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'This is Roller Derby' Trying to Roll to Austin

It's been said that Roller Derby is like rugby on wheels, so it's no surprise that the sport has taken hold in Australia. One antipodean film maker has caught the Southern Hemisphere's version of the derby revolution, and now he's trying to bring his documentary to Central Texas. Read More | Comment »

12:00PM Sat. Apr. 27, Richard Whittaker

Rockin' City Rollers Loaded for Bexar

Remember how we keep saying that women's flat track Roller Derby is the world's fastest growing sport? Well, here's more proof, as Round Rock's Rockin' City Rollergirls continues their inaugural season with a trip to San Antonio tonight, and announces their first ever home bout. Read More | Comment »

11:59AM Fri. Mar. 29, Richard Whittaker

'Derby Baby' Growing Up in Public

In sports, it's easy to tell when the game is over. The whistle blows, and you're done. In sports documentaries, it's a lot harder to know when you need to call cut. And for Dave Wruck and Robin Bond, creators of Roller Derby doc Derby Baby: A Story of Love, Addiction and Rink Rash, the overtime was as long as the main event. Read More | Comment »

8:00AM Sun. Jan. 6, Richard Whittaker

Eight Wheels, Two Toe Stops: The Flat Track Top 10

Covering Flat Track Roller Derby makes me feel sort of sorry for reporters who cover more established and establishment sports. After all, beyond shifting box scores and the odd ref strike, it's pretty similar from one season to the next. But flat track? It's in the midst of major, major upheavals. Read More | Comment »

9:00AM Fri. Jan. 4, Richard Whittaker

Derby Update: Weekend of Champions

Roller derby fans, keep your eyes on the prizes this weekend. The Texas Rollergirls are warming up up in Lincoln, Neb. as they prepare to defend their regional gold, while the banked track bruisers of the Texas Roller Derby are at home readying for the league championships. Read More | Comment »

11:03AM Fri. Oct. 5, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Star of Texas Preview: Gotham Girls Play a Game of Thrones

As the Austin thermometers track towards 100 degrees, it's still balmy in New York. "Man, I just looked at the weather last night and I thought, 'What have we get ourselves into,'" said jammer OMG WTF, co-captain of the Gotham Rollergirls. "Everyone we talked to says, 'I can't believe you agreed to a tournament in July." Read More | Comment »

8:39AM Sat. Jul. 21, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Star of Texas Preview: Windy City Blows In

Coming into this weekend's Star of Texas Bowl, the Windy City Rollers have an unusual honor. They were part of the first ever Women's Flat Track Derby Association-sanctioned bout to finish in a draw. Read More | Comment »

8:00AM Fri. Jul. 20, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Star of Texas Preview: B.A.D. Looking For More Gold

There are four flat track Roller Derby teams playing at the Star of Texas Bowl this weekend, and the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls are the only one not top of their region. But that doesn't make them any less of a threat. Read More | Comment »

5:18PM Thu. Jul. 19, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Alert

Austin is the town that gave the world modern Roller Derby, so it only seems right we should help send out the call: Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby had all their skate gear stolen while visiting Texas, and they're wishing on some Lone Star help to get it back. Read More | Comment »

9:29PM Tue. Jun. 26, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Nine hours to get new Roller Derby doc to Austin
 

Help a Derby Baby Find an ATX Home

It may not be the first Roller Derby documentary, but Derby, Baby! has taken the sport's scrappy DIY ethos to heart in self-distribution. A little surprisingly, there's still no sign of an Austin screening, but there's a Kickstarter campaign rolling to fix that. Bad news? You only have until 11pm to arrange it. Read More | Comment »

2:28PM Tue. May. 22, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 1/28/12

And so, it begins! The 2012 Roller Derby season launches this weekend in Texas with double whistles, as the TXRD Lonestar Rollegirls break out the banked track tomorrow, and the Texas Rollergirls head up to Dallas for the Governor's Cup. Read More | Comment »

5:11PM Sat. Jan. 28, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 1/16/12

Can you tell a jammer from a pivot? Have you ever yelled, "Twenty feet, ref!"? Know one end of a microphone from the other? The Texas Rollergirls need you! Announcer tryouts tonight are just part of a jam-packed (and well overdue) Roller Derby update. Read More | Comment »

4:12PM Mon. Jan. 16, 2012, Richard Whittaker

Top Ten For Eight Wheels

Another year, another year-end, another Roller Derby top ten list. Line up on the jam line, and wait for the whistle. Read More | Comment »

3:44PM Fri. Jan. 6, 2012, Richard Whittaker

World Wide Texas Derby

Which is the greatest Roller Derby nation? Teams from 13 countries have gathered in Toronto, Canada to smash that conundrum this weekend and Smarty Pants of the Texas Rollergirls is there strapping her skates on as part of Team USA. Read More | Comment »

3:33PM Thu. Dec. 1, 2011, Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 7/8/11

It's all about ten gallons and eight wheels this weekend, as the Texas Rollergirls' Honky Tonk Heartbreakers and the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls' Rhinestone Cowgirls both look to rope and tie the opposition on the Roller Derby track. Read More | Comment »

2:00PM Fri. Jul. 8, 2011, Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 6/10/11

The Texas Rollergirls are hot for teacher, and the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls are on the road again. It's a hectic weekend for local Roller Derby. Read More | Comment »

3:40PM Fri. Jun. 10, 2011, Richard Whittaker

ABC Nightline at Texas Rollergirls tonight, plus new derby doc
 

'And Now Here's Ted With the Derby'

It seems like the camera's eye is increasingly on the world of Roller Derby: Tonight reporters from ABC News Nightline will be at the Austin Convention Center covering the Texas Rollergirls bout. Yet they are not the only camera crews on the track these days, with two documentaries imminent. Read More | Comment »

11:58AM Sun. May. 15, 2011, Richard Whittaker

Texas Rollergirls start the season and Lonestar gets regular
 

Roller Derby Update: Valentine's Hangover Edition

Looks like Feb. 20 will be the perfect roller derby date night, Texas Rollergirls and the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls both holding bouts. But first, some quick words from Arizona. Read More | Comment »

3:40PM Tue. Feb. 15, 2011, Richard Whittaker

Roller Derby Update 2/5/11

Anyone remember when there was an 'off'-season in roller derby? Nah, me neither. There have already been dozens of bouts this year nationwide, but first up, local news, including Wii battles with the Texas Rollergirls today, the Hustlers in Arizona, and the first TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls result of 2011. Read More | 1 Comment »

11:00AM Sat. Feb. 5, 2011, Richard Whittaker

Of Skates and Scars

The TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls will be unpacking their banked Roller Derby track this weekend, and seven year veteran Honey Homcide will roll with the All-Scar Army for Sunday's 2011 season kick-off. "It's going to be a great show," she said, "I'm so excited, I can't even handle it." Read More | Comment »

5:08PM Fri. Jan. 28, 2011, Richard Whittaker

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