Sick Town Derby Dames

Sick Town Derby Dames (STDD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Corvallis, Oregon. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues. Sick Town is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Sick Town Derby Dames
Metro areaCorvallis, OR
CountryUnited States
Founded2008
TeamsS*M*A*S*H Unit
Track type(s)Flat
VenueLinn County Fair & Expo Center - Albany
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitesicktownderbydames.com

History

The league was founded by Brick Wallace and Magic Hips, two skaters with the Emerald City Roller Girls who wanted a league closer to their home town.[2] It played its first home bout in September 2009, against the Lava City Roller Dolls.[3]

Sick Town accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in December 2009.[4] By early 2012, it had enough skaters to host an intraleague bout,[5] and in June 2012 it was accepted as a full member of the WFTDA.[6]

In 2013, the league purchased the Lake Park Roller Rink in Lewisburg, the third-oldest roller rink in the Pacific Northwest.[7] Sick Town planned to use the building as a practice rink, but shortly afterwards the facility was declared unsafe by the local fire marshal, leading to lengthy and costly restoration efforts.[8] Membership dropped off during a lengthy hiatus, and in October 2017 the league played its first home game in three years, at the Linn County Fair and Expo Grounds in Albany.[9]

In September 2016, league member Miranda "Dixieskullpopper" Prince gained local news coverage for appearing on the game show Jeopardy!.[10]

WFTDA rankings
Season Final ranking[11] Playoffs Championship
2013 108 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2014 194 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ
2015 NR[14] DNQ DNQ
2016 NR[15] DNQ DNQ
  • NR = no final ranking assigned this year

References
  1. "Sick Town Derby Dames – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. Nancy Raskauskas, "Bounce, rock, skate, roll", Corvallis Gazette-Times, August 29, 2008
  3. "Derby Dames host Skatemberfest", Corvallis Gazette-Times, September 24, 2009
  4. "Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 23 March 2010]
  5. Raju Woodward, "Ready to rumble and roll!!!", Albany Democrat Herald, March 8, 2012
  6. "Nine Leagues Become Full WFTDA Members", WFTDA, 1 June 2012
  7. Fuqua, Canda (10 October 2013). "Mid-valley roller derby rolls home at historic rink". Corvallis Gazette Times. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. Blank, Kyra (17 February 2016). "Sick Town Derby Dames Nurse Old Rink, Throw Party For the Cause - The Corvallis Advocate". The Corvallis Advocate. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. Fancher, Patrick (26 October 2017). "Sick Town Derby Dames host first home bout in three years Saturday". Albany Democrat Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. Paul, Alex (19 September 2016). "Albany woman gets "once in lifetime" shot on Jeopardy!". Albany Democrat Herald. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  12. "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  13. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  14. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  15. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
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