Hard Knox Roller Girls have reached the halfway point in their 2016 season. Round three of their 10 year anniversary season will see HKRG lace up against the Central Ohio Roller Derby of Mount Vernon, Ohio. This will be the first time these teams have taken the track together. Who will be victorious? Find out July 16th at Maryville College’s Cooper Athletic Center.
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I don’t come from a skating background other than rollerblading around my old neighborhood as a kid. Being relatively new to Knoxville I didn’t have many friends, much less any connections to the local roller derby scene. I didn't show up at a meet-n-greet to get recruited or meet any of the Hard Knox Roller Girls around town and get talked into checking it out. I honestly didn’t even know Knoxville had its own roller derby league. No, I was introduced to roller derby by different means…via virtual reality.
Read MoreCat-snuggler, day-hiker, 10-year derby vet, Allstars’ Captain, and now league President, Barbara Bushwhacker is like the Horse...err…Unicorn of a Different Color. As an original member of the Hard Knox Roller Girls, she has watched the league grow and evolve into what it is today. In Brooke’s interview last month, she chose Bush as July’s Featured Skater because she said: In the spirit of our ten years of derby, I would love to read Barbara Bushwhacker’s answers to some of these questions. I am sure she could elaborate more on some of these thoughts. So to appease Brooke’s request, I’ve repeated some of the same questions I asked her back in June to get Bush’s viewpoints now. Let’s see if Bush’s opinion on things is different or stays the same.
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Your Hard Knox Roller Girls are at it again. Hard hits and raw tenacity smack the floor in bout two of the 2016 10-year anniversary season! First off your Hard Knox Brawlers will take on the Smoky Mountain Roller Girls of Bryson City, North Carolina at 5pm. Then, your Hard Knox Allstars will take the track against Appalachian Roller Girls of Boone, NC at 7pm. These teams are sure to feed your need for derby speed so get ready for some exciting, nailing biting action!
HKRG is celebrating A Decade of Derby and they want you to enjoy in all the fun! Come dressed up as your favorite derby skater for a chance to win free entry to the after party and a personalized photo of the team!
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