BLUE ELEPHANT VISUALS- Baltimore Based Freelance Photographer
CHARM CITY ROLLER GIRLS
HOME SEASON OPENER
The evening snow fall that began to accumulate on the ground did not stop these fans from embarking on their slippery journey. Spectators emerged from their cars and carefully trekked through the snow to stand in a line that poured out of the entry way and into the cold. The devoted derby enthusiasts were met by players garbed in decorative helmets, lively leggings and superhero-like painted faces and uniform tops with a creative pseudonyms on their back.
Charm City Roller Girls
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Player Spotlight
Casey Gilman, also known as “Case-A-Diva”, with the Dundalk Deviants is in her 7th season and has been skating since she was 14. Derby is “a home away from home,”says Gilman. “I like the fact that you can be who you are. There are not a lot of places that women can be themselves.”
Caitlin Marvel, known on the Derby track as “Marv E Lust” travels 2 hours both ways, 3 nights a week for practice and games in order to be on the competitive Pigtown Butchers team. She has been playing for 8 years.
Stephanie Kellum or “Alaska Massacre” with the Hampden Hons has been competing for four years.