Rainy City Roller Dolls

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Rainy City Roller Dolls
Rainy City Roller Dolls logo.jpeg
Metro area Centralia, WA
Country United States
Founded2007
TeamsAll Stars
Track type(s)Flat
VenueThe Rollerdrome
Affiliations WFTDA
Website rainycityrollerdolls.com [ dead link ]

Rainy City Roller Dolls (RCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Centralia, Washington. Founded in 2007, the league consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. Rainy City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

The league was founded in September 2007 by thirteen skaters, [2] By October, it was already practicing three times a week. [3]

Since 2008, Rainy City has organized the annual "Knocktoberfest", a four-team tournament. [4] In April 2011, it was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program, [5] and, in December 2012, it graduated to full membership. [6]

Starting in May of 2018, Rainy City will host a six team WFTDA sanctioned tournament called "Reign the Pain" at the RollerDrome in Centralia.[ needs update ]

WFTDA rankings

A Rainy City jammer (in blue) faces off against a skater from the Oly Rollers. TwoNorthWestJammers.jpg
A Rainy City jammer (in blue) faces off against a skater from the Oly Rollers.
Season Final ranking [7] Playoffs Championship
2013166 WFTDA [8] DNQDNQ
2014217 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2015NR [10] DNQDNQ
2016NR [11] DNQDNQ
2017313 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2018309 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ

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References

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  2. "About Us", RCRD
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