East Texas Bombers

The East Texas Bombers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Lufkin, Texas. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues.

East Texas Bombers
Metro areaLufkin, TX
CountryUnited States
Founded2005
Track type(s)Flat
VenueVFW Post 1836, 1800 Ford Chapel Rd, Lufkin, TX 75901
Websitewww.easttexasbombers.com

The league was a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1] However, the Bombers left the organization in mid-2009, becoming only the second league to do so.[2] The league briefly disbanded, but reformed later in the year,[3] with the aim of regaining WFTDA Apprentice membership in 2012.[4] The league's director described the reformed group as a "brand new team".[5] As of 2016, the league comprised members from Lufkin, Central, Texas, Hudson, Texas, and Huntington, Texas.[6]

WFTDA rankings

2006 map showing the first 30 WFTDA member leagues
Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2006 30 WFTDA[8] N/A
2007 32 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2008 NR W[10] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. "Member Leagues". WFTDA. April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  2. Marshall, Justice Feelgood (30 July 2009). "WFTDA Releases Second-Quarter Rankings | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. Jay Neal, "Resurgent roller derby alive and well in Jacksonville", Jacksonville Daily Progress, 14 June 2010
  4. Vanessa Pearson, "Roller Derby Brings Women Of All Kinds To The Rink", Tyler Morning Telegraph, 24 June 2011
  5. "How They Roll", Longview News-Journal, 26 August 2010
  6. "The Bombers To Host Memorial Day Roller Derby Tournament - Texas Forest Country Living". texasforestcountryliving.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. ""12/8/2006 WFTDA National Rankings"". Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-23., WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]
  9. "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
  10. "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2016.


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