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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 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!

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 21^st. 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 21^st!

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.

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.

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

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Summer School

CQS has had a busy summer. Our training wheels have been working hard to pass their skills assessments and begin scrimmaging, and I am happy to report that you’ll be seeing several new faces on the track this fall. Our veterans have been polishing their game and have a few new tricks up their sleeves as well. Our governing board is recently returned from a weekend retreat, armed with an action plan for expanding the league and increasing our community involvement, as well as continuing on our journey to become a WFTDA member league. Big things are on the horizon! In order to meet our goals we have had to make a few changes to our fall schedule. CQS will not be competing in the Labor Pains tournament in Myrtle Beach this Labor Day weekend. Instead we are packing everybody up and heading to Commotion by the Ocean hosted by the Dominion Derby Girls in Virginia Beach. This is an amazing opportunity for us! Veterans and training wheels alike will compete in a full day of challenge bouts and pick-up games with roller girls of all skill levels from all over the east coast (including the Dutchland Derby Rollers of Lancaster, PA, who would have been my home league if I hadn't moved.) In addition, our board members, committee heads, and even our referees will be attending a series of workshops where they will be schooled on everything from marketing and bout production to WFTDA affiliation. This event is closed to the public, but you can bet that when we return to Columbia we’ll be armed with the tools we need to create an even better derby experience for our fans! Our first public bout of the fall season will be in Athens, GA against the Classic City Rollergirls on Sunday, September 21st and our next home bout here in Columbia will be on October 19th against the Charlotte Rollergirls.

Great Week for Derby

It has been a great week for roller derby in Columbia. On Wednesday we got some love and promotion for our home bout from one of our newest sponsors, The Free Times.

"I Get Knocked Down, But I Get Up Again Local Roller Derby Teams Throw Down on Sunday
By CeCe Brooks
Still looking for something to do with your dad for Father's Day? How about heading to "Who's Your Daddy?", the first-ever match between Columbia's two roller derby teams, Columbia QuadSquad and The Richland County Regulators. "

Friday night was Roller Prom at New Brookland Tavern.more enjoyable then that thing I got drug to in high school. I think the alcohol helped. And all the people not
taking themselves seriously. Scott Bilby, local photographer who has worked with the team before, took prom pictures.
Good times. Things I learned: I still hate full length gowns (no surprise there) and there are people in this world who have some how escaped learning how to do The Electric Slide.

Sunday, of course, was the main event. The ColumbiaQuadSquad finally took on hometown rivals, The Richland County Regulators. The State had a great write up today on the front page of the Life & Style section. I disagree with Life & Style, I think its pretty clear this coverage belongs under Sports, but I have no complaints about the article itself. The photo gallery is pretty good too. WLTX, channel 19, covered derby as well, with sports reporter Reggie Anderson conducting interviews with CQS Friday and showing a teaser on Saturday. The result is the video and article here. I like the video (since I'm in it ) and the article is ok, although definitely from the 'look at this weird thing' angle rather than an actual sports angle.

So, the results? CQS 168, RCR 60. I think bouting experience made the difference. RCR got a few good hits in but they seemed to be making the same types of mistakes that we made in our first couple of bouts. It's something that takes a little bit of time. We still spent more time in the penalty box than I'm happy with. We're switching to WFTDA rule set 3.0 over the summer which seems to be stricter on penalties so this is going to have to be a focus for us at practice. Perhaps the most memorable thing about this bout was the Holly Hunter - Mel Anoma leg whip. Holly and I have played around with it a little at practice but this was the first time we actually had the opportunity to try it in a game situation. To quote Patrick (aka Mr. Anoma): "That was the coolest thing I've seen in derby yet!" This one felt good.
I gotta say it was

Pictures are all over the place. Patrick's pictures are here. Pictures by A Boy Named Tsunami are here and pictures by Daniel Harmon (I think?) are here.

Thanks again for all the support Columbia!

Hugs & Shoves,

Mel Anoma

Who’s your Daddy?

This blog was originally posted Sunday, June 15, 2008 by Bluegrass Crash



The long awaited showdown between the Columbia QuadSquad Rollergirls and the Richland County Regulators took place on Father’s Day at the aptly dubbed, “Who’s Your Daddy?” roller derby bout. Both local teams were welcomed to a full house of screaming fans at Jamil Temple, the thunderous crowd spotted with Regulator gold and QuadSqaud red.
With the screech of first whistle, the competitive anticipation quickly turned to game time battering. QuadSquad superstar Holly Hunter tore through the pack to claim status of lead jammer, a feat repeated by the QuadSquad during the next five jams before Regulator jammer, Rabbit Punch, was able to bust through Columbia’s steady defensive wall to claim lead status for her team. The QuadSqaud held control of the track throughout the first period, taking lead jammer status in ten of 13 jams and scoring 55 points over the Regulators’ 15.
Between periods, QuadSquad pivot/blocker Claudraphobia said, “We are warmed up and not a single player is tired,” a smile spread across her sweaty face, “I’m gonna have one massive bruise on my ass, though!”
The second period began with Holly Hunter in the penalty box, where she was required to spend one second before taking to the track. However, according to WFTDA rules, she was still eligible for lead jammer status, as long as she entered the track behind the pack. Piece of cake! Not only did Holly Hunter obtain lead status, she knocked contending jammer, Star Stormer, to the ground and then proceeded to glide through the pack twice, scoring a total of nine points in the first jam alone. That was only the beginning of another successful period for the QuadSqaud, in which the team obtained lead jammer status in eight of 12 jams, and raised the score to 108-32.
During the period break, QuadSquad assistant coach, A Horse with No Name, noted, “We are playing well, but there is room for improvement. We have confidence and we are defending our house.” That strong defensive spirit carried the QuadSquad successfully through the last period, where the team racked-up lead jammer status in 10 of 12 jams and defeated the Regulators with a final score of 168-60.
“Who’s Your Daddy?” The ColumbiaQuad Squad, that’s who!

Other Highlights
• Injury List: QuadSquad rollergirls Debya Gore 2000, Bluegrass Crash, and The Debilitator were out, due to derby-related injuries.
• New Faces: Two bouting skaters made their bout debut . . . Columbia, say hello to Ruff Rolla and Krypta Knight!
• Jammer News: The QuadSquad jammed an impressive rotation of Holly Hunter, Lil’BitCrazy, and Mel Anoma. Rookie jammer, Hurricane Dean, scored her first lead jammer status . . . Congratulations!
• Penalty Queen: Power blocker Tara Nass racked up the most penalties during the bout, as her husband and two boys cheered on every thrown elbow. (What a “roll” model mom!) Honorable mentions include booty-blocking pro Shiv Tyler and speed demon Lil’BitCrazy.
• Mrs. Clean: Krypta Knight had the lowest number of penalties, while Hurricane Dean and Claudraphobia also played a (mostly) clean game.
• Best Quote: When asked about her proudest game moment, blocker BrassKnuckle Brandy exclaimed, “When I knocked my best friend [Betty Burnout] the f*** out!” Ahhhh . . . nothin’ like Derby Love!