Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby (BHRD) is a
roller derby
Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played by two teams of fifteen members. Roller derby is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leagues worldwide, mostly in the United States.
Game play consists of a series of short scrimmages (jam ...
league based in
Bloomington, Indiana
Bloomington is a city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Indiana, Monroe County in the central region of the U.S. state of Indiana. It is the List of municipalities in Indiana, seventh-largest city in Indiana and the fourth-largest outside ...
, United States. Founded in 2006, but has since disbanded in 2019.
History
The league played its first home bout in August 2007. Founded as "Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls", the league rebranded in 2014
as Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby, to "more accurately reflect the composition of our organization", as noted in an announcement on their official Facebook page.
WFTDA play
The league was accepted as a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association in December 2008.
Local Roller Derby League Makes It Official!
, BHRG, 23 December 2008 It competed in the 2010 Spring Roll event, hosted by the Fort Wayne Derby Girls
Fort Wayne Roller Derby (FWRD) is an Open Gender flat track roller derby league based in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Founded in 2005 originally as Fort Wayne Derby Girls, the league currently consists of a women’s team and an open gender team that co ...
.[Justice Feelgood Marshall,]
Preview: Spring Roll 2010
", '' Derby News Network'', 7 May 2010 Bleeding Heartland initially had a losing record,
Rankings
References
Bloomington, Indiana
Roller derby leagues established in 2006
Roller derby leagues in Indiana
2006 establishments in Indiana
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