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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:
  • Poison Skittles

  • Evil Angels



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

  • Lilly Warner


  • Rahel Cook


  • Katie Merrell


Other prominent team members:

  • The woman who skates under the pseudonym "Burnett Down" for the Derby Liberation Front, and the Rat City Allstars, is an accomplished painter of figures in oil on canvas, Portfolio, "Burnett Down." and was the artist's model for the figure depicted in the moon on the sign for the Blue Moon Tavern , a Seattle historic landmark.''Blood on the Flat Track'', documentary film.


  • Jessica Howe, who skates under the pseudonym "Miss Fortune" for the Socket Wenches and the Rat City Allstars, is a league co- MVP . She also has a Master's Degree from MIT in Robotics .http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/othersports/327962_derby17.html


Non-player participants include:

  • Francine Tamaccio, owner of the Southgate Roller Rink, and an accomplished Speed Skater from the early days of speed skating as competitive sport,http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/living/2002819622_webrollergirldispatch23.html coaches for Grave Danger under the pseudonym "Her Highness."


  • Cathy Sorbo, weekly Columnist for the Seattle P.I. , Comedian , and regular panel guest on NPR 's weekly humorous news review program ''Rewind'', is a sideline announcer under the pseudonym "Queen Mum."http://www.cathysorbo.com/bio.html



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


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