Fox Cities Roller Derby

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Fox Cities Roller Derby
Fox Cities Roller Derby.png
Metro area Appleton, WI
Country United States
Founded2007
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
920 Honeys (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenuePlayer's Choice
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.foxcitiesrollerderby.com

Fox Cities Roller Derby, formerly known as The Fox City Foxz, is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Appleton, Wisconsin. Founded in 2007, the league consists of two travel teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Fox Cities is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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Fox Cities history

The league played its first season in 2008. [2] Although all the league's home bouts are currently played in Appleton, it has also hosted bouts in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. [3]

The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in October 2009, [4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in September 2010. [5]

The production team of "Jam City Rollergirls", a roller derby-themed console game, attempted to learn to skate with Fox Cityz. [6]

League founder and president Delonna "Wring Leader" Reed of the Fox Cityz Foxz has stepped down and the league will be continuing on now known as Fox Cities Roller Derby (FCRD). In September 2015, Fox Cities announced on social media that they will be merging with Appleton's other WFTDA-member league, the Paper Valley Roller Girls, and the new organization will continue to operate under the Fox Cities name.

WFTDA rankings

Former Fox Cityz logo Fox Cityz Foxz logo.jpg
Former Fox Cityz logo
Season Final ranking [7] Playoffs Championship
201124 NC [8] DNQDNQ
201232 NC [9] DNQDNQ
2013172 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2014125 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2015141 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2016151 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ
2017138 WFTDA [14] DNQDNQ
2018142 WFTDA [15] DNQDNQ

Paper Valley Rollergirls

Former Paper Valley logo Paper Valley Roller Girls logo.png
Former Paper Valley logo

Paper Valley Rollergirls (PVRG) was a competing roller derby league also based in Appleton. Founded in 2008, the league consisted of two teams which competed against teams from other leagues. PVRG gained a higher profile following the release of Whip It! [16] In addition to Appleton, the league played home bouts out of Green Bay, Wisconsin. [17]

Paper Valley was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in November 2009, [4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2010. [18] In 2012, PVRG won the Women's Rolling Along the River Tournament. The following season, Paper Valley earned a spot in the newly created Division 2 Playoffs, as a seventh seed in the Kalamazoo tournament. [19] PVRG went (2-2), claiming sixth place, and an international rank of 54th.

In September 2015, Paper Valley announced on social media that they would merge with Appleton's other WFTDA-member league, Fox Cities Roller Derby, and the new organization would continue to operate under the Fox Cities name. Paper Valley's final WFTDA ranking was at 111 in April 2015. [20]

WFTDA rankings as Paper Valley

Season Final ranking [21] Playoffs Championship
201119 NC [8] DNQDNQ
201218 NC [9] DNQDNQ
201354 WFTDA [10] 6 D2 [19] DNQ
201490 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ

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