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Black-Eyed Suzies Take Home First Win VIDEO: Madman Skatermouth Interviews FSRD VIDEO: FSRD VIDEO: Battle of the Beltway Recap: FSRD vs NOVA Roller Derby Missed the ‘Battle of the Beltway’? Check Out This Vicious Circle Magazine Recap! Black-Eyed Suzies Combine “Fun and Friendship with a Unique Sport” RockvillePatch Covers the Suzies: “Rockville Women On a Roll with Roller Derby”
 

Black-Eyed Suzies Take Home First Win

In what turned out to be a weekend chock full of “Derby Spills” and epic thrills, Free State Roller Derby’s Black-Eyed Suzies ...

VIDEO: Madman Skatermouth Interviews FSRD’s Mary Go Pound Post ‘Pulp Infliction’

A little taste of the post derby action from this past weekend’s bout between FSRD’s Black-Eyed Suzies and the Salisbury Wicomakazis. Check ...

VIDEO: FSRD’s Black-Eyed Suzies Skate ‘All in the Name of Roller Derby’

VIDEO: FSRD’s Black-Eyed Suzies Skate ‘All in the Name of Roller Derby’

In this video, Tahira Lindsay with Push-Pause TV covers FSRD’s Black-Eyed Suzies at a Wednesday night practice. Once you watch, you’ll understand ...

VIDEO: Battle of the Beltway Recap: FSRD vs NOVA Roller Derby

Battle of the Beltway in all its glory, delivered to you by Christopher Michael Poole. Check out our lovely Suzies holding their ...

Missed the ‘Battle of the Beltway’? Check Out This Vicious Circle Magazine Recap!

El Picante Pony with Vicious Circle Magazine made us proud with this recap of our first away bout against NOVA Roller Derby ...

Black-Eyed Suzies Combine “Fun and Friendship with a Unique Sport”

Black-Eyed Suzies Combine “Fun and Friendship with a Unique Sport”

“Despite the rough-and-tumble nature of the sport, camaraderie is what brought many members to Rockville’s all-female roller derby team.” Julie Ouedraogo of ...

RockvillePatch Covers the Suzies: “Rockville Women On a Roll with Roller Derby”

Great article, and pictures to boot, from the RockvillePatch’s Chris Thelin, covering the Suzies and the sport of roller derby. Gotta love ...

FSRD to Host Fresh Meat Recruitment Night on May 20

Are you ready to take the plunge into the world of roller derby? Toying with the idea but just not sure yet? Got some burning questions you haven’t gotten around to asking yet? Now is your time! Free State Roller Derby is recruiting skaters and refs! This Sunday, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about [...]

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Come Celebrate Our First Win This Saturday in Bethesda!

Are you excited that your very own Montgomery County, MD roller derby team WON a bout for the very first time? Are you distraught that you weren’t there to celebrate it with them? Are you ready to join this awesome team of hard-working, hard-hitting group of devoted skaters? Never fear—we know just what you should [...]

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Black-Eyed Suzies to Compete in “Derby Spills in Kill Devil Hills” Invitational

In just a few weeks Free State’s Black-Eyed Suzies will be heading to the Outer Banks to compete in Fast Girl University’s “Derby Spills in Kill Devil Hills.” Hosted by Kill Devil Derby Brigade, the April 27-29 roller derby invitational tournament was created to bring the leagues of North Carolina, Virginia, and Maryland together for [...]

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Roller Derby and Soda Pop Cupcakes? Yes, Please!

Hey all you chickie babies, cool cats, greasers, and motor heads! What do you get when you mix Free State Roller Derby, Whole Foods, and soda pop cupcakes? A fun-filled blast from the past that’s one part sugar and one part spice. As an homage to the 1950s and to celebrate their one year anniversary, [...]

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Black-Eyed Suzies to Skate in Rockville’s Memorial Day Parade May 28th

Don’t know if you’re as excited as we are, but after sending in our parade application to skate in Rockville’s Memorial Day Parade, we got some love via their Facebook page today. We look forward to putting on a good show, and demonstrating our love for such a fantastic sport and the city we support! [...]

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Roller Derby: “A Mash of Humanity All Colliding at Once”

Photo caption: Wicomikazis’ Captain “Fall From Grace” blocks “T” in the first period of the bout at Mitchell’s Martial Arts in Salisbury. / AMANDA RIPPEN WHITE/THE DAILY TIMES Black and blue season is back for the Salisbury Roller Girls’ Wicomikazis. The Daily Times of DELMARVA gives a recap of the Wicomikazis’ 312-102 victory in their [...]

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Black-Eyed Suzies Open Salisbury Rollergirls’ Season in ‘Pulp Infliction’

Come support FSRD in Salisbury Rollergirls’ 2012 season opener as SRG’s own Wicomikazis take on the Black-Eyed Suzies. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at Mitchell’s Martial Arts in Salisbury, MD, with the first whistle blowing at 7 p.m. $1 from every ticket will be donated to Hoop for the Hungry with Hoopla. Hoopla will also [...]

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Huge Thank You to Charm’s Mobtown Mods for Coming Out Yesterday

It’s been said that scrimmages in derby always amount to one thing (no matter how many points are scored): learning experience. Yesterday’s match up against Charm City’s Mobtown Mods was just that. Not only did our Black-Eyed Suzies get a chance to play against, and with, some of the best derby players in the country, [...]

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FSRD Supports the Red Scarf Project

This week, several members of Free State donated lovely handmade scarves to the Red Scarf Project. These scarves will be part of care packages provided to college students who have aged out of foster care. Please join us in supporting Foster to Care to Success! Click here to download directions for creating FCS Red Scarfs [...]

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Harp and Fiddle: Get Your Fundraiser On!

Our biggest fundraiser of the year is tomorrow at Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle in Bethesda, MD! Join us for a silent auction, raffles, food and drink specials, and so much more. Come join the hard hittin’, booty blockin’, hip whippin’ ladies of the Black-Eyed Suzies from Free State Roller Derby for the best fundraiser of [...]

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