McLean County MissFits
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| Metro area | Bloomington, IL |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2010 by Janice Kunkel |
| Dissolved | 2015? |
| Teams | All Stars (A team) Wanna-B's (B team) AlphaBetties Cupquakes pTERRORdactyls |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | The Interstate Center |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | mcmderby |
McLean County MissFits (MCM) was a women's flat track roller derby league based in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 2010, the league consisted of a three home teams, plus two travel teams, the All-Stars and the Wanna-B's, who compete against teams from other leagues. McLean County was a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
History[edit]
Founded in April 2010,[2] the league was bouting by December, when it played the Soy City Rollers in that league's debut game.[3][4] In April 2011, it hosted its first home bout.[5]
The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2011,[6] and it graduated to full membership in December 2012.[7] As of December 2017, McLean County is no longer listed as a current member on the WFTDA website, and last received a ranking in the May 31, 2015 release, at 217th overall.[8]
WFTDA rankings[edit]
| Season | Final ranking[9] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 161 WFTDA[10] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | 205 WFTDA[11] | DNQ | DNQ |
References[edit]
- ^ "WFTDA Leagues – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Rolling with the Missfits", Bloomington Pantagraph, December 28, 2010
- ^ "Decatur roller derby team to make debut", State Journal-Register, December 15, 2010
- ^ Towery, Jennifer. "Loving us some MissFits". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Roller Derby set for April 9 at Coliseum", Bloomington Pantagraph, March 8, 2011
- ^ "WFTDA Adds Crop of 15 Apprentice Leagues Archived 2011-11-07 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 13 July 2011
- ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived 2012-12-06 at the Wayback Machine", 3 December 2012
- ^ "Rankings: May 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
