Name	Date
Wannabe Training	09/28/2010
OHRG vs Philly Roller Girls	10/09/2010

OHRG News

Highway Clean-Up 7/31

Posted August 19, 2010 - 7:04am by Anonymous

So I realize I am writing about our activities way after it has happened. However, I feel that is a commendable activity and still worth reporting on to let people know what we do for our community! I’ am sure everyone can appreciate community service : )

9 am Saturday morning, July 31st found a 9-person crew of Ohio Roller Girls skaters and staff gathered outside of the residence of skater Paige Bleed who was gone, representing OHRG in all day county-fair scrimmage-craziness. The fact that it was waaay too early in the morning (okay yes, I am being dramatic, but I HATE mornings!) actually was beneficial because the temperature had yet to climb. The day was sunny and it was actually quite lovely. Joining the crew this year were a handful of rookies (who we are VERY excited to welcome to the team)! Highway clean-up always represents a great time to bond over gross-trash finds and to beautify our community.

OHRG at the Memorial Day Parade!

Posted June 2, 2010 - 11:29am by luke

The Ohio Roller Girls were proud participants in the 2010 Worthington Memorial Day parade. Over a dozen Roller Girls, referees and volunteers marched and skated in the parade. Even the rainy morning wouldn’t keep us off of skates!

3rd Annual Combat Vets Tune-Up Motorcycle Ride

Posted June 2, 2010 - 10:04am by luke

On May 1st, 2010, the Ohio Roller Girls lent a helping hand by working with the 3rd Annual Combat Vets Tune-Up Motorcycle Ride to benefit Veterans. This Motorcycle & Auction combo is organized to raise money for Fisher House, which helps military families, and did just that! With only 88 motorcycles entered, due to inclement weather, compared to the 289 riders in 2009 - the days festivities & fun was not dampened. We helped raise $17,000 for this Veteran community - smashing last years $10,000 achievement. OHRG is honored we could help make this such a great success!

Midwest Brewhaha

Posted May 22, 2010 - 10:14am by luke

Do you want more derby action? Of course you do! This weekend your Ohio Roller Girls are in Milwaukee Wisconsin for the Midwest Brewhaha!

Can’t make it to Wisonsin for their bouts? No worries all of the action is being streamed live on the Derby New Network.

OHRG is skating at 12:00pm today but be sure to check out all of the exciting bouts!

What was that kick-ass music on CD101?!

Posted May 13, 2010 - 8:44am by luke

Did you hear the OHRG commercial on CD101? The background music was Cotton Jackson playing ‘Roller Derby Girl’, you can find out more about him and his band at http://www.cottonjackson.com/

Welcome New Roller Girls

Posted May 10, 2010 - 6:46pm by luke

Recently, the The Ohio Roller Girls held an invite-only tryout and were able to take on five new fresh meat and a transfer skater, Bandersnatch, from Gem City. Bandersnatch will be playing in this weekend’s game against Rubber City. Look for the other new girls to start playing June/July. We are so excited to have them as part of OHRG.
See the information below for open tryouts in June.

Want to Play Roller Derby?
Tryouts for new skaters will be Tuesday June 29 and Wednesday June 30, 2010, from 8-11pm at Skate Zone 71 (4900 Evanswood Drive, Columbus, OH 43229). There will be one more Skate Clinic at Skate Zone 71 on May 25 from 8:30-11pm. We highly recommend going to a clinic before trying out. Click here for Clinic information.

Why You Should Join
    •    Grassroots, female owned and operated
    •    Great workouts
    •    Learn an awesome new sport

OHRG Volunteers for WCBE Spring Fun Drive

Posted March 24, 2010 - 2:22pm by deadeye

It’s the last day of the WCBE 90.5FM Spring Fundrive, and we hope you have donated your time/money. WCBE is a new OHRG sponsor for 2010 and some of us have been volunteering during the last week. If you donated you may have been chatting up one of your favorite skaters!

Our own Ice-G, a new OHRG volunteer, gave us the skinny:

I had the opportunity to help our radio sponsor WCBE 90.5 today and last week during their Spring fund drive. As a member of OHRG’s stats team, I love being part of a group focused on the Central Ohio community. And the community loves OHRG. Staff and other volunteers at WCBE couldn’t stop talking about derby and our first bout coming up—folks are excited. Plus, great networking to be had. Fundraising professionals gave me advice on our growth efforts, and other wannabes asked me about the next Skate Clinic. It was a blast.

There’s still time to donate, do it now!

Ghouls Take Skatemare III

Posted November 4, 2009 - 12:04pm by deadeye

Skatemare is an awesome event because we get to be really competitive against some of our biggest motivators, idols, and opponents—our own teammates. Skatemare is not a sanctioned WFTDA game, meaning that it is basically about having a great time playing roller derby with our awesome home-team crowd cheering us on. Ghostly music was juxtaposed with holiday tunes. About 250 derby fans joined us for viewing the game, many of them new to the raucous game.

We Heart Rookies

Posted November 4, 2009 - 11:56am by deadeye

After seeing the Whip It movie, a great deal of interest was generated about the Ohio Roller Girls. Tryouts were held this past October and we have ushered in nine skaters into the league.

We would like to extend a big welcome to our 5 newcomers (who will be eligible to select names in the spring) and to three returning skaters, Hell Camino, Mia Slamm and Pam Beastly. They will be working hard in preparation for the 2010 season. We hope you look forward to seeing them on the rink!

Ohio Roller Girls vs. Killamazoo Derby Darlin's showing on Time Warner Cable Local on Demand

Posted October 31, 2009 - 11:31am by Caesar

Central Ohio subscribers of Time Warner Cable service can now view the October 17, 2009 game between the Ohio Roller Girls and the Killamazoo Derby Darlin’s, from the comfort of your home. The game is being carried on Time Warner Mid-Ohio’s free Local on Demand channel, 411.

Follow these steps to access the game: 1. Tune to channel 411 2.Scroll the menu to category “Sports” (the menubar along the bottom of your screen.) 3. Scroll the menu to category “General Sports.” 4. Click on “Roller Derby.” 5. Hit select to start streaming the game. 6. Crack open a cold beverage of your choice, dip into a bowl of popcorn, and enjoy the game!

The production of the game is very good, minus one small technical error that lasts a minute or two in the first half. The sound is very good and we are super happy about the way it turned out. Thanks Time Warner Mid-Ohio!

We hope that Time Warner Local on Demand will be back for all of our season 5 home games, stay tuned to our web and media sites for more information as we kick off the 2010 season.