Port Scandalous Roller Derby Explained

Port Scandalous Roller Derby
Founded:2010
Metro Area:Port Angeles, WA
Country:United States
Teams:Intense City Rollers (A team)
Strait Shooters
Roller Punks (junior)
Tracks:Flat
Venue:Boys and Girls Club - Sequim
Affiliations:WFTDA

Port Scandalous Roller Derby is a women's flat track flat track roller derby league based in Port Angeles, Washington. The league is primarily skater-run, and consists of three teams: a home team, Strait Shooters; a traveling team, Intense City; and a junior team, Roller Punks. Teams compete against other teams from leagues across Western Washington. The traveling and junior teams are currently inactive.[1] Port Scandalous is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]

History

The league was founded in May 2010 by local women including Jessica Carvell, Serena Staples and Holly Botts.[3] Initially known as the "Port Scandalous Derby Dolls", it changed its name due to trademark issues.[4] Skaters from other local leagues helped train the new team, and by late 2011, it was bouting monthly, and was setting up a B team and junior roller derby league. League membership has declined in recent years and is currently rebuilding.

Port Scandalous was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in October 2012,[5] and it became a full WFTDA member in September 2013.[6]

Port Scandalous is a non-profit organization.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ABOUT US. Port Scandalous Roller Derby. 9 December 2017.
  2. Web site: Port Scandalous Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 9 December 2017.
  3. Diane Urbani de la Paz, "PENINSULA WOMAN: Women find family on roller derby track", Peninsula Daily News, October 16, 2011
  4. Matthew Nash, "Get your skates on", Sequim Gazette, February 26, 2013
  5. "22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program ", WFTDA, 18 October 2012
  6. Web site: WFTDA Welcomes 14 Full Member Leagues. WFTDA. 10 September 2013. 10 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130916233105/http://wftda.com/news/wftda-welcomes-14-full-member-leagues. 16 September 2013.
  7. Web site: Port Scandalous Roller Derby. www.portangeles.org. Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce. 9 December 2017.
  8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  9. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2015 . WFTDA. 9 December 2017.