Babe City Rollers

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]

Babe City Rollers
Metro areaBemidji, MN
CountryUnited States
Founded2009
Track type(s)Flat
VenueSanford Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.babecityrollers.com

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. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  13. "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  14. "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  15. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  16. "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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