Classic City Rollergirls Explained

Classic City Rollergirls
Founded:2006
Metro Area:Athens, GA
Country:United States
Teams:All Stars (A team)
Bad News Bs (B team)
Tracks:Flat
Venue:The Classic Center
Affiliations:WFTDA

The Classic City Rollergirls (CCRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Athens, Georgia. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Classic City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

The league was founded by two local women, Dayna Noffke (known as "Zomberella") and Jen Albano (known as "Third Degree Burn"), who were fans of the Atlanta Rollergirls, and was originally named Athens Roller Derby. By the middle of the year, it had around twenty skaters.[2] By April 2007, when it played its first exhibition bout, it had adopted its current name.[3] During year 2007, the league split into two competing teams, the "Dames of Maim" and the "Hittin' Misses", but it decided to merge back to a single All Star team later in the year, complementing this with a B team from 2010.[4] By 2011, its bouts were a standing room only.[5]

Classic City was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2011,[6] and became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2012.[7]

The 2016 team captain is #20 Louis Strongarm. She was also team captain in 2015 and consistently rates as one of the team's most productive jammers.

WFTDA rankings

SeasonFinal ranking[8] PlayoffsChampionship
2013158 WFTDA[9] DNQDNQ
2014162 WFTDA[10] DNQDNQ
2015146 WFTDA[11] DNQDNQ
2016150 WFTDA[12] DNQDNQ
2017117 WFTDA[13] DNQDNQ
201880 WFTDA[14] DNQDNQ
201972 WFTDA[15] DNQDNQ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classic City Rollergirls – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 12 October 2017.
  2. "In a league of their own", Athens Banner-Herald, June 15, 2006
  3. "Classic City Roller Girls are ready for action", Athens Banner-Herald, April 21, 2007
  4. "About", CCRG
  5. Brandee A. Thomas,"Gainesville woman finds her place in roller derby", Gainesville Times, March 22, 2011
  6. "WFTDA Accepts 12 Additional Apprentice Leagues ", WFTDA, 13 January 2011
  7. "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Member Leagues ", 1 March 2012
  8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  9. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. WFTDA. 12 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014. WFTDA. 12 October 2017.
  11. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015. WFTDA. 12 October 2017.
  12. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 12 October 2017.
  13. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 December 2022.
  14. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 December 2022.
  15. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2019 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 December 2022.