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At halftime the women of the Flathead Valley Roller Derby were down 19 points. “Coach took this moment to help us to focus in on what we needed to do to come back to win this game.  What I can tell you is: we came out strong into the second half and controlled the rest of the game," said Team Captain Kari Hammer.The Big Mountain Misfits won the match 179:148.(Brenda Ahearn/Daily Inter Lake)

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High-fives and hard hits at Flathead Roller Derby league
December 9, 2017 9:14 p.m.

High-fives and hard hits at Flathead Roller Derby league

Faces painted for war under their helmets and fishnet tights hugging their legs under kneepads, a team of women ranging in shape and size take to an oval track to play a game with the intensity of football on skates.