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MEMBER TEAMS The member teams are:
JUNIOR LEAGUE In 2007 a junior league was established, the Seattle Derby Brats. The member teams of the junior league are:
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS 2007 The Rat City Allstars beat the Rose City Rollergirls in Portland, Oregon. The Oregonian, February 1, 2007 Sweeping the Western Regional Tournament, the Tucson Dust Devil, in an upset of the formerly top ranked Texas Texecutioners, the Rat City Allstars rose to first in the national roller derby rankings, up from third, and rose to the first seed for the championships. Seattle Post-Intellegencer, February 26, 2007 Tucson Roller Derby, Dust Devil 2007 Arizona Daily Star reporter Kevin Smith live-blogs the action, February 18, 2007 2006 The Rat City Rollergirls hosted the 2006 Roller Derby "Bumberbout" Flat Track Invitational on Saturday, September 2, 2006, in the Key Arena at Seattle Center . Seattle Post-Intellegencer, September 2, 2006. The Texas Rollergirls won the championship, retaining undefeated status. The Rat City Rollergirls finished second. Within the Rat City Rollergirl league the Sockit Wenches won the season championship at Sand Point on October 21, 2006. They beat the formerly undefeated Derby Liberation Front, scoring the decisive points in the final seconds of the match, and of the season. 2005 Derby Liberation Front wins the league championship. 2004 Rat City Rollergirls league founded. Seattle P.I. May 15, 2004 BUSINESS STRUCTURE As a business enterprise, the league is registered as a Limited Liability Corporation , Rat City Rollergirls, LLC, but functions as a non-profit organization. Memberships in the limited liability corporation are owned by the skaters. Although stakeholders in the enterprise, the skaters are not paid for their participation. PROMINENT PARTICIPANTS The founding members of the Rat City Rollergirls are:http://www.nwsource.com/columns/qa/lillywarner_061804.htmlhttp://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=18326
Other prominent team members:
Non-player participants include:
RAT CITY ROLLERGIRLS IN POPULAR CULTURE MEDIA Documentary Film In 2007 a documentary film was released, at the Seattle International Film Festival , titled "Blood on the Flat Track, the Rise of the Rat City Rollergirls;" directed by Lainy Bagwell and Lacey Leavitt. Seattle International Film Festival, 2007 Trading Cards During the 2007 season, the Rat City Rollergirls were featured on trading cards. Feature article on MSNBC Several of the members of the Rat City Rollergirls were profiled in an article on MSNBC.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13448311 NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS
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