Mississippi Rollergirls

Mississippi Rollergirls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Gautier, Mississippi. Founded in 2006, the league consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. Mississippi Rollergirls is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Mississippi Rollergirls
Metro areaOcean Springs, MS
CountryUnited States
Founded2006
Track type(s)Flat
VenueDuo Dance Event Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.mississippirollergirls.com

History

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The league was founded in 2006, and describes itself as having been the first flat track women's roller derby league in Mississippi.[2] It was bouting before the end of the following year.[3]

In October 2011, the league was accepted as an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association,[4] and it graduated to full membership in December 2012.[5] It was reported in April 2017 that the league was struggling with attrition due to injuries and life changes among its members.[6]

WFTDA rankings

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Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2013 136 WFTDA[8] DNQ DNQ
2014 206 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2015 196 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2016 272 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "Mississippi Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. ^ "About Archived 2012-06-30 at the Wayback Machine", Mississippi Rollergirls
  3. ^ "MISSISSIPPI ROLLERGIRLS, ROLLER DERBY MAKES A COMEBACK TONIGHT IN O.S.", Sun Herald, December 8, 2007
  4. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 13 Leagues into Apprentice Program Archived 2014-11-18 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 27 October 2011
  5. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived 2012-12-06 at the Wayback Machine", 3 December 2012
  6. ^ Grace, Caray (23 April 2017). "Mississippi Rollergirls in danger of losing team". WLOX. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.