St. Chux Derby Chix

St. Chux Derby Chix (SCDC) is a women's flat track roller derby league located in St. Charles, Missouri.[1] Founded in 2009, St. Chux is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]

St. Chux Derby Chix
Metro areaSaint Charles, Missouri
CountryUnited States
Founded2009
TeamsPack in Black (A team)
Hells Belles (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueMatteson Square Garden
AffiliationsWFTDA
WebsiteOfficial website

History

St. Chux Derby Chix was started in August 2009 by five women from St. Charles, Missouri.[1] Although nearby St. Louis had an established roller derby team in the Arch Rival Roller Girls, there was a need for derby expansion in St. Charles.[3] Establishing a skater run, skater owned, roller derby team began with recruitment, utilitizing online advertising and word-of-mouth.[1] The number of skaters grew until December 2009 when SCDC officially incorporated, adopted a set of bylaws, and made plans for their first competitive season.[1] By 2011 the league comprised women between the ages of 19 and 41 with diverse backgrounds and occupations such as business owner, stay-at-home mom, certified medical assistant, special education coordinator, and product supervisor.[3][4]

St. Chux was accepted into the WFTDA Apprentice Program in October 2011,[5] and became a full member of the WFTDA in September 2012.[6]

WFTDA competition

In 2014, St. Chux made their WFTDA Playoffs debut at the Division 2 tournament in Duluth, Minnesota as the top seed.[7] After opening the weekend with a 229-149 victory over Treasure Valley Rollergirls,[8] St. Chux was upset by fifth seeded Sin City Rollergirls 174-141 in the semifinal.[9] St. Chux then rebounded with a decisive 295-84 victory over Big Easy Rollergirls to finish in third place.[10]

St. Chux returned to Division 2 Playoffs in 2015 as the seventh seed in Cleveland, winning their opening game against Brandywine, 205-196.[11] A 218-149 loss to Kansas City Roller Warriors[12] was followed by a 206-135 win against Jet City Rollergirls,[13] putting them in the fifth place game, which they won in a thrilling last jam victory, 216-215, in a rematch against Brandywine.[14]

Rankings
Season Final ranking[15] Playoffs Championship
2012 31 NC[16] DNQ DNQ
2013 67 WFTDA[17] DNQ DNQ
2014 38 WFTDA[18] 3 D2[10] DNQ
2015 57 WFTDA[19] 5 D2[14] DNQ
2016 70 WFTDA[20] DNQ DNQ

In the media

The St. Chux Derby Chix league has regularly been featured in the St. Louis area press.[3][4] They are regular guests of Gary B and Randy Gardner broadcasting live on 590 The Fan KFNS (AM).[21] Local television station KPLR-TV listed the team as a "Team of the Week" in June 2010.[22] They were most recently featured on channel 5's Show Me St. Louis,[23] and are favorite guests on the Thom & Jeff Show.[24]

Community work

Each bout is an opportunity for the Chix to give back to the community. In 2012, they raised funds for Walk MS,[25] Miles Against Melanoma,[26] Seize the Day Run,[27] Disabled Athlete Sports Association,[28] and Growing American Youth.[29] On May 7, 2011, the league sponsored a bout for the Darryl Strawberry Foundation.[30][31] In 2009, SCDC league members assisted the charity event "Pasta for Pets" during their annual auction event.[32]

References
  1. "St. Charles, St. Louis, MO Roller Derby". St. Chux Derby Chix. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  2. "St. Chux Derby Chix – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. "Maryland Heights Mom Bouts as St. Chux Derby Chix - Maryland Heights, MO Patch". Marylandheights.patch.com. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  4. Ponche, Kalen (2011-03-18). "Meet the St. Chux Derby Chix - St. Charles, MO Patch". Stcharles.patch.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  5. "WFTDA accepts 14 leagues into apprentice program", WFTDA, 27 October 2011
  6. "WFTDA Adds Four New Members", WFTDA, 7 September 2012
  7. "Team Profile St. Chux Derby Chix - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  8. Talionis, Lex (16 August 2014). "D2 Duluth: St Chux Buries Treasure Valley, 229-149 | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  9. Deadwards, Lisa (16 August 2014). "D2 Duluth: Sin City Shucks St Chux, 174-141 | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  10. Talionis, Lex (17 August 2014). "D2D 3rd: St Chux Overwhelms Big Easy, 295-84 | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  11. Ledford, Brian (21 August 2015). "#7 St. Chux (#54) outlasts #10 Brandywine (#62), 205-196 | Derby Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  12. Deadwards, Lisa (21 August 2015). "D2C: #2 Kansas City controls #7 St. Chux, 218-149 | Derby Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  13. Ledford, Brian (23 August 2015). "D2C: #7 St. Chux advances past #8 Jet City, 206-135 | Derby Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  14. Ledford, Brian (24 August 2015). "5th Place, D2 Cleveland: St Chux beats Brandywine in rematch". Derby Central. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  15. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  16. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  17. "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  18. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  19. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  20. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  21. "Sports Zone STL - Sports Radio". Sportszonestl.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  22. "Team of the Week: St. Chux Derby Chix (Women\'s Roller Derby) - KPLR". Kplr11.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  23. "KSDK Show Me St. Louis". KSDK.com. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  24. "The Thom & Jeff Show". thethomandjeffshow.com. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  25. "Walk MS 2012". nationalmssociety.org. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  26. "Miles Against Melanoma 2012". milesagainstmelanoma5k.org. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  27. "Seize the Day Run 2012". seizetheday.org. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  28. "Disabled Athlete Sports Association". dasasports.org. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  29. "Growing American Youth". growingamericanyouth.org. Retrieved 2012-07-29.
  30. "Skate for Autism". Fightforautism.org. 2011-05-21. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  31. "The Darryl Strawberry Foundation "Fight for Autism"". stchuxderbychix.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  32. "Pasta For Pets". St. Chux Derby Chix. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
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