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Roller derby skaters: Serious athletes and a ‘beautiful band of misfits’

The words scrawled on the windows of the Dodge SUV with Indiana plates were a message for the competition: “Great Day to Kick Your Butt.”

Members of the Indianapolis Junior Roller Derby team prepare for their games with two teams in the Great Lakes region of the Junior Roller Derby Association, including the Crooked River Roller Girls team from Brunswick, Ohio, at the Akron Sports Complex on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Akron, Ohio. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)
Members of the Indianapolis Junior Roller Derby team prepare for their games with two teams in the Great Lakes region of the Junior Roller Derby Association, including the Crooked River Roller Girls team from Brunswick, Ohio, at the Akron Sports Complex on Saturday, May 23, 2015, in Akron, Ohio. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal/TNS)Read moreTNS
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