Grand Raggidy Roller Derby
{{Short description|Sports league}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = Grand Raggidy Roller Derby
| founded = 2005
| dissolved =
| metro area = Grand Rapids, MI
| country = United States
| logo = Grand Raggidy Roller Derby.jpg
| pixels =
| teams = All Stars (A team)
Attack! (B team)
| tracks = Flat
| venue = Rivertown Sports
| affiliations = WFTDA
| orgtype =
| url = {{url|http://grandraggidy.com/}}
}}
Grand Raggidy Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 2005,{{Cite web |last=Zentmeyer |first=Anya |date=6 May 2015 |title=Grand Raggidy Roller Derby turns 10, re-brands |url=http://revuewm.com/arts-culture/item/2791-grand-raggidy-roller-derby-turns-10-re-brands |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=REVUE Magazine |language=en-gb}} the league is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).{{Cite web |date=April 2006 |title=Member Leagues |url=http://www.wftda.com/leagues.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060409234803/http://www.wftda.com/leagues.html |archive-date=9 April 2006 |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=WFTDA}}
History
The league was founded as "Grand Raggidy Roller Girls" by Tricia "The Vindicator" Woolfenden and Katy "Shutter Speed" Batdorff{{Cite web |last=Serba |first=John |date=10 August 2008 |title=Grand Rapids skaters roll 'em in Drew Barrymore movie "Whip It!" |url=http://blog.mlive.com/grpress/2008/08/grand_rapids_skaters_roll_em_i.html |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=MLive.com}} in 2005.{{Cite web |last=Slager Wenzel |first=Lori |date=9 June 2015 |title=This is How They Roll: Behind the Skates With Grand Raggity |url=http://womenslifestyle.com/this-is-how-they-roll-behind-the-skates-with-grand-raggity/ |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=Women's Lifestyle Magazine |publisher=Women's Lifestyle Magazine}} The first public game for Grand Raggidy was held in April 2006 with over 2,000 fans in attendance at the DeltaPlex Arena. Since as far back as 2009, Grand Raggidy has held its home games at Rivertown Sports, with exceptions in 2013 when the venue was flood-damaged.{{Cite web |last=Moroney |first=Kyle |date=23 April 2013 |title=Grand Raggidy Roller Girls find temporary venue for Saturday's bout |url=http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2013/04/grand_raggidy_roller_girls_fin.html |access-date=19 March 2017 |website=MLive.com}}
Four of the league's skaters appeared as themselves in the movie Whip It!: Dot Matrix, Shutter Speed, Tamara Hurtsworse, and Jackie Daniels, who was recruited after skating for the mixed-league "Team Awesome" in Los Angeles.John Serba, "[http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2009/10/grand_raggidy_roller_girls_fea.html Grand Raggidy Roller Girls featured in movie 'Whip It']", Grand Rapids Press, 1 October 2009
In 2015, Grand Raggidy updated its name from "Roller Girls" to "Roller Derby", as part of its tenth anniversary season and recognizing the contributions of its members.
WFTDA competition
File:Grand Raggidy Roller Girls.jpg
The league qualified for the 2007 WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament; they were seeded eleventh and lost in the first round to Gotham Girls Roller Derby, 206-47.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Justice Feelgood |date=18 August 2007 |title=Heartland Havoc: Day One {{!}} Derby News Network |url=http://www.derbynews.net/2007/08/18/heartland_havoc_day_one/ |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=Derby News Network}} They qualified again the following year,Melissa Faliveno, "[http://www.isthmus.com/daily/article.php?article=24033 Once upon a time at Derby in Dairyland...]", Isthmus, 15 October 2008 going 1–3 on the weekend and finished in tenth place.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Justice Feelgood |date=10 October 2008 |title=Eastern Regionals: Complete Capsule Recaps {{!}} Derby News Network |url=http://www.derbynews.net/2008/10/10/eastern_regionals_complete_capsule_recaps/ |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=Derby News Network}} In 2009 Grand Raggidy qualified for the newly created WFTDA North Central Regional Tournament, seeded seventh, but lost all their bouts to finish tenth.{{Cite web |last=Marshall |first=Justice Feelgood |date=18 September 2009 |title=North Central Regionals Capsule Recaps {{!}} Derby News Network |url=http://www.derbynews.net/2009/09/18/north_central_regionals_capsule_recaps/ |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=Derby News Network}}
After missing WFTDA Playoffs from 2010–12, Grand Raggdiy qualified for Division 1 Playoffs in 2013, and went 1–2 as the tenth seed in Fort Wayne and finished in ninth place courtesy of a 186-134 victory over Bleeding Heartland.{{Cite web |last=Talionis |first=Lex |date=8 September 2013 |title=D1FW 9th: (10) Grand Raggidy Arrests (9) Bleeding Heartland, 186-134 {{!}} Derby News Network |url=http://www.derbynews.net/2013/09/08/d1fw_9th_10_grand_raggidy_arrests_9_bleeding_heartland_186_134/ |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=Derby News Network}} In 2014, Grand Raggidy competed at Division 2 Playoffs in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario as the tenth seed and went winless to finish in tenth.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2014 |title=Boulder County Tumbles Grand Raggidy, 244-172 {{!}} Derby News Network |url=http://www.derbynews.net/2014/08/24/d2kw-9th-boulder-county-tumbles-grand-raggidy-244-172/ |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=Derby News Network}} Grand Raggidy missed Playoffs in 2015 but returned to Division 2 in 2016{{Cite web |last=Deadwards |first=Lisa |date=15 July 2016 |title=2016 WFTDA June Rankings and Tournament Seeding |url=http://www.derbycentral.net/2016/07/2016-wftda-june-rankings-and-tournament-seeding/ |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=Derby Central}} as the tenth seed in Lansing, Michigan, but again went winless and finished in tenth place.{{Cite web |date=28 August 2016 |title=D2L 9th Place: #6 Nidaros over #10 Grand Raggidy, 168-137 |url=http://www.derbycentral.net/2016/08/d2l-9th-place-6-nidaros-over-10-grand-raggidy-168-137/ |access-date=19 March 2017 |publisher=Derby Central}}