The Hurricane Alley Derby Girls, representing Corpus Christi, TX played their first match in their new home last weekend. A sold out crowd watched them win their game at the American Bank Center, where they will play future matches.
The Gunnison Valley Roller Girls enjoy strong regional support and as part of the upcoming 10th Mountain Roller Girls event in Crested Butte, the local paper, The Crested Butte News, published a handy guide to help first time attendees know how to follow the action. Click here to read their article. The event is at […]
The Taipei Times recently ran a feature article on women’s flat track roller derby, give still more credence to the fact that this American-based sport is turning into a big international hit. The article featured information about French, Canadian, British, Australian and Finnish teams, and was titled “Roller Derby Gains Traction Beyond the US“.
The imminent closing of the San Jose Skate, a bay area roller rink, will mean that this area of Northern California is losing its last roller rink. Known as Golden Sate Roller Palace during its peak in the 1980’s, the rink is set to close later this spring. With the closing of the rink, the […]
The Morgantown, WV Roller Vixen claim to be the only roller derby team in the world with an “official” college affiliation. The Vixen call themselves an “athletic organization” and are proud of their connection to West Virginia University. Home matches are played at Mylan Park or the Boparc Ice Arena. This weekend they will participate […]
Historians generally agree that the origins of modern flat track roller derby date back to the end of the depression. Promoter Leo Seltzer organized skating endurance races that involved teams. There were 25 two person teams involved and collectively they would skate what amounted to a trip from coast to coast-57,000 laps around the roller […]
Western North Carolina’s premier roller derby team is set to open their 2014 season this Saturday, Feb. 15, when they travel to Greenville, SC to take on the Bad News Babes. Their home opener, back in Asheville features a showdown with G Force on March 1.
In this day of extreme political correctness, where it seems that even the mention of the word “bullying” will get you a visit from the sheriff, it is amazing that the derby culture of taunting, pushing and bullying can thrive. While everyone knows that what happens on the track stays on the track, it is […]
Roller derby probably spawns more bad puns than any sport out there and we love them all. From team names to matches to promotions, word play is almost as interesting as wht happens on the track. Upcoming Halloween related events include: “Putting a spook in their wheels” “Spooktacular” “Blocking Dead” “Creeps On Wheels” Have you […]
The recent high profile of flat track roller derby has led some to describe it as a new sport. The Minnesota RollerGirls might not agree. This weekend the St. Paul based team celebrated a decade of roller derby with a home match on Saturday at Roy Wilkins Auditorium.