Jet City Rollergirls
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The Jet City Rollergirls (JCRG) is a roller derby
league based in Everett, Washington
. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of four teams and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.
Jet City was founded in July 2006 by four friends, who were inspired after watching the Rat City Rollergirls
. By mid-2007, when they held their first exhibition bout, they already had around 60 skaters. They played their first full season in 2008, and became a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
the following year.
The league initially played in a 900-seat venue at Everett Community College
, but moved to its larger 2,000-seat venue in 2011, which they regularly sell out. They were ranked seventh in the WFTDA's highly competitive West Region
from mid-2010 through mid-2011, taking seventh place in the WFTDA West Region Playoffs in 2010, and eighth in the 2011 tournament.
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
league based in Everett, Washington
Everett, Washington
Everett is the county seat of and the largest city in Snohomish County, Washington, United States. Named for Everett Colby, son of founder Charles L. Colby, it lies north of Seattle. The city had a total population of 103,019 at the 2010 census, making it the 6th largest in the state and...
. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of four teams and a mixed team which competes against teams from other leagues.
Jet City was founded in July 2006 by four friends, who were inspired after watching the Rat City Rollergirls
Rat City Rollergirls
The Rat City Rollergirls are a flat-track roller derby league in Seattle, Washington. The league is composed of four member teams for intra-league play, an all-star travel team that competes with other leagues, and another travel team that plays in exhibition games with other leagues...
. By mid-2007, when they held their first exhibition bout, they already had around 60 skaters. They played their first full season in 2008, and became a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...
the following year.
The league initially played in a 900-seat venue at Everett Community College
Everett Community College
Everett Community College is a community college located in Everett, Washington. EvCC educates more than 20,000 students every year at seven learning centers throughout Snohomish County, with most students and faculty at the main campus in north Everett....
, but moved to its larger 2,000-seat venue in 2011, which they regularly sell out. They were ranked seventh in the WFTDA's highly competitive West Region
West Region (WFTDA)
The WFTDA's West Region was formed in 2006. In 2009, teams from the eastern part of the region were moved into the North Central and South Central Regions.For 2011, the region was reduced in size, with teams in New Mexico moving to the South Central Region....
from mid-2010 through mid-2011, taking seventh place in the WFTDA West Region Playoffs in 2010, and eighth in the 2011 tournament.