The International Sports Center rocked on October 24th 2009 when the hometown Penn Jersey She Devils hosted a game against the visiting Man’s Ruin team from Chester, NY.

This game saw the return to action of local favorites Lucky Luciano, Sloppy Jo, and Deuces Wild from injuries and rookie standout Hellanor Rollsevelt who had scheduling conflicts the past couple games. Their return was most noticeable. This was one of the best games I’ve ever witnessed in over 2 years of following the OSDA.

In a very defensive game, the PJSD’s defeated MR by a score of 59-31. The score does not reflect how close the game seemed to everyone in attendance. The blocking very hard with standout performances by PJSD’s Lucky Luciano and MR’s Tienty Deville and Tazer.

The PJSD’s are working very well on defense and offense and the pack blockers did a very good job picking off the opposing blockers to pave the way for their incoming jammers. Every team should follow their lead because it made a huge difference on the score board.

Going back to the 2008 OSDA Championships to now, Man’s Ruin has to be the most improved team in the league. It’s a real pleasure to watch them skate together as a cohesive team and their hard work is very evident.

The next date in Mt. Laurel is November 21st and will feature 3 games. The first two games will be 2-15 minute periods and the fans will select which teams skate each other. The winners of games 1 and 2 will face each other in the championship game which will consist of 4 – 15 minute periods.

Good Luck to everyone!

Review by Jersey Joe

Halloween came early to Mt. Laurel in the form of “Release The Bats”, a Roller Derby contest between teams from different leagues within the OSDA. Penn Jersey She Devils’ Dishonor Roll hosted Man’s Ruin’s Hundred Proof Honeys.

This was only the second game skated by the Hundred Proof Honeys and they were missing two of their top jammers. One of whom broke down on the drive from Chester, NY. Three members of South Jersey filled in admirably.

Dishonor Roll won the game by a large margin – 39 to 22. The winners saw the return of their co-captain Miss Chievous and she didn’t fail to impress. In addition, it must be noted that Hard Licker is becoming a stronger blocker with each game. Excellent jamming by Classy Chassis – 7 pts., Hella Kitty 11 pts.(who injured her knee in the 2nd period), and game high scorer Freudy N. Slip -13 pts. really paced Dishonor Roll onto victory.

For the visiting 100 Proof Honeys, strong jamming came from Billy Rae Siren – One Hit Wonder, Tienty Deville, Jersey Jezebel (gotta love that name), and co-captain Devlin Blue Eyes.

There was an Australian Rules (legal blocking) match race after the 2nd period, in which Bobby Carnage squeaked out a win over Chuck Grenades. It was a close one all the way to the end.

Next match is November 8th – the Sowinski Cup which will feature the top two teams – the Sadistic Sweethearts vs. the Fallen Angels. You can bet the Polish Ace will be watching closely!