Sat., 3/13: Gainesville vs. Tallahassee

A Saturday bout?! YOU HEARD RIGHT, FOLKS! The claws come out on Saturday, March 13, as GRR takes on the Tallahassee Rollergirls’ Jailbreak Betties, on a mission to recover from their loss to GRR at the end of the 2009 season.Alachua Co. Fairgrounds’ (2900 NE 39th Ave.) doors open at 6:45 and the bout begins [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, bouts, communityPosted on March 2nd, 2010

Wed., 3/3: GRR Recruitment Night

Come find out what the roller derby revolution is all about on Wednesday, March 3, at 8 p.m. at Skate Station (1311 NW 76th Blvd.). We’ll give you all the information you need to get skating — or refereeing — women’s flat track roller derby.
Requirements: skaters: 18-and-up women only; referees: 18-and-up men and women.
Got [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, community, eventsPosted on March 2nd, 2010

Sun., 2/28: Gainesville vs. Columbia

GAINESVILLE ROLLER DERBY IS ROARING BACK IN 2010! Come out on Sunday, Feb. 28, for GRR’s first game of the season as the ladies of Gainesville take on South Carolina’s Columbia Quad Squad!
Skate Station Funworks’ (1311 NW 76th Blvd.) doors open at 6:15 and the bout begins at 7. It’s best to bring your own [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, bouts, communityPosted on January 29th, 2010

Sat., 2/13: New Team Names Party!

Join GRR at The Atlantic (15 N. Main St.) on Saturday, Feb. 13, at 10 p.m. for the announcement of our new team names — and a pre-Valentine’s Day bash!
Featuring guest performances by The Early Twenties, Moonbeard and DJ Ernie Hotsauce. Admission is $5 for 21-and-up and $7 for 18-20.
See you there!

1 Comment »Filed under: affiliations, community, eventsPosted on January 28th, 2010

“Name Our Teams!” Contest

The Gainesville Roller Rebels want YOU to help name our new teams!
In recent months our league has grown exponentially — which is awesome! We now have enough skaters to field two teams for the league: an A-level team and a B-level team. This is where the Roller Rebels’ fans come in.
GRR’s two new teams are [...]

2 Comments »Filed under: community, eventsPosted on January 8th, 2010

Leethal Dedication of a Roller Rebel

Get a behind-the-skates look at one of the ladies of GRR with photojournalist Joel Mora’s multimedia piece on Sara Leethal:
“Sarah Purcell: Leethal Dedication of a Roller Rebel.”

No Comments »Filed under: community, pressPosted on December 3rd, 2009

GRR Wins, Raises $1,100 for STL Charity

Members of the Gainesville Roller Rebels and the Tallahassee Roller Girls await the start of Sunday’s “Throwdown in Titletown” at Skate Station Funworks in Gainesville.

We’re sore and exhausted, but here’s the deets!
GRR beat Tallahassee yesterday, with a final score of 107-90. Look for the bout recap coming soon! In the meantime, check out the reporter [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, bouts, community, pressPosted on November 30th, 2009

Sun., 11/29: Gainesville v. Tallahassee

Come out on Sunday, Nov. 29, for GRR’s last game of the season as the ladies of Gainesville take on the Tallahassee Roller Girls!
Skate Station Funworks’ (1311 NW 76th Blvd.) doors open at 6:30 and the bout begins at 7. It’s best to bring your own chair, but limited table seating will also be available; [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, bouts, communityPosted on November 12th, 2009

Sat., 11/21: C U @ Gville Sk8 Park!

Join your Gainesville Roller Rebels on Saturday, Nov. 21, at Gainesville Skate Park’s First Anniversary Party!
Gainesville Skate Park (3500 N.E. Waldo Rd.) and Fluid Skate Shop — one of GRR’s newest sponsors — are hosting a day full of bands and skateboarding in celebration of their one-year anniversary. Just $5 per person! Cheap food [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, community, eventsPosted on November 11th, 2009

Gville Sun TODAY / “Whip It” TONIGHT!

If you haven’t seen flyers or read about GRR lately, you must be living under a rock. We’re EVERYWHERE!
Check out today’s Gainesville Sun article all about your Roller Rebels, “Whip It” and the sport of roller derby: “Roller Rebels hope new film popularizes the sport.”
Tonight, come hang with us during the premiere of “Whip It” [...]

No Comments »Filed under: bouts, community, events, pressPosted on October 2nd, 2009