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WFTDA Third Quarter West Region Rankings

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:29:31 -0700

Leah Rampolla — Examiner.Com

WFTDA third quarter rankings in the West region are: number one Rocky Mountain Roller Girls, number two Oly Rollers, number three B.ay A.rea. D.erby Girls, number four Rose City Rollers, number five Rat City Roller Girls, number six Denver Roller...

Dutchland All-Stars Smash Hammer City

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:28:30 -0700

by Leah Rampolla — Examiner.Com

For the first time since the Philly Roller Girls’ East Coast Extravaganza the Dutchland All Stars faced off against Hammer City’s Eh! Team from Ontario, Canada. Like their bout at the East Coast Extravaganza, the Dutchland...

Blitz Defeats New Hampshire All Stars

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 16:27:07 -0700

by Leah Rampolla — Examiner.Com

The Dutchland Blitz took on New Hampshire’s A team Skate Free or Die during the second half of the Dutchland Rollers doubleheader on October 23rd. The Dutchland Blitz gave the home town crowd a double win as the Blitz emerged victorious.

For The Love Of Four Wheels: Biroller Disorder From Dutchland Rollers Is Ready To See Roller Derby Recognized As A Sport

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:24:37 -0700

by Emileigh Clare — YorkBlog

Roller derby has come a long way from the scripted action of yore. Biroller Disorder, a referee from Lancaster's premiere all-women's roller derby league, the Dutchland Rollers,is working to bring more attention to roller derby as a sport.

Roll With It

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:31:43 -0700

Lancaster Fine Living

For many people, a sense of nostalgia is evoked with images of a WWF-esque, theatrical sport from the 1970s. Forothers, it’s visions of burly, tattooed, and dyed women in fishnets and knee socks gunning for each other. For me, and for many other people intimately connected to roller derby, it evokes a sense of camaraderie, sportsmanship, responsibility, and time commitment. And I mustn’t forget tons of fun!

Making a Case for Comfort

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 16:35:06 -0700

by Claudia W. Esbenshade — Intelligencer Journal

Just a little color can brighten any day, according to Cindy Kerr, frontperson of the ConKerr Cancer initiative. ConKerr Cancer's goal: to sew cheery pillowcases for sick children, one for every seriously ill child in North America by 2012, according to Kerr.