Little Steel Roller Derby (formerly known as the Little Steel Derby Girls) is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Youngstown, Ohio. Founded in 2008, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Little Steel is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
Metro area | Youngstown, OH |
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Country | United States |
Founded | 2008 |
Teams | Lawless Rollers (A team) Rust Belt Rollers (B team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Cortland Roller Rink |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website | www |
History
editThe league was founded in December 2008 by Tifany Griffith, known as "Ground Zero". Little Steel won its first bout against a Steel City Derby Demons team,[2] but progress was initially slow and it was only in October 2010 that it was ready to play its first home bout.[3] By early 2011, the league had 24 skaters, and was aiming to join the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]
Little Steel was accepted into the WFTDA Apprentice Program in October 2011,[4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2012.[5]
WFTDA rankings
editSeason | Final ranking[6] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2013 | 148 WFTDA[7] | DNQ | DNQ |
2014 | 187 WFTDA[8] | DNQ | DNQ |
2015 | 235 WFTDA[9] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | 315 WFTDA[10] | DNQ | DNQ |
2017 | 227 WFTDA[11] | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | 189 WFTDA[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
2019 | 235 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
2020 | 223 WFTDA[14] | DNQ | DNQ |
References
edit- ^ "Little Steel Derby Girls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ a b Ashley Luthern, "Derby league wins first bout", Youngstown Vindicator, April 10, 2011
- ^ "Derby Girls Roll Over Youngstown Archived 2010-10-09 at the Wayback Machine", WKBN, September 29, 2010
- ^ "WFTDA Accepts 13 Leagues into Apprentice Program Archived 2014-11-18 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 27 October 2011
- ^ "Nine Leagues Become Full WFTDA Members Archived 2012-06-04 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 June 2012
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017". WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2018". WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
- ^ Watson, Michael. "Current International WFTDA Rankings". WFTDA Stats Home. Retrieved 2021-12-06.