A lot of things are going on with Greensboro Roller Derby
here lately!
We were featured in 21
Things You Need To Know About Greensboro Before You Move There. We were
unaware of the distinction before the article was published, so it was extra
fun to discover our name as number 21! You can check out the article HERE.
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| By Frayed Edge Concepts |
This weekend we played the final two bouts before the home
team championships. The Mad Dollies defeated the Battleground Betties in an
intense, hard-hitting bout at the Greensboro Coliseum Saturday. It was a bout
with surprisingly few penalties and incredible performances from both teams. It
was also The Mad Dollies’ captain A-Ha Gabor’s last public bout with GSORD. She
will be missed! Images from the bout can be found on our Facebook page and
on our sponsor Frayed Edge Concepts LLC’s Facebook page.
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| By Edward Fields |
Sunday the Mad Dollies played yet again, this time going up
against the Elm Street Nightmares at a private bout at our warehouse. In a
sweltering hot bout, the Nightmares were victorious and are going on to play
the Battleground Betties at the home team championships on June 28th
at 6 pm! This is our annual Star Wars themed bout, so be sure come out and
support your favorites for the championship title! As this is a link-happy
post, HERE is the link for that event!
June 21st we are hosting a stand-up comedy fundraiser
at the Idiot Box in Greensboro. All ticket sales go to GSORD, so please come
out and support us! A Come and hang out with your favorite roller girls and
have a laugh! It will be hosted by Eric Trundy and comedians Elsa
Waithe (NYC), Katherine Lloyd (Raleigh) and Ryan Higgins (Chapel Hill) will be
there to provide the entertainment. Tickets are only $5 at the door and the
event starts at 11 pm.
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| Ka$h Honey with Pinky La Pain (currently on maternity leave) |
After such a packed season of Roller Derby,
don’t you feel an itch to be a part of the hard-hitting action? Do you want to
skate, NSO, ref or volunteer? Well, then we have the event for you! On June 26th
we are having an interest meeting and an open skate, where you can come out
and actually skate with us along with get information on how to join! It will
be at Skateland North at 6:30 pm in Greensboro. Bring the family, everyone can
skate and hang out with us, the more the merrier! After all, derby is a family affair!
If you decide to join us as a skater, the
next Fresh Meet tryouts are July 13th. Please email membership@greensbororollerderby.com
for more information, and do come to the interest meeting on June 26th!
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| Some of the girls from our last Fresh Meat! |
Now, just because we are having our Home Team
Championships does not mean that the season is over. Far from it! This year,
Greensboro Roller Derby is forming a B-team, which will be run in side by side
with our All-Star Team. Those skaters in GSORD who are not on the All-Star team
will instead play of the B-team (name to be announced in July. Want to come to
the big reveal party? Information will come soon!). This will allow more skater
travel experience and the chance to bout teams from all over the east. You will
have a chance to see the new B-team play on August 9th at the
Coliseum! Our All-Stars will also play the Carolina Rollergirls the same date.
Be sure to add it to your calendars!
Have you seen that you can now buy tickets
for our bouts online from Brown Paper Tickets? Be sure to order your tickets
for the Championship Bout there! Now we are also offering child tickets.
See you on June 28th at the
Roller Wars Championship Bout at 6pm!
