Sick Town Roller Derby
Corvallis, OR | |
Country | United States |
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Founded | 2008 |
Teams | S*M*A*S*H Unit |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Linn County Fair & Expo Center - Albany |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website | sicktownderbydames |
Sick Town Roller Derby (STRD), formerly known as Sick Town Derby Dames, is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Corvallis, Oregon. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues. Sick Town is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
History
The league was founded by Brick Wallace and Magic Hips, two skaters with the
Sick Town accepted into the
In 2013, the league purchased the Lake Park Roller Rink in Lewisburg, the third-oldest roller rink in the Pacific Northwest.[7] Sick Town planned to use the building as a practice rink, but shortly afterwards the facility was declared unsafe by the local fire marshal, leading to lengthy and costly restoration efforts.[8] Membership dropped off during a lengthy hiatus, and in October 2017 the league played its first home game in three years, at the Linn County Fair and Expo Grounds in Albany.[9]
In September 2016, league member Miranda "Dixieskullpopper" Prince gained local news coverage for appearing on the game show Jeopardy!.[10]
WFTDA rankings
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Season | Final ranking[11] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2013 | 108 WFTDA[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
2014 | 194 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
2015 | NR[14] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | NR[15] | DNQ | DNQ |
- NR = no final ranking assigned this year
References
- ^ "Sick Town Derby Dames – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Nancy Raskauskas, "Bounce, rock, skate, roll", Corvallis Gazette-Times, August 29, 2008
- ^ "Derby Dames host Skatemberfest", Corvallis Gazette-Times, September 24, 2009
- ^ "Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 23 March 2010]
- Albany Democrat Herald, March 8, 2012
- ^ "Nine Leagues Become Full WFTDA Members", WFTDA, 1 June 2012
- ^ Fuqua, Canda (10 October 2013). "Mid-valley roller derby rolls home at historic rink". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Blank, Kyra (17 February 2016). "Sick Town Derby Dames Nurse Old Rink, Throw Party For the Cause - The Corvallis Advocate". The Corvallis Advocate. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Fancher, Patrick (26 October 2017). "Sick Town Derby Dames host first home bout in three years Saturday". Albany Democrat Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ Paul, Alex (19 September 2016). "Albany woman gets "once in lifetime" shot on Jeopardy!". Albany Democrat Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.