Sioux Falls Roller Dollz (SFRD) is a women's flat track

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league based in

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. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of two teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Sioux Falls is a member of the

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(WFTDA).

History

The league was founded by Elizabeth "Queen Elizabitch" Nelson and Jayme "PainMaker" Nelson (no relation) in October 2006, after they watched ''

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'' on television and saw a live bout between the

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and the

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. They were immediately able to recruit a group of around twenty skaters. They constituted the first league in

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; when a second league, the Rushmore Rollerz, was set up, the Dollz acted as mentors to it. The Roller Dollz joined the

in 2008, playing their first sanctioned bout against the

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in January 2009. By May 2011, the Dollz had raised an estimated $40,000 for local charities. In late 2011, they toured to England, to play the

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and

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.Sioux Falls Roller Dollz

WFTDA rankings

References

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