East Texas Bombers

East Texas Bombers
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Metro areaLufkin, TX
CountryUnited States
Founded2005
Track type(s)Flat
VenueVFW Post 1836, 1800 Ford Chapel Rd, Lufkin, TX 75901
Websitewww.easttexasbombers.com

The East Texas Bombers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Lufkin, Texas. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues.

The league was a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1] However, the Bombers left the organization in mid-2009, becoming only the second league to do so.[2] The league briefly disbanded, but reformed later in the year,[3] with the aim of regaining WFTDA Apprentice membership in 2012.[4] The league's director described the reformed group as a "brand new team".[5] As of 2016, the league comprised members from Lufkin, Central, Texas, Hudson, Texas, and Huntington, Texas.[6]

WFTDA rankings

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Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2006 30 WFTDA[8] — N/A
2007 32 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2008 NR W[10] DNQ DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "Member Leagues". WFTDA. April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ Marshall, Justice Feelgood (30 July 2009). "WFTDA Releases Second-Quarter Rankings | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ^ Jay Neal, "Resurgent roller derby alive and well in Jacksonville", Jacksonville Daily Progress, 14 June 2010
  4. ^ Vanessa Pearson, "Roller Derby Brings Women Of All Kinds To The Rink Archived 2012-03-25 at the Wayback Machine", Tyler Morning Telegraph, 24 June 2011
  5. ^ "How They Roll[permanent dead link]", Longview News-Journal, 26 August 2010
  6. ^ "The Bombers To Host Memorial Day Roller Derby Tournament - Texas Forest Country Living". texasforestcountryliving.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. ^ ""12/8/2006 WFTDA National Rankings"". Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-23., WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]
  9. ^ "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
  10. ^ "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2016.


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