East Texas Bombers

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East Texas Bombers
East Texas Bombers.jpg
Metro area Lufkin, TX
Country United States
Founded2005
Track type(s)Flat
VenueVFW Post 1836, 1800 Ford Chapel Rd, Lufkin, TX 75901
Website www.easttexasbombers.com

The East Texas Bombers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Lufkin, Texas. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues.

The league was a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1] However, the Bombers left the organization in mid-2009, becoming only the second league to do so. [2] The league briefly disbanded, but reformed later in the year, [3] with the aim of regaining WFTDA Apprentice membership in 2012. [4] The league's director described the reformed group as a "brand new team". [5] As of 2016, the league comprised members from Lufkin, Central, Texas, Hudson, Texas, and Huntington, Texas. [6]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [7] Playoffs Championship
200630 WFTDA [8] N/A
200732 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2008NR W [10] DNQDNQ

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