Green Country Roller Girls

The Green Country Roller Girls was a women's flat track roller derby league based in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Founded in 2006, the league consisted of two teams which competed in interleague games.

Green Country Roller Girls
League logo
Metro areaTulsa, OK
CountryUnited States
Founded2006
Dissolved2012
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
Thunder Dolls (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueTulsa Convention Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.greencountryrollergirls.com

Green Country began bouting soon after forming, and played its first home bout against the Big Easy Rollergirls in May 2007.[1] Green Country Roller Girls was a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)[2] and their All Stars team played in WFTDA sanctioned games that counted towards national rankings.

In 2011, Tulsa qualified for the WFTDA South Central Regional Tournament for the only time. Seeded eighth, they finished in seventh place with a 144-97 victory over the Gold Coast Derby Grrls.[3]

The league announced that it would disband in June 2012.[4] The WFTDA announced in July that it was suspending the league's membership, pending a decision on whether skaters in Tulsa were transferring membership to a new organization, or forming a group which would not be affiliated with the association.[5] In 2013, a new organization called Roughneck Roller Derby, featuring former members of Green Country, was granted membership in the WFTDA.[6]

Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2008 8 SC[8] DNQ DNQ
2009 12 SC[9] DNQ DNQ
2010 11 SC[10] DNQ DNQ
2011 7 SC[11] 7 SC[3] DNQ

References

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  1. ^ Jennifer Chancellor, "Easy does it", Tulsa World, 24 March 2007
  2. ^ "The WFTDA Newsletter - December 2007". WFTDA. December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Marshall, Justice Feelgood (2 October 2011). "South Central 7th Place: 8SC Green Country Gets Revenge on 9SC Gold Coast, 144-97 | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. ^ "A Farewell to Green Country Roller Girls", 12 June 2012
  5. ^ "Statement onGreen Country Roller Girls Status - Press Releases - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. ^ "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2017.