Dirty Britches

Brooke Leavitt aka Dirty Britches of the Kansas City Roller Warriors is the subject of an article in The Pitch.

The revival of women's roller derby in Kansas City began in March with a grudge match. In the opening minutes, a member of the Bionics rounded a corner too sharply, collided with one of the Dogfighting Dames and landed hard.

As the skater regained her feet, someone in the sellout crowd shouted, "Oh, my God, they tore that girl's arm off!"

Actually, a school-bus accident tore 25-year-old Brooke Leavitt's arm off when she was 3 years old, but she encourages more fanciful versions of how she lost the limb. It's just part of the show-business side of the sport, which is ending a far more successful first season than its founders had expected. Part of the credit goes to Leavitt -- not only one of the three original players in the local roller-derby revival but also its most aggressive and meanest skater.

tags: roller derby, rollergirls, Kansas City Roller Warriors