Lehigh Valley Roller Derby
Appearance
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Metro area | Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
Founded | 2006 |
Teams | All-Stars - Travel Team Blast Furnace Betties - Home Team Metal Vixens - Home Team |
Track type(s) | Flat Track, Wooden |
Venue | Hamburg Field House Hamburg, Pennsylvania |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Org. type | 501(c)(7) not-for-profit |
Website | www |
Lehigh Valley Rollergirls (LVRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania. Founded in January 2006,[1] Lehigh Valley Rollergirls was the first skater-operated flat track roller derby league in the Lehigh Valley. LVRG is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and competes against national and international teams. LVRG was founded by Elaina Borchelt.[2][3]
The team plays its home matches at Hamburg Field House in Hamburg, Pennsylvania.
Teams
- All-Stars
- Blast Furnace Betties (Home Team)
- Metal Vixens (Home Team)
2016 Schedule
- Mar 12 - All-Stars v. Hartford Area (Away)
- Mar 12 - Metal Vixens v. Beat City Bedrockers (Away)
- Mar 20 - All-Stars v. Dutchland (Away - closed to public)
- Apr 30 - Blast Furnace Betties v. Bux-Mont Roller Derby Dolls (Away)
- May 7 - Blast Furnace Betties v. Penn Jersey She-Devils (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- May 21 - All-Stars v. Salisbury All-Stars (Away)
- May 21 - Metal Vixens v. Salisbury Rollergirls Wicomikazis (Away)
- Jun 13 - All-Stars v. Bogota Rock N Roller Queens (Home - closed to public)
- Jun 16 - All-Stars v. Dub City (Home - closed to public)
- Jun 25 - Metal Vixens v. Reading (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Jun 25 - Blast Furnace Betties v. Dolls of Destruction (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Jul 10 - All-Stars v. Dominion Derby Girls (Away)
- Jul 16 - All-Stars v. Central NY (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Jul 16 - Blast Furnace Betties v. Central NY B team (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Aug 6 - All-Stars v. Hammer City (Away)
- Aug 7 - All-Stars v. Forest City (Away)
- Aug 13 - Blast Furnace Betties v. Dutchland Blitz (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Aug 13 - Metal Vixens v. Two Rivers Roller Derby (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Aug 27 - Blast Furnace Betties v. Beat City Bedrockers (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Aug 27 - Metal Vixens v. Bux-Mont (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Sep 25 - Metal Vixens v. York City Derby Dames (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Sep 25 - Blast Furnace Betties v. Metal Vixens (HOME - Hamburg Field House)
- Nov 12 - Blast Furnace Betties v. Central Jersey Roller Vixens
See also
References
- ^ LV Rollergirls: four-wheels of female fury, The Morning Call, 15 August 2007
- ^ "Get schooled on roller derby". PennLive.com. July 11, 2008.
- ^ Salerno, Gabrielle (July 19, 2007). "Rough stuff doesn't ruffle L.V. Rollergirls". The Morning Call.
- Gabrielle Salerno, "Rough stuff doesn't ruffle L.V. Rollergirls", The Morning Call, July 19, 2007
- Gabrielle Salerno, "LV Rollergirls: four-wheels of female fury", The Morning Call, 15 August 2007
- Amy Stetts, "Get schooled on roller derby", PennLive.com, July 11, 2008
- Susan Stets, "Lehigh Valley Roller Girls", Lehigh Valley Marketplace, 2010
- "Meet your Lehigh Valley Rollergirls!", Noise Nation, March 18, 2011
- Will Lewis, "Lehigh Valley Rollergirls are looking for some new teammates" 69 News WFMZ-TZ, Jan 28, 2013
- Ann Wlazelek, "Lehigh Valley Rollergirls", Lehigh Valley Marketplace, May 2013
- Jadrian Klinger, "The Lehigh Valley Rollergirls", Sept-Oct 2013
- Margie Peterson, "Lehigh Valley Rollergirls keep pushing", April 03, 2014
- Coordinated Health, "Meredith Spirk from the Lehigh Valley Roller Girls" Feb 2015
- Steve Novak, "Lehigh Valley Rollergirls' new season gets rolling", April 04, 2015