The Sanatoga Post

POTTSTOWN PA – Celebrate Halloween a couple of days early in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township by watching two teams of women roll past your seat at high speed.

Pottstown's Roller Derby Rockstars

The Pottstown Roller Derby Rockstars, the local women who comprise the Greater Pottstown area’s own roller derby team, have scheduled a Halloween-themed “Ghouls Just Wanna Have Fun” double-header for fan enjoyment next Saturday (Oct. 29, 2011) from 2-6 p.m. at The 422 SportsPlex, 1400 Industrial Hwy., Pottstown PA, at the township’s western edge.

• This event has been added to The Post calendar.

In addition to what team representative Kristin McGuire called “hard hitting, action-packed roller derby” fun, the family event (which also observes the team’s first anniversary) includes costume contests for kids and adults, raffles, a disc jockey, face painting, candy, and a bounce castle for kids.

Tickets cost $12 for adult general admission; $15, adult VIP admission (on track seating); and $6 for children under 12. They can be purchased online, here.

Photo from the Roller Derby Rockstars

POTTSTOWN PA – In the rock ‘em, sock ‘em, take-no-prisoners world of women’s roller derby, western Montgomery County has its own stars … the Pottstown Roller Derby Rockstars – who now, it also turns out – are video stars, too.

The team is a non-profit organization that it says “fosters a non-judgmental, fun, and empowering environment for skaters and supporters to experience the sport of flat-track roller derby. We promote a sense of loyalty, sisterhood, and athleticism among our family of all-female skaters.”

It’s not just about the sport, though. The Rockstars also “strives to serve its community by participating in charitable events, youth outreach programs, and set a standard of discipline and integrity to which women can aspire,” its Facebook page noted.

Besides all that, they’re fun to watch.

The team’s practice sessions in Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township are free and open to the public during September; their next scheduled practice will be this Friday (Sept. 16, 2011) from 8-10 p.m. at the 422 Sportsplex, Industrial Highway, Pottstown. In addition, tickets are being sold now for the team’s first intra-league home bout, set for Oct. 29.

• Watch a video of The Rockstars in action (above), posted Sunday (Sept. 11) by videographer J. Heckman, or see it at his Vimeo user account.

Logo from the Pottstown Roller Derby Rockstars