Panhandle United Roller Derby
By Monica Anaya Heimes, President/Safety Director
Edited by Dorian Busby
Panhandle United Roller Derby formerly known as the Beach Brawl Sk8r Dolls, is a women’s flat track roller derby league located in Fort Walton Beach, FL. Founded in 2008, our league is gearing up for a sensational ninth season of play in 2017. Panhandle United is operated by the skaters, for the skater and therefore is dependent on monthly skater dues, fundraisers, sponsorship endeavors and donations in order to play and officiate the sport we have a passion for.
This season we will embark on an action-packed season of roller derby; Consisting of 11 bouts (games) with 5 scheduled home bouts. Our league mission is to empower women and protect children within our community. In order to fulfill our mission, our philanthropic efforts will benefit 7 charities, each with a different mission statement.
You can support our league and other local charities by attending one of our scheduled home bouts located at the Northwest Florida Fairgrounds. Come out to have some fun and learn about this full contact sport. Below you will find our season schedule with all the dates for our bouts and who we are playing. Tickets can be bought online at brownpapertickets.com, from a derby girl, and at the door, day of. Tickets bought before the day of our bout will be discounted!
NOTA DEL EDITOR: Conexión es un patrocinador de publicidad del equipo de patinaje Panhandle United Roller Derby! Este artículo es acerca del equipo, el cual apoya muchas obras caritativas y ofrece un espectáculo incomparable. Los juegos se llevan a cabo en el Northwest Florida Fairgrounds and Fort Walton Beach. Invitamos a nuestros lectores Hispanos a ir a ver los partidos de este equipo. Se divertirán en grande viendo este deporte junto a su familia. ¡Si necesitan más información acerca de la liga, llámenos y se la pasamos!