Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Roller Derby hosts competitive B-team tournament weekend
A two-point opener set the tone as Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s B-team weekend packed 8 teams, 12 games and a host-league loss at Revolution Ice Centre.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Roller Derby turned Revolution Ice Centre in Pittston into a full B-team stage over the June 5-7 weekend, and the scores showed immediately how tight the margins were. The second annual Bears, Beets, Battle of the B Teams tournament brought eight teams and 12 games across three days, with the host league’s Low Rolling Deuces in the bracket and outside competition coming in from across the Northeast.
The weekend opened with the kind of finish that can swing an entire bracket. DDR Blitz edged PRD Kelpies 157-155, a two-point result that left no room for wasted trips to the penalty box or late-game mistakes. In a tournament built on regulation play under the latest WFTDA rules, that opener underscored the pressure every lineup faced from the first whistle.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton’s own Low Rolling Deuces took their turn in the spotlight, but NOVA: The Solar Sirens controlled that matchup by the time the final whistle sounded, winning 183-119. The scoreline was decisive, yet the opportunity still mattered for the host roster: sanctioned minutes against outside competition, repeated looks in a bracketed setting, and the chance to test who could handle pressure when the pace and physicality climbed over consecutive games.
That is where B-team weekends matter most for a league like Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. They are not just about the standings on Sunday night. They give newer skaters pressure reps, let veteran skaters take on bigger leadership roles, and reveal how much depth a roster really has when games come one after another. For a league that WFTDA Stats lists 92nd in NA Northeast, with a peak regional ranking of 74th in August 2025, those reps are part of the climb, not a side note to it.
The setting fit the task. Revolution Ice Centre, at 12 Old Boston Rd. in Pittston, hosted the three-day event, which ran Friday from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM. Vendors, raffle baskets and concessions rounded out a weekend that was as much about building league depth as it was about deciding one bracket, and the host league made clear it intends to keep Bears, Beets, Battle of the B Teams part of that formula.
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