Black-n-Bluegrass RollerGirls

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Black-n-Bluegrass RollerGirls
Black-n-Bluegrass RollerGirls logo.png
Metro area Covington, KY
Country United States
Founded2006
TeamsBlack-Outs(A team),
Shiners (B team),
Black-n-Bluegrass Junior Roller Derby
Track type(s)Flat
Venue The Bank of Kentucky Center
Affiliations WFTDA
Website black-n-bluegrass.com

Black-n-Bluegrass RollerGirls (BBRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Northern Kentucky. Founded in 2006, Black-n-Bluegrass is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History and organization

The league was founded in May 2006, [2] the first flat track league in northern Kentucky. [3] It held its first season in 2008, [4] and, by 2011, the league had more than forty skaters. [5] By late 2011, the league had expanded its fanbase such that home games were held at the Bank of Kentucky Center. [2]

Black-n-Bluegrass was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in April 2010, [6] and became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2012. [7]

As of 2017, Black-n-Bluegrass holds home games at Hits Indoor Baseball Park in Covington, KY. The league consists of over 30 skaters and rosters two teams, the Black-Outs (A team) and the Shiners (B team) which compete with other teams from other leagues.

The league has a junior roller derby section for skaters under 18 who play by the JRDA ruleset. [8]

Rankings

Season Final ranking [9] Playoffs Championship
201227 NC [10] DNQDNQ
2013153 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2014212 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2015271 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ
2016220 WFTDA [14] DNQDNQ
2017286 WFTDA [15] DNQDNQ

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References

  1. ↑ "Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  2. 1 2 Erpenbeck, Kevin (7 December 2011). "Roller derby takes over BOKC – The Northerner". www.thenortherner.com. The Northerner. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Sara Gadzala, "Rollergirls ready for rivals; season opens with circus act", The Cincinnati Enquirer , March 14, 2008
  4. ↑ "About The Black-n-Bluegrass Rollergirls", BBRG
  5. ↑ Rick McCrabb, "Rollergirls to compete today in Middletown", JournalNews , September 3, 2011
  6. ↑ "WFTDA Apprentice Program Welcomes 13 New Leagues Archived 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine ", WFTDA, 8 April 2010
  7. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Member Leagues Archived 2016-05-18 at the Wayback Machine ", 1 March 2012
  8. ↑ admin. "Junior Roller Derby". Black-n-Bluegrass Roller Girls. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  9. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  10. ↑ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
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  14. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 January 2018.


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