Radioactive City RollerGirls

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Radioactive City RollerGirls
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Metro area Paducah, KY
Country United States
Founded2007
Dissolved2012
Track type(s)Flat
Affiliations WFTDA
Website radioactiverg.com

The Radioactive City RollerGirls (RCRG) was a roller derby league based in Paducah, Kentucky. Founded in 2007, the league consisted of a single team, which competed against teams from other leagues.

By 2010, the league was attracting crowds of around three hundred fans to its regular bouts. [1] In April 2011, it was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program. [2]

In 2012, Radioactive City lost its practice space at the Julian Carroll Convention Center, after its rates were greatly increased, and had to temporarily hold practices at an outdoor skate park. [3] The league is no longer active.

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References

  1. Chris Taylor, "Paducah's Radioactive City Roller Girls", WKMS , April 16, 2010
  2. "12 Leagues Accepted into Apprentice Program Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine ", WFTDA, 13 April 2011
  3. Lauren Adams, "Raising rates force roller girls outside Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine ", WSPD , February 10, 2012