June 9, 2013  10pm.

Miss Moxxxie and Kimfectious from Bay Area Derby Girls join Maureen to talk about Roller Derby and their upcoming matches at the Craneway Pavillion in Richmond on Saturday June 15th.

Listen here (Moxxxie and Kimfectious interview begins at 21:08)

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By Cathy Cockrell | February 26, 2013

BERKELEY — Weekdays at UC Berkeley, Erin Fenley is all about helping the campus reduce its carbon footprint by saving kilowatts.

After hours, she’s all about burning energy – her own – in an intense roller derby scrimmage.

To understand the former Fenley, it helps to appreciate her roots. Berkeley’s energy-management communication specialist grew up in southern Appalachia, where coal is king. Both her grandfathers were coal miners and both died before she was born.

What coal mining “did to them,” as she puts it, and what it continues to do to the land – via mountaintop-removal and strip technologies – grieves this “proud hillbilly.”

Read the full article at newscenter.berkeley.edu

By Azeen Ghorayshi | February 27, 2013

Put away your fishnets and break out your weights — it’s the new era of roller derby.

The ladies of the San Francisco ShEvil Dead want you to know they’re dead-serious when it comes to athleticism. So do the Oakland Outlaws, the Berkeley Resistance, and the Richmond Wrecking Belles. Get over the booty shorts, tutus, and theatrical hair-pulling of yesteryear; today’s version of roller derby is a full-time job in black athletic pants. “The early days of derby were definitely the fishnets and the makeup and the whole sex-on-wheels thing,” said Lori Petrini, better known as Eva Menace. “We used to drink before practice, and now most people work out like crazy outside of practice.”

Read the full article at eastbayexpress.com

By emma silvers | May 30, 2013

There are still about 10 minutes until the match starts, but the noise from the sellout crowd inside the Oakland Convention Center has reached a dull roar.

As the anticipation builds, referees in zebra-striped shirts amble around the track, making sure everything’s up to regulation standards. Groups of tattooed 20- and 30-somethings make their way to the concession stands for tequila shots, beer and tamales; one biker couple in their 60s scopes out the bleachers for any remaining seats. Across the way, a group of first-graders unfurls a finger-painted banner they’ve made to cheer on their favorite athlete: their teacher.

Read the full article at jweekly.com

by HEather Larson [sic] | January – February 2013

What: By night, Menace (Petrini’s alter ego) skates as a blocker for the Richmond Wrecking Belles team in the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls league. Single, without children, she also volunteers her time as manager of public relations for the league. By day, she works in public relations for a film studio in Berkeley.

When: Bouts take place between January and August, or longer if the Wrecking Belles go to the championships. Besides practicing on skates four times a week, Menace also runs Lake Merritt, climbs the Cleveland Cascade steps, does speed work on a high school track and manages to work in strength training, too.

Read full article at oaklandmagazine.com