Emerald City Roller Derby (ECRD), formerly known as Emerald City Roller Girls, is a

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league based in

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. Founded in 2007, the league once consisted of three teams and a mixed team which competed against teams from other leagues. Scrim footage

ECRD was founded in January 2007 by a group of people who met through a knitting circle, and a posting on Craigslist. By January 2010, the league had around 80 skaters. Emerald City Junior Derby, formerly the Junior Gems,

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league is an offshoot of ECRD.https://emeraldcityrd.org/teams/emerald-city-jr-derby/

References

{{Oregon Sports Sports in Eugene, Oregon Roller derby leagues established in 2007 Roller derby leagues in Oregon 2007 establishments in Oregon