The mother of two discovered roller derby in 2017 when she visited a drop-in derby class at The Place rink in White Oak and thought "it looked fun hitting people." "We can make anything work.

Confluence Crush, a 501 (c) non-profit and the metro-east’s only roller derby team, has been active since 2011. The team competes in the metro-east often, but also travels throughout the season.

Kentucky Derby winners by post position Generally speaking, it’s more advantageous to start from a gate toward the middle. Being too far inside could make it difficult to get out in front of a ...

Roller derby is a completely volunteer-driven sport, and skaters have to pay monthly dues to be on the team. The JRDA requires World Cup skaters and coaches to fund their own travel and participation.

The Roller Derby World Cup makes skater Nahyomi Painter-Escudero emotional. “I get goosebumps when I talk about it, and I kind of get teary-eyed,” she said of the coming event.

For the first time in Kentucky Derby history, an alternate was selected to run in the race if one of the 20 Thoroughbreds that qualified cannot run.

Players who make the roster get to choose a roller derby persona, like Rock Town skaters' Amelia Fearheart, Teacher A Lesson, Block Lobster, Lavender Menace, Salty Siren and Beetlebruise.

The sport’s latest comeback wave sprung up in Austin, Texas, in the early aughts. The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, or WFTDA, was founded as the United Leagues Coalition in 2004. WFTDA now ...

Western Mass Roller Derby’s first home bout of the season will take place at Interskate 91 in Wilbraham on May 25, starting around 6:15 p.m. with doors opening at 5:30 p.m., and their next ...