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Cincinnati Rollergirls victorious in their first game of tenth season

Edit The Examiner 19 Mar 2016
slayed her performance (recording by Shelley Harris Rusk). The Roc City Roc Stars, ranked #76 by the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) took on your #70 Cincinnati Rollergirls Black Sheep. Cincinnati’s coaching staff has not kept it a secret that this year’s objective is to qualify for WFTDA Division II tournament in Wichita, Kansas and Lansing Michigan in late August ... For 2016, Cincinnati boats a four jammer rotation ... ....

Round Rock’s roller derby pushes for empowerment

Edit Austin American Statesman 18 Mar 2016
Round Rock’s one and only roller derby league is all about empowering women while fostering an inclusive environment within the community ... Photo by Nicole Barrios ... Today, the league has grown to around 55 members ... This is the first time the league has been ranked since becoming an official WFTDA member in 2014 ... The team’s upcoming game — or bout, in roller derby lingo — is WFTDA sanctioned, which could change its ranking ... ....

The Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls prepare for their 'Decade of Destruction'

Edit The Examiner 12 Feb 2016
The Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls (BBRG) reported to practice last week to begin their tenth season and a march towards climbing the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) rankings. In what BBRG is calling their “Decade of Destruction” the team celebrates ten years of roller derby in Northern Kentucky. Everything old is new again for BBRG in 2016, and a familiar face returns to the coaching role ... ....

South Side Roller Derby start junior derby for tots and teens

Edit The Examiner 03 Jan 2016
South Side Roller Derby is offering beginner junior roller derby for tots (ages seven to 11) and teens (ages 12 to 17) starting January 4 in Pearland, Texas ... The goal of the classes is to create a junior league with three teams who will skated according to the WFTDA (Flack Track) rules ... ....

Assault City Roller Derby closes out season

Edit Syracuse 22 Nov 2015
The teams currently practice at the Vault, located in Shoppingtown Mall ... They are affiliated with the Women's Flat Track Derby Association WFTDA.   ... ....

Women's Roller Derby Teams Compete for 10th International Championship Nov. 6-8 in Saint Paul ESPN3 Will Carry Final Round Games for the First Time

Edit PR Newswire 03 Nov 2015
3, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The top women's roller derby teams in the world will compete for the sport's highest honors, the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Division 1 and Division 2 Championship titles, Nov ... The Championships represent the best of the best of WFTDA teams ... Fans can watch the first two days of competition via WFTDA.tv, the WFTDA's online broadcast channel. For more information see wftda.tv/espn....

Jacksonville RollerGirls: Going to Champs

Edit The Examiner 23 Sep 2015
If you were lucky enough to have ventured inside you knew that all the ruckus was the 2015 International WFTDA D1 Playoffs ... WFTDA stands for Women's Flat Track Derby Association, otherwise known as the great sport of Roller Derby! ... The WFTDA 2015 Championships will be held in Saint Paul, MN, Nov 6-8.The event will be hosted by Minnesota Rollergirls....

DC Rollergirls Present: The Muppet Rookie Scrimmage (DC Rollergirls)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Sep 2015
(Source. DC Rollergirls). Calling all sensational, inspirational, celebrational, Muppetational roller derby rookies ! DC Rollergirls is excited to announce our Muppet-themed Interleague Scrimmage on Sunday, September 27th at Temple Hills Skate Palace in Temple Hills, MD. The cost to participate is $15 per skater ... MRDA and MADE skaters are welcome, but must be familiar with WFTDA rules. Full insurance is required ... Please note ... (noodl....

Roller derby doesn't enforce gender separation and women still rule the sport

Edit The Guardian 19 Aug 2015
But roller derby is breaking the mold ... The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), the largest governing body of roller derby in the world, and its member leagues are pioneers of sport and, in many ways, are enacting queer politics in very real and substantive way ... In 2011, the WFTDA unveiled a gender policy which aimed to improve upon the ... Under the WFTDA policy, players would only need to meet a hormone requirement ... ....

ESPN3 brings roller derby back to national network

Edit PR Newswire 10 Aug 2015
10, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) announced a deal today with ESPN to deliver the final round of the 2015 International WFTDA Championships on ESPN3, making the most anticipated games of the WFTDA season easily accessible to millions of households in the United States ... The WFTDA Playoffs season begins Aug ... 8, the most highly anticipated games of the WFTDA season....

Teacher, a former roller-derby star, and her toddler daughter are stabbed

Edit Philadelphia Daily News 27 Jul 2015
DONLETTA BOLDS had heard her next-door neighbors quarreling before. It wasn't a smooth relationship. But the ruckus that awakened Bolds after midnight yesterday morning sounded different from past fights - much more serious. "It didn't sound like it usually sounds ... "One scream woke me up." ... ... It wasn't ... Around 8.45 p.m ... Kristen Herrman, vice president of Philly Roller Derby, said Berrian served on the WFTDA's board of directors for years ... ....

(5/4/15) Milwaukee Announced as Host City for 2015 Skate America (US Figure Skating)

Edit noodls 04 May 2015
(Source. US Figure Skating) Milwaukee Announced as Host City for 2015 Skate America. (5/4/15) - U.S. Figure Skating announced today the selection of UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the host venue for 2015 Skate America ... Competition will take place Oct. 22-25 ... The arena hosts the Milwaukee Wave (MASL), Brewcity Bruisers WFTDA and UW-Milwaukee's men's basketball team (NCAA). "U.S ... � ... 7-13, in Barcelona, Spain ... 24 ... 25....

Flood Water Roller Derby defeats CCAD in last minute comeback

Edit The Examiner 28 Mar 2015
On Saturday March 28, 2015, Flood Water Roller Derby (FWRD) teamed with Woodland Area Roller Derby to host their first home bout. Central California Area Derby (CCAD), a WFTDA apprentice league, came all the way from Fresno to bring roller derby action to NorCal Indoor Sports in Woodland, CA. The first jam opened with FWRD’s jammer Sunshine Nightmare taking the line against Talia Al Ghoul ... 15-0, CCAD ... 15-1, CCAD. Jam 4 ... 19-9, CCAD....
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