Bout Preview- May 21, 2016
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
April showers bring May flowers… and May flowers bring you Atlanta Roller Derby dominance! First up is the Rumble Bs taking on their sister B-Team from Columbia, South Carolina, the Columbia Quad Squad Miss B-Havers. Our headlining game is the Atlanta All-Stars, the Dirty South Derby Girls, taking the track against the Charm City Roller
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Girls versus Boys- Atlanta Men’s Roller Derby in Athens
Thursday, 12 May 2016
Referees, superfans, significant others. No matter where they found the bug, these guys have a love for derby that can be argued to outweigh most of our own. Sakemon, an Atlanta Rollergirl superfan and utility skater for the Atlanta Men’s Roller Derby league, talks about their bout against the Classic City Rollergirls this weekend and gives a
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Sponsor Highlight- Tryst Hair Salon
Thursday, 05 May 2016
Welcome to the May installment of our Sponsor Highlight; this week we’re focusing on a sponsor who reminds us that just because we spend many hours a week shoving our heads into sweaty helmets, doesn’t mean we can’t have fabulous hair for the remaining time! Meet Laura Stalemark, ARG Sponsor and owner of TRYST Salon, better
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Brains and Brawn Part III
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Atlanta Rollergirls are so smart and so strong that there was no way we could introduce them all in only one or even two articles! Read on to see who’s brains are as stacked as their muscles.
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Brains and Brawn Part II
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Now introducing our second round of Brains and Brawn! The ladies of ARG are just so smart that we can’t fill the blog with all of them at once! Without further ado, we introduce to you more skaters that use all their muscles. Especially that big one between their ears! Hurtie Gertie The Merchant of
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Brains and Brawn
Thursday, 28 April 2016
Everyone knows the Atlanta Rollergirls are tough. There’s no doubt about that. Now we will prove to you that not only are they tough, but they have the smarts to match! In this first part series of “Brains and Brawn” we will introduce to you some of our very own ARG members that have what
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Bout Recap – March 19
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The Atlanta Travel Team season is in full swing as of last weekend, with the B team and All-stars both logging game number one in the books. If you missed these games, you missed well timed hits, mind-boggling maneuvers and phenomenal team work. If you were there and just want to relive the awesome few
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Feb. 20th Bout Recap
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The second game of the Atlanta Rollergirls’ season did not disappoint! Grinding defense, relentless jammers and powerful offense were the highlights of this spectacular double header. The bout opened with a matchup between the two undefeated teams, the Toxic Shocks and Denim Demons. The main event showcased Atlanta’s talented rookies as they made their debut
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January Home Opener Recaps
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
The Atlanta Rollergirl 2016 season is officially underway and if you didn’t make it to our home team opener, you missed some of the fastest and most intense derby that Atlanta has seen in a while. We welcomed fans with new bout layouts, the addition of food trucks, new transfers and fresh meat graduates and two
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Derby Wives Forevah: Nutella + NME
Thursday, 12 March 2015
If you came to this year’s Debutante Brawl, then you saw our very own Bat L. Royale perform a sacred and beautiful ceremony: the derby marriage. But what does it really mean to be derby wives? We asked Nutella Ferrero and NME, two skaters who tied the knot in 2013, about their derby marriage. Nutella: NME
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