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Roller Derby

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Listen to the Aurora 88s Roller Derby Bout

Can't make the 88s' sixth bout at the Aurora Skate Center? Follow this link to listen to it live on Cynosure Radio.

The Aurora 88s roller derby league is hosting its sixth bout tonight at 7 p.m. at the Aurora Skate Center on Montgomery Road. Tonight, the Glamazons will take on the Hard Core Corruption in high-speed roller derby action. Can't make it? Don't worry. Local independent Internet radio station Cynosure Radio has you covered. As they do with every roller derby bout, Cynosure will cover this one live, and you can listen for free. Just click here: www.cynosureradio.com. For more on the Aurora 88s league, read this story.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Listen to the Aurora 88s Roller Derby Bout

The Aurora 88s host their fifth bout of their first season tonight at 7 p.m. at the Aurora Skate Center, and you can listen along courtesy of Cynosure Radio.

The Aurora 88s roller derby league is hosting its fifth bout tonight at 7 p.m. at the Aurora Skate Center on Montgomery Road. Tonight, the Hard Core Corruption will take on the Divas de Las Muertas in high-speed roller derby action. Can't make it? Don't worry. Local independent Internet radio station Cynosure Radio has you covered. As they do with every roller derby bout, Cynosure will cover this one live, and you can listen for free. Just click here: www.cynosureradio.com. For more on the Aurora 88s league, read this story.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Awesome on Eight Wheels: Aurora 88s Bring Roller Derby to the Fox Valley

The fledgling league is just finishing up its first season at the Aurora Skate Center, but already it's seen success with a full-contact sport undergoing a worldwide resurgence.

Note: Patch readers can listen to Cynosure Radio’s coverage of the Aurora 88s bout on Sunday at 7 p.m., either by coming here or visiting www.cynosureradio.com. Most of the time, she’s Amber Bain, a 31-year-old Montgomery resident who works at a community counseling center. But when she straps on her skates, she’s Ivy Sedation, fearless captain of the Glamazons, facing off against her foes, the Hard Core Corruption and the Divas de Las Muertas. Amber Bain is friendly, even a bit shy. Ivy Sedation, on the other hand, is in it to win it, and will skate rings around you. This is the world of roller derby, a sport that has been around since the 1930s, but has recently seen a full-on revival as an athletic event, and is under consideration for …

Kimberly Elsham

10:16 am on Friday, February 10, 2012

Awesome! Both Amber and Shawn are awesome people. Yay roller derby!   more ›

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