To newcomers, Ithaca is known for Cayuga Lake, gorges and the annual Apple Harvest Festival. Few realize that it is a hot bed for the local roller derby scene, which will be expanding this winter with the start of satellite practices for Rochester’s Flour City Fear.
Hidden in a small elementary school gym, four men put their feet in roller skates and tighten their worn laces. The pads are next; knee followed by elbow, then wrist.