Vixens Offer Smash-Mouth Fun

The Snake Pit Derby Dames’ Kristie Blair, who goes by Hooky Hellraiser #666 watches her roller derby teammates compete in a bout against the Ellensburg Rodeo City Rollergirls on Saturday at the Kootenai Fairgrounds in Coeur d’Alene. More photos here. (SR photo: Tyler Tjomsland)

The thumping riff of “Seven Nation Army” by The White Stripes blasts over the sound system, and fans know what’s coming. The Venomous Vixens take to the concrete track, their theme song pumping up the crowd of several hundred inside a steel-frame building at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds. Here comes Belle TaBitch, Sophie Smackdown and Mamageddon. Meet Goodie Go Devil, Push N’ Daisies and Smashly Juggs. And that’s Hooky Hellraiser, No. 666, in the skull face makeup. Welcome to roller derby in Coeur d’Alene, a spectacle of fast-paced, sweaty and bruising action. The Vixens – the all-star team from the Snake Pit Derby Dames league – is hosting a bout with the Rodeo City Rollergirls from Ellensburg, Wash./ Scott Maben , SR. More here.

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