Pikes Peak Derby Dames

Pikes Peak Derby Dames
League logo
Metro areaColorado Springs, Colorado
CountryUnited States
Founded2005
TeamsAll-Stars (A team)
Slamazons (B team)
Candy Snipers
Danger Dolls
Killer Queens
Track type(s)Flat
VenueColorado Springs City Auditorium
AffiliationsWFTDA
Org. typeNPO
Websitepikespeakderbydames.com[dead link‍]

Pikes Peak Derby Dames is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Founded in 2005, Pike's Peak is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

League history and organization

Pikes Peak Derby Dames was founded in the summer of 2005, when Courtney "Slugs-N-Kisses" Mansfield was inspired after reading about the Texas Rollergirls.[2] With guidance from Denver's Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, Pike's Peak began training at Skate City that same year.[2] The league is run by its members,[3] and is a nonprofit organization.

Pikes Peaks consists of three home teams that primarily play each other, and two travel teams. The home teams are the Candy Snipers, Danger Dolls, Killer Queens. The Pikes Peak travel teams, the All Stars and the Slamazons, play teams from other leagues. The All Stars are ranked internationally by the WFTDA, and their games factor into their ranking. The Slamazons are the B team, and typically play other B teams in non-sanctioned play.

WFTDA competition

original league logo

Pikes Peak first competed at the WFTDA Western Regional Tournament in 2007, losing their opening round game to B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls 198-11.[4] At the 2008 Western Regional, Pikes Peak dropped their opening game to Duke City Derby 138-99, and after victories over Houston Roller Derby and Tucson Roller Derby, lost 159-71 to Kansas City Roller Warriors to finish the tournament in sixth place.[5] In 2009, Pikes Peak finished a winless weekend at the Western Regional with a 185-91 loss to Tucson to finish in tenth place.[6]

After a five-year absence from WFTDA Playoffs, in 2015 Pikes Peak clawed all the way back from a pre-season ranking of 93 into the 30s, to qualify for Division 1 Playoffs in Jacksonville as the ninth seed.[7] At Jacksonville, losses to Steel City,[8] Detroit[9] and Glasgow left Pikes Peak with a tenth-place finish.[7] Pikes Peak dropped in the rankings in 2016 and did not qualify for Playoffs in that year.

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking[10] Playoffs Championship
2006 24 WFTDA[11] — N/A
2007 28 WFTDA[12] R1 W[4] DNQ
2008 3 W[13] 6 W[5] DNQ
2009 10 W[14] 10 W[6] DNQ
2010 10 W[15] DNQ DNQ
2011 18 W[16] DNQ DNQ
2012 14 W[17] DNQ DNQ
2013 96 WFTDA[18] DNQ DNQ
2014 94 WFTDA[19] DNQ DNQ
2015 38 WFTDA[20] 10 D1[7] DNQ
2016 127 WFTDA[21] DNQ DNQ
2017 102 WFTDA[22] DNQ DNQ

In the community

The Pikes Peak Derby Dames are active in the community, donating time, money, and event tickets to charities and nonprofit organizations in the Pikes Peak region.[23] Members of Pikes Peak were featured on a 2007 episode of Trading Spaces.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Member Leagues". WFTDA. April 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b Martinez, Vanessa (27 October 2005). "Eternal Dames". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  3. ^ Mobley-Martinez, T. B. (25 September 2009). "ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES: The drama behind roller derby". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  4. ^ a b "2007 Dust Devil". flattrackstats.com. Flat Track Stats. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  5. ^ a b Marshall, Justice Feelgood (8 October 2008). "Western Regionals: Complete Capsule Recaps | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b Marshall, Justice Feelgood (2 October 2009). "Western Regionals Capsule Recaps | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ a b c Ledford, Brian (20 September 2015). "D1J 9th Place: #9 Glasgow Vaults #7 Pikes Peak, 247-153". Derby Central. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  8. ^ Defiance, Brooklyn (18 September 2015). "D1J: #8 Steel City (#29) Hurts #9 Pikes Peak (#36), 209-205". Derby Central. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  9. ^ Ledford, Brian (19 September 2015). "Detroit leaps Pikes Peak, 215-151". Derby Central. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  11. ^ ""WFTDA National Rankings"". Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-23., WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]
  12. ^ "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
  13. ^ "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  14. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  16. ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 3 March 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  19. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  20. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  21. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  22. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  23. ^ "Pikes Peak Derby Dames". pikespeakderbydames.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-13.
  24. ^ Wineke, Andrew (24 October 2007). "Derby Dames do design battle on 'Trading Spaces'". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 12 December 2016.