When and how did the Providence Roller Derby League form?
It started back in 2004 by a girl named Sarah Doom. She learned how to play roller derby when it was experiencing its first resurgence out in Tucson, Arizona. At the time she was a student at Brown, headed out in a year or two to Boston to finish her Ph.D. She knew she could get things started easier in Providence than in Boston. She put some flyers up and I believe got 7 or 8 girls from RISD to meet downtown and she showed them a video of what she had done in Tucson. From there, they started practicing. The league has grown ever since and has never stopped. How many teams are in the league? Right now theres 3 home teams and 2 travel teams. I participate on the Sakonnet River Roller Rats, which we abbreviate as just the Rats. Im also on the Rhode Island Riveters, which is the all-star travel team. Last Friday, you and other members of the PRD joined the Mayor at Kennedy Plaza to kick off the summer events that are happening downtown. The league plays its bouts at the skating rink and t
