Spindletop Roller Girls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Beaumont, Texas. Founded in 2008, as of 2017 the league consists of a single All Star team that competes against teams from other leagues. Spindletop is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
History
Founded in November 2008,[2] by January 2009 the league had ten skaters and was hoping to recruit more, in order to put a bouting team together.[3] The formation of the Bayou Outlaw Rollergirls, based in Orange, Texas, was inspired by the Spindletop league, and the two maintained close links.[4] For the 2012 season, the Bayou Outlaws merged with Spindletop, becoming a new home team for the league.[5]
Spindletop was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2010,[6] and became a full member of the WFTDA in December.[7]
WFTDA rankings
| Season | Final ranking[8] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 26 SC[9] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2012 | 31 SC[10] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2013 | 175 WFTDA[11] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | 224 WFTDA[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | 274 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | 289 WFTDA[14] | DNQ | DNQ |
References
- ^ "Spindletop Roller Girls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Sponsorship Package: Spindletop Rollergirls", Spindletop Roller Girls
- ^ Ashley Sanders, "Derby girls trying to get Beaumont team rollin'", Beaumont Enterprise, January 7, 2009
- ^ Greg Hayes, "Roller derby team keeps OC competition alive", The County Record, August 17, 2011
- ^ "Spindletop Roller Girls 2012 League Announcements", Spindletop Roller Girls
- ^ "Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 23 March 2010]
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes Seven New Full Member Leagues Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 December 2010
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
