CJRD In The Headlines
Mar. 7, 2016 | 10 Things I’ve Learned in a Decade of Roller Derby
"I want these girls to learn that they have the strength to knock each other down and the grace to help each other back up again."
-- Miss Print
"I want these girls to learn that they have the strength to knock each other down and the grace to help each other back up again."
-- Miss Print
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Sept. 25, 2015 | Cincinnati Business Courier - 40 under 40
Congratulations to our assistant coach Miss Print (Lauren Bishop) on being named one of the Cincinnati Business Courier's 2015 40 Under 40 winners! |
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Feb. 11, 2015 | Cincinnati Magazine - High Profile
The fate of their home rink, Cincinnati Gardens, may be up in the air, but the Cincinnati Rollergirls are still going strong after a decade as the city’s official all-female flat-track roller derby league. Jennifer Damron (a.k.a. Sailor Scary) discusses life as a member of the Black Sheep (CRG’s varsity team), coach of the Cincinnati Junior Rollergirls, and, uh, pre-school teacher at the Montessori Academy of Cincinnati. We sat down with Sailor Scary to talk broken ribs, tattoos, and the value of setting a good example. |
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June 15, 2014 | Cincinnati.com - Junior Roller Derby
Cincinnati.com Video News: Impacting Girls Physically, Mentally The Cincinnati Junior Rollergirls complete their third year as a sanctioned team in the Junior Roller Derby Association. Girls learn the value of hardwork and teamwork, but more importantly, confidence and self worth. The Enquirer/Madison Schmidt |
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Mar. 27, 2012 | CityBeat - Staff Picks
BEST ALTERNATIVE TO LITTLE LEAGUE: The baddest women in Cincinnati are now taking apprentices, as the Cincinnati Roller Girls created a Junior Rollergirls program for girls 8 to 17 years old. Tattoos aren’t required, but a punny nickname is. The Junior Rollergirls program is led by retired Cincinnati Rollergirl Kathy Kissing (aka Panterrorize) and involves working on skill requirements as outlines by the Junior Roller Derby Association as well as teaching teamwork and leadership. |
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Mar. 9, 2012 | Cincinnati Enquirer - A Derby Family Portrait
Witness the Funk family of West Chester, derby competitors all - a mom who goes by the derby name "Garden of Beatin'," a dad who calls himself "Dr. Funkenstein," and their 12-year-old daughter, a Ridge Junior High seventh-grader whose derby alter ego is "Drama Tween." |