Arch Rival Rollergirls

Arch Rival Rollergirls
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Metro area St. Louis, Missouri
Country United States
Founded 2005
Teams Travel Team All-Stars
Saint Lunachix
The M-80s
The Smashinistas
The Stunt Devils
Rebel Skate Alliance
Track type(s) Flat
Venue Midwest Sport Hockey Complex in Ballwin, MO
Affiliations WFTDA (North Central region)
Org. type skater-owned
Website Official website

The Arch Rival Roller Girls or ARRG is a women's flat-track roller derby league in St. Louis, Missouri. It is one of more than 100 all-female roller derby leagues currently in existence.[1]

History

ARRG was founded in 2005 by Sarah Kate Buckles who skates as Mary Manglin'. The league was trained from January, 2006 through May, 2007 by coach Ken Watts, AKA "Papa Wheelie." In 2006 ARRG competed locally as 2 teams, each represented by one of the league colors, pink and black. In 2007, ARRG expanded to three teams with permanent names and personalities of their own; The Stunt Devils, The M-80s and The Smashinistas. A travel team, composed of select skaters, has also taken part in inter-league competitions against the Northwest Arkansas Rollergirls, the Chi-Town Sirens, and the Windy City Rollers. In May 2007, Papa Wheelie resigned, and the Arch Rival Roller Girls now coach themselves using a committee/rotation system drawing from the experience and strength of the veteran skaters and captains.[2]

The Arch Rival Roller Girls is an organization consisting of more than 60 active skaters and volunteers who manage and operate the league for and by themselves in accordance with the goals and mission of the WFTDA. ARRG leadership in 2008 consists of 9 elected members of the Board of Directors and 6 skaters who serve as elected captains and co-captains of the three teams.

The Arch Rival Roller Girls team has been featured extensively in St. Louis's media.[3][4] They have been featured in local print, T.V. and radio news.[5] Additionally, various rollergirls have been featured individually in the media. Arch Rival Roller Girl Riddle Lynn was featured on the debut of the TLC show My First Home in April, 2007.[6] Dali Madison has been featured on local craft shows.

On September 20, 2008, the Arch Rival Roller Girls travel team won Fall Brawl, a regional tournament hosted by the Ft. Wayne Derby Girls.[7] ARRG, ranked 44 by WFTDA, came into the double-elimination tournament as an underdog. ARRG defeated the Ohio Roller Girls (32) and the Cincinnati Rollergirls (20) in early rounds, and came from behind to beat Grand Raggity Rollergirls in an 86-71 victory.

In February 2009 the Arch Rival Rollergirls took part in a music video shoot for the upcoming Breeders single "Fate To Fatal".[8]

The Arch Rival Roller Girls are currently ranked 8th in the North Central region by the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.[9]

Rankings

Season Q4 ranking[10] Playoffs Championship
2009 8 (NC) 6[11] DNQ
2010 11 (NC) 10[12] DNQ
2011 6 (NC) 6[13] DNQ
2012 8 (NC) 8[14] DNQ
2013 6[15] DNQ

Team Members

Derby girl names are an important part of the roller derby culture.[16][17] There is an official roster of rollergirls to ensure that derby names are unique.[18] Rules for placement on the roster include forbidding duplicate names, and requiring anyone who chooses a name that is similar to a name already on the roster to get written permission from the roller girl with the original name.[19]

The following lists show the team members on all of the teams in the Arch Rival Roller Girls league as of September 11, 2011.[20]

Travel Team All Stars

Saint Lunachix

The M-80s

The Smashinistas

° Enya Nightmare

° Chewblocka

° Professor Rumbledore

° Fletch a Sketch

° Rock Slobster

The Stunt Devils

Rebel Skate Alliance

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Flat Track Derby Association Member Leagues". Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Stltoday.com coverage of ARRG". Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  4. ↑ "Lo-fi St. Louis Episode 118: Arch Rival Roller Girls/River City Tanlines". Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  5. ↑ "St. Louis Magazine ARRG coverage". Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  6. ↑ "My First Home Season 1 Episode list". Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  7. ↑ "Fort Wayne Roller Deber Girls Tournament Page". Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  8. ↑ Caryn Ganz (2009-03-31). "The Breeders Meet the Roller Derby: Behind the Deals' Fate to Fatal Video | Rolling Stone Music". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  9. ↑ "WFTDA Current Rankings". Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  10. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  11. ↑ "Brawl of America 2009 North Central Regionals", WFTDA
  12. ↑ "Thunda on the Tundra 2010 North Central Region Playoffs", WFTDA
  13. ↑ "Monumental Mayhem WFTDA 2011 North Central Region Playoffs", WFTDA
  14. ↑ "Thrill of the Spill", WFTDA
  15. ↑ "D1 Playoffs: Fort Wayne", WFTDA
  16. ↑ "Roller Derby Names". Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  17. ↑ "Derby Name Advice for Newbies". Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  18. ↑ "Roller Girl Names". Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  19. ↑ "Roller Girl Name Rules". Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  20. ↑ "ARRG teams". Retrieved 2011-09-11.

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