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A'Salt Creek Roller Derby (ACRD) is a gender neutral flat track
roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leaguesA Roller Derby league is synonymous with an individual club or team in other team sports, as ...
league in
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, founded in December 2009. Player-owned and operated, A'Salt Creek fields a single team that competes against teams from other leagues. The league name is taken from the nearby Salt Creek Oil Field, one of the oldest and most productive oil fields in the area. A'Salt Creek 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. It sets the international standards for rankings, rules, and competition in the sport, and provides guidance and ...
(WFTDA). ACRG played their first bout against the Rushmore Rollerz in
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, on June 19, 2010, winning by one point (159-158). They hosted their first game in Casper on August 21, 2010, again playing Rushmore. More than 1400 spectators attended the 252–175 win. ACRG was accepted into 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. It sets the international standards for rankings, rules, and competition in the sport, and provides guidance and ...
as an apprentice league in 2012 and graduated to full membership in 2014."WFTDA Welcomes 16 New Member Leagues"
WFTDA, 3 July 2014


Rankings

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


See also

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History of roller derby The history of roller derby traces the evolution of roller skating races into a unique sport which underwent several boom-and-bust cycles throughout the 20th century. Although it was a form of sports entertainment for much of its existence, a grass ...
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List of roller derby leagues This is a list of notable roller derby leagues,A Roller Derby "league" is synonymous with an individual club or team in other team sports, as opposed to the more typical use of the word league. and may include those that are no longer in existe ...


References

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