Cape Fear Roller Girls

Cape Fear Roller Girls (CFRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 2005, the league consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Cape Fear Roller Girls
Metro areaWilmington, NC
CountryUnited States
Founded2005
TeamsAll-Stars (A team)
Black Harrts (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueSchwartz Center
Carolina Beach Rec Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.capefearrollergirls.com

History and organization

The league was established in November 2005 as the Cape Fear Killers, with assistance from the Carolina Rollergirls.[2] A skater from Cape Fear later founded Mass Attack Roller Derby.[3]

Cape Fear was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010,[4] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2011.[5]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking[6] Playoffs Championship
2012 22 E[7] DNQ DNQ
2013 141 WFTDA[8] DNQ DNQ
2014 119 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2015 113 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2016 110 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2017 107 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. "Cape Fear Roller Girls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  2. Shawna Kenney, "The Cape Fear Killers aim to put Wilmington on the roller derby map", Star News, January 12, 2006
  3. David Wolcott, "ROLLER DERBY IN TAUNTON: Helen on wheels", Taunton Daily Gazette, August 13, 2011
  4. "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine", 8 July 2010
  5. "WFTDA Welcomes Eight New Member Leagues Archived 2011-11-14 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 June 2011
  6. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  7. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  8. "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  9. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  10. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
  11. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  12. "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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