WCR in the Media: Athletes of the Punk Variety

Media » Posted April 13th, 2010 by

This week The Windy City Rollers' Juanna Rumbel got devilish with Gozamos, the skaters knocked out The Chicago Maroon, and they rocked the house with Chicago Now.

Gozamos

The Devil in Derby Skates

Outfitted in The Fury’s brass knuckle-logoed orange and black uniform, Juanna Rumbel stands tall in her skates and is proud to be a derby girl. “There are very few sports that are geared towards women. It’s a game that we basically made up the rules to, we founded most of the leagues, (and) we play most of the games..."

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The Chicago Maroon

Derby girls roll with the punches

The modern roller derby is, at its core, “by the skaters, for the skaters,” with a DIY ethic... The idea has spread like wildfire and with it a subculture that is quickly becoming mainstream.

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Chicago Now

Windy City Rollers Rock the House!

Saturday night the Windy City Rollers hosted two bouts, the first featured the Fury -vs- Manic Attackers and a final score of 110 to 81.  The second bout with the ladies in red, Hells Bells fought the Double Crossers to a score of 139 to 75.

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