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The Southside was the place to be Saturday night as the Chattanooga Roller Girls rolled into the Chattanooga Convention Center for their first hometown exhibition bout to benefit the Humane Educational Society. A standing room crowd of 900 exceeded their expectations, and it seems they already have quite a following. Read More…

The pack is released followed sharply by the jammers as the bout of the century gets underway. Delia Pain checks behind her to see where her pivot is and then booty bumps the nearest opponent off to the right. Going around turn three, Llama Trauma checks Death-Dealin’ Drew forcing a domino move that wipes out at least three blockers and makes way for jammer Tape Worm to take the lead scoring position. Now she’s rounding the track at top speed, the ref counting off point after point as the rival pivot quickly devises a plan to put her jammer in better scoring position or take Tape out—whichever can happen first before the two-minute bell. Read More…

They look like a Hot Topic ad — fishnets, knee socks, short skirts and tattoos. But these women are musicians, nurses, accountants, moms, athletes. They are the Chattanooga Roller Girls. Read More…