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The Ithaca League of Women Rollers is partnering with Coffee Mania and Gimme! Coffee for the first-ever intraleague bout on Sunday, May 16, at the J.M. McDonald Sports Complex in Cortland - the league's springtime home track.

For this special event the ILWR teams, the SufferJets and BlueStockings, will be reblended to form two high-octane teams--Team Gimme! and Team Coffee Mania. Whether you wear Gimme! red or Mania purple, you'll be able to cheer for your favorite ILWR skaters as these one-time teammates turn on each other for this special event - the Battle for the Bean. Come see which team will take home the Bean Trophy.

Doors open at 4:30 pm and the first whistle blows at 5:00 for this Sunday evening event. Tickets are $10 for adults. Kids aged 12 and under are admitted for free. Tickets for this bout and the entire 2010 season are now available through the league's newly designed website. Tickets are also available at the Ticket Center at Center Ithaca on the Ithaca Commons. For information on riding the ILWR Fan Van from Ithaca to Cortland, e-mail events@ithacarollerdery.com.

The J.M. McDonald Sports Complex is located at 4292 Fairgrounds Drive in Cortland. Join your favorite skaters after the bout for more fun and music at the Darkhorse in downtown Cortland.

A portion of the evening's proceeds will go to support the Women's Opportunity Center of Ithaca.

This bout is generously sponsored by Gimme! Coffee and Coffee Mania. ILWR is sponsored all season long by platinum sponsors Cayuga Xpress, Gorges Website Design & Development, Clayburg Creative, and Angry Mom Records.