Port Scandalous Roller Derby

Port Scandalous Roller Derby

Metro area	Port Angeles, WA
Country	United States
Founded	2010
Teams	Intense City Rollers (A team) Strait Shooters Roller Punks (junior)
Track type	Flat
Venue	Boys and Girls Club - Sequim
Affiliations	WFTDA
Website	www.portscandalousrollerderby.com

Port Scandalous Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Port Angeles, Washington. The league is primarily skater-run, and consists of three teams: a home team, Strait Shooters; a traveling team, Intense City; and a junior team, Roller Punks. Teams compete against other teams from leagues across Western Washington. The traveling and junior teams are currently^{[ when? ]} inactive. ^{[1] [ self-published source? ]} Port Scandalous is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). ^[2]

History

The league was founded in May 2010 by local women including Jessica Carvell, Serena Staples and Holly Botts. ^[3] Initially known as the "Port Scandalous Derby Dolls", it changed its name due to trademark issues. ^[4] Skaters from other local leagues helped train the new team, and by late 2011, it was bouting monthly, and was setting up a B team and junior roller derby league. ^[3] League membership has declined in recent years and is currently^{[ when? ]} rebuilding.

Port Scandalous was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in October 2012, ^[5] and it became a full WFTDA member in September 2013. ^[6]

Port Scandalous is a non-profit organization. ^[7]

WFTDA rankings

Season	Final ranking [8]	Playoffs	Championship
2014	100 WFTDA [9]	DNQ	DNQ

References

1. "ABOUT US". Port Scandalous Roller Derby. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
2. "Port Scandalous Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
3. Diane Urbani de la Paz, "PENINSULA WOMAN: Women find family on roller derby track", Peninsula Daily News , October 16, 2011
4. Matthew Nash, "Get your skates on", Sequim Gazette, February 26, 2013
5. "22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine ", WFTDA, 18 October 2012
6. "WFTDA Welcomes 14 Full Member Leagues". WFTDA. 10 September 2013. Archived from the original on 16 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
7. "Port Scandalous Roller Derby". www.portangeles.org. Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
9. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2017.