The Classic City Rollergirls (CCRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Athens, Georgia. Founded in 2006, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Classic City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History The league was founded by two local women, Dayna Noffke (known as "Zomberella") and Jen Albano (known as "Third Degree Burn"), who were fans of the Atlanta Rollergirls, and was originally named Athens Roller Derby. By the middle of the year, it had around twenty skaters."In a league of their own", Athens Banner-Herald, June 15, 2006 By April 2007, when it played its first exhibition bout, it had adopted its current name."Classic City Roller Girls are ready for action", Athens Banner-Herald, April 21, 2007 During year 2007, the league split into two competing teams, the "Dames of Maim" and the "Hittin' Misses", but it decided to merge back to a single All Star team later in the year, complementing this with a B team in 2010."About", CCRG By 2011, its bouts were a standing room only.Brandee A. Thomas,"", Gainesville Times, March 22, 2011
Classic City was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2011,"WFTDA Accepts 12 Additional Apprentice Leagues ", WFTDA, 13 January 2011 and became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2012."WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Member Leagues ", 1 March 2012
The 2016 team captain is #20 Louis Strongarm. She was also team captain in 2015 and consistently rates as one of the team's most productive jammers.
WFTDA rankings SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship2013158 WFTDADNQDNQ2014162 WFTDADNQDNQ2015146 WFTDADNQDNQ2016150 WFTDADNQDNQ2017117 WFTDADNQDNQ201880 WFTDADNQDNQ201972 WFTDADNQDNQ
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