Dockyard Derby Dames Battle JBLM Bettie Brigade This Saturday In Lakewood

What: Tacoma-area Roller Derby this Saturday

Who: Dockyard Derby Dames

When: Aug. 20. Doors open at 5 pm, with the first bout starting at 6 pm. 

Where: Pierce College Health Ed Center, 9401 Farwest Dr. SW, Lakewood

Tickets: $12 in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/ or $15 at the door. Kids age 5 and under are Free; 6 – 12 years old are $10.

Tacoma’s original roller derby league – Dockyard Derby Dames – is rolling onto the track for their final bout of the season this Saturday at Pierce College.

First up, Tacoma's Dockyard Derby Dames Undertow battles it out against Joint Base Lewis-McChord Bettie Brigade. Then, Dockyard's All-Star team, Wave of Mutilation take on a mixed team from all over the Pacific Northwest - skaters from Bellingham Roller Betties, Jet City, Rat City, Rose City, Emerald City and Cherry City, and more are teaming up for this night only. Don't miss the best roller derby of the year, right here in Tacoma! 

About Dockyard Derby Dames:

The Dockyard Derby Dames is a not-for-profit league run by the skaters.  Founded in 2006, Dockyard has changed from a small group of women with a dream to skate competitively to a five-team functioning league with national status. In 2010, Dockyard became nationally competitive member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). As individuals, they are teachers, accountants, mothers, lawyers, nurses, machinists, social service workers, journalists, designers, students, business women, sales associates, hairdressers, and engineers. Together Dockyard is composed of over eighty passionate, professional, and athletic women who range in age from 21 to 53 and are devoted to fostering sisterhood and good, clean competition. 

More information is available at www.dockyardderbydames.com.