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Suburbia Roller Derby (SRD) is a roller derby league based in Yonkers, New York. Founded in 2007, Suburbia Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[1]

History

Suburbia was founded in by Slim Fast and Suffah Kate,[2] two former members of the CT RollerGirls.[3] The league has three home teams, plus two travel teams which compete against teams from other leagues.

The league began bouting in late 2007 and, by mid-2008, it had more than thirty skaters.[4] In February 2009, it became a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association,[5] and in 2010, it hosted "Derby in the Burbs", that year's WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament.[6] In 2013, Suburbia qualified for WFTDA Playoffs for the first time, as the tenth seed at the Division 2 tournament in Kalamazoo, Michigan.[7] Suburbia went winless for the weekend, including a 233-221 loss to Queen City Roller Girls, to finish in tenth place.[8] Suburbia returned to Division 2 Playoffs in 2014 as the ninth seed at the tournament in Duluth, Minnesota.[9] Suburbia made it to the fifth place game but lost to Treasure Valley Rollergirls 236-111 and finished in sixth place.[10]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[11] Playoffs Championship
2009 15 E[12] DNQ DNQ
2010 14 E[13] DNQ DNQ
2011 12 E[14] DNQ DNQ
2012 16 E[15] DNQ DNQ
2013 58 WFTDA[16] 10 D2[8] DNQ
2014 55 WFTDA[17] 6 D2[10] DNQ
2015 94 WFTDA[18] DNQ DNQ
2016 217 WFTDA[19] DNQ DNQ
2017 330 WFTDA[20] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. ^ "Suburbia Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. ^ Taylor, Shanece (22 March 2011). "Roller Derby Craze Comes to Westchester". Scarsdale, NY Patch. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ Schreck, Tom (10 October 2008). "Rink Rash Is Sexy: Roller Derby in Westchester". Westchester Magazine. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ^ Nancy Hagerty, "Being a Derby Girl Means Never Saying ‘Sorry’", New York Times, 14 August 2008
  5. ^ "About Suburbia Roller Derby", SRD
  6. ^ "Derby in the Burbs", WFTDA
  7. ^ "Preview: Kalamazoo WFTDA Division 2 Playoff". Derby News Network. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  8. ^ a b Talionis, Lex (25 August 2013). "D2K 9th: Queen City Buffaloes Suburbia, 233-221 | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  9. ^ "D2 Duluth Playoff Preview". Derby News Network. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (17 August 2014). "D2D 5th: Treasure Valley Razes Suburbia, 236-111". Derby News Network. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  12. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  15. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  17. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  19. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  20. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suburbia_Roller_Derby