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The Tryout Diaries: Lilly the Kid
Lilly the Kid “Blockstars” Roller Rookie & Hired Gun I started playing flat track roller derby in 2018 with a local team in my small hometown after I watched a TV show that had a roller derby episode and decided to do a quick little google search to see if roller derby was actually real….
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The Tryout Diaries: Dani Darko
Dani Darko 🍒 “Blockstars” Roller Rookie & Cherry Bomb I spent far too long watching Texas Roller Derby from afar and debating whether it was something I could do. Last fall I finally decided to throw myself in there, and I attended both of the Tryout Workshops. I hadn’t skated since middle school, and I…
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Black Lives Matter
As our community’s conversation grows louder, TXRD stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Sean Reed, Monika Diamond, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and Michael Ramos are only a few Black lives who have been murdered recently due to systemic racism, and we know there are so many…
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Cherry Bombs vs Holy Rollers – 8/10
It’s the dog days of summer–school’s out, temperatures are sky-high, and the city’s troublemakers roam the streets with a thirst for violence and no adult supervision! The pious pupils of Sacred Heart have waited all year to get out from under the thumb of nuns and teachers, and they’re trading their Bibles for brass knuckles…
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Rhinestone Cowgirls vs Putas del Fuego 7/13
Does the Old Town Road lead to the Calvello Cup playoffs, or to heartbreak and defeat? We’ll be one step closer to finding out after this Saturday’s bout as the Rhinestone Cowgirls return to the track to take on last season’s champions and fan favorites, Las Putas del Fuego. Buckle up, cowpokes, because these two…
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Holy Rollers vs Hellcats – 6/29
This Saturday, two “sister” teams leave their camaraderie at the door and prepare to throw down in a bid to advance one step closer to the Calvello Cup playoffs! The annual Holy Hell bout is upon us, and to butcher the immortal words of drag queen Lashauwn Beyond, “this is not TXRD’s best friend race.”…
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