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A New Derby Team Debuts: Des Moines Derby Dames' First Bout

Roller derby started in the thirties as a contact sport of women skaters engaging in extreme rivalry and outrageous behavior. Ten years ago a new kind of roller derby started with an emphasis on competition & athleticism. Today there are more than five hundred roller derby teams and eight of them are in Iowa including the new team the Des Moines Derby Dames. Their first home game happens tomorrow night.

John Pemble is a reporter for IPR