Oly Rollers

Oly Rollers

Metro area	Olympia, WA
Country	United States
Founded	2006
Teams	Cosa Nostra Donnas (travel) Dropkick Donnas Bella Donnas
Track type(s)	Flat
Venue	Skateland, Olympia, WA
Affiliations	WFTDA
Website	http://www.olyrollers.com

The Oly Rollers are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Olympia, Washington. The league was founded in February 2006.^[1] The Oly Rollers are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

Teams

The Oly Rollers league is composed of three teams: the Cosa Nostra Donnas, which is their all-star team for interleague competition; the Dropkick Donnas, formerly known as the Prima Donnas; and the Bella Donnas, consisting of their newer recruits.^[2]

Through the end of the 2009 season, the Oly Rollers league was composed of two teams: the Cosa Nostra Donnas and the Prima Donnas, consisting of their newer recruits.^[3]

Competitive History

2009

The Cosa Nostra Donnas finished first in the 2009 WFTDA Western Regional Tournament, qualifying them to compete in the 2009 National Tournament.^[4]

At the 2009 WFTDA National Championships, the Oly Rollers had a bye in the first round due to their first-place regional seeding. In the second round, the Cosa Nostra Donnas defeated Gotham Girls Roller Derby 136-105, eliminating Gotham from the tournament.^[5] In the third round, Oly beat the Denver Roller Dolls 178-91, advancing to the championship bout and sending Denver to the third-place bout. Finally, the Cosa Nostra Donnas defeated the Texas Rollergirls 178-100 to claim the 2009 WFTDA championship at the end of an undefeated season.^[6][7]

Season	Q4 ranking[8]	Playoffs	Championship
2009	1	1[9]	1[10]
2010	2	2[11]	2[12]
2011	1	1[13]	2[14]

References

1. "The alternative newsweekly for Tacoma and Olympia". Weekly Volcano. 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
2. Archived August 10, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
3. Archived August 10, 2009 at the Wayback Machine
4. Feelgood, Justice (2009-10-04). "Western Regionals Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
5. Feelgood, Justice (2009-11-22). "2009 Nationals: Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
6. Feelgood, Justice (2009-11-22). "2009 Nationals: Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
9. "Derby on the rocks 2009 Western Regionals", WFTDA
10. "Declaration of Derby", WFTDA
11. "Rollin’ on the River 2010 West Region Playoffs", WFTDA
12. "Uproar on the Lakeshore", WFTDA
13. "Bridgetown Brawl WFTDA 2011 West Region Playoffs", WFTDA
14. "Continental Divide and Conquer 2011 WFTDA Championships", WFTDA

External links

• Oly Rollers Official Website