Garnett Grit Betties scrimmage in Petersburg
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Shawna "BabyCakes" Buness, left, Janell "Psycho Squirrel" Hays, Katie "AssassinKate" Robbins, John "Johnny Ego" Waddington and Doug "RunningMan" Robbins, all of Wrangell, participate in the scrimmage.
The Garnett Grit Betties traveled to Petersburg for a melding of roller derby minds the weekend of Jan. 18.
The bout wasn't a competition. Teams from Ketchikan and Petersburg joined with the Wrangell team, then separated into two different randomly selected teams for the bout as a learning exercise, said team coach Shawna "BabyCakes" Buness.
"The goal of this weekend wasn't to compete," she said. "It was just to learn because the three of us teams have never bouted before."
In all, seven skaters and four local referees joined in the mayhem.
The Betties will be conducting fundraisers in the...
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