Red Stick Roller Derby

Red Stick Roller Derby (RSRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Red Stick is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Red Stick Roller Derby
Metro areaBaton Rouge, LA
CountryUnited States
Founded2007
TeamsAll Stars (Sometimes known as "Diables Rouges") (A team)
Capital Defenders (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueBaton Rouge River Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websiteredstickrollerderby.com

History

The league was founded in July 2007,[2] the second roller derby league in Louisiana after the Big Easy Rollergirls,[3] and played its first bout in October 2008.[2] Soon, the league was competing with teams from across the south.[4]

Red Stick was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010,[5] and became a full WFTDA member in December 2011.[6]

WFTDA rankings
Pacific Roller Derby (in black) take on FoCo Girls Gone Derby at the 2011 Dust Devil tournament
Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2012 33 SC [8] DNQ DNQ
2013 117 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2014 122 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2015 112 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2016 143 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2017 109 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ

References
  1. "Red Stick Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  2. Joshua Chenier, "Baton Rouge’s first roller derby team having successful season", Daily Reveille, May 3, 2009
  3. Laura McKnight, "Local women eager to get Houma derby rolling", Houma Courier, April 27, 2008
  4. Robert Stewart, "BR derby girls love life on the track", The Advocate, July 26, 2011
  5. "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine", 8 July 2010
  6. "WFTDA Adds Six Member Leagues Archived 2012-05-04 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 December 2011
  7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  9. "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  10. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  11. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  13. "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
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