2010-07-22 / Sports

Jersey Shore Roller Girls’ home opener is Saturday

At Asbury Park’s Convention Hall
The Jersey Shore Roller Girls All-Stars will face off against the Dutchland Blitz roller derby team at the JSRG All-Stars’ first home bout of the 2010 season on Saturday.

The JSRG All-Stars travel team is undefeated thus far, having beaten the Harrisburg Area Roller Derby and Long Island Roller Rebels on the road. Now JSRG will get to play before its hometown fans on Saturday at Asbury Park’s legendary Convention Hall when they take on the Lancaster County Dutchland Blitz.

The two teams will be meeting for the first time ever on July 24.

Roller Derby action isn’t the only thing that will be served up, though. As always, the Jersey Shore Roller Girls — a roller derby league representing Monmouth, Ocean and northern Atlantic counties — have partnered with a charity for this bout.

Clean Ocean Action will be on hand during the bout to educate attendees about what they can do to protect the ocean — while mere feet away from the Atlantic Ocean itself. Convention Hall overlooks the ocean and is on the boardwalk in Asbury Park. Clean Ocean Action works to improve the water quality along the Jersey Shore and north to New York maritime waters.

The roller derby bout itself will prove to be another exciting evening of women’s flat-track roller derby. Roller derby is the newest extreme sport for women that is capturing the country’s attention. Roller derby has been re-vamped into a flat-track version of the old-school style of a bank track. Jersey Shore Roller Girls, a league that was formed three years ago, skates under the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association rules and regulations.

Doors open at 7 p.m. Saturday with roller derby action starting at 8. Tickets are $20 at the door, $15 with military identification, and $5 for children. To buy tickets online, visit www.jerseyshorerollergirls.net.

For more information about the Jersey Shore Roller Girls, visit www.jerseyshorerollergirls. net or email info@jerseyshorerollergirls. net

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