Date: April 21-23

Time: April 21 5-6:30pm, April 22 & 23 9am-8:30pm

Where: John F. Kennedy Civic Arena, 500 W. Embargo St., Rome

Cost: April 21 only – Free at the door

April 22-23

Pre-sale – $35/weekend via www.ticketderby.com

At the door – $20/day

Kids (12 and under) – Free at the door

Central New York Roller Derby will be hosting the third annual Siege of CNY Tournament. We are very excited to announce this international event being held at the John F. Kennedy Civic Arena in Rome. The weekend kicks off Friday, April 21, with a free Central NY Junior Roller Derby exhibition scrimmage feature local youth roller derby players as well as other players from around the Northeast US.

The weekend will feature 12 women’s roller derby games starting at 9 a.m. each day. Visiting teams will be traveling from Birmingham (England), Hamilton (Ontario, Can.), Mount Vernon (Ohio), as well as New York teams from Rochester, Schenectady and Syracuse. CNYRD will also be hosting officials, announcers, and volunteers from all over the U.S., Canada, and England.

Adding to all the roller derby action, there will be various vendors and food trucks on site all weekend. Bring a chair and check out some great international roller derby!

For more information, contact siegeofcny@gmail.com or visit cnyrollerderby.com, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

ABOUT CENTRAL NEW YORK ROLLER DERBY

Central New York Roller Derby, Inc., is a women’s sports league founded in 2007 and based in the greater Utica/Rome, NY area. As a member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, a worldwide governing body for women’s flat track roller derby, CNYRD members have represented the CNY region in sporting events across the northeast and mid-Atlantic United States and Canada. CNYRD has approximately 50 member skaters make up two travel teams, the CNY All Stars and the Wonder Brawlers, and there are many officials and volunteers associated with our league. The league seeks to foster the empowerment of females of all races, national origins, sexual orientations, ages, religious beliefs, and body types. The league also operates as a not-for-profit organization and strives to support the surrounding community. Visit http://www.cnyrollerderby.com for the most up to date information about CNYRD.

By martha

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