Want to learn more about your favorite rollergirls? Here is your chance! From now on, we will be featuring a H.A.R.D. skater each month on our website and Facebook page. This feature will include a recent photo and a questionnaire completed by the skater. So for the inside scoop on the members of Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby, visit our website or our Facebook page at the beginning of every month!

June 2013 Featured Skater:

Copen-Hatin' #2410

Meaning behind or reason you chose your name and number? Chieftain came up with it. I am sure she was going off my last name, Copen (I am hoping I do not just remind her of a can of chew).

Derby position of choice? Blocker

Click here to learn more about Copen-Hatin'

Join H.A.R.D. this Saturday May 18th
as we take on First Settlement Derby Dames of Marietta, OH.
http://firstderbydames.com/

Doors open at 5; Bout at 6.

Adult Tickets $10 in advance and $12 at the door.
Children $5/$6 at the door. Children under 5 get in free.

Get your tickets from a skater or http://www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/79393

This bout benefits the WV Chapter of the American Heart Association.

Our half time show  will honor the Armed Forces.

After party at the Vanadlia Grille on Hale St.

Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby defeated the Appalachian Hell Betties at our inaugural bout at the West Virginia National Guard Armory in Charleston!  H.A.R.D. skated to a commanding lead in the first half, and never gave it up.  The final score was 355-93.  Thanks so much to everyone who came out to support us--can't wait to see you again on May 18 at 6pm, when we head back to the Armory to take on the First Settlement Derby Dames' Hades Ladies of Marietta, Ohio!

Join us Saturday, March 23, as two of West Virginia's newest women's flat track roller derby teams - Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby and the visiting Jewel City Rollergirls - duke it out in what is sure to be an exciting display of athleticism at the Madison Civic Center in Madison, W.Va.! Doors open at 5pm, and action starts at 6!

Fifteen percent of ticket proceeds will go to the Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans (AMOS Chemika #40), members of the Odd Fellows Lodges, which has earmarked its proceeds from ticket sales to aid a local teenager, Sandra Cox, who has recently been diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer. Concessions at the bout will be provided by the Danville Area Lions Club, which will also donate to the Sandra Cox medical fund.

Join the ladies of Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby as our team turns 2! Celebrating with us are Donnie Smith, In The Company of Wolves and The Red Lights, and maybe more!
$7 cover -- $5 if you're wearing a birthday party hat, or a H.A.R.D. t-shirt when you walk in!
Drink specials, rollergirls, and live music -- what better way to spend a Friday night?

Join us on Monday, February 18, from 5:30-7:30pm at Christ Church United Methodist at the corner of Quarrier and Morris Streets in downtown Charleston, for our spaghetti dinner fundraiser to Save Our Noodles!

Funds raised will go to purchase uniform helmets for the team.
Dinner includes: Spaghetti and Sauce, Salad, Garlic Bread, Dessert, and Drink.
Presale: $8 Adults, $4 kids
Door: $9 Adults, $5 kids
Kids under 3 eat free.
CARRY OUT AVAILABLE!!

What's your new year's resolution? To be more active? To get out more? To make new friends? Join Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby for all of that and more!! Our first Newbie Night of the New Year will be January 6, 6pm, at Skateland Campbells Creek! We are looking for skaters, refs and non-skating officials for our upcoming season--won't you join us?

If you're planning to skate on the 6th, we recommend you bring a bandana and a water bottle, and wear clothes you'd work out in.  We have safety gear available on a first-come, first-served basis, and access to rental skates.

If you have any questions, feel free to email us at the "Contact Us" link above.

Start the New Year off right at Newbie Night!

Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby, the Kanawha Valley’s newest women’s flat-track roller derby team, wraps up a busy summer by inviting roller derby teams near and far to come and play!

                On August 11 at 7pm, the team presents the Second Annual Clash in the Coalfields at the Madison Civic Center in Madison, West Virginia.  A multi-team scrimmage featuring skaters from many teams in several states, Clash in the Coalfields consists of skaters being split up into four different teams (Hatfields, McCoys, Pinkerton Guards, and Baldwin-Felts Agents), who play each other in three, half-hour periods, determining the ultimate winner of the Clash.  Last year’s winning team, the McCoys, are looking to defend their title in these hard-hitting match-ups!

                This year’s charity partner for Clash in the Coalfields is the Ancient Mystic Order of Samaritans (AMOS Chemika #40), members of the Odd Fellows Lodges, which has earmarked its proceeds from ticket sales for donation to Camp Kno-Koma, a Juvenile Diabetes Camp in West Virginia. Camp Kno-Koma provides an invaluable opportunity for children with diabetes to gain skills in managing their disease within a supportive environment. Concessions at the bout will be provided by the Danville Area Lions Club which will also donate to the AMOS endeavor.

                H.A.R.D. plays the Gem City Rollergirls in Dayton, Ohio, on September 8, and First Settlement Derby Dames of Marietta, Ohio, on November 10.

Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby, LLC, the Kanawha Valley’s newest women’s flat-track roller derby team, was formed in March, 2011.  Those interested in skating, refereeing, or filling other volunteer positions with Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby should contact us at HARDerby@gmail.com.  Find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HARDerby .

Tickets can be purchased online here.

The 2nd Annual Clash in the Coalfields - a multi-team roller derby scrimmage - is being held at the Madison Civic Center in Madison, WV on August 11, 2012.

64 skaters will fill four mixed teams (the Hatfields, McCoys, Baldwin-Felts, and Pinkertons).

Showtime is 7:00pm on the 11th, when the first 30-minute half will begin. Skaters may begin warming up as early as 5pm, so plan your day accordingly. Winners of the first half and second half will play each other after intermission in a third, 30-minute bout to determine the winner of Clash in the Coalfields!

Skaters will have to have a certain skill level to participate. We will also require USARS coverage, available the day of the event.

Register here.

Join the ladies and gentlemen of Heart of Appalachia Roller Derby for CRACK THAT WHIP! as we host the Morgantown Roller Vixens on July 28 at 7pm at the Nitro Community Center! 

Our charity partner for the bout is the Childhood Language Center, a regional children's speech therapy clinic located in Charleston.  The Childhood Language Center provides necessary speech and communication therapy for children from birth to age 16, free of charge.  The CLC operates solely on funds raised the by the Scottish Rite Masons and donations from the community and local corporations.