| Dayton
Daily News - April 13, 2006
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Gutsy rollergirls forming a league of their own
Players come from all walks of life,
find encouragement and camaraderie at the rink.
Amelia Robinson - Staff Writer
Despite what you remember from the
old Roller Jam TV show, there are rules to roller derby.
"No clotheslining, no punching, no
kicking, no tripping," said Andrea "Cyn Vicious" Moore, co-founder
of the Gem City Rollergirls.
But if roller derby handles such
as Goldie Glock, Miss SpyderVain and Strawberry Shortfuse
are any indication, league matches will be the polar opposite
of a tea party.
The 30-member league began meeting
in January and has four teams: the Jackpot Jezebels, Les Saboteurs,
the Rude Girls and a team yet be named.
Uniforms will be based on the team's
theme, said league manager and co-founder Ginger "Helen of
DesTroy" Clark of Miamisburg. "I don't want to make a girl
wear hot pants or a skirt if that's not what she wants to
wear," she said.
Members practice twice a week at
Skateworld in Kettering and will have their first exhibition
matches Aug. 12 at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds.
Thanks partly to the A&E reality
TV show Rollergirls, some estimate there are now 50 leagues
in the nation.
Dayton's player-owned league is part
of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, which has 30
leagues, Clark said.
Eventually, she said, Dayton's teams
will square off with teams from leagues forming in Fort Wayne,
Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland and beyond.
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