Dead River Derby Craze
Marquette Catches the Derby Craze! Marquette, MI – Wondering what the roller derby craze is all about? Roller derby is a great community event and a lot of fun for people of all ages! If you’ve never been to a competition or ’bout’ as they are known you will have the chance tomorrow night Saturday May […]
Flat Track Roller Derby in the USA
A bit of history about the fast-paced sport of Flat Track Roller Derby in the USA Marquette, MI – In celebration of the 2015 women’s roller derby season here in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan we’d like to share a bit of the history of the sport that has become a hugely successful sub-culture movement […]
Derby Girls Take Marquette By Storm
Marquette MI- Marquette’s Dead River Derby girls opened their 2015 season with a double hitter at the Lakeview Arena on Saturday March 11. The girls had the honor of hosting the Keweenaw Roller Girls of Houghton MI and the Downriver Roller Dollz of Woodhaven MI. The bouts started at 6 with the Downriver Roller Dollz. After […]
Dead River Derby Beats Out Canadian Rivals
LOCAL WOMEN’S ROLLER DERBY LEAGUE REMAINS UNDEFEATED AT HOME FOR 2014 SEASON! Marquette, MI – This weekend’s Dead River Derby bout at Lakeview Arena in Marquette was bittersweet. There was excitement as Saturday night’s event drew crowds from as far as Ontario’s Sault St. Marie in the league’s first international competition against Canada’s Soonami Slammers. Alas, […]
Talented Women Play a Unique Sport
In Recent Years Women Are Seen Playing Sports Once Considered Too “Aggressive.” Marquette, MI – The game of roller derby is not one that is well known. I myself have never heard much about it nor did I know what types of rules were in place. The first thing that comes to mind when someone […]
Another “W” for the Dead River Derby
Dead River Derby made their fans proud on their second to last home bout. This past Saturday, July 12th, fans got together at the Lakeview Arena to watch as the Dead River Derby team took on the Northwoods Derby Knock-Outs. The Derby girl’s season started on March 22nd with an away bout against the Escanaba Rollin’ […]
Catch The Action: Dead River Derby
Marquette’s local Dead River Derby girls get ready for their Summer Squash bout against the Northwoods Derby Knock-outs Saturday! Marquette, MI – The Dead River Derby women’s roller derby team made a crushing victory over Wisconson’s Paper Valley Flying Squirrels during their recent last home derby bout at Lakeview Arena on June 21, 2014. So far this season […]
Rollin on the River with Dead River Derby
Dead River Derby girls send the Hellcats home screaming! Marquette, MI – The claws were out and the girls of both teams were hitting hard Saturday night as the Dead River Derby vs the Escanaba Rollin Hellcats during the Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby rivalry at Lakeview arena in Marquette, MI. I would love to […]
Kingsford Krush vs Dead River Derby
Women Power at it’s Best during the Kingsford Krush vs Dead River Derby women’s roller derby bout! Saturday night, I went to my first ever Roller Derby. Dead River Derby played against Kingsford Krush in their first home game of the season. They won 266 to Krush’s 79. It was an exciting game that brought many […]
