Whip It Good
Feb 26th, 2010 | By Robert Giglio and Sahir Khan | Category: Photo EssayThe Red Stick Roller Derby Girls were founded in July 2007 by Mary Koehler and Brandy Rojas. The Derby Girls are made up of Baton Rouge residents, LSU students and alums. These ladies went helmet-to-helmet against the Mississippi Roller Girls on January 23 in the Baton Rouge River Center. After two 30-minute halves the hometown Derby Girls lost to the Mississippi Roller Girls 153 – 118. For Derby Girl Madie Sans Merci it was both a thrilling and nerve-wracking first-time derby experience.
“It was one of the most important days of my life to me, I’ll always remember the first bout I ever played in,” she added.
Photo 1: Lacy “Gunpowder and Lace” Domingue and Michael Crawford mop the track with sugar water to help with traction while Caitlin “Rock Bottom” Cleveland and Sigourney “Sigga Please” Morrison tape off the crash zone.
Photo 2: Meggo “Madie Sans Merci” Williams laces up before the game.
Photo 3: The roller girls gather their composure in the Baton Rouge River Center locker room before warm-up.
Photo 4: The Red Stick Derby Girls have a pregrame stretch in the crash zone of the track. Stretching helps loosen the muscles and prevent any unesscary strain.
Photo 5: Jin ”Jin N Juice” Reed flys around the second turn.
Photo 6: Caroline “Heidi Volatile” Ficara jams through for points.
The Red Stick Roller Derby Girls were founded in July 2007 by Mary Koehler and Brandy Rojas. The Derby Girls are made up of Baton Rouge residents, LSU students and alums. These ladies went helmet-to-helmet against the Mississippi Roller Girls on January 23 in the Baton Rouge River Center. After two 30-minute halves the hometown Derby Girls lost to the Mississippi Roller Girls 153 – 118. For Derby Girl Madie Sans Merci it was both a thrilling and nerve-wracking first-time derby experience. “It was one of the most important days of my life to me, I’ll always remember the first bout I ever played in,” she added.
