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IT'S SIMPLY GRAND! Red Marauder shares her stories of being a Forx Roller Derby girl
Today we feature a guest blogger, Red Marauder, the newest addition to the Sugar Beaters-Forx Roller Derby, reflects on her experience joining the league You cant fight who you are. Or at l...
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Grand Forks woman aims to be the area’s only 70-year-old roller derby player 
Lynn Lindholm has been in roller derby for two years. She likes the physical contact of the sport, the overt sassiness and the vigorous exercise. Oh, and she’s 68 years old.
By Lisa Gibson , March 12, 2013
Ross Hartsough, Grand Forks, letter: From ‘women’ to ‘womyn’ to ‘derby girls’
But when that driver behind me, blowing the horn because I’m driving only 45 in a 40 mph zone, turns out to be a woman (as happens almost without exception), I don’t think I’m ready to fully get in touch with my “feminine” side.
By Ross Hartsough , June 17, 2012
Roller derby grows as women embrace inner strength
A quick change of name and costume releases a fresh identity and attitude, along with remarkable new powers. Sound familiar? It’s the standard blueprint for the change from mere mortal to superhero. They might not be superheroes, but the women of Forx Roller Derby are using the same formula to turn themselves from professionals, students, mothers and wives into shoe-leather tough goddesses on roller skates.
June 15, 2012
Duo hope to bring roller derby to Devils Lake
oller derby is a sport that's gaining popularity fast, with more than 200 leagues nationwide. Two women are hoping to roll the concept out in the Lake Region.
By Adam Ladwig , May 30, 2012
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UND Honors senior straps on skates, attitude to research the femininity of roller derby
Madisson Whitman is a 21-year-old UND senior in anthropology from Bismarck, an Honors Program student bound for graduate school at Purdue University. She is also Mad the Impaler, a women’s roller derby newbie fascinated by the sport’s melding of femininity and blood-and-guts competitiveness.
By Chuck Haga , April 27, 2012
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Fargo roller derby player who was team treasurer faces theft charge
Court documents say an accountant for the Fargo-Moorhead Derby Girls estimated that more than $21,000 was missing. An audit by an outside company later identified about $13,000 in "unauthorized transactions."
By Wendy Reuer , March 23, 2012
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Fargo-Moorhead roller derby league accuses member of theft
A southern Red River Valley roller derby league claims a forensic audit shows one of its members stole more than $10,000 from the organization. “It’s really like a kick to the groin,” said the head of marketing and public relations for the Fargo Moorhead Derby Girls.
By Wendy Reuer , March 02, 2012
MARILYH HAGERTY: Women roller skaters get ready to tangle in season opener
The grown-up girls on roller skates, called the Grand Forks Sugarbeaters, are opening their season Saturday evening in the Alerus Center. And Marilyn will be there.
By Marilyn Hagerty , February 01, 2012
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MARILYN HAGERTY: Grand Forks has room for hockey, symphony and roller derbies
October ushers in golden days; La Nina can waitDear Shirley, I’ll bet you thought my Thursday columns had gone to the dogs. The last two weeks there were letters from Dot.Com, my dachshund in Grand Forks, and Sasha, the dachshund who is her pen pal in Alvarado.
By Marilyn Hagerty , October 06, 2011
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THE LIST: Quilt show ... Roller derby ... Bemidji symphony ... more
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By Herald Staff Report , September 21, 2011
It’s Grand Forks vs. Fargo at Saturday’s roller derby
Forx Roller Derby will host its second home bout, “Hell and High Water,” beginning at 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Alerus Center, according to an announcement by the Greater Grand Forks Convention and Visitors Bureau.
By Herald Staff Report , April 28, 2011
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Fargo roller derby girl says ‘yes’ to marriage proposal
A Fargo-area roller derby player nicknamed "Fleetwood Smack" got engaged on Saturday night on the floor of the Fargo Civic Center after a bout when her boyfriend proposed.
By Dave Roepke , March 07, 2011
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Game on!
You couldn’t blame Forx Roller Derby league co-founder Kelly Gray for being a little giddy Saturday night as the Grand Forks derby girls’ readied for their first hometown bout at the Alerus Center. They had figured about 500 people would show up.
February 19, 2011
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Roller derby makes GF debut in front of 1,200You couldn’t blame Forx Roller Derby league co-founder Kelly Gray for being a little giddy Saturday night as the Grand Forks derby girls’ readied for their first hometown bout at the Alerus Center. They had figured about 500 people would show up. Instead, they got 1,200.
February 19, 2011
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Forx Roller Derby gears up for Alerus Center bout
GF league will host first hometown game Feb. 19 League members have been practicing and going on the road for bouts with other teams since May, when the league coalesced. Now they're ready to host their first bout at home in a prom-themed sporting event -- How often have you seen those words together? -- that they're calling "A Bout to Remember."
January 28, 2011
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