Rocktown Rollers

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Rocktown Rollers
Rocktown Rollers seal.png
Metro area Harrisonburg, VA
Country United States
Founded2008
TeamsAll-Stars
Track type(s)Flat
VenueFunky's Skate Center
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.rocktownrollers.com

Rocktown Rollers (RTR) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues. Rocktown is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

The league was founded in early 2008 by Janna "Janna-cide" Basye [2] and Troch, two locals. [3] It hosted its first home bout early in 2009, attracting around 500 fans. [4]

Rocktown was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010, [5] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2011. [6]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [7] Playoffs Championship
201237 E [8] DNQDNQ
2013168 WFTDA [9] DNQDNQ
2014218 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2015255 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2016302 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2017NR [13] DNQDNQ

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