Bellingham Roller Betties

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Bellingham Roller Betties
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Metro area Bellingham, WA
Country United States
Founded2006
TeamsBellingham All-Stars (A team)
The Cog Blockers
Team F.L.A.S.H
Tough Love
Grit Pit
Track type(s)Flat
Venue Whatcom Community College
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.bellinghamrollerbetties.com

The Bellingham Roller Betties is a flat track roller derby league based in Bellingham, Washington. Founded in 2006, Bellingham is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

Contents

History and structure

Founded in November 2006, the Betties had more than thirty members by the following March. [2] The league joined the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in 2009. [3] In 2011, it competed in the Dust Devil tournament. [4] The league currently[ when? ] consists of one open level team, three home teams, and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.

Rankings

Season Final ranking [5] Playoffs Championship
201018 W [6] DNQDNQ
201116 W [7] DNQDNQ
201224 W [8] DNQDNQ
2013111 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2014157 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2015203 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2016176 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2017229 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ
2018235 WFTDA [14] DNQDNQ

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