Emerald City Roller Girls

The Emerald City Roller Girls (ECRG) is a roller derby league based in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of three teams, and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.

Emerald City Roller Girls
Metro areaEugene, OR
CountryUnited States
Founded2007
TeamsSkatesaphrenics (travel team)
Andromedolls
The Church of Sk8in
Flat Track Furies
Track type(s)Flat
VenueLane County Fairgrounds
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.emeraldcityrollergirls.net

Emerald City was founded in January 2007 by a group of women who had met through a knitting circle, and a posting on Craigslist.[1] By January 2010, the league had around 80 skaters.[2]

The Junior Gems junior roller derby league is an offshoot of Emerald City.[3]

Season Q4 ranking[4] Regionals Championship
2010 14 DNQ DNQ
2011 TBA DNQ DNQ

References

  1. Andrea Damewood, "Retro Fitness", Eugene Register-Guard, 9 May 2007, p.1
  2. Bonnie Shelton and Brandon O'Rourke, "Eugene Roller Derby: 'This is not scripted. This is real'", KATU, 27 January 2010
  3. Nick Krupke, "Kaptivating Kidz: Roller Derby Revival with Junior Gems", KCBY, 24 May 2011
  4. "Current Rankings Archived April 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA
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