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Hellskate: A Roller Derby Horror Film
Hellskate is Sahna Foley’s latest brainchild: a roller derby horror film. As SLUG’s derby correspondent, I don’t think you can imagine my excitement for this. I sat down to talk with Foley about Hellskate, what she hopes will come from the fundraiser, and her thoughts on derby and life in general. … read more
Junction City Roller Dolls Halloween Skate-tacular! 10.26
The buxom babes of Junction City were our hosts of their 6th Annual Halloween Bout, which was to be a double header. First was a rematch between Junction’s Trainwrecks and Fort Collins, Colorado’s FOCO Girls Gone Derby. Then, the LOCO Motives against Flathead Valley Roller Derbys Big Mountain Misfits from Kalispell, Montana. … read more
Put Some Pride in Your Stride! Junction City Double Header...
Ogden’s very own Junction City Roller Dolls promised a double header, and believe me when I say that they delivered in full. The first bout pit Junction’s Trainwrecks against the Cheyenne Capidolls from Cheyenne, Wyoming. The second match would be between Junction’s team, the LOCO Motives and Treasure Valley’s Boise River Rollers from Boise, Idaho all packed inside the Golden Spike Event Center. … read more
Junction City Roller Dolls: Back to School Double Header 08.24
The second half started getting down and vicious in a very fast way. Both teams seemed to get a second wind and it showed. Jammers were pushing themselves to break the pack first, blockers were throwing hip checks and pulling great defensive plays and at times it was all I could do to keep up. … read more
Junction City Trainwrecks vs. Colorado Rock’n Rollers 07.13
Using a good dual offense and defense strategy, applying the “hit it and quit it” tactic, and taking advantage of every power jam, the Trainwrecks’ lead over Colorado kept increasing. … read more
WRD: Salt Flat Fallouts vs. Black Diamond Divas 06.29
The headliner of the night was a showdown between Wasatch’s Salt Flat Fallouts and the Black Diamond Divas, in their last home game before the championship bout, so to say the least, I felt it was going to be a bloody (hopefully only figuratively) free-for-all to find out who truly was going to be the top dog this season. … read more
Junction City Train Wrecks vs. Ventura Vendolls 06.16
For those of you who didn’t manage to make it out to the Derby Depot on Father’s Day, you missed an utterly marvelous game. … read more
WRD: Bonneville Bonecrushers vs. Venture Vendolls 06.15
The electricity that could be felt inside of the Derby Depot this last Saturday was insane. The crowd was gearing up for the showdown between our own Bonneville Bonecrushers, and visiting all the way from California, the Ventura County Vendolls, who were playing their first WFTDA sanctioned bout. … read more
Flat Track Face Off: WRD Hot Wheleers vs. Salt Flat...
The showdown of the night was between The Hot Wheelers and Wasatches newest team, the Salt Flat Fallouts, who had won in the last game between these two teams, causing the only loss for the Hot Wheelers to date this season and it was obvious that this was going to get dirty. … read more
Roller Derby: Salt City Shakers vs. HVDD Molly Morbids 05.18
To say I was excited for the season opener for the Salt City Derby Girls would have been a gross understatement. Now that the ladies finally have their official home at the Salt Palace (now known as the Salt City Derby Palace), I can only expect all the games I can stand this season. … read more
Uinta Madness vs. Capital City Crushers 04.06
The Depot was packed, fans of both teams filled the seats, ready to cheer on their respective teams. Our local boys of Uinta Madness, had a little score to settle with the Boise natives. … read more
Hot Wheelers vs. Black Diamond Divas 02.09
After a long, cold winter without many bouts to attend, the 2013 roller derby season began for Wasatch Roller Derby with a bout pitting home teams the Hot Wheelers and the Black Diamond Divas against each other. … read more
