Something to read before you confess your undying love to one of the lovely ladies of Sacred ;P
I like this but I feel like it should go the other way, the only way to get better is to get lower! Congrats to all the girls who just finished testing and have moved up a level!
Come see the Maulies make their debut! And don’t count the Donna Party out of the running because of their loss earlier this month, cause those girls are survivors!
Hey just because we’re covered in bruises and constantly sore doesn’t mean we aren’t healthy! Check out this article about the health benefits of derby!
Back when I lived in Long Beach, a friend invited me to join her at a LA Derby Dolls bout. Several other friends were attending and thanks to our friend Beau, who volunteered with the Dolls, we had purchased VIP seating. Drew Barrymore had just finished work on her roller derby movie Whip It, so she was there with cast and crew members for a post-production celebration. These factors, combined with an intense match between the Sirens and the Tough Cookies, added up to a fun evening that sold me on roller derby.
When I moved to Sacramento, I sought out a local league and found two: Sac City Rollers and Sacred City Derby Girls. I attended a bout of the Sacred City Derby Girls and though it was flat track derby as opposed to the banked track used by LA Derby Dolls, I had a fabulous time and fell in love with derby all over again. Last year I took my dad to a bout and he enjoyed it, even though he struggled to figure out the rules for scoring and how penalties worked. (I’m still struggling with that myself.)
Late in 2011, Sacred City announced the addition of three home teams: Roseville Trainwreckers, The Donna Party, and Midtown Maulies. At that point I knew it was time to pitch my editor a story on the sport. These girls have passion and commitment to derby, and their sisterhood and athleticism is inspiring.
Many thanks to Annette Chow at Sacramento Magazine for a fabulous layout and to Donalee Eiri for sharing her fantastic photos that capture the high energy and spirit of flat track roller derby.
As a fun postscript, the coverage so pleased the Sacred City Derby Girls that they made me an honorary member of new home team Midtown Maulies. Seeing as I don’t know how to roller skate and I have this fear of falling down, this is the closest I’ll come to being a derby girl. (For the record, my derby name would be Eartha Quake.)
