Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers lose in Bellingham

The Petersburg Ragnarök Rollers traveled out of Alaska for the first time to Bellingham, Washington over the weekend to battle the Bellingham Roller Betties, but they narrowly lost after tying the game in the final ten minutes.

"The last few minutes were pretty exciting," said Coach Rebecca Anderson. "I was overall very proud of our players."

Twelve of the team's 19 players traveled to Bellingham for their third game of the season. The Bellingham Roller Betties are a part of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, which is the NFL of roller derby, said Anderson. Despite being underdogs, the...