Babe City Rollers
Metro area | Bemidji, MN |
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Country | United States |
Founded | 2009 |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Sanford Center |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website |
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The Babe City Rollers is a roller derby league based in Bemidji, Minnesota. The league was founded in 2009 by two local women: Shannon Murray, inspired by watching a Windy City Rollers bout, and Sara Bronczyk, a former figure skater. By early 2010, it had members with ages ranging from 19 to 55,[1] totaling more than twenty skaters. It played its first bout in February of that year.[2]
Babe City was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010,[3] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2011.[4]
Babe City Rollers is a member-run, non profit sports league that is committed to active community involvement.[5] Each home bout helps raise money for area charities, including Nameless Coalition for the Homeless,[6] Great River Rescue (formally Beltrami Humane Society),[7] and Support Within Reach.[8]
Babe City's Battle Cry:
Who are we? Babe City!
What are we? Something Awesome!
What are we going to do? Kick Some Axe!
Babe City's motto:
Fierce, Fun, Family!
References
- ↑ Laurie Swenson, "Roller derby rolls into town", Bemidji Pioneer, February 16, 2010
- ↑ "Roller derby skates into Bemidji", Grand Forks Herald, February 22, 2010
- ↑ "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues", 8 July 2010
- ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes Eight New Member Leagues", WFTDA, 1 June 2011
- ↑ Babe City Rollers Membership Handbook, 2015
- ↑ "Babe City Rollers host bout to benefit the Nameless Coalition". 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2016-04-08.
- ↑ "Babe City Rollers host bout to benefit Humane Society". 05/03/2015. Retrieved 2016-04-08. Check date values in:
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(help) - ↑ "Babe City Rollers host bout benefiting Support Within Reach". 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2016-04-08.