Duke City Roller Derby
{{Short description|Roller derby league}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = Duke City Roller Derby
| founded = August 2005
| dissolved =
| metro area = Albuquerque, New Mexico
| country = United States
| logo = Duke City Roller Derby.png
| tracks = Flat
| venue = Heights Community Center
| teams = Muñecas Muertas (A team)
Juggernaughties (B team)
Disco Brawlers
Dooms Dames
Hobots
Marionettes (junior roller derby)
| affiliations = WFTDA
| orgtype =
| url = [http://www.dukecityderby.com/ dukecityderby.com]
}}
Duke City Roller Derby (DCRD) is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Founded in 2005, Duke City is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).{{cite web|title=Member Leagues|url=http://www.wftda.com/leagues.html|publisher=WFTDA|accessdate=9 January 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409234803/http://www.wftda.com/leagues.html|archivedate=9 April 2006|date=April 2006}}
History
Founded in 2005,{{cite web|last1=Yodice|first1=James|title=Derby Rolls Into Star Center|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/news/metro/07959484356newsmetro01-07-09.htm|website=www.abqjournal.com|publisher=Albuquerque Journal|accessdate=8 January 2017|date=7 January 2009}} Duke City is the oldest roller derby organization in Albuquerque.{{cite web|last1=Dewing|first1=Sonja|title=Hell on Skates: Roller derby enters the new millennium|url=http://alibi.com/news/49079/Hell-on-Skates.html|website=alibi|accessdate=8 January 2017|date=7 May 2015}} Early on, the league comprised three teams based in Albuquerque, one in Santa Fe{{cite web|last1=Grimm|first1=Julie Ann|title=Rebels in the rink|url=http://www.santafenewmexican.com/life/travel/rebels-in-the-rink/article_46acdf0f-3c4c-571e-a0a2-22373d84fb35.html|website=The Santa Fe New Mexican|accessdate=8 January 2017|date=30 March 2008}} and one in Rio Rancho. By 2009, the league had moved its home events to the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, with the hopes of drawing 1,000 fans per game.{{cite web|last1=Herron|first1=Gary|title=Duke City Derby debuts at Star Center|url=http://www.rrobserver.com/sports/article_72e5f61b-53da-5fd8-a40b-54c14307050c.html|website=Rio Rancho Observer|accessdate=8 January 2017|date=24 April 2009}}
Originally in the WFTDA's West Region, Duke City was moved to the South Central Region in 2011."[http://wftda.org/news/wftda-regions-adjusted WFTDA Regions Adjusted for 2011]", WFTDA, 12 November 2010 Duke City has been credited with developing "slow derby" strategies that are still employed by top teams in the WFTDA.{{cite web|title=#15 Duke City Tramples Tucson, 131-80 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2009/08/13/15_duke_city_tramples_tucson_131_80/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=13 August 2009}}{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Justice Feelgood|title=2011 WFTDA Championships: Team Profiles {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2011/11/08/2011_wftda_championships_team_profiles/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=8 November 2011}}
Teams
Duke City has three home teams, comprising the Disco Brawlers, Dooms Dames and Hobots. Duke City has two travel teams, the Juggernaughties B-team, and the Muñecas Muertas - "Murder Dolls" - A team, which competes against other A teams of members of the WFTDA.{{cite web|title=May 2015 Featured League:Duke City Roller Derby - Featured Leagueof the Month - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association|url=https://wftda.org/featured-league/duke-city-roller-derby|website=wftda.org|publisher=WFTDA|accessdate=8 January 2017|date=1 May 2015}}
Duke City also operates a junior roller derby branch called the Marionettes, for girls between the ages of 8 and 17.{{cite web|title=Marionettes|url=http://www.dukecityderby.com/marionettes/|website=Duke City Roller Derby|accessdate=8 January 2017}}
WFTDA competition
Duke City's all-star travel team, the Mueñcas Muertas, represented the league at the first WFTDA Championships in 2006, where they finished 19th out of 20 teams.{{cite web|title=Tournaments 2006|url=http://wftda.com/stats2/2006_Tournaments.htm|publisher=WFTDA|accessdate=9 January 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223171740/http://wftda.com/stats2/2006_Tournaments.htm|archivedate=23 February 2007}} At the 2007 WFTDA Western Regional Tournament Duke City won their opening game 110–82 over the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls,{{cite web|title=Dust Devil 2007 – Day One Roundup {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2007/02/17/dust_devil_2007_day_one_roundup/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=17 February 2007}} but then lost to Tucson Roller Derby in the quarterfinals, 166–41.{{cite web|title=Dust Devil 2007 – Day Two Roundup {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2007/02/18/dust_devil_2007_day_two_roundup/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=18 February 2007}} At the 2008 Western Regional, Duke City opened with a victory over Pikes Peak Derby Dames and then upset the defending WFTDA Champion Kansas City Roller Warriors 132–117, automatically qualifying for Championships.{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Justice Feelgood|title=Western Regionals: Complete Capsule Recaps {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2008/10/08/western_regionals_complete_capsule_recaps/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=8 October 2008}} Duke City then lost to Bay Area in the semifinals and Rat City Rollergirls in the third place game to finish Westerns in fourth place. At Championships in Portland, Duke City lost their opening round game to Gotham Girls Roller Derby 182–25."[https://web.archive.org/web/20160325202343/http://northwestknockdown.com/event/ Northwest Knockdown Tournament Results]", Northwest Knockdown [version of 25 March 2016] At the 2009 Western Regional, Duke City lost the fifth place game to Bay Area 105–103 to finish in sixth place.{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Justice Feelgood|title=Western Regionals Capsule Recaps {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2009/10/02/western_regionals_capsule_recaps/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=2 October 2009}} As the eighth seed at the 2009 Western Playoff, Duke City lost their opening games to Tucson and Denver, before falling to Sacred City Derby Girls to finish in tenth place.{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Justice Feelgood|title=2010 West Region Playoffs Recaps {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2010/10/01/2010_west_region_playoffs_recaps/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=1 October 2010}}
Ahead of the 2013 season, the WFTDA restructured its playoff system and that year Duke City qualified for the first Division 2 Playoff in Des Moines, Iowa as the sixth seed.{{cite web|title=August 16-18, 2013: Des Moines, Iowa - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association|url=https://wftda.org/tournaments/2013/desmoines|website=wftda.org|publisher=WFTDA|accessdate=9 January 2017}} Duke City defeated the Omaha Rollergirls 212–189 to finish in seventh place.{{cite web|last1=Deadwards|first1=Lisa|title=D2DM 7th place: Duke City Handles Omaha, 212-189 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2013/08/18/d2dm_7th_place_duke_city_handles_omaha_212_189/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=18 August 2013}}
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In the community
Duke City members do community outreach and fundraising, for organizations such as Ronald McDonald House and the Rape Crisis Center of Central New Mexico.{{cite web|last1=Hood|first1=Taylor|title=Roller derby heats up|url=https://www.abqjournal.com/605023/roller-derby-heats-up.html|website=www.abqjournal.com|publisher=Albuquerque Journal|accessdate=9 January 2017|date=27 June 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.dukecityderby.com/ DCRD Official Website]
{{New Mexico Sports}}
Category:Roller derby leagues in New Mexico
Category:Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Category:Sports in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Category:Roller derby leagues established in 2005