The Juneau Rollergirls will face off against the Yukon Rollergirls in their very first international roller derby bout on Saturday, February 18. Come cheer on the Juneau travel team as they defend their home turf against their Canadian neighbors.

Juneau Rollergirls are “looking for redemption” after their heavy loss of 283-41 to Rage City’s Dirty Polli’s in January, according to Klas Stolpe of the Juneau Empire. But that loss looked a lot worse than it really was:

 “One of the things that really stood out in our Anchorage bout is that while we were a little bit behind in the strategic areas, we do have the strength and speed to play,” JRG Julie Sanbei, aka Just Julie, said. “We are just a little green. We don’t want Juneau to get the impression we don’t know what we are doing. We just played an undefeated team up there. Juneau and Yukon will be evenly matched.”

Added Kim Glasow, aka Catapult Kim, “We knew we were going to get slaughtered, they had been around a long time and are one of the most competitive teams in the North West. We figured it would be a great learning experience and it was.

Yukon Rollergirls, nearly two years old as a team, has had two sanctioned bouts and took the victory in both, one against the Edmonton Oil City Derby Girls (a rookie team) in January 2011, and one against the Fairbanks Rollergirls last September.

Bent Alaska is pulling for Juneau. Good luck!

• Date/time: Saturday, February 18, 6:00-8:30 PM
• Location: Centennial Hall Convention Center, 101 Egan Drive, Juneau (see map)
• Cost of admission: $20. Tickets are no longer available online — 25 tickets will be released at the door — arrive early and good luck! 5% of proceeds go to a local charity.
• Age restriction: Must be 21 or older or with a parent to attend; there will be a no-host bar.
• Further info: see the Juneau Rollergirls Facebook page or website

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