West Texas Roller Derby Explained

West Texas Roller Derby
Founded:	2007
Metro Area:	Lubbock, Texas
Country:	United States
Pixels:	100px
Tracks:	Flat
Venue:	Lubbock Civic Center
Affiliations:	WFTDA

West Texas Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Lubbock, Texas. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. West Texas is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[1]

History

West Texas was founded as the West Texas Roller Dollz in September 2007. The league's first bout was held in May 2008, attracting 2,000 fans,^[2] and it was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in August 2008.^[3]

WFTDA competition

West Texas was the eighth seed for the 2009 WFTDA South Central Regional Tournament.^[4] West Texas lost their three games, 109-79 to No Coast Derby Girls, 212-49 to Nashville Rollergirls and 134-82 to Memphis Roller Derby and finished the weekend in tenth place.^[5]

Rankings

Season	Final ranking^[6]	Playoffs	Championship
2008	4 SC^[7]	N/A	N/A
2009	11 SC^[8]	10 SC	DNQ
2010	15 SC^[9]	DNQ	DNQ
2011	24 SC^[10]	DNQ	DNQ
2012	34 SC^[11]	DNQ	DNQ
2013	164 WFTDA^[12]	DNQ	DNQ
2014	200 WFTDA^[13]	DNQ	DNQ
2015	234 WFTDA^[14]	DNQ	DNQ
2016	273 WFTDA^[15]	DNQ	DNQ

Notes and References

1. Web site: West Texas Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 29 December 2017.
2. Michael Corcoran, "How they roll", Austin American-Statesman, 30 May 2008
3. "Lubbock's own Lethal Whoopin'", Skirt, 16 January 2009
4. "Southern Fried Smackdown 2009 South Central Regionals", WFTDA
5. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. South Central Regionals Capsule Recaps Derby News Network. www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 29 December 2017. 25 September 2009.
6. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
7. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA . wftda.com . WFTDA . 29 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202070211/http://wftda.com/rankings . 2 February 2009 . dead .
8. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 29 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430194525/http://wftda.com/rankings. 30 April 2010.
9. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 29 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302222136/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 2 March 2011.
10. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 29 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085842/http://wftda.com/rankings. 25 January 2012.
11. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 29 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320122723/http://www.wftda.com/rankings. 20 March 2013.
12. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. January 2014 . WFTDA. 29 December 2017.
13. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2015 . WFTDA. 28 December 2017.
14. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. January 2016 . WFTDA. 29 December 2017.
15. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 6 January 2017 . WFTDA. 29 December 2017.