Black Rose Rollers
| Metro area | Hanover, PA |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Teams | All Stars (A team) The Rotten Cherries (B team) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Magic Elm Skateland |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | blackroserollers |
The Black Rose Rollers (BRR) is a roller derby league based in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2010, the league consists of two teams, the All-Stars and the Rotten Cherries, who compete against teams from other leagues.
The league was founded in May 2010 by a group of women, including Kim Underwood (known as "Gogo Tenenbomb"). They lacked skating experience, but were inspired by the movie Whip It.[1] It played its first public bout in June 2011, against Harrisburg Area Roller Derby's Fallout Femmes,[2] and was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2012.[3] They graduated to full membership of the WFTDA in December 2012.[4]
The league has also attracted attention for its charitable fundraising.[5]
References
- ^ Katharine Harmon, "Roller derby comes to Hanover", Evening Sun, May 23, 2010
- ^ Jacqueline Palochko, "That's how they roll", Evening Sun, June 19, 2011
- ^ "13 Women's Roller Derby Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program", WFTDA, 31 January 2012
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members", 3 December 2012
- ^ Chelsea Shank, "Roller derby team fights for boy with leukemia Archived December 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine", York Dispatch, December 3, 2012
