Roller Derby Update 4/30/11

Texies pack their bags for cooler climes, TXRD has double fun in May

"...Happy birthday to the Texas Rollergirls: April 27 marked the eighth anniversary of their first..."

April 30, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The High Point of the Track

Before this weekend's banked track roller derby tourney, TXRD's April Ritzenthaler talks rule negotiations and ankle breakers

"...on the Bank II, this weekend's massive banked track roller derby tournament (tickets available now)...."

June 19, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Flat-Out on the Track

Team Legit talks about ramping up for Battle on the Bank

"...the memories remain. This past weekend, the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls were hosts to the second annual Battle on the..."

June 24, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Honey on the Track

Honey Homicide of the Lonestar Rollergirls talks tactics and ligaments

"...Fans of the Lonestar Rollergirls, Austin’s banked-track Roller Derby league, may have been upset..."

Nov. 20, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

The Derby Dozen(ish)

2010's local and global Roller Derby highlights

"...When I start drafting the Roller Derby Top 10 for 2011, the No. 1 story..."

Jan. 6, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Derby Update: Weekend of Champions

Texas Rollergirls and banked track TXRD both rolling for gold

"...Roller derby fans, keep your eyes on the prizes this..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

A Tale of Two Roller Derbys

"...The Texas Rollergirls put the home season on hold this week, but..."

May 10, 2013 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Debs of the Derby: A Pin-Up-Scale Event

The TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls auction off pin-up-style posters to benefit local charities

"...our fair city has is that we are the Roller Derby capital of the world. At least the current..."

March 19, 2010 Sports Feature by Mark Fagan

Derby Me Two Times

Flat track Friday before the big banked track weekend

"...The big roller derby weekend just got a little bigger. Aside from..."

June 19, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls Season Kickoff

2012 banked-track Roller Derby starts now

"...battle for the soul and control of Austin's banked Roller Derby track begins this weekend. At the end of..."

Feb. 17, 2012 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls

Banked-track Roller Derby rivaly re-ignites

"...from 2010 league champs the Cherry Bombs. Now the banked-track Roller Derby rivalry re-ignites, as the green-clad bombers try..."

July 6, 2012 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Back on the Bank for '10

Lonestar Rollergirls to salute the troops

"...The banked track roller derby season comes in with a bang as the..."

Jan. 14, 2010 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Electric Skaterland

Austin births a Roller Derby renaissance

"...The worst sound in Roller Derby is silence...."

Nov. 27, 2009 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Tough Enough

Whip It director Drew Barrymore and scribe Shauna Cross roll with the punches

"...Whip It, Drew Barrymore's directorial debut set in Austin's Roller Derby community, was filming around Detroit. But whatever the..."

Oct. 2, 2009 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Top Ten For Eight Wheels

The Roller Derby year reviewed, plus some Texas Rollergirls' honors

"...Another year, another year-end, another Roller Derby top ten list. Line up on the jam..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Lonestar Rollergirls Season Opener

TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls celebrate their season opener and 10th anniversary

"...much of an anniversary, but in the annals of Roller Derby history, it's pretty essential. That gathering was the..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Battle of the Jam Bands

Bob Ray and Werner Campbell's five-year rock & Roller Derby adventure

"...Austin's always churning scenester wading pool when they debuted Rollergirls back in January 2006, but the 13-episode "reality" show..."

March 9, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Pick Your Team: The Honky Tonk Heartbreakers

The history and the future of Texas derby, according to Devil Grrl

"...When it comes to the Texas Rollergirls, there's few with a sense of history like Amy..."

Feb. 18, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Capital Punishing

Day two of the banked track roller derby tournament

"...the second annual Battle on the Bank banked track roller derby tournament, being held this weekend at the Austin..."

June 21, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Page Two: Tales of the Pioneers

Hanging with Roller Derby queens and pulp fiction masters

"...drink. In talking about the rebirth of women's competitive Roller Derby (which had once flowered but had been moribund..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Column by Louis Black

Skating and Shooting

Austin film makers talk about filming Roller Derby when there was no Roller Derby to film

"...best emergent filmmaker, and the DVD release of his Roller Derby documentary Hell on Wheels...."

Oct. 19, 2008 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Four-Wheeled Race to be First

Texas Rollergirls 2011 season gets competitive

"...There are good Roller Derby bouts, and there are great Roller Derby bouts...."

March 29, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Lonestar Rollergirls’ Calvello Cup Championship Going Down This Saturday

"...Rash or Masonite Burn,” defined in the glossary of Roller Derby slang on the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls website. For..."

June 21, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

Wife Stories

Rhea Butcher and Cameron Esposito on life as a comedy couple

"...feels very empowering. I’ve also see your banked track roller derby! Where I’m from, in Chicago, and also here..."

Sept. 27, 2017 Arts Post by Rosalind Faires

Of Skates and Scars

Honey Homicide talks TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls' 2011 season opener

"...The TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls will be unpacking their banked Roller Derby track this..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

TXRD Playoffs

Will the Holy Rollers or Hellcats move on to the Calvello Cup championship?

"...Who they'll be facing for the biggest prize in banked-track Roller Derby. They'll only be setting their target after..."

Aug. 24, 2012 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

TXRD

TXRD has dropped the Lonestar from its name, but the rivalries remain

"...season comes to an end. This year, the local banked-track Roller Derby league dropped the Lonestar from their name,..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Sports Feature by Richard Whittaker

Calvello Cup '09

TXRD Lonestar banked track derby championship this Saturday

"...It but have never seen a real-life banked track roller derby bout, then this is your lucky weekend. The..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Hot Wheels

Cherry Bombs continue their undefeated streak on the banked track

"...Banked track Roller Derby is like any other sport: Just knowing you're..."

July 29, 2009 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Late-Season Lonestar Rollergirls Bout: Cherry Bombs vs. Hellcats

"...Austin Convention Center Sunday, April 15, for the Texas Roller Derby Lonestar Rollergirls' bout between the Cherry Bombs and..."

April 16, 2007 Sports Post by Sofia Resnick

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