The Salisbury Roller Girls (SRG) was a flat track roller derby league based in Salisbury, Maryland. Founded in 2010, the league consisted of two teams which competed against teams from other leagues. Salisbury was a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). The league was disbanded in 2023 due to a lack of training space.
History The league was founded by Eva "Buster Skull" Paxton, who had become a fan of roller derby after hearing about the sport on Miami Ink. She trained with the Diamond State Roller Girls for a year following her eighteenth birthday, but then founded a league in her hometown early in 2010.Tony Russo, "Salisbury Roller Girls Ready to Jam", Bayside Gazette, March 17, 2011
Salisbury hosted its first bout in March 2011, an intraleague contest between the Wicomikazis and Old Bay Bombers. The Wicomikazis later became its B team. By 2012, it was playing a full season, which it finished with a 6 to 1 winning record.Evan Crum, "Jam on it: Season comes to close for 6-1 Salisbury Roller Girl All-Stars", Daily Times, October 20, 2012
Salisbury was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2012,"WFTDA Accepts 35 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 16 July 2012 and it became a full Women's Flat Track Derby Association member in September 2013.
The league was disbanded in 2023 following difficulties in procuring training space following the COVID-19 pandemic. They carried out a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity of Wicomico County as a final event.
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