Granite City Roller Girls 1st in Tier 3 North. The Fights went on to Tier 3 Playoffs and placed 3rd overall. Granite City Roller Girls "Granite City Roller Derby" (GCRD) is a roller derby league based in Aberdeen, Scotland. Founded in 2007, the league currently have two teams which compete with teams from other leagues. Originating as the Aberdeen Aces, GCRD were the second established roller derby league in Scotland. The league struggled in the early days to find a training hall to practice in and resorted to skating in a local car park when weather allowed. In November 2008, the league began skating
USS Granite City (1863) captured in the action, though "Granite City" suffered no battle damage and none of the Union soldiers aboard were lost. For the next 8 months, "Granite City", though often in need of repairs to her weak machinery, actively participated in the blockade of the Texas coast. She captured schooner "Anita" 27 October 1863, schooner "Amelia Ann" 16 November, and bark "Teresita" 17 November. In addition, the steamer supported two landings of troops on the Texas coast. With , she shelled Confederate cavalry off Pass Cavallo 31 December 1863, allowing Union reconnaissance forces to land successfully. Again on 19 January 1864,