Lindenhurst actress and stunt woman Stephanie Finochio - also famous for her professional WWE wrestling persona Trinity - has taken on a new role as a jammer (scorer) for the recently founded, Suffolk County-based roller derby team Strong Island Derby Revolution.
Prior to taking on this new sports role, Finochio starred in the 2011 film Jesse. She's also starring in the upcoming indie film The Night Never Sleeps, which shot scenes at Top Bun in Lindy this past December.
"Roller derby is this amazing unique sport....I played sports my whole life since high school, and something about roller derby makes it so unique....It's so physical, it's rough, it's tough, [and] there's strategy involved. It's a great mental and physical sport. I love it," Finochio, a Lindy alum, told Lindenhurst Patch.
The team recently held and won its home season opener in Saint James 94 to 88 against the Worcester (Massachusetts) Warriors...More?
source: lindenhurst.patch.com
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April 20, 2012
Former Wrestler Joins Roller Derby Team
May 13, 2011
Nightmare On 95: 2011 WFTDA Eastern Region Playoffs
The Charm City Roller Girls and DC Rollergirls will welcome their best derby friends (and their fiercest on-the-track rivals) to Baltimore this September!
The top 10 women’s flat track roller derby teams in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association East Region will converge at Du Burns Arena Sept. 16-18 for “Nightmare on 95“, the 2011 WFTDA East Region Playoffs. Over three days, the teams will compete for a coveted top three spot, which will earn them a trip to the WFTDA Championships in November.
The WFTDA East Region covers eastern U.S. states from Maine to the Carolinas, eastern Canada and Europe. Participating teams won’t be announced until late July but, no matter who comes to play, WFTDA Playoffs are guaranteed to offer some of the most exciting roller derby bouts of the year. Early bird tickets are on sale now; make sure your seat is reserved for the kickoff event of the 2011 WFTDA Big 5 tournament season!
www.nightmareon95.com
August 19, 2010
Roller Derby That's More Sport Than Show
The Charm City Roller Girls have a message for all those old-time roller derby fans out there: this isn't your grandma's roller derby.
"All that stuff is actually completely gone right now," says Hilary Rosensteel, a roller girl almost since the team was founded in 2005. And by "stuff," she means the elbows, extravagant cheating and over-the-top showmanship that, back in the '60s and '70s, made roller derby the female equivalent of professional wrestling.
These days, she insists, roller derby is more about competition than show. Not, she hastens to add, that derby has turned sedate, or completely respectable...More?
source: baltimoresun.com
August 15, 2009
Charm City Roller Girls in Action 8/22
Independence Dolls
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Charm City Roller Girl Allstars vs.
The Liberty Belles Philly Roller Girls
Du Burns Arena, 1301 Ellwood Ave.
Baltimore, MD
August 22, 2009
7:00PM - 10:00PM
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Bout starts at 7:00 PM
www.charmcityrollergirls.com
July 20, 2009
July 9, 2009
First Look at 'Whip It'
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Put that woman on roller skates, and you've got hell on wheels...More?
source: usatoday.com
Roller Derby is everywhere!
July 4, 2009
Charm City Roller Girls in Action July 18th
Junkyard Dolls
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Speed Regime VS.
Mobtown Mods
Du Burns Arena, 1301 Ellwood Ave.
Baltimore, MD
July 18, 2009
7:00PM - 9:30PM
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Bout starts at 7:00 PM
www.charmcityrollergirls.com
June 24, 2009
Women's Roller Derby Dishes Out Fun, Friendship and Fitness
Amber Mori drives a forklift in a warehouse in Gaithersburg, Maryland. As a working mom, she's on the go 24/7. But twice a week, Amber transforms into "Cykosis," a fishnet-wearing, skatin' diva, who bumps and jabs her way around a roller rink.
Because bashing, bruising and bumping are all part of the game, players also learn how to fall to reduce injury. Amber has been skating for more than a year as a member of the "Mason Dixon Roller Vixens" roller derby team. What started out as a lark has now become a passion for her. "I love it; it's a great way to get out, be invigorated -- and the companionship is wonderful," she says. "And I've got legs as strong as pythons."
Women's roller derby started as a professional sport in the 1920s, when teams criss-crossed the country, jabbing and jostling and duking it out for money and, eventually, the national championship. By the 1970s, roller derby teams (and their fans) started to wane.
But with the resurgence of the extreme sports craze, women's flat track roller derby has made a comeback. Tired of pilates and Jazzercise, a lot of women started looking for more exciting outlets to stay in shape; the campy novelty of the sport piqued interest. Now, nonprofessional groups such as the Vixens are popping up all over the country...More?
source: cnn.com
June 21, 2009
Philly Roller Girls to Host 2009 WFTDA Nationals Tournament
The Philly Roller Girls are excited to host the 2009 WFTDA Nationals Tournament — Declaration of Derby — November 13-15, 2009. A major transportation hub, the Philadelphia metropolitan area is rich in revolutionary history and cultural excitement, the perfect environment for this tournament pitting the top teams from each of the four North American regions in a battle for flat track roller derby supremacy!
The Philly Roller Girls look forward to sharing the historic culture of the “City of Sisterly Shove” with our roller derby family from all over the world.
June 18, 2009
June 3, 2009
Charm City Roller Girls in Action June 13th
June 13, 2009
Doors open at 6:00pm
Bout starts at 7:00pm
Home Team Bout #2
Mobtown Mods VS.
Junkyard Dolls
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Speed Regime VS.
Night Terrors
www.charmcityrollergirls.com
May 21, 2009
Roller Derby Resurgence
Roller derby has been around since the 1920s, but the sport has been experiencing a resurgence recently, with new leagues and teams hitting rinks all over the United States. In 2004, the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association formed to promote the sport, and you know BUST has written about roller derby many a time. Other media outlets like CNN have also been giving these ladies some love lately.
Derby girls come in all sorts of healthy shapes and sizes, too! I’m also intrigued by roller derby because… well… what other sport lets you don fishnets if you want and change your name to something like Skid Ho? Gotham Girls Roller Derby league in New York describes it like this: ‘Every Gotham Girl is an amalgam of athlete, pin-up girl, rocker and brute rolled into one badass derby girl. Pretty? Hell, yeah! Tough? Of course! Badass? Always!’...More?
source: bust.com
May 12, 2009
Congratulations, DC DemonCats - 2009 Champions
Congratulations to the DC DemonCats on winning the 2009 Championship!
The Cherry Blossom Bomshells brought a ton of explosive force to the track, but were mauled by the DC DemonCats. The crowd at the Armory was treated to an extremely close and exciting bout. In the end, the ‘Cats licked their chops after a 84-79 win.
Scare Force One bested the River City Rollergirls to maintain the DCRG at home winning streak in 2009. The DemonCats, Bombshells, and Scare Force all deserve a hearty round of applause for the closest and most exciting DCRG season yet.
source: dcrollergirls.com
May 2, 2009
Championship Bout! Cherry Blossom Bombshells vs DC DemonCats
Date: May 9th, 2009
Time: Doors @ 4:00pm, Bout Begins @ 5:00pm
Price: Adults $12, Kids 6-11 $6, 5 and under free!
Location: DC Armory
DC Rollergirls
April 1, 2009
February 28, 2009
Charm City Roller Girls in Action March 14th
Du Burns Arena
1301 S. Ellwood Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224
General Admission: $10.00
www.charmcityrollergirls.com
DC Rollergirls in Action March 14th
Date: March 14th, 2009
Time: Doors @ 4:00pm, Bout Begins @ 5:00pm
Price: Adults $12, Kids 6-11 $6, 5 and under free!
Location: DC Armory
Directions/Map: Click Here
Metro Information: Click Here
www.dcrollergirls.com
February 3, 2009
DC Rollergirls in Action February 21st
Date: February 22nd, 2009
Time: Doors @ 4:00pm, Bout Begins @ 5:00pm
Price: Adults $12, Kids 6-11 $6, 5 and under free!
Location: DC Armory
Directions/Map: Click Here
Metro Information: Click Here
January 11, 2009
April 20, 2008
Wanna Be A Roller Girl?
www.charmcityrollergirls.com
