Grand Raggidy Roller Girls
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The Grand Raggidy Roller Girls is a roller derby
league based in Grand Rapids, Michigan
. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues.
Four of the league's skaters appeared as themselves in the movie Whip It!: Dot Matrix, Shutter Speed, Tamara Hurtsworse, and Jackie Daniels, who was recruited after skating for the mixed-league "Team Awesome" in Los Angeles.
The league qualified for the 2007 WFTDA Eastern Region Playoffs; they were seeded eleventh and lost in the first round. They qualified again the following year, finishing in tenth place. Following restructuring of the league, they qualified for the 2009 WFTDA North Central Region Playoffs, seeded seventh, but lost all their bouts to finish tenth.
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
league based in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is located on the Grand River about 40 miles east of Lake Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 188,040. In 2010, the Grand Rapids metropolitan area had a population of 774,160 and a combined statistical area, Grand...
. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues.
Four of the league's skaters appeared as themselves in the movie Whip It!: Dot Matrix, Shutter Speed, Tamara Hurtsworse, and Jackie Daniels, who was recruited after skating for the mixed-league "Team Awesome" in Los Angeles.
The league qualified for the 2007 WFTDA Eastern Region Playoffs; they were seeded eleventh and lost in the first round. They qualified again the following year, finishing in tenth place. Following restructuring of the league, they qualified for the 2009 WFTDA North Central Region Playoffs, seeded seventh, but lost all their bouts to finish tenth.
Season | Q4 ranking | Regionals | Championship WFTDA Championships The WFTDA Championships are the leading competition for roller derby leagues.The Championships are organised by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association . They originated in 2006 as the National WFTDA Championship... |
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2007 | 11 | R1 | N/A |
2008 | 7 | 10 | N/A |
2009 | 10 | 10 | N/A |
2010 | 12 | N/A | N/A |
2011 | TBA | N/A | N/A |