Free State Roller Derby | Live Free. Skate Hard

At every home bout, Free State supports a local nonprofit or charity in an effort to give back to the community. This Saturday, Free State will be collecting the following items for the Montgomery County Humane Society, the largest animal welfare organization in Montgomery County, providing shelter and care to thousands of homeless animals every [...]

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It’s high noon in Montgomery County for the Black-Eyed Suzies and the Potttstown Blockstars! Who will be the last team standing as these two derby-duelin’ teams battle to the finish in Free State Roller Derby’s home season opener: MoCo Showdown? THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE! Get ready to cowboy up for a good ‘ole fashioned [...]

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Hey derby fans! Save the date now for Free State Roller Derby’s 2013 home season opener! FSRD’s Black-Eyed Suzies will be taking on the Blockstars of Pottstown Roller Derby Rockstars. Mark your calendars for Free State’s 2013 Home Opener: WHO: Free State Roller Derby’s Black-Eyed Suzies vs Pottstown Roller Derby Rockstars’ Blockstars WHAT: This is [...]

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It’s 2013. And we know many of you made a New Year’s resolution to do something extraordinary. You thought maybe sky diving, or perhaps speedflying. If you’re looking for a rush that lasts more than a day, or just a weekend, come check us out. Free State Roller Derby is recruiting skaters and refs! Are [...]

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Hurricane Sandy tried her best to wash Halloween down the drain. And she may have flooded our basements, threw a trampoline onto some power lines, and brought sharks inland, but she’s not going to stop us from TRIVIA NIGHT at Tommy Joe’s this Thursday. If you’re waterlogged or have a mild case of cabin fever [...]

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Join us if you dare, for a roller derby frightmare! Free State and Key City Roller Derby—the gruesome twosome—have come together to co-host their second home bouts in their first double header! Get ready to don your Halloween best, as “Masquerade Brawl” (or #MasqBrawl for those out in the Twitterverse) is calling all ghouls, goblins, [...]

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The Black-Eyed Suzies  were honored to team up with the Iron Mountain Roller Girls yesterday to skate in Key City Roller Derby‘s (KCRD) Birthday Spankings! Although Iron State came out strong, briefly took the lead in the first period, and was only down by 12 points at the half, a combination of penalty troubles and [...]

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Come check us out this Saturday as Free State’s Black-Eyed Suzies join forces with Iron Mountain to play against Key City Roller Derby (KCRD) in their very special birthday bout. Hosted by KCRD, Birthday Spankings is free to all seasoned lovers and derby newcomers that are ready to get rocked by this fantastic sport. More [...]

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Roller derby and motorcycles, a match made in heaven. At least we think so! We had so much fun in August, that we’re coming back out to Battley Cycles in Gaithersburg to give motorcycle lovers a live derby demonstration this Saturday. Get a taste of what’s to come later this month, as the Black-Eyed Suzies [...]

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The weather held off as Free State Roller Derby laced up and skated down the streets of Old Towne Gaithersburg for the 74th Annual Labor Day Parade. Videographer and photographer extraordinaire Craig Shipp recently uploaded (check us out at around 20 seconds) a highlight reel featuring your very own Montgomery Country-based roller derby team. The [...]

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