com/groups/morristown-madams/

Twitter:

http://twitter.com/morristownmadam

And keep an eye out for our revamped web site, coming soon at http://morristownmadams.com/

Morristown Madams Seek Win Over Bar Brawling High Rollers

2008-06-09T15:44:00.007-04:00

This Saturday, June 14th, the Morristown Madams Women’s Roller Derby will be skating their last home game of the summer in the Morristown Rink located at 38 Dumont Place. The cute-n-brutal Madams will be battling it out with Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania’s “bar fight on wheels”, the Pocono High Rollers.

The Madams are coming off a two loss streak, and they’re determined to end it here. According to League President, Dee Licious spectators can expect an extremely hard hitting and fast paced bout, she added, “We are going to spank the High Rollers and send them home crying.” The Madams are not taking lose for an answer this time!

Injured Jammer, Bruta LEE, will be making her return to the rink after a back injury she sustained at the Madams’ last home bout in April. Lee has been aching to get back in for several weeks, but team Captains Yula G and Sophia Low-Rent chose to keep her rested until this bout, this strategic move is much like a baseball team resting their pitchers before the play-offs.

Rockets’ Red Glare, the Madams house band will be performing pre-game, half-time and post game. If you can't make it for the bout, stop by the Madams' newest sponsor, The Grasshoper off the Green after 9PM for the after-party.

Always charitable, the Madams will be donating non perishable goods as well as comfort and hygiene products to send to our troops in Iraq. Please bring a bag of goodies for the troops (no bar soap or canned goods, please) to the bout and it will be collected at the door.

The rink opens at 6:30 PM and the first whistle blows at 7:00. Tickets are $10 in advance from brownpapertickets.com, $12 at the door, senior and student tickets are $5 and children under 12 get in for free. If you bring your ticket stub from last weekend’s NJ Revolution game, you can get your ticket for pre-sale prices. Please bring a chair with you, seating can be very limited. For tickets, bout schedules, and more information on the Morristown Madams and Roller Derby visit them on the web at http://www.morristownmadams.com/ or http://www.blogger.com/www.myspace.com/morristownmadams.

Madams fall to Vixens by 18

2008-06-08T15:57:00.000-04:00

June 8, 2008 - The Morristown Madams made the 75 mile trek out to Macungie, PA yesterday to tussle with the Lehigh Valley Rollergirls’ Special Vixen’s Unit.

The injury laden Madams were forced to round out their roster with borrowed players from Suburbia Roller Derby of Westchester, NY. Even with a final score of 132 – 114 in favor of the SVU, the Madams are extremely proud of their performance. “We did great,” said Madams Co-captain Sophia Low-Rent, “especially in the 115 degree heat.” She added, “We couldn’t have done it without Suburbia.”

The Morristown Madams will be looking for revenge on November 1, 2008 when they play the SVU on their home turf in Morristown.

Dee Licious & Sophia Low-Rent on Hometown Tales!

2008-06-02T15:24:00.000-04:00

May 29, 2008 - From the Hometown Tales website: "Morristown's own Roller Derby Team Captain, Dee Licious of the Morristown Madams will be a guest on Hometown Tales Show 228 This evening. We will discuss the history of Roller Derby, tough girls in general and the Madams. Please Support them and check out there site and MySpace. Don't miss it."

Click Here to Subscribe to HomeTown Tales on iTunes
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Morristown Madams Summer Events

2008-06-01T15:37:00.000-04:00

June 1, 2008 - I wanted to let everyone know about some upcoming Morristown Madams Roller Derby events..

First of all keep an eye out for us all over Morristown over the next few weekends as we hit the town to meet all of you!

Then on Sunday June 8th we'll be out in Lehigh Valley, PA taking on the Lehigh Valley Special Vixens Unit. We love those girls from Lehigh, so please come out and show your support, they are some kick-ass skaters, and we always have an excellent time with them.

The following Saturday, June 14th, we will be back home at the Morristown Rink to play the Pocono High Rollers. Pocono has a tough reputation and this is our first time playing them. We expect a high-impact match up that you really shouldn't miss! Tickets are still on sale, so please hit up a Madam or visit Brown Paper Tickets to buy yours in advance.

Then on June 28th, it's your chance to win a date with a Madam, stay tuned for more info, like who will be up for auction and where you should show up.

We're always recruiting, and now is your chance to be a part of the Roller Derby Revolution in Morris County. We can teach you how to skate, don't be intimidated, some of our skaters that start only a year ago are our stars today! Email us at info@morristownmadams.com for more info.

Thank you for supporting your local roller derby!

Madams in the News

2008-05-22T15:18:00.000-04:00

May 22, 2008 - Looks like Mega Menace has been out on the town.

http://www.nj.com/morristown/index.ssf/2008/05/say_isnt_that_mega_menace.html

Finally! Roller Derby on ESPN!

2008-05-20T12:00:00.002-04:00

May 20, 2008 - It's about damn time, that's all I have to say.

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/videopage?videoId=3401989

Western Mass Destruction Nuke Madams Back to Last Season

2008-04-26T12:00:00.004-04:00

April 26, 2008 - The Pioneer Valley Western Mass Destruction made their way back to the Garden State this weekend to grace the Morristown Rink's sport court with their mowhaked silhouettes.

Early on in the bout, Madam's co-founder and league president Dee Licious finally succumbed to the knee injury that has been her curse since the Madams debut in 2007. Not long after Dee's demise, another Madam's jammer, veteran speed skater, Brutal LEE fell victim to a back injury that could possibly be derby career-ending.

The WMD took a quick lead and continuously punished the Madams throughout the evening, ending the pain with a final score of 122 - 44.

A portion of the proceeds from this bout were donated to the Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown. The Soup Kitchen generally serves between 125 and 275 homeless people and working poor a day; it is possible only through the generosity and caring of our volunteers. Please visit http://www.cskmorristown.com/ for more information.

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Morristown Madams Over-Power South Jersey High Voltage Hotties

2008-03-30T12:00:00.003-04:00

Saturday, March 29, 2008 - The Morristown Madams won their Spring Sting 2008 Season Opener in Morristown this Saturday, starting the season off right with a record of 1 - 0. After being plagued by losses in their inaugural season, including a loss to the Hotties at their Season Finale, the Madams triumphed over the South Jersey High Voltage Hotties 103-81.

The Madams and the Hotties were alternating the 1 point lead every jam until Hotties jammer Mos Deathly found herself in the penalty box, and Madams new comer Mega Menace took the chance to score a record 11 points in one jam. Even with a solid lead in place, the Madams momentum continued through the final whistle.

Despite low penalties and clean play, this grudge-match was plagued with injuries, both minor and major. The ladies kept the Morristown Ambulance Squad extremely busy throughout the night. In the final minutes of the game, Sophia Low-Rent of the Madams took a terrible spill which resulted in a broken ankle and a trip to Morristown Memorial. Just moments later Crash n Dash of the Hotties was also tripped up with a knee injury, luckily she was able to walk off the rink.

A portion of the proceeds from this bout were donated to Eleventh Hour Rescue a volunteer animal rescue organization that saves dogs from death row. For more information on EHR please visit ehrdogs.org.