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.

Last Sunday, I was invited to come down to an old warehouse in Downtown Phoenix to watch the Renegade Rollergirls put on a bout at their new practice location. This bout, being put on for a by-invitation-only audience, was also being recorded by a major sports network for a documentary on alternative sports. Renegades came in from all of their sister leagues including Orange County, San Diego and Bend, OR.

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We have been doing pretty good this year with the predictions. Let's do some for the rest of this month in Arizona derby!!

In Tucson, it was the opener of Tucson Roller Derby's season #5. In the first bout, The Copper Queens without star jammer Cheap Ore was able to manage to defeat the Iron Curtain 87-69. In the second bout, the Furious Truckstop Waitresses, who was also skating short was able to use a jammer rotation of primarily Sloppy Flo and Peaches Rodriguez to trample Whiskey Mick and Vice Squad with a final score of 95-46.

(Updated: to adjust final score.)

On Saturday, February 16, 2008, you could feel the walls of Bladeworld vibrating for about a quarter mile around because of what was going on inside.

This was the rivalry that pits the #4 ranked Texas Rollergirls (TXRG) Texecutioners against the #6 ranked Tucson Roller Derby (TRD) Saddletramps. The last time these two teams met was in December, 2006 and in that bout, Tucson beats Texas 62-60 in overtime.

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The Arizona Derby Report has been made aware of several derby related events taking place in both Phoenix and Tucson. With the timing of these events, it is possible for the hardcore derby fan to attend all of them.

The AZDR will be at these events, which we are billing as the "Arizona Derby Love Weekend".

(corrected to add missing jam)

On Saturday January 19, operating under their newly formed corporation, the Arizona Bruisers Roller Derby team have played their first public scrimmage against the Copper Queens of Tucson Roller Derby at a somewhat nippy Casey at the Bat.

The Copper Queens brought a short roster to Phoenix including Ferocious Oxide, Lavender Pitt, Dirty Teri, Cheap Ore, Kay Boom, Venus Dynamite, Blue Mauli and Pixie Axe.

The scrimmage will be played as 2 30-minute periods. This is commonplace in Tucson and according to the Bruisers, this is how they will do their bouts going forward.

We have Jam-by-Jam coverage.