Salisbury Roller Girls

The Salisbury Roller Girls (SRG) is a flat track roller derby league based in Salisbury, Maryland. Founded in 2010, the league consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Salisbury is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Salisbury Roller Girls
League logo
Metro areaSalisbury, MD
CountryUnited States
Founded2010
TeamsAll-Stars (A team)
Wicomikazis (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueMitchell's Martial Arts
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitesalisburyrollergirls.com[dead link]

History

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The league was founded by Eva "Buster Skull" Paxton,[2] who had become a fan of roller derby after hearing about the sport on Miami Ink. She trained with the Diamond State Roller Girls for a year following her eighteenth birthday, but then founded a league in her hometown early in 2010.[3]

Salisbury hosted its first bout in March 2011, an intraleague contest between the Wicomikazis and Old Bay Bombers.[3] The Wicomikazis later became its B team. By 2012, it was playing a full season, which it finished with a 6 to 1 winning record.[4]

Salisbury was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2012,[5] and it became a full Women's Flat Track Derby Association member in September 2013.[6]

WFTDA rankings

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Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2014 103 WFTDA[8] DNQ DNQ
2015 101 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2016 122 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2017 203 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2018 222 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "Salisbury Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ Baker, Ali (10 April 2015). "Insider's Look at Roller Derby: Salisbury Roller Girls | Shorebread". ShoreBread Eastern Shore Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ a b Tony Russo, "Salisbury Roller Girls Ready to Jam", Bayside Gazette, March 17, 2011
  4. ^ Evan Crum, "Jam on it: Season comes to close for 6-1 Salisbury Roller Girl All-Stars", Daily Times, October 20, 2012
  5. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
  6. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 Full Member Leagues". WFTDA. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
  7. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017". WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2018". WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.