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The Babe City Rollers is a women's flat track roller derby league based in
Bemidji, Minnesota Bemidji ( ) is a city and the county seat of Beltrami County, in northern Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,574 at the 2020 census. According to 2021 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 15,279, making i ...
. Founded in 2009, Babe City is a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...
(WFTDA).


History and organization

The league was founded in 2009 by two local women: Shannon Murray, inspired by watching a
Windy City Rollers Windy City Rollers is a women's flat-track roller derby league located in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Juanna Rumbel (Elizabeth Gomez) and Sister Sledgehammer (Kelly Simmons) in 2004, Windy City is the first flat-track roller derby league establ ...
bout, and Sara Bronczyk, a former figure skater. By early 2010, it had members with ages ranging from 19 to 55, totaling more than twenty skaters. It played its first bout in February of that year. Babe City was accepted into the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In operation from 2009 until early 2019, the Apprentice Program served to onboard new member leagues into the WFTDA. ...
Program in July 2010,WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues
", 8 July 2010 and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2011.WFTDA Welcomes Eight New Member Leagues
", WFTDA, 1 June 2011 Babe City Rollers is a member-run, non profit sports league that is committed to active community involvement. Each home bout helps raise money for area charities, including Nameless Coalition for the Homeless, Great River Rescue (formally Beltrami Humane Society), and Support Within Reach.


Rankings

* ''NR'' = no end-of-year ranking assigned


References

{{Minnesota Sports Bemidji, Minnesota Roller derby leagues established in 2009 Roller derby leagues in Minnesota 2009 establishments in Minnesota