Babe City Rollers

Roller derby league
Babe City Rollers
League logo
Metro areaBemidji, MN
CountryUnited States
Founded2009
Track type(s)Flat
VenueSanford Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.babecityrollers.com[dead link]

The Babe City Rollers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Bemidji, Minnesota. Founded in 2009, Babe City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History and organization

The league was founded in 2009 by two local women: Shannon Murray, inspired by watching a Windy City Rollers bout, and Sara Bronczyk, a former figure skater. By early 2010, it had members with ages ranging from 19 to 55,[2] totaling more than twenty skaters. It played its first bout in February of that year.[3]

Babe City was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010,[4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2011.[5]

Babe City Rollers is a member-run, non profit sports league that is committed to active community involvement.[6] Each home bout helps raise money for area charities, including Nameless Coalition for the Homeless,[7] Great River Rescue (formally Beltrami Humane Society),[8] and Support Within Reach.[9]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[10] Playoffs Championship
2012 25 NC[11] DNQ DNQ
2013 129 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2014 166 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ
2015 174 WFTDA[14] DNQ DNQ
2016 264 WFTDA[15] DNQ DNQ
2017 NR WFTDA[16] DNQ DNQ
  • NR = no end-of-year ranking assigned

References

  1. ^ "Babe City Rollers – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  2. ^ Laurie Swenson, "Roller derby rolls into town", Bemidji Pioneer, February 16, 2010
  3. ^ "Roller derby skates into Bemidji", Grand Forks Herald, February 22, 2010
  4. ^ "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine", 8 July 2010
  5. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes Eight New Member Leagues Archived 2011-11-14 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 June 2011
  6. ^ Babe City Rollers Membership Handbook, 2015
  7. ^ "Babe City Rollers host bout to benefit the Nameless Coalition". 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  8. ^ "Babe City Rollers host bout to benefit Humane Society". May 3, 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  9. ^ "Babe City Rollers host bout benefiting Support Within Reach". 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
  10. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  11. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  13. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  14. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  15. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  16. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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