by brrd-admin | Feb 21, 2012 | General, The Pyromaniacs
At 3:22 p.m., February 20, the world lost Niki Vodraska, a sweet girl who loved drawing, styling hair, and spending time with her friends and family. She also loved roller derby. At the Burning River Roller Girls, we knew Niki as Luna Lovewound, #329, one of our newer...
by brrd-admin | Dec 8, 2011 | BRRG News, Hazmat, The Burning River All-Stars, travel teams
The Burning River Roller Girls recently held tryouts for its two travel teams: the HazMat Crew and the Burning River All-Stars. Please join us in congratulating the following skaters and welcoming newcomers to our travel teams. Our All-Stars will represent our league...
by brrd-admin | Oct 14, 2011 | General, home teams, Interviews, Rolling Pin-Ups
Skater name: x-TRON-x Team: The Rolling Pin-Ups How did you get into derby? It’s all Death Proof’s fault. In 2008, she saw the Plain Dealer article about the league. She asked me to tag along to the April bout at the North Olmstead Soccer Sportsplex. While watching,...
by brrd-admin | Sep 23, 2011 | Interviews, The Burning River All-Stars, The Hard Knockers
Skater name: Premo Donna Teams: Hard Knockers, Burning River All-Stars 1. How did you get into derby? I remember hearing something about roller derby a few years back and wondering if it was still around. Then I saw “Whip It” (like so many others) and wondered if...
by brrd-admin | Jun 16, 2011 | Bout Recaps, home teams
GrrAnimal and B. Onya Guard attempt to chase down the too fast Eva LucienThe 2011 Burning River Roller Girls semi-finals night exploded into action with the Cleveland Steamers taking on the reigning Hazard Cup Champions, the Rolling Pin-Ups. This bout was fast-moving...