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Spindletop Roller Girls

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Spindletop Roller Girls
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Metro areaBeaumont, Texas, U.S.
CountryUnited States
Founded2008
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueBeaumont Civic Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.spindletoprollergirls.com

Spindletop Roller Girls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Beaumont, Texas. Founded in 2008, as of 2017 the league consists of a single All Star team that competes against teams from other leagues. Spindletop is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

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Founded in November 2008,[2] by January 2009 the league had ten skaters and was hoping to recruit more, in order to put a bouting team together.[3] The formation of the Bayou Outlaw Rollergirls, based in Orange, Texas, was inspired by the Spindletop league, and the two maintained close links.[4] For the 2012 season, the Bayou Outlaws merged with Spindletop, becoming a new home team for the league.[5]

Spindletop was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2010,[6] and became a full member of the WFTDA in December.[7]

WFTDA rankings

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Season Final ranking[8] Playoffs Championship
2011 26 SC[9] DNQ DNQ
2012 31 SC[10] DNQ DNQ
2013 175 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2014 224 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2015 274 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ
2016 289 WFTDA[14] DNQ DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "Spindletop Roller Girls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Sponsorship Package: Spindletop Rollergirls", Spindletop Roller Girls
  3. ^ Ashley Sanders, "Derby girls trying to get Beaumont team rollin'", Beaumont Enterprise, January 7, 2009
  4. ^ Greg Hayes, "Roller derby team keeps OC competition alive", The County Record, August 17, 2011
  5. ^ "Spindletop Roller Girls 2012 League Announcements", Spindletop Roller Girls
  6. ^ "Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 23 March 2010]
  7. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes Seven New Full Member Leagues Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 December 2010
  8. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  9. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  13. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  14. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.