Roller Warriors in the press

The Lawrence Journal-World has a story on theKansas City Roller Warriors.

Women in Kansas City started a roller derby league -- the Kansas City Roller Warriors -- about a year ago. The all-female league now is part of a giant comeback for roller derby. But this time it's absent the disco music and terry cloth-clad skaters.
The women are fierce. And with names like Maiden Hell, Red Ripper and Abra Cadaver, you don't want to run into them in a dark alley.

But in the safe setting of the Winnwood Skate Center in Kansas City, Mo., people yearn to see them.

"I usually sit on the couch and watch TV," says skater Brooke Leavitt (aka Dirty Britches). "No one wants to pay to see me watch TV. But people want to see this. People want to watch roller derby."

Be sure to check out photo gallery, video clips and audio clips in the side bar of the story.

The Kansas City Roller Warriors next bout is set for April 23rd.

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