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Emily Kaiser

Field Notes: Inside a North Star Roller Girls bout

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Six teams of tough women on skates jostle competitively in Minneapolis’ flat track roller derby league, known as the North Star Roller Girls. The league is well into its 2013-14 season,  and its next bout is this weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Producer Melissa Townsend went to a recent roller derby bout and has this report from the event.

Photos courtesy of the North Star Roller Girls, Hilary Smith