The Hillbilly Hurt have moved past the midway point in the roller derby season schedule, and they extended their current winning streak to three games with victories over the Lil Chicago Jaw Breakers of Moose Jaw, the Ringleader Roller Girls of Whitewood and the latest, a victory over the Portage La Prairie Headstone Honeys in a Weyburn tournament.
The Hurt started their winning ways with a 375-330 victory over Lil Chicago in a game played in the new Mosaic Place complex in the Band City.
The team reported they were able to recruit Coach Smash Vegas from the Pile O Bones Derby club in Regina to help them get through the contest.
The Hurt were on the road again shortly after that with a game in Whitewood against the Ringleaders. The Hurt held on to win by a final score of 301 to 271. In this game, the Hurt built up a big first-half lead and then had to stave off a determined Whitewood team in the second half to preserve the victory.
Weyburn played host to their first tournament in late July, which attracted the Hurt as well as the Headstones from the Manitoba city.
The Weyburn Curling Club surface was converted into a flat track for the event and bleachers were added to improve the spectator experience.
The final tally following a bruising game was 252 for the Hillbilly Hurt and 167 for the Headstone Honeys.
Once again Smash Vegas from the Redneck Betties of Regina served as guest coach and noted that the Hurt "had moments of derby brilliance," during the contest.
The Hurt were then scheduled to make their way back to Moose Jaw for a Central Division tournament, featuring some of the top teams in Saskatchewan this past weekend.
In the meantime, the Hurt said they are still in recruitment mode and will be taking a look at any promising roller skaters during their practice sessions at the Icon Centre on Sept. 11 and again on Sept. 14.
The Hurt spokeswomen also said in a recent release, the league itself is on the lookout for good referee material, so if anyone is interested in that element of the game, they are asked to make their way to the Icon Centre on those two dates and leave their name with the Hurt leaders.
