Demolition City Roller Derby

Demolition City Roller Derby
Metro areaEvansville, Indiana
CountryUnited States
FoundedJanuary 2007
TeamsDynamite Dolls (A team)
Destruction Dames (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueSoldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum
AffiliationsWFTDA
Org. typeLLC
Websitedemolitioncityrollerderby.com

Demolition City Roller Derby (DCRD) is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Evansville, Indiana, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History and organization

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DCRD became Evansville's first flat-track roller derby league in January 2007.[2] Since then DCRD has established itself as a non-profit league and is skater-owned and managed. DCRD has contributed over $16,000 to local charities and non-profit agencies as well as volunteered for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Easter Seals, CJ's Bus, Indiana Blood Center and more. In June 2010, DCRD was granted membership into the North Central Region of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[3] After the region system was dissolved in favor of overall rankings, Demolition City was placed in Division 2.

In September 2014, Demolition City hosted Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Division 1 International playoffs,[4] at the Ford Center, featuring teams from the United States, England and Canada.[5] In honor of the event, Evansville mayor Lloyd Winnecke declared the week of the event to be "Roller Derby Week" in the city.[6]

DCRD has over 35 active skaters and consists of two interleague travel teams that compete with other leagues from around the Midwest and beyond: the All-Star Dynamite Dolls, and the B team Destruction Dames.

DCRD's venue is at the historic Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Coliseum in downtown Evansville, Indiana.[7]

WFTDA competition

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Demolition City first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs as the eighth seed at the 2014 Division 2 tournament in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, losing their opening game to Bear City Roller Derby, 180-177.[8] The Dynamite Dolls bounced back with a 194-183 win against the Boulder County Bombers,[9] but then lost to Queen City Roller Girls, 188-174.[10] Demolition City then fell to Chicago Outfit Roller Derby 189-150 in their final game, and finished in eighth place.[11]

In 2015, Demolition City was the fifth seed at the Division 2 Playoff in Cleveland, and finished in second place, qualifying for an appearance at that year's WFTDA Championships at the Division 2 level.[12] At Champs in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Demolition City lost their first game to Nashville Rollergirls, 232-91.[13] Demolition City then faced Kansas City Roller Warriors, to whom they had lost the Cleveland final, and won the rematch 149-139 to finish in third place.[14]

Rankings

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Season Final ranking[15] Playoffs Championship
2011 22 NC[16] DNQ DNQ
2012 22 NC[17] DNQ DNQ
2013 75 WFTDA[18] DNQ DNQ
2014 39 WFTDA[19] 8 D2[11] DNQ
2015 30 WFTDA[20] 2 D2[12] 3 D2[14]
2016 218 WFTDA[21] DNQ DNQ
2017 178 WFTDA[22] DNQ DNQ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Demolition City Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  2. ^ Patton, Emily (September 2014). "Hard Hitting". www.evansvilleliving.com. Evansville Living Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  3. ^ "WFTDA welcomes 11 new members,adds new regions - Press Releases - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 17 June 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. ^ Morris, Mitzi (19 September 2014). "Women's roller derby playoffs in Evansville this weekend". 14 News.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ^ "2014 WFTDA Roller Derby International Playoffs". The Ford Center. Archived from the original on 22 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Derby Girls Roll In to Evansville". Tri State Homepage. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  7. ^ Gwaltney, Bob (22 December 2010). "Blood, Sweat and Spandex: Indie Wrestlers Do It for Fans". Wired. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  8. ^ Deadwards, Lisa (22 August 2014). "D2KW: Berlin Halts Demolition City, 180-177 | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  9. ^ "D2KW: Demolition City Rolls Over Boulder, 194-183 | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  10. ^ Talionis, Lex (23 August 2014). "D2KW: Queen City Confounds Demolition City, 188-174 | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  11. ^ a b "Outfit Remodels Demolition, 189-150 | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. Retrieved 13 January 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (25 August 2015). "D2 1st Place: #2 Kansas City beats #5 Demolition City, 171-142 | DerbyCentral". Derby Central. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  13. ^ Deadwards, Lisa (6 November 2015). "D2 Champs: Nashville Denies Demolition City, 232-91". Derby Central. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  14. ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (8 November 2015). "D2 Champs 3rd Place: Demolition City squeaks past Kansas City, 149-139". Derby Central. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  16. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  18. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  20. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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