Mitten Kitten Tournament 2012

The Mitten Kitten tournament kicked off in Utica, Michigan on October sixth. Teams from all across Michigan showed up to compete in a fast and fierce weekend that meant Killa Crew played three games in the span of 48 hours, with the first
being against arch nemesis Grand Raggidy's G-Rap Attack!, followed by bouts versus Brighton and Floral City. With much of Killa never having played multiple bouts in a weekend, each game came with its own set of challenges. They fought hard, never gave up, but ultimately didn’t come up with the wins.

Never the sore losers, many supported other teams from the area throughout the tournament including our own Killamazoo Derby Darlins as they faced the Detroit Derby Girls in a sanctioned match-up that had everyone biting their nails
from start to finish. While KDD also did not come out with a win, the close point spread allowed the team to move up in the rankings.

As a final weekend highlight, the team got to witness their Head Referee, Trickless Magician, make his derby debut with DetRiot, the men’s roller derby league of Detroit playing against Chicago’s Bruise Brothers. While DetRoit lost the bout, Trickless and the rest of the guys won our hearts with their fearless plays and crowd-pleasing antics. We can’t wait to see what next year’s Mitten Kitten tourney brings us, but we’re positive it will be Purrrr Michigan fun.