DC Rollergirls
{{Short description|Roller derby league}}
{{Update|type=|date=August 2020|reason=}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = DC Rollergirls
| founded = 2006
| metro area = Washington, D.C.
| country = United States
| logo = DC Rollergirls Logo.jpg
| teams = DC All-Stars (A-Team)
National Maulers (B-Team)
Capitol Offenders (C-Team)
Cherry Blossom Bombshells
DC DemonCats
Majority Whips
Scare Force One
Secretaries of Hate (2006–08)
| tracks = Flat
| venue = D.C. Armory, Dulles SportsPlex
| orgtype =
| affiliations = WFTDA
| url = [http://www.dcrollergirls.com/ DCRollergirls.com]
}}
DC Rollergirls is a women's flat track roller derby league in Washington, D.C. DC Rollergirls is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).{{cite web|title=DC Rollergirls – WFTDA|url=https://wftda.com/wftda-leagues/dc-rollergirls/|website=wftda.com|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=8 January 2018}}
History
DC Rollergirls was founded in early 2006 by Ginger Park, Shannon Flowers and Katelyn Coram.{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2007/10/05/ST2007100501598.html|title=Fight Club|last1=Wilcox|first1=Lauren|date=5 October 2007|website=washingtonpost.com|publisher=Washington Post Magazine|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108085911/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2007/10/05/ST2007100501598.html|archive-date=2012-11-08|access-date=8 January 2018}} After spending much of the first year recruiting and training, the league first held public games in 2007 at the Dulles SportsPlex. By 2010, attendance for home games at the DC Armory was averaging between 1300 and 1500 fans.{{cite web|last1=Muir|first1=Rachel|title=Ready to Roll|url=https://gwtoday.gwu.edu/ready-roll|website=gwtoday.gwu.edu|publisher=George Washington University|access-date=9 January 2018|language=en|date=8 May 2010}}
In 2011, DC Rollergirls co-hosted the WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament along with Baltimore league Charm City Rollergirls.{{cite web|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/sports/2010-11-27/roller-derby-update-11-27-10/|title=Roller Derby Update: 11/27/10|last1=Whittaker|first1=Richard|date=27 November 2010|website=austinchronicle.com|publisher=Austin Chronicle|access-date=9 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=Nightmare on 95 WFTDA 2011 East Region Playoffs - Women's Flat Track Derby Association|url=https://wftda.org/tournaments/2011/east|website=wftda.org|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=9 January 2018}}
Before the DC Rollergirls, the area was home to the Washington, D.C. Jets, which played banked track roller derby until 1978.{{Cite web |url=http://www.rollergirlskates.com/pages.php?pageid=14 |title=ROLLERGIRLSKATES.COM :: Article: How Roller Derby Got itItstart |access-date=2009-06-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090502020549/http://rollergirlskates.com/pages.php?pageid=14 |archive-date=2009-05-02 |url-status=dead }}
The DC Rollergirls play most of their bouts at the DC Armory and Dulles SportsPlex; however, the league recently signed a lease on a warehouse located in Edmonston, Maryland. The warehouse will serve as a practice facility during but may also host bouts during future seasons.{{Cite web|title = A New Home for the DC Rollergirls {{!}} News {{!}} DC Rollergirls|url = http://www.dcrollergirls.com/dc-rollergirls-new-home-2015/|website = DC Rollergirls|date = 2015-11-01|access-date = 2015-11-30}}{{when|date=October 2023}}
Teams
{{As of|2014}}, the league consists of four home teams: the Cherry Blossom Bombshells, DC DemonCats, Majority Whips and Scare Force One. Upon creation in 2006, the league consisted of the Cherry Blossom Bombshells, DC DemonCats, Scare Force One, and the now-defunct Secretaries of Hate. The Majority Whips was formed in 2011.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/gzpnqjXcdVQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160309203718/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzpnqjXcdVQ Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzpnqjXcdVQ| title = DC ROLLERGIRLS: "Meet The MAJORITY WHIPS!!" (Sun., 10-9-2011), pt. 1 | website=YouTube| date = 9 October 2011 }}{{cbignore}}
=Seasons=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Season !Champion |
| 1
|Scare Force One |
| 2
|Scare Force One |
| 3
|DC DemonCats |
| 4
|DC DemonCats |
| 5
|Scare Force One |
| 6
|Scare Force One |
| 7
|Scare Force One |
| 8
|Scare Force One |
| 9
|DC DemonCats |
WFTDA competition
DC Rollergirls' All-Star team competes on an international level. {{As of|2014|06}}, they occupied 42nd place in the WFTDA's rankings.[http://wftda.com/rankings Current Rankings - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430194525/http://wftda.com/rankings |date=2010-04-30 }} In 2009, DC competed at the WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament as the ninth seed and finished in eighth place.{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Justice Feelgood|title=Eastern Regionals Capsule Recaps {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2009/09/11/eastern_regionals_capsule_recaps/|website=derbynews.net|publisher=Derby News Network|access-date=9 January 2018|date=11 September 2009}}{{Dead link|date=August 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} At the 2010 Eastern Regional, DC was the tenth seed but finished in ninth place after defeating Dutchland Rollers 206–118.{{cite web|title=2010 East Region Playoffs Recaps|url=http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/2010/09/eastern_region_playoffs_recaps|publisher=Derby News Network|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722195137/http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/2010/09/eastern_region_playoffs_recaps|archive-date=22 July 2012|url-status=dead}} DC returned for the final Eastern Regional in 2012 as the tenth seed, but improved to a sixth-place finish, ending with a 252–112 loss to Montreal Roller Derby.{{cite web|last1=Talionis|first1=Lex|title=East 5th Place: 3E Montreal Stops 10E DC, 252-112 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2012/09/30/east_5th_place_3e_montreal_stops_10e_dc_252_112/|website=www.derbynews.net|publisher=Derby News Network|access-date=9 January 2018|date=30 September 2012}}{{Dead link|date=January 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
In 2013, DC qualified for the newly created Division 2 Playoffs as the fourth seed in Des Moines, Iowa, but finished in ninth place, salvaging their weekend with a 345–135 victory over Tallahassee RollerGirls.{{cite web|last1=Talionis|first1=Lex|title=D2DM 9th Place: DC Vetoes Tallahassee, 345-135 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2013/08/18/d2dm_9th_place_dc_vetoes_tallahassee_345_135/|website=www.derbynews.net|publisher=Derby News Network|access-date=9 January 2018|date=18 August 2013}} DC was the second seed at the 2014 Division 2 Playoff in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, but finished in sixth place.{{cite web|title=Queen City Claims DC, 226-144 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2014/08/24/d2kw-5th-queen-city-claims-dc-226-144/|website=www.derbynews.net|publisher=Derby News Network|access-date=9 January 2018|date=24 August 2014}}
=Rankings=
See also
{{Portal|Sports|Washington, D.C.}}
External links
- [http://dcrollergirls.com/ DC Rollergirls Official website]
- [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2007/03/06/VI2007030601041.html Washington Post video]
- [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15092770&sc=emaf NPR feature]
Notes and references
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Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Category:Roller derby leagues established in 2006