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Junior roller derby for boys – is it time?

Posted in Derby, tagged , , , , on March 13, 2013 | 7 Comments »

It’s only been about 10 years since roller derby’s made its comeback, but we’ve made it pretty far since then. Teenagers play and men play – but as far as I can tell, there aren’t any junior leagues for boys. There are about 159 junior leagues and 123 men’s leagues listed on Roller Derby Worldwide. [...]

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Wild West Showdown! 2013

Posted in Derby, tagged , , , , , , , on February 27, 2013 | Leave a Comment »

Let’s chat WWS! This year, a lot of skaters got their derby skinz in a bunch after it was announced that there wouldn’t be any challenge bouts, as the challenge hall was not available or too expensive. This is a sincere bummer. Some great roller derby moments were played out in that challenge hall. I [...]

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Roller derby graph time!

Posted in Derby, tagged , , , , on July 13, 2012 |

In which we attempt to demonstrate why I have improved consistently in the last four years, yet still got about the same playing time. As you can see here, I started from nothing, and made slow but steady progress, with a few pleateaus and a few months of faster skill growth. Most skaters start a little higher [...]

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Rosebuds win NW Junior Derby Championship

Posted in Derby, tagged , , , , , , , , on July 10, 2012 | 5 Comments »

Rose City’s junior All-Stars won the Northwest Junior Derby Championships last weekend, and remain undefeated for the season. Congratulations, ladies, you deserve it! They even pulled out a pegassist in the championship game. NW Junior Derby actually has a season – a regular schedule with standings based on wins and losses after every team has [...]

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