Pikes Peak Derby Dames was founded in the summer of 2005, when Courtney "Slugs-N-Kisses" Mansfield was inspired after reading about the Texas Rollergirls.[2] With guidance from Denver's Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, Pike's Peak began training at Skate City that same year.[2] The league is run by its members,[3] and is a nonprofit organization.
Pikes Peaks consists of three home teams that primarily play each other, and two travel teams. The home teams are the Candy Snipers, Danger Dolls, Killer Queens. The Pikes Peak travel teams, the All Stars and the Slamazons, play teams from other leagues. The All Stars are ranked internationally by the WFTDA, and their games factor into their ranking. The Slamazons are the B team, and typically play other B teams in non-sanctioned play.
After a five-year absence from WFTDA Playoffs, in 2015 Pikes Peak clawed all the way back from a pre-season ranking of 93 into the 30s, to qualify for Division 1 Playoffs in Jacksonville as the ninth seed.[7] At Jacksonville, losses to Steel City,[8]Detroit[9] and Glasgow left Pikes Peak with a tenth-place finish.[7] Pikes Peak dropped in the rankings in 2016 and did not qualify for Playoffs in that year.
WFTDA rankings
In the community
The Pikes Peak Derby Dames are active in the community, donating time, money, and event tickets to charities and nonprofit organizations in the Pikes Peak region.[23] Members of Pikes Peak were featured on a 2007 episode of Trading Spaces.[24]
References
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^ a bMartinez, Vanessa (27 October 2005). "Eternal Dames". Colorado Springs Independent. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^Mobley-Martinez, T. B. (25 September 2009). "ROLLING WITH THE PUNCHES: The drama behind roller derby". Colorado Springs Gazette. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ a b"2007 Dust Devil". flattrackstats.com. Flat Track Stats. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ a bMarshall, Justice Feelgood (8 October 2008). "Western Regionals: Complete Capsule Recaps | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ a bMarshall, Justice Feelgood (2 October 2009). "Western Regionals Capsule Recaps | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
^ a b cLedford, Brian (20 September 2015). "D1J 9th Place: #9 Glasgow Vaults #7 Pikes Peak, 247-153". Derby Central. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^Defiance, Brooklyn (18 September 2015). "D1J: #8 Steel City (#29) Hurts #9 Pikes Peak (#36), 209-205". Derby Central. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^Ledford, Brian (19 September 2015). "Detroit leaps Pikes Peak, 215-151". Derby Central. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
^"Current Rankings", WFTDA
^""WFTDA National Rankings"". Archived from the original on February 23, 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-23., WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]