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Thursday, 19 February 2015
PEOPLE’S CHOICE Race viewers got involved this year and were able to name their fan favorite. The People’s Choice Award went to the Atlanta Rollergirls Racing Devils. The girls, with their wild costumes, hilarious skit and imaginative craft skated their way into the hearts of thousands of fans, who were able to text their votes
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How do you do roller derby Atlanta-style?
Thursday, 19 February 2015
ATLANTA They are in the middle of their season, but you may not even know they exist. It is an all-women sport, but they don’t dribble so much as rumble. The Atlanta Rollergirls has been around since 2004 when they were one of the charter members of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). They
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Rare last-minute chance to see Atlanta Rollergirls
Thursday, 19 February 2015
ATLANTA — Looking for a different way to celebrate Mother’s Day this weekend — how about watching some mothers elbow and hip-check each other during the Atlanta Rollergirls’ double-header bouts on Saturday. The Rollergirls will take on teams from Madison, Wisconsin in bouts at 5pm and 7:30pm at the Yaraab Shrine Centerat 400 Ponce de Leon
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Brooke Baldwin from CNN checks out roller derby
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Roller derby could become an Olympic sport in 2020. Brooke Baldwin laces up some skates to check it out.
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The Rollergirls of ‘Derby, Baby!’ premier at Atlanta Film Festival
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Atlanta Rollergirls hosted some special festivities to celebrate Derby, Baby!’s Atlanta Film Festival premier. At noon on Saturday -before the film’s screening – skaters from Atlanta and other nearby derby leagues congregated at Midtown’s Skate Escape (1086 Piedmont Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30309). About Derby, Baby! Narrated by Whip It star Juliette Lewis, Derby, Baby!
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Georgia’s Roller Derby Girls – January Georgia Magazine
Thursday, 19 February 2015
In December 2006, Jessica Thompson was having a tough time. She had moved back from Indianapolis, Ind., to her hometown of Augusta because of a relationship, but things hadn’t worked out as she had hoped. Now she was turning 30, and most of her old girlfriends were too busy to hang out with their single
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Atlanta Rollergirls on “JJ on Atlanta” Peachtree TV
Thursday, 19 February 2015
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ARG’s Cherry Blox’em featured in Creative Loafing’s Photo Of the Day
Thursday, 19 February 2015
The Apocalypstix celebrate their win after the opening roller derby bouts on March 13.
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AJC Slideshow “Meet the Atlanta Rollergirls”
Thursday, 19 February 2015
The Atlanta Rollergirls return to for their fifth season on Saturday. This year they’ve added an all-star team that will play against teams from other. The first all-star game will pit Atlanta’s Dirty South Derby Girls against Pittsburgh’s Steel City Dirty Demons. Here’s your chance to meet some of the bruising competitors.
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