All that Rachael Vallese needs is a pair of roller skates to prove that playing rough isn’t just for men. After she gets her skates on, Vallese takes her no-fear mentality and sassy attitude to the ...

On one pass around the rink, Hillary “Hill De Beast” Weingarten crouched low to the floor, trying to squeeze through the tangle of legs and skates around her. She was blocked and knocked down. The ...

In the real world, the women of Atlanta Roller Derby are engineers, ICU nurses, veterinary nurses, teachers. On the track, they’re something else – a little rougher, rowdier and more frightening. They ...

First Woman's Flat Track Derby World Cup winning team. Photo by Andreanna Seymore; First World Cup in Toronto, Canada, 2011. Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Body slams, blocking, ...

It’s trivia night at your local bar, and you’re asked to name a sport that emerged in the 1930s, sold out stadiums and arenas and graced network television stations multiple times per week. Oh, and it ...

You wouldn’t think there would be much common ground between clients of the Athens Community Council on Aging and the local roller derby team. But the Classic City Rollergirls still found something to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A few women in Little Rock are giving an entirely different meaning to blowing off steam after work. They're some of central Arkansas's leading professionals, but when they clock ...

Starting in January 2005, a group of Metro Detroit women, ranging from mothers to students to careerists, craved an escape from their day-to-day lives and sought to discover their competitive and ...

Photos by Aimee Dilger The Times Leader Go to www.timesleader.com for additional photos The Coal City Rollers don skates with brightly colored wheels as well as stockings and socks. ZomBettie and ...

This is the first bout for the Destruction Junction Derby Dolls Roller Derby League. It is quite the tongue twister but these girls have a very clear idea of their purpose. They started their roller ...