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The Tryout Diaries: Lilly the Kid

By Roller Rookie Diaries August 16, 2023

Lilly the Kid “Blockstars” Roller Rookie & Hired Gun I started playing flat track roller derby in 2018 with a local team in my small hometown after I watched a TV show that had a roller derby episode and decided to do a quick little google search to see if roller derby was actually real….

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  • Roller Derby Training and Tryouts

    By TXRD Newsroom August 1, 2016

    Here’s how it starts: you’re in the stands at the Thunderdome, watching the glorious women of Texas Roller Derby zip around the track and knock the ever-living crap out of each other as the crowd around you loses its collective mind, and it hits you — I want to do this.   Roller Derby! I…

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  • One Night Stand was a Success!

    By TXRD Newsroom August 19, 2015

    Saturday night’s One Night Stand was a blast! We had skating, adult beverages, t-shirts, and tons of music. Believe it or not, there was even a bit of rollergirl mischief. The weather was hot, but the evening shenanigans were hotter. We at TXRD want to  send a shout out to all of our friends and…

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  • Holy Rollers vs Cherry Bombs Saturday!

    By TXRD Newsroom February 19, 2016

    With one win and one loss under each of their belts at midseason…   The Cherry Bombs and Holy Rollers are armed to the teeth with switchblades, grenades, and a handful of new teammates, and they’re about to launch a schoolyard brawl that will leave no woman unbruised!   Though both teams took a beating…

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  • One Night Stand

    By TXRD Newsroom August 1, 2015

    Who doesn’t want to spend the night with a roller girl or two? Well, this weekend will be your chance. Bring your skates and come roll around with the lovely ladies of TXRD on Saturday, August 15th, from 7-10pm. TXRD is opening the practice track, The Stinger, to 18+ fans who have eight wheels and…

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  • Welcome Mid Season Draftees!

    By TXRD Newsroom June 19, 2016

      Big thanks to the Rusty Cannon Pub who hosted our annual mid season draft! Here’s how it all went down:   The Hellcats chose first, welcoming veteran kitty Knottie Knoxville out of retirement and scooping up star rookie Break n’ Bake!   Second came the Rhinestone Cowgirls, who selected versatile skaters Shania Pain and…

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  • Last Hoorah Before Playoffs

    By TXRD Newsroom August 1, 2015

    Our regular season is rolling to aclose. Have you been with us all the way? How will it end? Nobody knows. Did you see the retiring Rhinestones’ very last bout? Were you there when the Cherry Bombs beat the undefeated Holy Rollers? Talk about wow! Saturday is it folks, the last regular bout of the…

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