Derby City Roller Girls

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Derby City Roller Girls
Derby City Rollergirls.png
Metro area Louisville, KY
Country United States
Founded2007
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
Bourbon Brawlers (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueChamp's Rollerdrome
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.derbycityrollergirls.com [ dead link ]

The Derby City Roller Girls (DCRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Louisville, Kentucky. Founded in 2007, the league currently[ when? ] consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Derby City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

The league was founded in 2007 by Jenni Ahlrich, known as "Bad Penny", after she had met a team from Austin, Texas. [2] In its early days, it played at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds, often selling out the venue. [3]

The league joined the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in 2009, and played its first WFTDA regulation bout against the Naptown Roller Girls in January 2010. [4]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [5] Playoffs Championship
201019 NC [6] DNQDNQ
201121 NC [7] DNQDNQ
201228 NC [8] DNQDNQ
2013138 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2014136 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2015109 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2016145 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2017151 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ

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References

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  2. ↑ Jon Webb, "'Buffalo Lil' stampedes in Roller Derby", Glasgow Daily Times , 20 June 2009
  3. ↑ Leslea Harmon, "ONE BAD MAMA: Family life columnist skates away to join Derby City Rollergirls Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today ", The News Tribune, 23 June 2008
  4. ↑ Coach Caesar, "WFTDA Preview: Derby City @ Naptown Archived 2011-11-13 at the Wayback Machine ", Derby News Network , 15 January 2010
  5. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  6. ↑ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
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