Rainy City Roller Dolls
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| Metro area | Centralia, WA |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Teams | All Stars |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | The Rollerdrome |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | rainycityrollerdolls |
Rainy City Roller Dolls (RCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Centralia, Washington. Founded in 2007, the league consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. Rainy City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
History
[edit]The league was founded in September 2007 by thirteen skaters,[2] By October, it was already practicing three times a week.[3]
Since 2008, Rainy City has organized the annual "Knocktoberfest", a four-team tournament.[4] In April 2011, it was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program,[5] and, in December 2012, it graduated to full membership.[6]
Starting in May of 2018, Rainy City will host a six team WFTDA sanctioned tournament called "Reign the Pain" at the RollerDrome in Centralia.[needs update]
WFTDA rankings
[edit] | This section needs to be updated. (October 2023) |
| Season | Final ranking[7] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 166 WFTDA[8] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | 217 WFTDA[9] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | NR[10] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | NR[11] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | 313 WFTDA[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | 309 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
- NR = not ranked in this release
References
[edit]- ^ "Rainy City Roller Dolls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "About Us", RCRD
- ^ Damian Mulinix, "Melisa Mitchell becomes 'Miss Mel Mangles' on the roller derby rink", Chinook Observer, October 3, 2007
- ^ "Roller Dolls’ Knocktoberfest Coming Oct. 17", The Chronicle, October 1, 2009
- ^ "12 Leagues Accepted into Apprentice Program Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 13 April 2011
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived 2012-12-06 at the Wayback Machine", 3 December 2012
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2018". WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
