Grand Raggidy Roller Derby

Grand Raggidy Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 2005,[1] the league is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[2]

Grand Raggidy Roller Derby
League logo
Metro areaGrand Rapids, MI
CountryUnited States
Founded2005
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
Attack! (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueRivertown Sports
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitegrandraggidy.com

History

The league was founded as "Grand Raggidy Roller Girls" by Tricia "The Vindicator" Woolfenden and Katy "Shutter Speed" Batdorff[3] in 2005.[4] The first public game for Grand Raggidy was held in April 2006 with over 2,000 fans in attendance at the DeltaPlex Arena.[4] Since as far back as 2009, Grand Raggidy has held its home games at Rivertown Sports, with exceptions in 2013 when the venue was flood-damaged.[5]

Four of the league's skaters appeared as themselves in the movie Whip It!: Dot Matrix, Shutter Speed, Tamara Hurtsworse, and Jackie Daniels, who was recruited after skating for the mixed-league "Team Awesome" in Los Angeles.[6]

In 2015, Grand Raggidy updated its name from "Roller Girls" to "Roller Derby", as part of its tenth anniversary season and recognizing the contributions of its members.[1]

WFTDA competition
pre-2015 league logo

The league qualified for the 2007 WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament; they were seeded eleventh and lost in the first round to Gotham Girls Roller Derby, 206-47.[7] They qualified again the following year,[8] going 1-3 on the weekend and finished in tenth place.[9] In 2009 Grand Raggidy qualified for the newly-created WFTDA North Central Regional Tournament, seeded seventh, but lost all their bouts to finish tenth.[10]

After missing WFTDA Playoffs from 2010–12, Grand Raggdiy qualified for Division 1 Playoffs in 2013, and went 1-2 as the tenth seed in Fort Wayne and finished in ninth place courtesy of a 186-134 victory over Bleeding Heartland.[11] In 2014, Grand Raggidy competed at Division 2 Playoffs in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario as the tenth seed and went winless to finish in tenth.[12] Grand Raggidy missed Playoffs in 2015 but returned to Division 2 in 2016[13] as the tenth seed in Lansing, Michigan, but again went winless and finished in tenth place.[14]

Rankings
Season Final ranking[15] Playoffs Championship
2006 27 WFTDA[16] — N/A
2007 24 WFTDA[17] R1 E[7] DNQ
2008 NR NC[18] 10 E[9] DNQ
2009 10 NC[19] 10 NC[10] DNQ
2010 12 NC[20] DNQ DNQ
2011 11 NC[21] DNQ DNQ
2012 15 NC[22] DNQ DNQ
2013 56 WFTDA[23] 9 D1[11] DNQ
2014 63 WFTDA[24] 10 D2[12] DNQ
2015 67 WFTDA[25] DNQ DNQ
2016 69 WFTDA[26] 10 D2[14] DNQ

References
  1. Zentmeyer, Anya (6 May 2015). "Grand Raggidy Roller Derby turns 10, re-brands". REVUE Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Member Leagues". WFTDA. April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. Serba, John (10 August 2008). "Grand Rapids skaters roll 'em in Drew Barrymore movie "Whip It!"". MLive.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. Slager Wenzel, Lori (9 June 2015). "This is How They Roll: Behind the Skates With Grand Raggity". Women's Lifestyle Magazine. Women's Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. Moroney, Kyle (23 April 2013). "Grand Raggidy Roller Girls find temporary venue for Saturday's bout". MLive.com. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. John Serba, "Grand Raggidy Roller Girls featured in movie 'Whip It'", Grand Rapids Press, 1 October 2009
  7. Marshall, Justice Feelgood (18 August 2007). "Heartland Havoc: Day One | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. Melissa Faliveno, "Once upon a time at Derby in Dairyland...", Isthmus, 15 October 2008
  9. Marshall, Justice Feelgood (10 October 2008). "Eastern Regionals: Complete Capsule Recaps | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  10. Marshall, Justice Feelgood (18 September 2009). "North Central Regionals Capsule Recaps | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  11. Talionis, Lex (8 September 2013). "D1FW 9th: (10) Grand Raggidy Arrests (9) Bleeding Heartland, 186-134 | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  12. "Boulder County Tumbles Grand Raggidy, 244-172 | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  13. Deadwards, Lisa (15 July 2016). "2016 WFTDA June Rankings and Tournament Seeding". Derby Central. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  14. "D2L 9th Place: #6 Nidaros over #10 Grand Raggidy, 168-137". Derby Central. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  15. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  16. "12/8/2006 WFTDA National Rankings", WFTDA Archive.org [version of 23 February 2007]
  17. "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
  18. "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  19. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  20. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  21. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  22. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  23. "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  24. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  25. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  26. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
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