March 5, 2010

Slam-entines Day



Sunday, February 28th Columbia Quadsquad's Allstar team took on the Gainesville Roller Rebels on Florida turf. Congratulations to our girls that brought home a 161-33 shutout victory! Thanks GRR for having us!

Follow our Allstars to Auburn March 27th for our next away bout!

December 22, 2009

December 19th Greenville Invitational

Watch out Columbia!
The Columbia Quadsquad now has double the fun with a newly formed BTeam dubbed the Columbia Quadsquad Miss B-havers! With 12 new girls joining us in October, we were able to take'em to the track and make'em move. Practicing two to three times a week, these new girls are quickly catching up to the same awesome ass kicking level of the Columbia Quadsquad ATeam.


Saturday, December 19th, 2009 our Miss B-havers took their A game to Greenville for a close match against the URGE. Bout virgins Dr. Paindexter, Beastie B, Metal FElisha, Chris Tease, Chuck-town Bruiser, Mega M'day and Turbo Q.T. joined 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th timers, Beautiful Death, Suri Bruise, Lisa Marie Deadly, Billie Evil and Bloodshed Red on the Pepperspray Patties for the Jingle Bell Brawl at Greenville's Pavillion. Pinot Gringo and Full Bleed of the Savannah Derby Devils filled in the two remaining roster spots. URGE's Candy Pains started out the first half well in the lead, but once bout nerves subsided and adrenaline kicked in, the Pepperspray Patties came back to make their coach Holly Hunter proud! As the clock counted down to the last second, Billie Evil managed to score the final point to bring the game to a 103-103 tie. A minute was given for regrouping and out to sudden death our new girls went. With no lead jammer called, a sudden death jam consists of the usual four blockers from each team and their respective jammer scoring as many points as possible during the full two minute jam. The Pepperspray Patties came up one point short! Even though the score screamed loss, our girls did not fail! They did better than their best, and we certainly look forward to seeing them play Low Country's BTeam January 23rd! Check out the Greenville News Online photo coverage!



November 9, 2009

Recap of Tales from the Whipped.


The Columbia Quad Squad would like to thank everyone for coming out to our October 25th bout, Tales from the Whipped! Columbia QuadSquad v. Carolina Bootleggers. We had a great time and are glad to have your support in our journey to becoming a nationally ranked, women’s flat track, roller derby league!

We had a fast paced, hard hittin' bout which really put our ability to the test. Thanks to our great coaches and the cheers from loyal fans like you, we were able to defeat the Bootleggers 89 to 44! Mel Anoma and Crystal Cut led the charge, blowing through the pack and putting the big numbers on the board! Our captain, Holly Hunter broke down the Bootleggers defense by controlling the pack and setting the pace for our Jammers. We would like to say a special thank you to Claudraphobia for her contributions to our team! This was her last bout as she will be stepping behind the scenes to assist in grooming our new members and push our league to the next level. Along with Debya Gore 2000, she is passing her knowledge and love for the sport on to our "B" team. They will be solely dedicated to bringing you more derby action!

Our Angels and Devils expo contained mixed teams from across the Southeast and delivered the type of fun only derby can. We would like the thank the Atlanta Rollergirls, Sweet Union, the Regulators, Savanah and URGE for joining our beloved CQS girls to put on a pre bout show! The Halloween theme was especially fun! The Devils were able to edge out the Angels, giving our fans the excuse to be a little bad in the following weeks!

The Columbia QuadSquad would like to officially thank the Sexual Trauma Services of

the Midlands for joining us during the bout. Along side their awesome masked heroes and through the generocity of our fans, we raised over $1000! The CQS ladies strive to promote awareness in our comunitty for issues that affect Columbia's women and children. STSM’s mission is to provide services to sexual trauma survivors and education about sexual trauma issues. http://www.stsm.org/ In voting for your favorite derby girl, you helped raise money for programs and counseling that change the lives of many neglected and abused individuals and families in the Midlands and surrounding counties. We will be awarding "The Cape" to the derby girl you selected as your favorite during the next bout November 21. You will have to be in attendance to witness the winner of this coveted award!

You are cordially invited to our last bout of the season, November 21st. In the Cornucopia of Pain we will be taking on Augusta's Soul City Sirens. As always, doors open at 5:30 whistle blows at 6:30. Tickets are available online at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/87352 , at The Whig across from the Capital, 2G’s Clothing in 5 Points, and as always from your favorite rollergirls! Tickets are $10 in advanced and $12 at the door. Kids 10 and under are still free. Visit us on Facebook to RSVP at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/event.php?eid=169087338465&ref=ts See you on the 21st!

April 8, 2009

New Pictures!


A Boy Named Tsunami takes great pictures of Roller Derby. If we could have a team photographer on the payroll it would be him. Here are some highlights from the Rogue bout in Fayetteville, NC. I looked through them and wondered if there was a trend. Especially this picture



and this one



Are we a small team? I don't think so, it's just the match up between Jammer and Blocker that looks so scary. Does it matter how small you are when you can get your body to do this? She's almost horizontal. Incredible.



And check out our Blockers..they're pretty tough too.






In the end CQS brought out the win. See more pictures from Tsunami here.

April 4, 2009

SC State Championship!


We're getting ready to host South Carolina's first roller derby championship- Capital Punishment on April 26! We'll be playing the Richland County Regulators and the Low Country High Rollers (Charleston, SC) in a double round robin format. That's SIX 30-minute bouts!

There are some changes in this bout. It'll be a long day so doors open at 3:30 and it'll probably go on until 9pm so come when you can! We're charging $12 in advance and at the door to help pay for the extra police, EMT's and other people that help make our bout possible.

Click on the Z-link for more info and to order tickets. You can also buy tickets at 2G's, The Whig, our webiste and from your favorite rollergirl.
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March 20, 2009

Skating in the St. Pat's parade....brrrrr!!!


Waking up last Saturday was tough. It was rainy, cold & EARLY. About 7:30 am I hear a "beep" on my phone, letting me know I got a text message. Many beeps later I had 5 messages from CQS asking if we were still going to skate in the St. Patrick's Day parade in 5 Points. I really wanted to say "no", but it was not up to me.  So, 45 minutes later my living room was scattered with 15 rollergirls. They were strapping their skates on at my house even though it was nasty out. After 3 carpool trips up to the starting line, we realized that "yes" the parade was still on and "yes" we were going to skate.

And we weren't the only member in the parade. It seems that everyone was out in full force and no one was giving up on St. Pat. Yes the crowd was thinner, but that made our Hershey Kisses last longer! We also got a chance to meet with fans that would stop us along the route. Here we are with one of them.


There were no injuries that I can remember and afterwards we stole all of the mini leprechauns that were on the float in front of us. All in all it was a fun parade and great St. Pat's day.

Thanks to everyone for coming out! See you on April 26th for our State Championship!

Hugs & Bruises,
Debya Gore 2000