GRR vs. Columbia Photo Gallery

Check out the Gainesville Sun’s awesome shots from last night’s GRR vs. Columbia Quad Squad bout here: Gainesville Roller Rebels Derby 2/28/2010.
Thanks for your wonderful support, Gainesville. See you on March 13!

No Comments »Filed under: bouts, pressPosted on March 1st, 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

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

GRR Featured in National Story

GRR makes headlines again!
Check out the latest article about roller derby featuring GRR: “Roller Derby: The sisterhood of the skates.”
[Please note: The Gainesville Roller Rebels were founded in November 2007, not March 2008.]

No Comments »Filed under: pressPosted on September 28th, 2009

Get fit. Join GRR!

GRR was featured as part of The Gainesville Sun’s “Five fun ways to get fit” article, which ran on Saturday, Sept. 19.
“When people think roller derby, they think it’s entertainment. But it is a sport with rules and penalties. It’s not a free-for-all out there; there is game play, and it takes a lot of [...]

No Comments »Filed under: community, events, pressPosted on September 20th, 2009

Rebels Outshine Dolls 169-22

Gainesville Roller Rebel “Hershall Stalker,” left, tries to block an opponent during the roller derby bout against the Beach Brawl Sk8r Dolls at the Alachua Co. Fairgrounds.
In a rousing reclaim of victory, the Gainesville Roller Rebels grabbed their second win this season on Saturday, July 11, with a staggering score of 169 to 22 against [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, bouts, pressPosted on July 23rd, 2009

Jocks Rock Nerds 84-77

On Saturday, May 30, the Jocks beat the Nerds 84 to 77 in a mixed scrimmage hosted by Molly Roger Roller Girls in Rockledge, Fla. Representing GRR on the Nerds were Hershall Stalker, Lethal Dose and Suzie Bonebreaker. GRRLs PocaHotAss, Demonomia and Anne Boleyn-You-Over skated the Jocks to victory.
Thanks to Molly Roger for the super-fun [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, bouts, pressPosted on June 1st, 2009

Rebels Beat Bombshells 113-93

First, a great big THANK YOU to everyone who braved the Gainesville monsoon to watch GRR take on the Bradentucky Bombers’ Nuclear Bombshells last night.
It was an exciting game to say the least. We’re stoked to announce that GRR took it home with a final score of 113 to 93 — OUR VERY FIRST WIN! [...]

No Comments »Filed under: affiliations, bouts, pressPosted on May 18th, 2009

GRR on WCJB TV-20 News Morning Ed.

Follow this link to the featured video from today’s WCJB TV-20 News Morning Edition, an interview with GRR founder and president Catherine Seemann aka Ms. Rebel: http://www.wcjb.com/content/4113/Morning_Edition_Guests/
Special thanks to host Amanda Decker, producer Ashley Lewis and director Gabriel Tyner.
SEE YOU ON SUNDAY!

No Comments »Filed under: bouts, community, press, roller derby newsPosted on April 17th, 2009