Magnolia Roller Vixens
{{Short description|Roller derby league}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = Magnolia Roller Vixens
| founded = 2008
| dissolved = 2016
| metro area = Jackson, MS
| country = United States
| logo =Magnolia Roller Vixens Logo.png
| teams = All Stars
| tracks = Flat
| venue = Jackson Convention Center
| affiliations = WFTDA
| orgtype =
| url = {{url|http://www.magnoliarollervixens.com/}}{{dead link|date=January 2018}}
}}
Magnolia Roller Vixens (MRV) was a women's flat track roller derby league based in Jackson, Mississippi. Founded in 2008, the league consisted of a single team, which competed against teams from other leagues. Magnolia was a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).{{cite web|title=WFTDA Leagues – WFTDA|url=http://wftda.com:80/leagues|website=wftda.com|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=7 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151107071625/http://wftda.com/leagues|archive-date=7 November 2015|url-status=dead}}
History
The league was founded early in 2008, and held its first bout in November, in which its skaters faced players from Biloxi Roller Derby and Red Stick Roller Derby."Miss. Roller Derby League Hosts First Game Saturday", WAPT, November 7, 2008 By 2010, its practices were held at the National Guard Armory in Clinton, and its skaters were noted as having highly diverse careers.Ruth Ingram, "Vixens headed for Mashup Smashup", Clarion Ledger, March 17, 2010
In January 2011, the league was accepted as an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association,"[http://wftda.com/news/wftda-welcomes-12-apprentice-leagues WFTDA Accepts 12 Additional Apprentice Leagues] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107111729/http://wftda.com/news/wftda-welcomes-12-apprentice-leagues |date=2011-11-07 }}", WFTDA, 13 January 2011 and it graduated to full membership in December 2012."[http://wftda.com/news/new-members-december-2012 WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206074158/http://wftda.com/news/new-members-december-2012 |date=2012-12-06 }}", 3 December 2012
In July 2016, Magnolia Roller Vixens announced on its Facebook page that it was merging into Capital City Roller Girls, a non-WFTDA league based in Jackson, with the merged organization continuing under the Capital City name. The final appearance in the WFTDA Rankings by Magnolia was in the May 31, 2016 release, at 175th overall.{{cite web|title=Rankings: May 31, 2016 – WFTDA|url=https://wftda.com/rankings-may-31-2016/|website=wftda.com|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=7 December 2017}}
WFTDA rankings
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Season
!Final ranking"[https://wftda.com/category/rankings/ Current Rankings]", WFTDA !Playoffs |
|---|
| 2013
|DNQ |DNQ |
| 2014
|DNQ |DNQ |
| 2015
|DNQ |DNQ |
References
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{{WFTDA Division 3}}
{{Mississippi Sports}}
Category:Roller derby leagues established in 2008
Category:Roller derby leagues in Mississippi
Category:Sports in Jackson, Mississippi
Category:Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3
Category:Former Women's Flat Track Derby Association leagues