Traverse City Roller Derby

09/05/2026

Happy Birthday to our photographer and skater Mama Yaga! 🥳🎂

Meg, aka Mama Yaga, is one of our incredible photographers who joined us last year and has been an integral part of our league ever since! 🛼 From the very first bout of ours she photographed, she came in with a fantastic energy that lit up the room and lent a helping hand to anyone who needed it. 💗

Meg is a wonderful, creative, dedicated person that is always there to lift you up, make you smile, and take a FANTASTIC bout photo! 📸

Have a wonderful birthday, Mama Yaga! 💚

09/02/2026

Congratulations to our Head Ref Wanda Gogh? for hitting 200* games officiating at the Crossroads Carnage Tournament last weekend! 🥳🦓

*200 recorded games, many more lost (but not forgotten!) due to history migration.

09/01/2026

We have the BEST jerseys thanks to Skating Not Hatin! 😍

We had a lot of shirt whips over the tournament weekend, including this incredible one with Tabby Katasstrophe and Siren’s Song, without a rip in sight! 💪

📸 Meagen Kopacki - Photographer

08/30/2026

And that’s our last game for Crossroads Carnage and for our A Team charter season for 2026! 🎉

To end not only this tournament, but our A Team season with a win, feels like the perfect end to this incredible year. 🛼

Thank you so much to Arch Rival Arch Enemies for being such fun, amazing opponents for this final game! 💚

We’ll be sharing lots of photos from our tournament weekend soon, so be on the lookout! 👀

Congrats to Traverse City Roller Derby for their third win of the tournament! The beat Arch Rival Roller Derby 290 to 42.

Next up, Steel City Roller Derby vs South Shore Roller Derby

08/29/2026

Two games down, one to go! 🥳

Thank you to FM Roller Derby for an exciting game! 🔥

We’ll be back for our last game tomorrow at noon where we take on Arch Rival Arch Enemies! 💚

08/29/2026

First game of the tournament is in the books! 🎉

Thank you NOVA Roller Derby for being amazing, hard-hitting opponents! 💪

Catch us at 4pm today on Derby Date Night where we take on Fargo-Moorhead Roller Derby! 💚

Congratulations to Traverse City Roller Derby on their win against NOVA Roller Derby! Final score was Traverse 201 vs Nova 116!

Next up, we have South Shore Roller Derby vs Arch Rival Roller Derby

08/28/2026

Here are our A Team skaters traveling down to South Bend, Indiana this weekend for the Crossroads Carnage Tournament hosted by South Bend Roller Derby! 🎉

Wish them luck as they play three exciting games with amazing teams from around the Midwest! 💪🛼

08/25/2026

We’re headed to the Crossroads Carnage Tournament in South Bend, Indiana this weekend, and you can watch it all through Derby Date Night! 😍🎉

We will be coming to you live from South Bend, IN starting this Friday for 3-Days of the Crossroads Carnage!

Hosted by South Bend Roller Derby, this Round Robin Style Tournament that kicks off with a doubleheader Friday August 28th at 4:00pm ET!

🎥 In Comments 🎥

-TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE-Day One -
4:00pm ET - Louisville v South Shore
6:00pm ET - South Bend v Steel City

Arch Rival Roller Derby - Arch Enemy
FM Roller Derby
Louisville Roller Derby
NOVA Roller Derby - Supernovas
South Bend Roller Derby - Studebreakers
South Shore Roller Derby - Runaways
Steel City Roller Derby - Steel Beamers
Traverse City Roller Derby

📷 Photography by Matt Ruddick

08/22/2026

We have a new tradition this year that when you pass your skills to become scrimmage ready, we’ll get you your own pair of numbered arm bands! 💪

It’s our mission to make sure our skaters have the option to not re-sharpie their numbers on sweaty arms a hundred times a game. 🫡

But we have some catching up to do, so here are a few skaters that have received their well-earned numbers and deserve a shout-out to highlight their hard work! 🔥🔥

Great job Davina, Slayleigh, Jazmatron, and Twisted Trickster! 🥳

08/17/2026

August has been a busy month for TCRD, and we kicked it off with our final home bouts of the season against Windy City Rollers Third Coast and Haymarket Rioter Teams! 🥳

We had SO MUCH FUN playing these teams and it was the perfect way to end our home season! 🛼

THANK YOU Windy City for traveling to TC to play us! You all were so fun and kind and we’d love to have you back anytime. 💚💚

👉Here are your MVPs!

🍒First Game MVPs:
🏆Siren’s Song and Raina Terror from TCRD!
🏆Danger Noodle and Montgomery Brawl from Windy City!

🍒Second Game MVPs:
🏆Twisted Trickster and Edgy Cate from TCRD!
🏆Clam Slam and Dykeula from Windy City!

THANK YOU to all of our officials and volunteers who make these games possible and run smoothly! Your hard work, time, and effort are always so appreciated. 🦓🦩💚

👉THANK YOU to all of our season’s sponsors who support us to be able to put on these bouts and share our amazing sport with the community! 🤩
Thank you to Right Brain Brewery, Carbliss, Jimmy John's, Susan Soffredine Rauser - State Farm Agent, Amoritas Vineyards, Bay Bread Co, Forest Area Federal Credit Union, SNAP Printing, Grand Traverse Family Chiropractic, Good Harbor Coffee, Hangry's, Moomers, Third Coast Insurance Agency, and Northwoods Tattoo! 💚

THANK YOU also to our community partners, Up North Pride and Child and Family Services of Northwestern Michigan! 🍒💚

And finally, THANK YOU to all of our family, friends, and fans who came to support us for another incredible Traverse City Roller Derby season. We’ll see you next April! 👀💚🍒

Amazing 📸’s done by Meagen Kopacki - Photographer and Jason Lome