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Voices champion roller derby feats

Rubber City Renegade skaters form a pack to block a Bleading Heartland Rollergirls skater from advancing and scoring points. (Michael Chritton/Akron Beacon Journal)

The gals wore ripped fishnet stockings, short-shorts and helmets — quite a contrast to the dudes adorned in all black, right down to their dress shoes.

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‘Fresh meat’ reflect on first season with Rollergirls

Rollergirls "fresh meat," (from left) Hit em Lo, Dead Eye HuntHer and Punisher Pixie. Photos courtesy timothykanephotography.com.

The Rubber City Rollergirls are more popular than ever. So much so, Akron’s derby squad has split up into two teams. The veteran rollers play for the A.K. Rowdy Rollers. That leaves the rookies for The Rubber City Renegades. Except, in derby, they’re known as fresh meat. Rollergirls veteran Eighty-SixHer said the fresh meat comes…

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Rubber City Rollergirls return to Akron Saturday

(photo courtesy Timothy Kane)

For the first time since July, the women of the Rubber City Rollergirls are back in action at the John S. Knight Center Saturday.

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