Salt City Roller Derby (SCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Syracuse, New York. Founded in 2007, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues, and is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History The league was founded by Lishelle Fazzone (known as Baroness Von Brutal) after watching the A&E show Rollergirls.
Originally named Assault City Roller Derby, the league held its first practices in January 2007 at the Reva Rollerdrome in Auburn and played its first bout in February 2008 against the Ithaca League of Women Rollers."Shake, Rattle and Roll ", Syracuse New Times, March 5, 2008 A few skaters from Utica began training with the league, and this experience enabled them to found Central New York Roller Derby in late 2007."Roller derby wraps up season Sunday", Rome Sentinel, September 19, 2010
By late 2010, the league had about forty-five skaters, of whom about thirty were ready to bout.Ami Olson, "Get fit, give back: 'Cuse club sports make it easy ", The Eagle, September 16, 2010 In July 2011, it was accepted as an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association,"WFTDA Adds Crop of 15 Apprentice Leagues ", WFTDA, 13 July 2011 and it graduated to full membership of the WFTDA in June 2013."WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America ", 6 June 2013
By the start of the 2016 season, the league had an almost completely new roster and updated logo.
On December 16, 2019, the league rebranded and changed its logo and name to Salt City Roller Derby.
Rankings
Rankings SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship2014137 WFTDADNQDNQ2015NR WFTDADNQDNQ2016288 WFTDADNQDNQ2017306 WFTDADNQDNQ2018283 WFTDADNQDNQ2019194 WFTDADNQDNQ202393 NA NortheastDNQDNQ202490 NA NortheastDNQDNQ2025112 NA NortheastDNQDNQ NR = not ranked no rankings from 2020-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic
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