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Metro area | Youngstown, OH |
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Country | United States |
Founded | 2008 |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website | https://youngstownarearollerderby.com/ |
Youngstown Area Roller Derby (YARD) (formerly known as the Little Steel Derby Girls) is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Youngstown, Ohio. Founded in 2008, the league consisted of two teams which competed against teams from other leagues. Currently, YARD operates with one team roster. YARD is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]
The league was founded in December 2008 by Tifany Griffith, known as "Ground Zero". Little Steel won its first bout against a Steel City Derby Demons team, [2] but progress was initially slow and it was only in October 2010 that it was ready to play its first home bout. [3] By early 2011, the league had 24 skaters, and was aiming to join the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [2]
Little Steel was accepted into the WFTDA Apprentice Program in October 2011, [4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2012. [5]
Little Steel rebranded in 2023 to become Youngstown Area Roller Derby to have a more inclusive name to bring in more skaters and to extend into co-ed competition in the future. [6]
Season | Final ranking [7] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2013 | 148 WFTDA [8] | DNQ | DNQ |
2014 | 187 WFTDA [9] | DNQ | DNQ |
2015 | 235 WFTDA [10] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | 315 WFTDA [11] | DNQ | DNQ |
2017 | 227 WFTDA [12] | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | 189 WFTDA [13] | DNQ | DNQ |
2019 | 235 WFTDA [14] | DNQ | DNQ |
2020 | 223 WFTDA [15] | DNQ | DNQ |