Local team hosts international men’s roller derby champs in Salem this weekend

On Wednesday evening, some 20 roller derby players from Toulouse, France, hit the rink at the Oregon State Fair Pavilion.
The team, Quad Guards of the Roller Derby Toulouse league, is in Salem for the 2025 Men’s Roller Derby Association Championships, which will bring 11 teams from four countries to compete at the pavilion.
The three-day event begins Friday and runs through Sunday. It is hosted by a local team, Concussion Roller Derby, competing alongside…





