The Saint Hellions, in orange, and the Sugar Skulls, in green, go head-to-head at the season opener of the Banked Track Roller Derby, presented by the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash.(Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
Referees stretch out in preparation for the season opener of the Banked Track Roller Derby, presented by the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. Four teams - the Saint Hellions, the Sugar Skulls, the Rolling Blackouts and Royal Crush - went head-to-head for a win. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
Members of the Tilted Thunder Peeps team warm up with a singalong before the season opener of the Banked Track Roller Derby, presented by the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. Four teams - the Saint Hellions, the Sugar Skulls, the Rolling Blackouts and Royal Crush - went head-to-head for a win. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
Players' water bottles, adorned with stickers and an asthma nebulizer, sit on the side of the rink at the season opener of the Banked Track Roller Derby, presented by the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
Jean Claude Van Damsel, center, of the Sugar Skulls, laughs with Sweet Ca-Roll-Ine, of the Saint Hellions, left, before the season opener of the Banked Track Roller Derby, presented by the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
The Queen of Hearts, mascot for the Royal Crush team, poses for a portrait at the season opener of the Banked Track Roller Derby, presented by the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
Karny Aslaughta, of the Sugar Skulls, navigates around the track as the lead jammer at the season opener of the Banked Track Roller Derby, presented by the Tilted Thunder Rail Birds, on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013, at Comcast Arena in Everett, Wash. Four teams - the Saint Hellions, the Sugar Skulls, the Rolling Blackouts and Royal Crush - went head-to-head for a win. (Jordan Stead, for seattlepi.com)
