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Emerald City Roller Derby

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Emerald City Roller Derby
Metro areaEugene, OR
CountryUnited States
Founded2007
Track type(s)Flat
VenueBob Keefer Center for Sports and Recreation (current), Lane County Fairgrounds (former)
AffiliationsWFTDA
Org. typeNonprofit
Websiteemeraldcityrd.org

Emerald City Roller Derby (ECRD), formerly known as Emerald City Roller Girls, is a roller derby league based in Eugene, Oregon.[1] Founded in 2007, the league once consisted of three teams and a mixed team which competed against teams from other leagues.

League members during a scrimmage

ECRD was founded in January 2007 by a group of people who met through a knitting circle, and a posting on Craigslist.[2] By January 2010, the league had around 80 skaters.[3]

Emerald City Junior Derby, formerly the Junior Gems, junior roller derby league is an offshoot of ECRD.[4][5]

Season Q4 ranking[6] Regionals Championship
2010 14 DNQ DNQ
2011 TBA DNQ DNQ

References

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  1. ^ "League History – Emerald City Roller Derby".
  2. ^ Andrea Damewood, "Retro Fitness", Eugene Register-Guard, 9 May 2007, p.1
  3. ^ Bonnie Shelton and Brandon O'Rourke, "Eugene Roller Derby: 'This is not scripted. This is real'", KATU, 27 January 2010
  4. ^ Nick Krupke, "Kaptivating Kidz: Roller Derby Revival with Junior Gems", KCBY, 24 May 2011
  5. ^ "Junior Derby – Emerald City Roller Derby".
  6. ^ "Current Rankings Archived April 30, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA