You can take the girl out of derby, but you can’t take derby out of the girl…
This weekend, the Denver Roller Dolls‘ Mile High Club skated their way to a third place finish at the WFTDA National Tournament, rolling past the Kansas City Roller Warriors, the Windy City Rollers and, finally, the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls. Their only loss during the tournament was to the Oly Rollers, who dominated everyone to win the championship.
I made the trip to Philly on Saturday to see the second round of skating and cheer on my old league. At several points, current DRD skaters asked me, “Are you proud?” I was totally stunned by that question. To say that I’m proud is an understatement. I’m SUPER proud. And excited. And thankful. And relieved. And also sad. It’s complicated – because it’s roller derby.
Indulge me for a moment as I get into the way-back machine here, but my thoughts inevitably wind backwards on this matter. All the way to 2006, in fact, when we played our first interleague bout.
MHC Original Roster: Jersey Trouble, Friction VixXxen, Toxic T, Boo Boo Radley, Dharma Gedden, Ivona Killeau, Ro Chambeau, Primal Rage, Rockett, Disco-A-Go-Go, Daytona Beyotch, Diamond Lil, Sissy Rinkshaw, Ms. Drrrty, Sheila Tack, Angela Death
