Northland Nightmares
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| Metro area | Whangārei |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Teams | Hell's Wives (A team) Death Row Dolls Diva Destruction Derby Bratz |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Portland Hall (training) Kensington Stadium (bouts) |
| Website | northlandnightmaresrollergirlz.co.nz |
Northland Nightmares is a flat track roller derby league based in Whangārei, New Zealand.
Teams
[edit]Northland Nightmares founded their first team, Hell's Wives, in 2010. Hell's wives competed in Auckland competition until the league grew popular enough to hold its own internal competitions.[1]
In 2011 intra-league teams Death Row Dolls and Diva Destruction were formed. Hell's Wives continues as the league's traveling representative team. The junior Derby Bratz team was also formed in 2011.[2]
Venues
[edit]The league originally trained at church-owned Kamo Recreation Centre. The church moved the league on from there at the beginning of 2011, citing increasing student numbers at the church school, which used the hall as a gym, and falling outside use. The league then struggled to find a suitable place to train.[1]
The league's 2011 season was eventually spent training at Portland Hall and bouting at Kensington Stadium.[3]
Notable Achievements
[edit]In 2011 two members of the Northland Nightmares, Jo "Axl-Slash-R" McQueen and Cara "Solid Sarge" Norman were selected to play for Roller Derby Team New Zealand in the inaugural Roller Derby World Cup.[4][5] The New Zealand team placed 8th out of 13 teams.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Whangarei Leader, "Derby girls need a home", Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Northland Nightmares website, "Team Talk", Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Roller Derby New Zealand, "Northland Nightmares", Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Whangarei Leader, "Girls get their skates on", Retrieved 10 December 2011
- ^ Roller Derby Team NZ, "World Cup NZ Team Announcement" Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 10 December 2011.
- ^ Roller Derby World Cup, "And the winner is….. USA!", Retrieved 10 December 2011.