Jet City Roller Derby Explained
Jet City Roller Derby |
Founded: | 2006 |
Metro Area: | Everett, Washington |
Country: | United States |
Teams: | Bombers (A team) Aviators Skyraiders
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Tracks: | Flat |
Venue: | Edmonds Community College |
Affiliations: | WFTDA |
Orgtype: | Non-profit |
Jet City Roller Derby (JCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Everett, Washington. Founded in 2006, Jet City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
History
Jet City was founded as Jet City Rollergirls in July 2006 by four friends,[2] [3] who were inspired after watching the Rat City Rollergirls,[4] who held an exhibition game at the Everett Events Center in March of that year in front of 5000 people.[5] By mid-2007, when they held their first exhibition bout,[6] they already had around 60 skaters. They played their first full season in 2008, and became a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association the following year.[7]
The league initially played in a 900-seat venue at Everett Community College, but moved to its larger 2,000-seat venue in 2011, which they regularly sold out.[8] As of 2017, Jet City hosted games at Shoreline Derby Center in Shoreline[9] and the league consisted of four home teams, as well as an all-star team which competed against teams from other leagues in WFTDA competition.
In January 2018 the league announced it was rebranding as Jet City Roller Derby, and coalescing its home teams into two B teams.[10]
WFTDA competition
Jet City first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs in 2010, as the seventh seed at that year's WFTDA Western Regional Tournament,[11] where they finished in seventh place, capped by a 149–95 victory over Tucson Roller Derby.[12] In 2011, Jet City was the eighth seed at the Western Regional and again played in the seventh place game, this time losing 140-105 to Sacred City Derby Girls to finish in eighth place.[13]
After missing Playoffs in 2012, Jet City returned to the new Division 2 Playoffs in 2013 in Des Moines, Iowa, entering the weekend as the fifth seed.[14] After victories over DC Rollergirls and Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls, Jet City took first place in the tournament with a 208–113 win against Blue Ridge Rollergirls[15] and also qualified for WFTDA Championships for the first time. At Championships, Jet City defeated Santa Cruz Derby Girls 195-194 to claim the first Division 2 title.[16] In 2014, Jet City moved up to Division 1 Playoffs as the eighth seed and finished in ninth, finishing with a 183–133 win over SoCal Derby.[17] Jet City returned to Division 2 in 2015 at Cleveland as the eighth seed and finished in seventh by beating Oklahoma Victory Dolls 179–137.[18] In 2016, a loss to Brandywine eliminated top-seeded Jet City from eligibility for Division 2 Championships, but they secured third place at Wichita with a 132–118 victory over Nashville Rollergirls.[19] Jet City again qualified for the Division 2 Playoffs and Championship in 2017 as the fourth seed in Pittsburgh, and finished the weekend in sixth place.[20]
In 2018, Jet City qualified for the WFTDA North American West Continental Cup held in Omaha, Nebraska as the seventh seed, and after losing their opening game finished in the consolation round.[21]
Rankings
Notes and References
- Web site: Jet City Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 21 March 2017.
- "Some skaters choose wheels before blades", Lynwood Enterprise, 10 August 2007
- Web site: Pan. David. Jet City Rollergirls come from all walks of life HeraldNet.com. HeraldNet.com. The Herald. 21 March 2017. 3 March 2008.
- Web site: Troy. Garrett. Derby girls don't cry: The aggressive face of women on the skate track. The Daily of the University of Washington. The Daily of the University of Washington. 22 March 2017. en. 7 February 2008.
- Web site: Beekman. Dan. A Smash on Skates HeraldNet.com. HeraldNet.com. The Herald. 24 March 2017. 16 August 2006.
- "JCRG History", JCRG
- Web site: August 2011 Featured League:Jet City Rollergirls - Featured Leagueof the Month - Women's Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 24 March 2017. 4 August 2011.
- Web site: Keary. Polly. Pink Pistol: Sultan grad now a Jet City Roller Girl. www.monroemonitor.com. Monroe Monitor. 24 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120401043627/http://www.monroemonitor.com/main.asp?SubSectionID=27&ArticleID=1589&SectionID=2. 1 April 2012. en-us. 14 February 2011.
- Web site: Wippel. Teresa. Jet City Rollergirls Season 10, Bout 4. MLTnews.com. 24 March 2017. 20 February 2017.
- Web site: Exciting Changes Ahead After 11 Seasons of Jet City Roller Derby Jet City Roller Derby. jetcityrollerderby.com. Jet City Roller Derby. 7 April 2018. 18 January 2018.
- Web site: Rollin' on the River 2010 West Region Playoffs - Women's Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 24 March 2017.
- Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. 2010 West Region Playoffs Recaps Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 March 2017. 1 October 2010.
- Web site: West 7th Place: 7W Sacred City Denies 8W Jet City, 140-105 Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 March 2017. 25 September 2011.
- Web site: D2 Playoffs Des Moines, IA Schedule and Scores - Women's Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 24 March 2017.
- Web site: Wise. Beck. D2DM 1st place: Jet City Flies Past Blue Ridge, 208-113 Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 March 2017. 19 August 2013.
- Web site: Deadwards. Lisa. D2C 1st: Jet City Crashes Santa Cruz, 195-194 Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 March 2017. 11 November 2013.
- Web site: Simonis. Josie. D1C: Jet City (#8) Flies By SoCal Derby (#10), 183-133 Derby Central. Derby Central. 24 March 2017. 5 October 2014.
- Web site: WFTDA D2 Playoffs: Cleveland. Derby Central. 24 March 2017. 26 August 2015.
- Web site: Deadwards. Lisa. D2W: #1 Jet City lands 3rd place over #3 Nashville, 132-118. Derby Central. 24 March 2017. 21 August 2016.
- Web site: 2017 WFTDA D2 Tournaments: Pittsburgh Central. Derby Central. 5 January 2018. 26 August 2017.
- Web site: Canberra Roller Derby League Wins 2018 WFTDA Continental Cup – North America West – WFTDA . wftda.com . WFTDA . 1 February 2019 . 28 August 2018.
- "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 24 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302222136/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 2 March 2011.
- Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 24 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085842/http://wftda.com/rankings. 25 January 2012.
- Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 24 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320122723/http://www.wftda.com/rankings. 20 March 2013.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2014 . WFTDA. 24 March 2017.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2015 . WFTDA. 24 March 2017.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2016 . WFTDA. 24 March 2017.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 6 January 2017 . WFTDA. 24 March 2017.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 5 January 2018 . WFTDA. 5 January 2018.
- Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA . wftda.com . 7 January 2019 . WFTDA . 1 February 2019.