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Mississippi Rollergirls is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Gautier, Mississippi. Founded in 2006, the league consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. Mississippi Rollergirls is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

History

The league was founded in 2006, and describes itself as having been the first flat track women's roller derby league in Mississippi. It was bouting before the end of the following year.

In October 2011, the league was accepted as an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, and it graduated to full membership in December 2012. It was reported in April 2017 that the league was struggling with attrition due to injuries and life changes among its members.

WFTDA rankings

References

1. "Mississippi Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
2. "About Archived 2012-06-30 at the Wayback Machine", Mississippi Rollergirls
3. "MISSISSIPPI ROLLERGIRLS, ROLLER DERBY MAKES A COMEBACK TONIGHT IN O.S.", Sun Herald, December 8, 2007
4. "WFTDA Accepts 13 Leagues into Apprentice Program Archived 2014-11-18 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 27 October 2011
5. "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived 2012-12-06 at the Wayback Machine", 3 December 2012
6. Grace, Caray (23 April 2017). "Mississippi Rollergirls in danger of losing team". WLOX. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
8. "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
9. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
10. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
11. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.

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• Roller derby leagues established in 2006
• Roller derby leagues in Mississippi
• Sports in Biloxi, Mississippi
• Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3
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