random truths – Day 1,050 (Tuesday) – go team

Red River Sirens - 2011.

The Facebook memories for January 31 have been about women’s sports at least twice in semi-recent years. In 2011, the Clarksville Roller Derby Red River Sirens competed, not on the derby rink, but in a chili cookoff.  The chili cookoff was a fun event. 

We donned our team colors and fun socks and boots, and brought our chili entry to the local Harley Davidson dealer for the event. A couple brave teammates skated gracefully amongst the very expensive motorcycles that I was afraid to even walk past for fear of crashing into one. It was a legitimate fear, as I was constantly bouncing off the furniture at home. I still do, and slammed a hipbone on the corner of the buffet just the other night.

One year the Sirens won the chili contest in the category of “Best Name” for our “Fire in Yer Hole” spicy chili. Another year we won in the tasting for our “Road Kill Chili.” Winning is fun. I remember it fondly. It hasn’t felt like there has much that could be classified as winning lately.

Oakmont Spartans (white jerseys),
 #63 in action at left.

The other women’s sports event in the FB memories on this date is from my eldest niece’s hockey game. She took to the ice wearing number 63, which she chose after her favorite Bruins player, Brad Marchand. 

Skaters from my niece's school, Monty Tech, joined with skaters from Oakmont Regional to form the team. I was so proud of her. She and her teammates were blazing a trail for ice skaters in the Fitchburg, Massachusetts area, just like the Red River Sirens had done for roller derby in the Clarksville, Tennessee area.