The Southern Illinois Roller Girls (SIRG, or So Ill Roller Girls) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in

Marion, Illinois Marion is a city in Williamson and Johnson Counties, Illinois, United States, and is the county seat of Williamson County. The population was 16,855 at the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of the early 20th ...

. So Ill 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

The league was founded in June 2009 by a group of women from the area and So Ill Roller Girls had their first public scrimmage in December 2009, and their first official home bout in April 2010. It 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 January 2011, and became a full member of the WFTDA in January 2012. Southern Illinois Roller Girls currently play at The Pavilion of the city of Marion, and their regular bouting season runs from March until November.Southern Illinois Roller Girls
website.

WFTDA rankings

References

{{Illinois Sports Marion, Illinois Roller derby leagues in Illinois Roller derby leagues established in 2009 Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3 2009 establishments in Illinois