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Organization Name: Rose City Rollers
Organization Type: 501c3 non-profit
Established: 2004
Location: Portland, OR
Tag Line: “A Game of Brutal Beauty”
Sport: Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby
Home Season: January – June
Travel Season: Year Round
Home (intra-league) Teams:
All-Star/Travel (inter-league) Team:
Other Programs:
Website: https://www.rosecityrollers.com/
Contact Link: https://www.rosecityrollers.com/contact/
Mailing Address:
PO Box 86885
Portland, OR 97286
Common Abbreviations:
The Rose City Rollers mission is to serve women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals who want to play the team sport of roller derby, connect with an inclusive community, and realize their power both on skates and off.
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Times Colonist – Funky Historic Portland Has Constant Surprises for Savvy Travelers – March 24, 2024
KPTV – 20th Anniversary of Rose City Rollers – Jan 26, 2024
Willamette Week – Looming Winter Storm Delays Rose City Rollers Season Opener – Jan 11, 2024
Oregon Live – Rose City Rollers Throwdown – Nov 1, 2023
Lake Oswego Review – Local Skaters Shine in the Rose City Rollers Junior League – Sept 22, 2023
KGW – Rose City Rollers visit Hello, Rose City! – March 16, 2023
Fox12 – High School Spotlight: Rosebuds roller derby – Jan 15, 2023
KGW – Portland is home to the worlds largest roller derby league – Aug 24, 2022
Portland Tribune – Rose City Rosebuds are Junior Roller Derby Association Champions – Aug 18, 2022
Fox12 – Rose City Rollers give kids chance to roller skate for free this summer – Aug 11, 2022
Portland Tribune – Roller Derby at Oaks Park after 21-month Shutdown – Jan 29, 2022
Portland Tribune – Rose City Rollers offer Drive-in movie experience at Oaks Park – Aug 29, 2020
Oregon Live – Have fun on wheels at Oaks Park during outdoor roller skating sessions – Aug 19, 2020
Willamette Week – Portland’s All-Star Roller Derby Squad is the Best in the World – Feb 12, 2020
Portland Tribune – Rose City Rollers team to stay at Oaks Park-for now – Aug 30, 2019
Eugene Weekly – Rose City Rollers Revamped
The Oregonian – Rose City Rollers are the sports league Portland needs
KOIN – Rose City Rollers Seeking New Venue
KATU – Rose City Rollers Need Your Help Finding a New Venue
NBC Nightly News – Roller derby league at heart of Portland in need of new home venue
Portland Tribune – Clock’s ticking, derby still needs place to roll
KPTV – Top roller derby teams will face off against Rose City’s Wheels of Justice
Portland Monthly – Rose City Rollers need to find a new arena to survive – Nov 2, 2017
KATU 2 – Portland’s premiere women’s roller derby league in need of new home
Fox 12 Oregon – Rose City Rollers looking for new home in the Rose City
The Portland Tribune – Wheels of Justice on roll for title
KOIN 6 – Rose City Rollers seek new derby home
Willamette Week – City Officials Say the Rose City Rollers’ Rink Is Too Dangerous, But the League Has Nowhere Else To Go
KATU 2 – Rose City Rollers eye third consecutive flat track championship
KGW – Rose City Rollers win back-to-back WFTDA championships – Nov 7, 2016
KATU – Rose City Rollers take home international championship trophy two year in a row – Nov 7, 2016
Portland Mercury – Rose City Rollers are World Champs – Nov 7, 2016
Oregon Public Broadcasting – Roller Derby Championships Roll into Portland – Nov 5, 2016
Portland Mercury – Roller Derby World Championships Roll into Portland – Nov 3, 2016
KATU – Rose City Rollers to defend title – Nov 1, 2016
The Portland Tribune – Derby jammers on fast, furious roll to nab title
The Portland Tribune – Derby’s Top Teams Roll Into Portland
The Portland Tribune – Rock and Roller
AM Northwest – World Champion Rose City Rollers Wheels of Justice
KGW – Rose City Rollers win world championship
Fox12 – Rose City Rollers claim championship title against New York
MPR News – Photos: Jamming for the title of world’s best derby team
Derby Central – D1 Champs 1st Place: Rose City takes down Gotham, 206-195
Fox12 – Rose City Rollers return to Portland after big win
Portland Mercury – Portland Finally Has a #1 Sport Team… and It’s Roller Derby!
ESPN -HOLY UPSET: ROSE CITY STUNS GOTHAM GIRLS ROLLER DERBY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
Oregonian – Portland roller derby team pulls off big upset to win championship
Willamette Week – Portland’s Roller Derby Team Defeats New York for World Domination
Purple, White and Rolled All Over: The Week in Roller Derby
GeekDad blog – Victoria Jamieson Is a ‘Roller Girl’
On the Go with Joe – KPDX at the Hangar – January 20, 2012 – KPDX’s Joe Vithayathil joins some of RCR’s skaters to learn about roller derby
Portland Monthly Magazine – Must Do: Become a Fan – July 2010 – 63 things every Portlander must do, watch the Brutal Beauties
The Portland Tribune – Hot Wheels – Tuesday, June 17, 2010 – The Rose City Rollers continue to draw skaters and fans
The Daily News Online – How they roll: Derby has a new look – Saturday, May 22, 2010 – RCR’s WOJ vs. Rat City – a look at modern day roller derby
American Way Magazine – May 1, 2010 Issue – Rose City Rollers, the featured spectator sport for Portland, OR
Portland Sportsman- A Fresh Meat Tryout – Thursday, April 22nd- Amber Castaldo describes her experience at Fresh Meat Tryouts.
Oregonian – Lace up your skates — it’s time to rumble – Sunday, April 18th 2010 – The Oregonian visit the Rosebuds, RCR’s junior derby team
Bitch Magazine – Brutal Beauty: Bringing Real Roller Derby to the Big Screen – Tuesday, April 6, 2010 – A review of Chip Mabry’s documentary on the Rose City Rollers featured in Bitch Magazine
Oregonian – Roller Derby’s Rough Patch – June 20, 2009 – Oregonian cover story about RCR’s 4th season and tough financial times.
Mercury – True Tales of Rollerderby
Willamette Week – Roll Call – March 21st, 2007 – Come game time, the Rose City Rollers fashion weapons of mass distraction.
KATU – Roller derby is really catching on in Portland – Jan 26, 2007 – Interviews with skaters and information about the formation of the league just prior to the Season 2 opener.
Mercury – Chicks on Skates – October 20, 2005 – The Rose City Rollers: Just Your Average All-Girl, Ass-Kicking Roller Derby Team
Rose City Rumble – A Short Form Documentary Project – An oldie from Season 1, short form documentary film project.
