Rocktown Rollers

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]

Rocktown Rollers
Metro areaHarrisonburg, VA
CountryUnited States
Founded2008
TeamsAll-Stars
Track type(s)Flat
VenueFunky's Skate Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.rocktownrollers.com

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
2012 37 E[8] DNQ DNQ
2013 168 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2014 218 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2015 255 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2016 302 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2017 NR[13] DNQ DNQ
  • NR = no end-of-year rank assigned

References
  1. "Rocktown Rollers – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. Martinez, Rebecca (4 April 2010). "Team shows the changing face of sport". newsleader.com. times leader. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "About". Rocktown Rollers. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. Philip Townsend, "RockTown Rollers Take Over the Valley", WHSV, May 18, 2009
  5. "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine", 8 July 2010
  6. "WFTDA Welcomes Eight New Member Leagues Archived 2011-11-14 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 June 2011
  7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  13. "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
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