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South Jersey Game - May 17th

Posted by bunkertor on May 9, 2008 in History, Man's Ruin

RED, WHITE & BRUISE
Co-ed game - Big Rigs (sponsored by J.W. Transportation) VS Rollin Barren Bandits.
* Will consist of two, 30-minute periods.
* Live music and entertainment at half-time.
* Tailgating party featuring, Cheezy and the Crackers starts outside the rink at 5 PM.
* Doors to the event open at 7 PM, with […]

Roller Derby Reunion Report by Gary Powers

Posted by bunkertor on May 7, 2008 in History

What a day at the ‘Has Beens’ reunion. Our dear fearless leader, Nellie Montague Wilson,
was taken back to the hospital. She’s been fighting an infection and hasn’t been feeling
well and yes, the hospital is the best place for Nell, but we’ll miss her smiling face.
Saw lots of friends this morning at breakfast. […]

April 14, 2001

Posted by bunkertor on April 14, 2008 in History

April 14, 2001
By Gary Powers
Seven years ago today legendary skater RONNIE ROBINSON left us.
Sugar Ray’s son was trained by GERRY MURRAY, learned his craft from the best of them, impressing everyone with his jamming skills, then startled the banked track kingdom by leading the NEW ENGLAND BRAVES to the ‘68 pennant and ‘69 world title. […]

OSDA Men’s Derby Coordinator

Posted by bunkertor on April 2, 2008 in Bio, History, Men's Derby, Roller Derby, SheDevils

D-Maschine at practice in Mt Laurel, NJ with PJSD. As always, photos by King Taco.
D-Maschine started roller skating in April of 2007 and started as a rookie on the men’s team. Tim skated with the Hooligans in their June game of that same year. Tim is a Level 1 Certified Referee in […]

The Day the Skating Almost Stopped

Posted by bunkertor on March 31, 2008 in Banked Track, History

From RollerDerbyForum YahooGroup
The Day the Skating Almost Stopped
by John Seylaz
It was approximately 11:00 in St. Louis on that March 24, 1937 morning. A group of people that skated for the infant of sports, Roller Derby, climbed into the bus that was to take the group to Cincinnati for a two-week stop. The […]

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