Archive | May, 2012
May 31 2012

The Charlotte Roller Girls Spend a Day with the Hounds

With the next home doubleheader on Saturday June 9, the Charlotte Roller Girls are able to spend this coming Saturday, June 2, supporting another local sports team – The Charlotte Hounds. The Hounds are Charlotte’s major league men’s lacrosse team, founded in 2011, and will be playing the Hamilton Nationals from Canada. Although the Charlotte [...]

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May 30 2012

Caption This photo and you could win a free ticket to our next home bout!

Visit our Facebook page and leave your caption in the comments. The caption with the most “likes” by noon on June 7th will win a free ticket to our doubleheader on June 9th at the Grady Cole Center! All-Stars take on the New River Valley Roller Girls, and the B Dazzlers take on the Lowcountry [...]

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May 28 2012

Farewell to Phat Back

This week we say goodbye to a valued, and beloved, member of our volunteer team and our head NSO, Phat Back (Laura Unsworth). Laura has been a member of CLTRG for many years helping us with all our scrimmages and home bouts. She’s someone full of joy who made every newbie and volunteer feel welcome [...]

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May 25 2012

Spay and Neuter Charlotte

Find out more about our new partner Spay and Neuter Charlotte at our June 9th bout. They will have an information table in the lobby of the Grady Cole during the bouts. With so many unwanted animals in shelters throughout the city, Spay and Neuter Charlotte offer a great service to help prevent unwanted litters, [...]

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May 21 2012

Reminder: Meet and Greet Recruiting Session

Just a reminder that The Charlotte Roller Girls will be holding a Meet and Greet Recruiting Session on Tuesday, May 22 at 6:30pm at the CLTRG Warehouse in NoDa. Are you at least 18 years old, female, and think you have what it takes to be a Charlotte Roller Girl? Then attend this recruiting session [...]

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May 18 2012

Fun with the Girls at Girls on the Run

A wonderful day was had by all on Saturday, May 12 in Huntersville for the Girls on the Run 5k. The Charlotte Roller Girls, partners with GOTR, were there to meet the girls and do a little fun face-painting and hair styling before the girls started their run. One young girl, Madeline Hill (pictured here), [...]

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May 17 2012

All-Stars Take the Win on Home Turf

Charlotte Roller Girls All-Star’s jammer Do U Juana was the first to take the line against Little City Roller Girls skater Lil’ Capone. Both teams worked on defense forming walls of 4 skaters against the opposing jammer. Do U Juana was able to win her battle first stepping through on the inside line to earn [...]

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May 17 2012

B Dazzlers Hang Tough in Close Defeat

The Star City Roller Girls got out to a quick start in the May 5th bout against the Charlotte B Dazzlers. Though the initial lead grew and shrank throughout the bout, Star City held on for the win with a score of 137-108, surviving a strong comeback attempt by the B Dazzlers. This was the [...]

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May 15 2012

June 9 Home Bout Team & Time Change

Although we take care to plan our season well in advance so our fans know exactly who we are playing when, sometimes plans change. On Saturday June 9th, the next double header home bout, the B Dazzlers will not be playing The New River Valley Roller Girls B Team as originally scheduled, but instead will [...]

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May 15 2012

You’ve got to be at the “Got to Be NC” Derby Expo

The Charlotte Roller Girls All-Stars are heading just up the road this weekend to Raleigh, NC for the Got to be NC Roller Derby Expo hosted by the Carolina Rollergirls. The top teams from North Carolina will be competing in a day-long tournament for bragging rights. Teams participating are the Carolina Rollergirls, the Cape Fear [...]

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