Monday, November 9, 2009
Fun for all.
As we end our second season, we welcome new members. We are a family who accepts everyone no matter your skating ability. Join our team, we're always recruiting skaters, refs, volunteers, and fans. Come and join in on all the fun.
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Whip It Diva Style!
Join your Stateline Roller Derby Divas for opening night of Whip It.
When: October 2nd
Where: Wildwood Movies 10 Theater Janesville, Wi
Time: Theater lobby at 6:30pm $8.00
Monday, September 28, 2009
Whip It! Premier Party with the Divas
Join the Divas as we celebrate the opening of Drew Barrymore's new roller derby movie. Ask us your pressing derby questions or just stop by and meet your favorite Diva. And if you decide you'd like to join us, we'll help you get started.
When: October 2, 2009 from 6:30-9 pm
Where: Wildwood Movies 10 Theater, 3100 Deerfield Dr., Janesville, WI 53546
How Much: Meeting the Divas is FREE; movie admission is $8 for adults and $6 for kids
For more info: (608) 743-0200 (about the movie)
http://www.statelinedivas.com (about the Divas)
Can't make this event but might want to join us? Check out our "Skate with the Divas" event at the Skatin' Station in Beloit on October 25. Divas will be there from 5-7 pm to explain the sport and get you rolling. Event is FREE!
When: October 2, 2009 from 6:30-9 pm
Where: Wildwood Movies 10 Theater, 3100 Deerfield Dr., Janesville, WI 53546
How Much: Meeting the Divas is FREE; movie admission is $8 for adults and $6 for kids
For more info: (608) 743-0200 (about the movie)
http://www.statelinedivas.com (about the Divas)
Can't make this event but might want to join us? Check out our "Skate with the Divas" event at the Skatin' Station in Beloit on October 25. Divas will be there from 5-7 pm to explain the sport and get you rolling. Event is FREE!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Labor Day Parade in Janesville, Wi
Come one, come all!
Everyone loves a parade.
The Stateline Roller Derby Divas will be walking, riding, and skating in the annual Janesville Labor Day Parade, Monday Sept 7th 2009. The Parade will start at 1pm, travel east on Milwaukee , cross the river then turn south on Main st.
We look forward to seeing you out there.
Everyone loves a parade.
The Stateline Roller Derby Divas will be walking, riding, and skating in the annual Janesville Labor Day Parade, Monday Sept 7th 2009. The Parade will start at 1pm, travel east on Milwaukee , cross the river then turn south on Main st.
We look forward to seeing you out there.
Monday, August 31, 2009
Derby Divas skating to empowerment
Beloit Daily News - your source for news, entertainment, sports, opinion, events, community, shopping and more > News > Local News
Story Published in the Beloit Daily News 8/31/09
By Hilary Dickinson
There’s a place where a mild-mannered English teacher can become the “L’Iterate Her” and where the girl-next-door waitress becomes “Tally Turmoil.”
That place was Saturday night at the Skatin Station on Inman Parkway in Beloit, where the Stateline Roller Derby Divas competed with the Lafayette Brawlin’ Dolls in a fast-paced, knock-down race on wheels.
Even though the Divas lost to the Dolls 109-124, the all women’s flat track roller derby team insists they’re just looking for an alternative outlet to have some serious competition while also having fun.
“I like knocking down people and then getting cocktails afterward,” said team captain, “Tally Turmoil,” who said she joined the team as a way to meet people after she moved to Rockford.
In real life, Turmoil is easy going and chats away like she’s your best friend. On skates, however, she’s a scowling baddie who goes by the motto “Trouble is spelled T-A-L-L-Y.”
In fact, all the players go by tough names and catchy — yet often unprintable — slogans.
Jodie Schmidt a.k.a. “Tough Schmidt,” for instance, carries the catchphrase: “If you don’t like my skating call 1-800-Tough- SCHMIDT.”
Though Schmidt wore funky glasses and a punked-out blue uniform, she’s a friendly mother who plays alongside her daughter.
“It’s empowering to play a character, and for someone to have a profession you wouldn’t think correlates,” said Turmoil, who didn’t break character by revealing her real name.
Yet, the race didn’t just consist of the 14 women aged 19-45 skating around in short skirts, fishnets, colorfully checkered tights and glittery make-up to the backdrop of ‘70s music.
“There’s strategy too,” said “Eddie Lizzard,” a referee from Madison who was taking pictures Saturday night. “It’s not just girls bashing into each other.”
The two half-hour rounds flew by almost as fast as the Divas skate, but the game is a little incomprehensible if you’re new to the world of roller derby.
Amongst the frequent falling and mayhem, the game consists of two-minute “jam” sessions where the appropriately named “jammer” tears through the pack and scores points by passing members of the opposing team.
“It’s fun, fast, athletic. And it involves hitting people legitimately,” said Lizzard. “It’s like hockey and NASCAR on roller skates with skirts.”
Roller derby involves sweat and the ability to swiftly skate, but the team doesn’t require auditions and they will teach anyone over 18 and out of high school how to skate, Turmoil said.
“We take any skill level, shape or size, and turn them into a derby girl,” she said.
The Divas also insist that roller derby from the ‘70s is now just a stereotype.
Not only did the roller derby races of yesteryear take place on bank tracks, today’s derbies are different because they’re not choreographed like wrestling, they’re less showy, and they’re more about the sport of competition than about fighting.
Though Turmoil said a rookie suffered a compression fracture in her back and another broke her leg, all teams carry insurance and new members are taught how to play safely. Plus, no fights break out anymore and if they do, they get thrown out immediately, said Lizzard, who added that teams are working towards becoming more mainstream.
Roller derby teams have popped up all over the country, and Wisconsin is also home to Milwaukee’s Brewcity Bruisers and Madison’s Mad Rollin’ Dolls.
Though the Divas, who were originally formed in Rockford in 2007, are not nationally ranked and are not competing in a championship, they’re eager for people to learn about roller derby and are excited about the sport’s exposure in the upcoming Drew Barrymore-directed movie Whip It.
“People don’t even know there’s a roller rink here let alone a derby team,” Turmoil said.
The skater-owned team that pays dues and takes sponsorships have competed in five or six bouts since January. Their next and final bout of the season will be in Chicago next month where they’ll be competing against The Chicago Outfit. At the end of the season, they will also donate a portion of their profits to a charity.
“It’s a positive sport with a positive influence on the community,” Turmoil said.
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Story Published in the Beloit Daily News 8/31/09
By Hilary Dickinson
hdickinson@beloitdailynews.com
There’s a place where a mild-mannered English teacher can become the “L’Iterate Her” and where the girl-next-door waitress becomes “Tally Turmoil.”That place was Saturday night at the Skatin Station on Inman Parkway in Beloit, where the Stateline Roller Derby Divas competed with the Lafayette Brawlin’ Dolls in a fast-paced, knock-down race on wheels.
Even though the Divas lost to the Dolls 109-124, the all women’s flat track roller derby team insists they’re just looking for an alternative outlet to have some serious competition while also having fun.
“I like knocking down people and then getting cocktails afterward,” said team captain, “Tally Turmoil,” who said she joined the team as a way to meet people after she moved to Rockford.
In fact, all the players go by tough names and catchy — yet often unprintable — slogans.
Jodie Schmidt a.k.a. “Tough Schmidt,” for instance, carries the catchphrase: “If you don’t like my skating call 1-800-Tough- SCHMIDT.”
Though Schmidt wore funky glasses and a punked-out blue uniform, she’s a friendly mother who plays alongside her daughter.
“It’s empowering to play a character, and for someone to have a profession you wouldn’t think correlates,” said Turmoil, who didn’t break character by revealing her real name.
Yet, the race didn’t just consist of the 14 women aged 19-45 skating around in short skirts, fishnets, colorfully checkered tights and glittery make-up to the backdrop of ‘70s music.
“There’s strategy too,” said “Eddie Lizzard,” a referee from Madison who was taking pictures Saturday night. “It’s not just girls bashing into each other.”
The two half-hour rounds flew by almost as fast as the Divas skate, but the game is a little incomprehensible if you’re new to the world of roller derby.
Amongst the frequent falling and mayhem, the game consists of two-minute “jam” sessions where the appropriately named “jammer” tears through the pack and scores points by passing members of the opposing team.
“It’s fun, fast, athletic. And it involves hitting people legitimately,” said Lizzard. “It’s like hockey and NASCAR on roller skates with skirts.”
Roller derby involves sweat and the ability to swiftly skate, but the team doesn’t require auditions and they will teach anyone over 18 and out of high school how to skate, Turmoil said.
“We take any skill level, shape or size, and turn them into a derby girl,” she said.
The Divas also insist that roller derby from the ‘70s is now just a stereotype.
Not only did the roller derby races of yesteryear take place on bank tracks, today’s derbies are different because they’re not choreographed like wrestling, they’re less showy, and they’re more about the sport of competition than about fighting.
Though Turmoil said a rookie suffered a compression fracture in her back and another broke her leg, all teams carry insurance and new members are taught how to play safely. Plus, no fights break out anymore and if they do, they get thrown out immediately, said Lizzard, who added that teams are working towards becoming more mainstream.
Roller derby teams have popped up all over the country, and Wisconsin is also home to Milwaukee’s Brewcity Bruisers and Madison’s Mad Rollin’ Dolls.
Though the Divas, who were originally formed in Rockford in 2007, are not nationally ranked and are not competing in a championship, they’re eager for people to learn about roller derby and are excited about the sport’s exposure in the upcoming Drew Barrymore-directed movie Whip It.
“People don’t even know there’s a roller rink here let alone a derby team,” Turmoil said.
The skater-owned team that pays dues and takes sponsorships have competed in five or six bouts since January. Their next and final bout of the season will be in Chicago next month where they’ll be competing against The Chicago Outfit. At the end of the season, they will also donate a portion of their profits to a charity.
“It’s a positive sport with a positive influence on the community,” Turmoil said.
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Friday, August 7, 2009
Tickets on Sale Now!!
Tickets are on sale now for the last home bout of our 2009 season.
Your Stateline Roller Derby Divas are taking on the Lafayette Brawlin' Dolls from Lafayette, In.
When: Saturday, August 29th - Doors open at 6:30, bout starts at 7
Where: The Skatin' Station, 1230 Inman Pkwy, Beloit, WI 53511
Tickets: Contact your favorite derby girl to purchase your tickets in person or visit our website at http://www.statelinedivas.com. Click on the "Contact Us" tab and drop us an email for online ordering instructions.
Prizes will be awarded for the best fifties/Grease costume, so pull out that poodle skirt and come on down!
Your Stateline Roller Derby Divas are taking on the Lafayette Brawlin' Dolls from Lafayette, In.
When: Saturday, August 29th - Doors open at 6:30, bout starts at 7
Where: The Skatin' Station, 1230 Inman Pkwy, Beloit, WI 53511
Tickets: Contact your favorite derby girl to purchase your tickets in person or visit our website at http://www.statelinedivas.com. Click on the "Contact Us" tab and drop us an email for online ordering instructions.
Prizes will be awarded for the best fifties/Grease costume, so pull out that poodle skirt and come on down!
Monday, May 4, 2009
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