St. Louis GateKeepers

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St. Louis GateKeepers
St. Louis Gatekeepers logo.jpg
Metro area St. Louis, Missouri
Country United States
FoundedNovember 2009
TeamsGateKeepers Travel Team
Creve Coroners
Central West Friends
Raiders of Forest Park
B-Keepers
Track type(s)Flat
Venuevarious
Affiliations MRDA (Men's Roller Derby Association)
Org. typeskater-owned
Website StLGateKeepers.com

The St. Louis GateKeepers are an open gender flat-track roller derby team based in St. Louis, Missouri. It was founded in November 2009 by Magnum, p.i.m.p. (Scott Meyer), a referee for the Arch Rival Rollergirls, and Bat Wing (Evan Jones). [1] Since then, the league has grown to support two touring travel teams (the main travel team and the B-Keepers, the travelling B-team) and three local teams: The Creve Coroners, The Central West Friends, and the Raiders of Forest Park. [2]

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History

The St. Louis GateKeepers were conceived by Scott Meyer (who skates under the name Magnum p.i.m.p.) and Evan Jones (Bat Wing) on the way from a men's roller derby bout in Sioux City. Together, they started the GateKeepers in November 2009. Since then, the league has grown from starting with only a few players to a roster that includes over 40 skaters. [3] The GateKeepers won the Men's Roller Derby Association World Championship in 2015.

Spring Roll 2011

The St. Louis GateKeepers received considerable attention for their performance at the 2011 Spring Roll tournament hosted in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Despite being a relatively young team, the GateKeepers were undefeated in the tournament. Notably, the GateKeepers beat the high-ranking Puget Sound Outcasts and broke the 24-game winning streak of the previously undefeated New York Shock Exchange. [4]

Local League Structure

The St. Louis GateKeepers consists of three local teams, each named after a St. Louis neighborhood. The teams are The South Grand Slammers, The Riverfront Crimes, and the Dogtown Rockets, and are named after the South Grand Avenue district, the Riverfront area, and Dogtown, respectively. The teams practice together at regular practices, but bout against each other in a series of matches deemed 'Turf Wars', culminating in a yearly championship. [5] The league is entirely skater-run, with the players helping to run the teams, referee the local bouts and pay for rink time. [6]

2011 Schedule

Intraleague Schedule

March 26 - South Grand Slammers vs. Riverfront Crimes
April 16 - Dogtown Red Rockets vs. South Grand Slammers
May 21 - Riverfront Crimes vs. Dogtown Red Rockets
June 18 - South Grand Slammers vs. Riverfront Crimes
July 23 - Dogtown Red Rockets vs. South Grand Slammers
Aug 20th - Riverfront Crimes vs. Dogtown Red Rockets
Sept 17th - Turf War Championship

Interleague Travel Team Schedule

DateSt. Louis GateKeepers vs.LocationSt. Louis GateKeepersOpposing Team
02/05/11Race City RebelsIndianapolis, IN21363
05/14/11Puget Sound OutcastFt. Wayne, IN (Spring Roll Tournament)20178
05/15/11Harm City HomicideFt. Wayne, IN (Spring Roll Tournament)26156
05/15/11New York Shock ExchangeFt. Wayne, IN (Spring Roll Tournament)158138
05/29/11Ozarks Derby Brigade*Springfield, MO34835
06/11/11Twin Cites TerrorsSt. Louis, MO20743
07/09/11Ozarks Derby Brigade*St. Peters, MO27271
08/27/11Des MoinesDes Moines, IA159116
10/22/11Puget Sound OutcastNew York, NY (MRDA Championship)106127
10/22/11Magic City MisfitsNew York, NY (MRDA Championship)145170

* B-Keepers Game

2010 Season Interleague Stats

DateSt. Louis GateKeepers vs.LocationSt. Louis GateKeepersOpposing Team
03/20/2010Race City RebelsSt. Louis, MO12517
05/08/2010Twin City TerrorsFort Wayne, IN4935
05/08/2010Dallas DeceptionFort Wayne, IN4340
05/08/2010Puget Sound OutcastFort Wayne, IN120121
06/12/2010Race City RebelsIndianapolis, IN22668
08/21/2010Twin City TerrorsLakeville, MN14493
09/26/2010Magic City MisfitsFayetteville, AR170143
02/05/2011Race City RebelsIndianapolis, IN21363

[7]

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References

  1. ↑ "About GateKeepers" . Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  2. ↑ "St. Louis GateKeepers" . Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  3. ↑ Campbell, Chris (4 January 2011). "Chaos, aggression and knee pads". Metro St. Louis Suburban Journal. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  4. ↑ Justice Feelgood Marshall. "Spring Roll: MRDA Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "St. Louis GateKeepers" . Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  6. ↑ Weich, Susan (24 March 2010). "All-male squad breaking ground on St. Louis roller derby scene". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  7. ↑ "St. Louis GateKeepers Bout Results" . Retrieved 11 March 2011.
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