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May 30, 2015 | What Are We Up To?
Get to Know Minnie Sorta-Nice!
by Aurora Whorealis Seeing as she doesn’t talk much, Minnie has graciously allowed me to say a few words about her. If I get it wrong, she will shake her tiny white fist at me. Minnie Sorta-Nice, aka Minnie, is an adorable, mischievous little sprite. She is a fun-loving trouble maker that booty shakes […]
May 12, 2015 | What Are We Up To?
Season 11 Wheelies Winners!
We ate, we drank, we were merry as we handed out these awards (and more) at our annual awards spectacular – The Wheelies!! This is a combination of awards chosen by fans, officials, teams, the league as a whole, our beloved volunteers, and math!
May 5, 2015 | What Are We Up To?
Where to find us around the Twin Cities!
We love to support our sponsors as well as many local organizations throughout the Twin Cities – here’s where we’ll be this summer! May 15, 10am – 8pm: International Fleuvog Day at the John Fleuvog store in Minneapolis May 16, 6pm-10pm: Bingo-a-GoGo benefiting Park House and the Twin Cities Gay Men’s Chorus at the Hyatt […]
Apr 27, 2015 | Bout News
Minnesota RollerGirls All-Stars Win Big Over Windy City
By Fire Wally The Minnesota RollerGirls All-Stars kicked off their 2015 WFTDA season in grand fashion last night, earning a convincing victory over their longtime rivals, the Windy City Rollers All-Stars (Chicago, IL).
Apr 27, 2015 | Bout News
Minnesota Nice Win In Last Jam Over WCR Second Wind
By Fire Wally The Minnesota Nice (Minnesota RollerGirls’ B travel squad) won in spectacular fashion over the Windy City Rollers Second Wind on Saturday, coming from behind in the last jam to win 135-127.
Apr 25, 2015 | Bout News
All-Stars Take On Windy City In The Eleventh Wind
Today, the Minnesota RollerGirls will conclude Season 11 at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium with a headline WFTDA match up between the Minnesota RollerGirls All-Stars and the Windy City Rollers All-Stars from Chicago, IL. As a kickoff to the 2015 All-Star season, this bout will be an important test of a new Minnesota RollerGirls All-Star roster.
Apr 22, 2015 | Featured Skaters
Get to know your 2015 Minnesota RollerGirls All-Star leadership!
by Fannie Tanner First up, let’s hear from Shiver Me Kimbers, #667. This is Kimbers’ seventh season skating with MNRG. Earlier this year, Kimbers was elected co-captain of the All Stars (along with Diamond Rough).
Apr 22, 2015 | Special Announcements
Tryouts on May 30
You keep saying, “I want to do that someday!” Well, make TODAY that day! YOU are ready to step on the track! Join us for our 12th season by trying out to be a Minnesota RollerGirl. Details: Saturday, May 30, 2015 Registration 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – fill out the pre-registration form HERE!
Apr 19, 2015 | Featured Skaters
Maul E. Coddle
by Ali Gory Derby name: Maul E. Coddle Number: 45 Team: Garda Belts Position: Blocker, occasional jammer How did you come up with your derby name? I read an article about roller derby. They said there was no “molly coddling” in roller derby. So true.
Apr 17, 2015 | Bout News
Dagger Dolls Put a Cap on Season 11 with a 209-191 Victory over Old Capitol City
By Drewraffe As a result of becoming the Season 11 Minnesota RollerGirls champions, The Dagger Dolls were awarded the opportunity to take on the Old Capitol City Roller Derby All-Stars of Iowa City, IA in the second half of the annual doubleheader with the Minnesota Swarm in the Xcel Energy Center.