Carolina Rollergirls

A new season is upon us and as always a new season brings fresh faces and new home team colors all around! Did your favorite skater remain on her home team or will you need to shop for a new boutfit? Check out these power-packed teams!

Debutante Brawlers

Back row (l-r): Coach Heavy D, Mallory Knocks, Wünder, Ms. Anthrope the Mordant, Thrashley, Elektra Q- Tion, Jesse King.

Front row (l-r): MC Fyte, Kat Diablo, Mora Manipulator, Sue Yu, Pretty Reckless, Moong Chi

Not pictured: Shebola, Shok-ra, Slashire Kat

Trauma Queens

Back Row: DVS, Ginger Clobbers, Jojo Gadget, Aurora Thunder, Beth Row

Middle Row: Ava Gore, Dot Bomber, Hot Mess Express, Minnie Mauser

Front Row: Sheeza Freak, Daisy Rage, Erna Beatin, Eva Lye

Not Pictured: Coach Kelly Hurd, Caddy Compton, Blacque Eyce, Try Saratops

You will be able to see these home teams go head to head during the opening game of the February 18 and April 14 Dorton Arena home bouts and the Bootlegger b-team will match up against out of town rivals during the opening game of the September and November bouts. Your beloved Carolina All-Stars will test their skills against visiting teams during the headliner bout (beginning at 5pm) of all four Dorton dates. And you definitely will not want to miss the Got To Be NC Tournament on May 19th where four NC teams will duke it out to see who rules the Tar Heel State. You can see the All-Stars in action THREE times in one day (6 games total) for just $10- go ahead and buy those tickets here!  So just who is on the first quarter All-Star roster? Take a look!

Back: Coach Kelly Hurd, DVS, MC Fyte, Thrashley, Hot Mess Express, Aurora Thunder, Mora Manipulator, Elektra Q-Tion, Caddy Compton, Sheeza Freak, Jesse King, Mallory Knocks, Jojo Gadget, Coach Heavy D

Middle Row: Moong Chi, Ginger Clobbers, Sue Yu, Pretty Reckless, Erna Beatin

Front Row: Daisy Rage, Ms. Anthrope the Mordant

Not Pictured: Roxy Rockett

We are crazy excited for the new season and hope our fans are too! We can’t wait to see you at Dorton Arena on February 18th for our first bout of the year!

CRG recently said goodbye to one of its dedicated players on the mend. At the end of the 2011 season, LEATHERNECK left North Carolina to start a new life in Tennessee. This move has not been the  only big change in LEATHERNECK’s life in the last year. Last season, at the Palmetto State Roller Girls Invitational in Myrtle Beach, NC, LEATHERNECK suffered a heart attack. As a veteran of the United States Marine Corp and a Carolina Rollergirl it is obvious that LEATHERNECK is tough, but she learned one important message that day she wants to share: listen to your body. If you feel like something is wrong, it probably is.

LEATHERNECK skated with CRG since July 2008 when she transferred from Fayetteville’s Rogue Rollergirls, so hard hits and exhausting jams were no stranger to her. While she did experience some of the classic symptoms of a heart attack such as pain radiating down the left arm, tightness or pressure in the chest, and shortness of breath, she easily considered them results of taking a hit to the chest in the previous jam. Once off the track skaters alerted the EMTs on duty. LEATHERNECK refused to be transported to hospital and was determined that she was not having a heart attack. On the drive home to Fayetteville, LEATHERNECK became lost, but magically landed directly in front of a hospital.

LEATHERNECK is now working on recovery. Due to blood thinners she will not be able to skate for a year after her heart attack and has had to scale back her intense exercise regime to walks.  Fortunately she has her biggest supporter her husband, Mr. NECK to help her through this healing process.  Now in Tennessee, LEATHERNECK remains an advocate for women’s heart health, and encourages everyone to be educated on the signs and symptoms of a heart attack. This story rings true throughout the sport we love. We are not all as tough as LEATHERNECK and while this is roller derby and yes, everything usually does hurt, if you think something is wrong, do something about it. And that doesn’t mean skate another jam!

LEATHERNECK recently shared her story at the Palmetto Rollergirls Labor Pains Tournament . Check out the video here: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=722965684238&set=vb.42701069&type=2&theater

(thanks to Vanessa Suggs from Myrtle Beach, SC for letting us borrow her video)

Contributed by Ava Gore and Scaristotle

That’s right, Carolina Rollergirls try-outs have once again come and gone, and we have ten new Carolina Rollergirls skaters. Welcome our new fresh meat:

bottom: (L to R) Amelia Ripheart, MRSAless, Katie Clysmic
2nd Row: Shae D. Character, Razz, Emilie
Top Row: Carol, Amy, Siena, Feelin’ Froggy

Out of 17 girls who made it through all three cuts at try-outs, in the end it was narrowed down to these 10 ladies. They will now move on to skills training and assessments to hopefully become active skaters with the Carolina Rollergirls.

You may have seen a few of these girls skating with their former leagues around the world – Katie Clysmic from Bristol Roller Derby (Bristol, UK); Amelia Ripheart from Salisbury Rollergirls (Salisbury, MD); MRSAless from Rogue Rollergirls (Fayetteville, NC); and Feelin’ Froggy from Ring City Rollergirls (Greenville, NC). Look for them skating on your favorite team in the Carolina Rollergirls in the future!