Paradise Roller Girls

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Paradise Roller Girls
Paradise Roller Girls.png
Metro area Hilo, HI
Country United States
Founded2010
TeamsHawaiian Honey Badgers (A Team)
Killer Bees (B Team)
Big Island Babes (Junior)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueAfook-Chinen Hilo Civic Auditorium
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.paradiserollergirls.com

The Paradise Roller Girls (PRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Hilo, Hawaii. Founded in 2010, [1] the league is member-owned [2] and consists of two teams, the Honey Badgers A-Team and the Killer Bees B-team; both are travel teams that compete against teams from other leagues. Paradise Roller Girls is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [3]

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History and organization

In April 2011, Paradise Roller Girls was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program. [4] [5] In December 2013, Paradise became a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. [6] Paradise Roller Girls received its first WFTDA ranking in March 2015 at 216 overall. [7]

Paradise Roller Girls played its first home bout against the Maui Roller Girls in May 2011. In September 2013, Paradise won the Hawaiian State Flat Track Derby 2013 "Battle of the Islands" played on Kauai. In April 2014, Paradise played and won their first WFTDA-sanctioned bout vs Tokyo Roller Girls. Over October 17-18 2014, Paradise hosted and won the state championship at the 2014 "Battle of the Islands" at the Hilo Civic Auditorium.

Paradise Roller Girls home games have attracted at many as 3000 spectators at their home venue, the Hilo Civic Auditorium. [2]

PRG also runs a junior roller derby team, the Big Island Babes. [8]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [9] Playoffs Championship
2015245 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2016284 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ

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References

  1. ↑ "Paradise Roller Girls Announce First Derby Bout". 10 October 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Rolling Into the Hearts of Hilo". Keola Magazine. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Paradise Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Whittaker, Richard (30 April 2011). "Roller Derby Update 4/30/11 Texies pack their bags for cooler climes, TXRD has double fun in May". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "12 Leagues Accepted into Apprentice Program". WFTDA. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 22 New Full Member Leagues". WFTDA. 23 December 2013. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Rankings: March 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  8. ↑ Fuller, Landry. "Jam On" . Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  10. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
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