They laughed, they yelled and they sang along to the music coming from the sound system. And why shouldn’t they? They had been practicing for seven months. A few sported full face paint, others wore fishnets. A couple of them had words written on shorts under their skirts allowing them to flash words like “Sucka!” in the face of their opponent as they sped by.
Roller rumble
New league’s first official roller derby bout a rousing success
Tuesday, July 17, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 1:41 p.m. CDT, Friday, July 18, 2008
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