AUSTIN (KXAN) — Several young roller-skaters took to the roller derby track at Bartholomew District Park early Saturday morning to get ready to host the Junior Roller Derby Association (JRDA) Female ...
This story originally published online at The 9th Street Journal. It’s a Saturday morning at Wheels, the indoor roller skating rink in East Durham, and the place has been taken over by the Carolina ...
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Teresa Huang of South Hadley never really considered themself a serious athlete, but when they rediscovered roller derby in 2023 after a few years away from it, they thought it might be a fun thing to ...
River City Roller Derby, a member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, is getting its wheels turning for the third ...
Roller Derby is a fast-paced sport, and a fast jammer can make all the difference. Lil’ Smokes, pictured here, chose her name because of how fast she is on her skates. Joshua Carter Belleville ...
Roller derby, popular in the 1940s and 1950s, enjoyed a resurgence on TV in the 1970s, then went back into hibernation.
On a hot July night in Corvallis, with temperatures approaching 100 degrees, the sounds of wheels echoed through Langton Hall. Despite the heat, players had strapped on their skates, pads and helmets ...
Blakeman first imposed the ban through an executive order, but it was struck down after a lawsuit from the roller derby ...