Peterborough Roller Derby Home Finale 'sPARDacus' Double-Header Set For Aug. 12

Peterborough Area Roller Derby (PARD) is rounding out their final home game of the season with their double-header event ‘sPARDacus!,’ set for Aug. 12 at the Douro Arena, announced on Tuesday.

File photo.

PARD is taking on the South Simcoe Roller Rebels with the second game of the double-header featuring the Durham Region Roller Derby vs. Nipissing Roller Derby. 

Doors open at 3:30 p.m. with the first game starting at 4 p.m. with the second game at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance by sending an e-transfer to ptboareard@gmail.com or $15 at the door. Kids under 12 are free and is a family-friendly event.

PARD is seeking volunteers, and officials (skating or non-skating) and has space available for vendors.

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Peterborough Area Roller Derby Kicks Off 2023 Season For June 17

Peterborough Area Roller Derby (PARD) gets back on track, kicking off “House PARDy,” their first game of the season at the Douro Community Centre on June 17 announced on Tuesday morning.

PARD is running for a second straight year after a two-year hiatus from the COVID-19 pandemic. Photo courtesy of PARD.

This is PARD’s first Women's Flat Track Derby Association-sanctioned game ever as the former became an officially chartered competitive league earlier in the spring.

Doors open at 2:30 p.m as PARD takes on Toronto Roller Derby starting at 3 p.m. with an open full contact scrimmage at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. Kids under 12 are free. 

PARD is also opening applications for anyone interested in the open scrimmage, volunteering, becoming a non-skating official with the league or being a vendor.

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Peterborough Area Roller Derby Returns After Two-Year Hiatus

The skates are being strapped on again as Peterborough Area Roller Derby kicks off their season with their first roller derby match since March 2022 announced Monday night.

The PARD last match was a win against Durham Region Roller Derby’s DRRD’y Farmers in March 2020, just a week before the world closed down. File Photo.

Their family-friendly event, ‘Post Pandemic PARDy: Down with the Sickness’ is at the Douro Community Centre against the Ottawa Area Roller Derby.

Doors open at 3:30 p.m. The low-contact bout begins at 4 p.m. followed by an open full-contact scrimmage at 6:30 p.m.

Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door with free admission for kids under 12.

PARD is seeking skaters for the open scrimmage, volunteers, non-skating officials and vendors for the event and can visit their Facebook event page for more details.

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Peterborough Area Roller Derby Hits Track In Support Of Peterborough Humane Society

Peterborough Area Roller Derby's season opener—The Pivot of Oz—on Saturday, May 27th will put a little extra love in the lives of animals currently living at the Peterborough Humane Society shelter. Normal ticket prices for the double header are $15 per person at the door, with children under 10 free, but on May 27th fans can save $2 off their admission with a donation to the shelter.

The Peterborough Humane Society is looking for donations of non-clumping cat litter, unopened Royal Canin wet cat and kitten food, leashes, collars, gently used clean linens, dish soap, and kitten formula, among other items. Cash donations are also welcomed.

Photo by Heather Doughty Photography

The Pivot of Oz happens at the Douro Arena and Community Centre at 2893 Highway 28. Doors open at 4 p.m., with full contact games starting at 5 and 7 p.m. Games feature Toronto Mens Roller Derby’s “Toronto Outrage” versus a surprise rival team and PARD’s "Riverside Riot Squad" versus GTARollergirls’s “Derby Debutantes” in the later game.

There will be a variety of items from local vendors, league merchandise and snacks available for purchase and some fun family friendly games and entertainment at half-time. There is no ATM on site, so spectators are asked to bring cash.

For more information about Peterborough Area Roller Derby, click here.

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