West Texas Roller Derby

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West Texas Roller Derby
West Texas Roller Dollz.png
Metro area Lubbock, Texas
CountryUnited States
Founded2007
Track type(s)Flat
VenueLubbock Civic Center
Affiliations WFTDA
Websitewesttexasrollerderby.com

West Texas Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Lubbock, Texas. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. West Texas is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

West Texas was founded as the West Texas Roller Dollz in September 2007. The league's first bout was held in May 2008, attracting 2,000 fans, [2] and it was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in August 2008. [3]

WFTDA competition

West Texas was the eighth seed for the 2009 WFTDA South Central Regional Tournament. [4] West Texas lost their three games, 109–79 to No Coast Derby Girls, 212–49 to Nashville Rollergirls and 134–82 to Memphis Roller Derby and finished the weekend in tenth place. [5]

Rankings

Season Final ranking [6] Playoffs Championship
20084 SC [7] N/AN/A
200911 SC [8] 10 SC [5] DNQ
201015 SC [9] DNQDNQ
201124 SC [10] DNQDNQ
201234 SC [11] DNQDNQ
2013164 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2014200 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ
2015234 WFTDA [14] DNQDNQ
2016273 WFTDA [15] DNQDNQ
2017210 WFTDADNQDNQ
2018215 WFTDADNQDNQ
2019234 WFTDADNQDNQ
2020-2023N/A CovidN/AN/A
2024

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