Jet City Roller Derby
{{Short description|Roller derby league}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = Jet City Roller Derby
| founded = 2006
| dissolved =
| metro area = Everett, Washington
| country = United States
| logo =Jet City Roller Derby Logo.png
| teams = Bombers (A team)
Aviators
Skyraiders
| tracks = Flat
| venue = Edmonds Community College
| affiliations = WFTDA
| orgtype = Non-profit
| url = {{url|http://www.jetcityrollerderby.com}}
}}
Jet City Roller Derby (JCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Everett, Washington. Founded in 2006, Jet City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).{{cite web|title=Jet City Roller Derby – WFTDA|url=https://wftda.com/wftda-leagues/jet-city-rollergirls/|website=wftda.com|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=21 March 2017}}
History
Jet City was founded as Jet City Rollergirls in July 2006 by four friends,"Some skaters choose wheels before blades", Lynwood Enterprise, 10 August 2007{{cite web|last1=Pan|first1=David|title=Jet City Rollergirls come from all walks of life {{!}} HeraldNet.com|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/uncategorized/jet-city-rollergirls-come-from-all-walks-of-life/|website=HeraldNet.com|publisher=The Herald|access-date=21 March 2017|date=3 March 2008}} who were inspired after watching the Rat City Rollergirls,{{cite web|last1=Troy|first1=Garrett|title=Derby girls don't cry: The aggressive face of women on the skate track|url=http://www.dailyuw.com/features/article_406a7776-4dd0-583d-a11b-ef7058e48de2.html|website=The Daily of the University of Washington|publisher=The Daily of the University of Washington|access-date=22 March 2017|language=en|date=7 February 2008}} who held an exhibition game at the Everett Events Center in March of that year in front of 5000 people.{{cite web|last1=Beekman|first1=Dan|title=A Smash on Skates {{!}} HeraldNet.com|url=http://www.heraldnet.com/news/a-smash-on-skates/|website=HeraldNet.com|publisher=The Herald|access-date=24 March 2017|date=16 August 2006}} By mid-2007, when they held their first exhibition bout,"[http://www.jetcityrollergirls.com/subcontent.aspx?SecID=111 JCRG History]", JCRG they already had around 60 skaters. They played their first full season in 2008, and became a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association the following year.{{cite web|title=August 2011 Featured League:Jet City Rollergirls - Featured Leagueof the Month - Women's Flat Track Derby Association|url=https://wftda.org/featured-league/jet-city|website=wftda.org|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=24 March 2017|date=4 August 2011}}
The league initially played in a 900-seat venue at Everett Community College, but moved to its larger 2,000-seat venue in 2011, which they regularly sold out.{{cite web|last1=Keary|first1=Polly|title=Pink Pistol: Sultan grad now a Jet City Roller Girl|url=http://www.monroemonitor.com/main.asp?SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=1589&SectionID=2|website=www.monroemonitor.com|publisher=Monroe Monitor|access-date=24 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401043627/http://www.monroemonitor.com/main.asp?SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=1589&SectionID=2|archive-date=1 April 2012|language=en-us|date=14 February 2011}} As of 2017, Jet City hosted games at Shoreline Derby Center in Shoreline{{cite web|last1=Wippel|first1=Teresa|title=Jet City Rollergirls Season 10, Bout 4|url=http://mltnews.com/event/jet-city-rollergirls-season-10-bout-4/|website=MLTnews.com|access-date=24 March 2017|date=20 February 2017}} and the league consisted of four home teams, as well as an all-star team which competed against teams from other leagues in WFTDA competition.
In January 2018 the league announced it was rebranding as Jet City Roller Derby, and coalescing its home teams into two B teams.{{cite web|title=Exciting Changes Ahead After 11 Seasons of Jet City Roller Derby {{!}} Jet City Roller Derby|url=https://jetcityrollerderby.com/exciting-changes-ahead-after-11-seasons-of-jet-city-roller-derby/|website=jetcityrollerderby.com|publisher=Jet City Roller Derby|access-date=7 April 2018|date=18 January 2018}}
WFTDA competition
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Jet City first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs in 2010, as the seventh seed at that year's WFTDA Western Regional Tournament,{{cite web|title=Rollin' on the River 2010 West Region Playoffs - Women's Flat Track Derby Association|url=https://wftda.org/tournaments/2010/rollin-on-the-river|website=wftda.org|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=24 March 2017}} where they finished in seventh place, capped by a 149–95 victory over Tucson Roller Derby.{{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/|work=Derby News Network|access-date=24 March 2017|date=1 October 2010}} In 2011, Jet City was the eighth seed at the Western Regional and again played in the seventh place game, this time losing 140–105 to Sacred City Derby Girls to finish in eighth place.{{cite web|title=West 7th Place: 7W Sacred City Denies 8W Jet City, 140-105 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2011/09/25/west_7th_place_7w_sacred_city_denies_8w_jet_city_140_105/|work=Derby News Network|access-date=24 March 2017|date=25 September 2011}}
After missing Playoffs in 2012, Jet City returned to the new Division 2 Playoffs in 2013 in Des Moines, Iowa, entering the weekend as the fifth seed.{{cite web|title=D2 Playoffs Des Moines, IA Schedule and Scores - Women's Flat Track Derby Association|url=https://wftda.org/tournaments/2013/desmoines/schedule|website=wftda.org|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=24 March 2017}} After victories over DC Rollergirls and Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls, Jet City took first place in the tournament with a 208–113 win against Blue Ridge Rollergirls{{cite web|last1=Wise|first1=Beck|title=D2DM 1st place: Jet City Flies Past Blue Ridge, 208-113 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2013/08/19/d2dm_1st_place_jet_city_flies_past_blue_ridge_208_113/|work=Derby News Network|access-date=24 March 2017|date=19 August 2013}}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and also qualified for WFTDA Championships for the first time. At Championships, Jet City defeated Santa Cruz Derby Girls 195–194 to claim the first Division 2 title.{{cite web|last1=Deadwards|first1=Lisa|title=D2C 1st: Jet City Crashes Santa Cruz, 195-194 {{!}} Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2013/11/11/d2c_1st_jet_city_crashes_santa_cruz_195_194/|work=Derby News Network|access-date=24 March 2017|date=11 November 2013}} In 2014, Jet City moved up to Division 1 Playoffs as the eighth seed and finished in ninth, finishing with a 183–133 win over SoCal Derby.{{cite web|last1=Simonis|first1=Josie|title=D1C: Jet City (#8) Flies By SoCal Derby (#10), 183-133 {{!}} Derby Central|url=http://www.derbycentral.net/2014/10/jet-city-8-flies-socal-derby-10-183-133/|publisher=Derby Central|access-date=24 March 2017|date=5 October 2014}} Jet City returned to Division 2 in 2015 at Cleveland as the eighth seed and finished in seventh by beating Oklahoma Victory Dolls 179–137.{{cite web|title=WFTDA D2 Playoffs: Cleveland|url=http://www.derbycentral.net/2015/08/2015-wftda-d2-playoffs-cleveland-central/|publisher=Derby Central|access-date=24 March 2017|date=26 August 2015}} In 2016, a loss to Brandywine eliminated top-seeded Jet City from eligibility for Division 2 Championships, but they secured third place at Wichita with a 132–118 victory over Nashville Rollergirls.{{cite web|last1=Deadwards|first1=Lisa|title=D2W: #1 Jet City lands 3rd place over #3 Nashville, 132-118|url=http://www.derbycentral.net/2016/08/d2w-1-jet-city-lands-3rd-place-over-3-nashville-132-118/www.derbycentral.net/2016/08/d2w-1-jet-city-lands-3rd-place-over-3-nashville-132-118/|website=Derby Central|access-date=24 March 2017|date=21 August 2016}} Jet City again qualified for the Division 2 Playoffs and Championship in 2017 as the fourth seed in Pittsburgh, and finished the weekend in sixth place.{{cite web|title=2017 WFTDA D2 Tournaments: Pittsburgh Central|url=http://www.derbycentral.net/2017/08/2017-wftda-d2-tournaments-pittsburgh-central/|publisher=Derby Central|access-date=5 January 2018|date=26 August 2017}}
In 2018, Jet City qualified for the WFTDA North American West Continental Cup held in Omaha, Nebraska as the seventh seed, and after losing their opening game finished in the consolation round.{{cite web |title=Canberra Roller Derby League Wins 2018 WFTDA Continental Cup – North America West – WFTDA |url=https://wftda.com/canberra-roller-derby-league-wins-2018-wftda-continental-cup-north-america-west/ |website=wftda.com |publisher=WFTDA |access-date=1 February 2019 |date=28 August 2018}}
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- CR = consolation round
References
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Category:Sports in Everett, Washington
Category:Roller derby leagues established in 2006
Category:Roller derby leagues in Washington (state)
Category:Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 2