East Texas Bombers Explained

East Texas Bombers
Founded:2005
Metro Area:Lufkin, TX
Country:United States
Tracks:Flat
Venue:VFW Post 1836, 1800 Ford Chapel Rd, Lufkin, TX 75901

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

SeasonFinal ranking[7] PlayoffsChampionship
200630 WFTDA[8] - N/A
200732 WFTDA[9] DNQDNQ
2008NR W[10] DNQDNQ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Member Leagues. WFTDA. 8 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20060409234803/http://www.wftda.com/leagues.html. 9 April 2006. April 2006.
  2. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. WFTDA Releases Second-Quarter Rankings Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 8 June 2017. 30 July 2009.
  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 ", Tyler Morning Telegraph, 24 June 2011
  5. "How They Roll", Longview News-Journal, 26 August 2010
  6. Web site: The Bombers To Host Memorial Day Roller Derby Tournament - Texas Forest Country Living. texasforestcountryliving.com. 8 June 2017. 23 May 2016.
  7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. Web site: "12/8/2006 WFTDA National Rankings" . 2007-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070223012857/http://wftda.com/stats2/Rankings.htm . February 23, 2007 ., WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]
  9. "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
  10. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 24 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202070211/http://wftda.com/rankings. 2 February 2009. dead.