Tag: derby

Sometimes Happiness is a Choice

Thank you iOna. Thank you for taking a step back and asking me to take a step up when I didn’t think I wanted to. Thank you for passing me that torch, but mostly, thank you for keeping me in derby. Last month, I wasn’t sure I still wanted to keep paying and going to […]

Me, Myself, and I

My id. I tried for many years to silence it, to make myself be things I wasn’t. To do things I wasn’t suited for. Hangout with people that didn’t get me. But one day, you have to face the fact that your id won’t go away. Once I learned to embrace my id, things sort […]

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things…at RollerCon

RollerCon.  The Mecca of WFTDA roller derby.  Last week, thousands of roller derby ladies flocked en mass to the sparkling desert of Las Vegas in order to learn a few things, meet some new people, let off some steam, and play a ton of roller derby.  Now, I could write about a million pages on […]

Black and Teal vs. Teal and Black! Wait..what?

On the morning of Saturday the 20th, Foco Girls Gone Derby started their mass exodus from their home of Fort Collins to the quiet mountain town of Salida, CO for a much anticipated double-header. The Foco Microbruisers were playing against the Ark Valley High Rollers, a team that has vastly improved within the last year. […]

Faces of Fort Collins: Meet Emily Zaynard, a.k.a. iOna SwitchBlade with FoCo Girls Gone Derby

Emily Zaynard, a.k.a. iOna SwitchBlade with FoCo Girls Gone Derby She’s a creative director at Rocky Mountain Publishing by day and a roller derby girl with FoCo Girls Gone Derby by night. Meet Emily Zaynard, who is also known by her derby nickname, iOna SwitchBlade. Zaynard, originally from Littleton, moved to Fort Collins in 2003 […]

Examiner: How to be a roller derby girl in Northern Colorado

You may have just discovered roller derby and are asking yourself, how do I get into this sport?  It’s really a lot easier and harder than you think.  Derby girls come in every age, shape, size and athletic ability.  To be a derby girl you must first have the courage to want to be one. If you […]

October 9th Bout Recap: The Black and Blue Ball!

The BLACK and BLUE BALL!!! by Eliaz “Evil I.” McMillan Saturday’s Black and Blue Ball certainly lived up to its name, and I’m not just talking about the attire. The ladies of FoCo Girls Gone Derby demonstrated that even a girl in an evening dress is a force to be reckoned with. I’m sure each […]

September 11th Bout Recap

September 11th Bout Recap: Punchy Brewsters vs. Naughty Pines Derby Dames By Eliaz “Evil I.” McMillan  Roller derby is just as much about building relationships as it is about skating, and it was for this reason we were excited to have the Naughty Pines Derby Dames, with whom we’ve only scrimmaged before, come down from […]

Game Video – DRD Bruising Altitude vs. FCGGD Micro Bruisers

August 14th Bout Recap

August 14th , Rollerland, Chanel Cartel vs. Deathrow Dolls Bout Recap by Eliaz McMillan Saturday night’s bout was an exciting one, with nearly half of each team’s line-ups consisting of new skaters. Fans, officials and skaters alike were all eager to see how the scene would play out and, as usual, FoCo Girls Gone Derby […]

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