Salisbury Roller Girls

Salisbury Roller Girls
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Metro areaSalisbury, MD
CountryUnited States
Founded2010
Dissolved2023
TeamsAll-Stars (A team)
Wicomikazis (B team)
Old Bay Bombers (C team)
Track typeFlat
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitesalisburyrollergirls.com

The Salisbury Roller Girls (SRG) was a flat track roller derby league based in Salisbury, Maryland. Founded in 2010, the league consisted of two teams which competed against teams from other leagues. Salisbury was a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1] The league was disbanded in 2023 due to a lack of training space.[2]

History

The league was founded by Eva "Buster Skull" Paxton,[3] who had become a fan of roller derby after hearing about the sport on Miami Ink. She trained with the Diamond State Roller Girls for a year following her eighteenth birthday, but then founded a league in her hometown early in 2010.[4]

Salisbury hosted its first bout in March 2011, an intraleague contest between the Wicomikazis and Old Bay Bombers.[4] The Wicomikazis later became its B team. By 2012, it was playing a full season, which it finished with a 6 to 1 winning record.[5]

Salisbury was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2012,[6] and it became a full Women's Flat Track Derby Association member in September 2013.[7]

The league was disbanded in 2023 following difficulties in procuring training space following the COVID-19 pandemic. They carried out a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County as a final event.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Salisbury Rollergirls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "It is with heavy hearts that we announce..." Facebook. 16 May 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2025. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
  3. ^ Baker, Ali (10 April 2015). "Insider's Look at Roller Derby: Salisbury Roller Girls | Shorebread". ShoreBread Eastern Shore Lifestyle Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ^ a b Tony Russo, "Salisbury Roller Girls Ready to Jam", Bayside Gazette, March 17, 2011
  5. ^ Evan Crum, "Jam on it: Season comes to close for 6-1 Salisbury Roller Girl All-Stars", Daily Times, October 20, 2012
  6. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 16 July 2012
  7. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 Full Member Leagues". WFTDA. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
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