Hudson Valley Horrors Roller Derby

Hudson Valley Horrors Roller Derby is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Hyde Park, New York. Founded in 2006, the league consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Hudson Valley is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.

History

Hudson Valley Horrors Roller Derby was founded in 2006 by Jeshurun Nickerson, also known as Rxy Ramalotte. After Nickerson watched the A&E show Rollergirls. With the help of co-founder Karen Locker flyers were created and distributed throughout their local community. The first league practice drew in eleven skaters, and regular practices ensued from that point on.
After a year of training, HVHRD hosted its first exhibition bout in February 2007 on a makeshift rink under a bridge. Its first bout against another team was a few months later in June 2007 against Pioneer Valley Roller Derby.
By 2009, the league had enough skaters to establish two travel teams, the Horrors being the league's A team and the zomBsquad as a B team. The growth lead to a men's team being formed and a junior team, the Frightmares.
The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in November 2009, and became a full WFTDA member in December 2010.
The league describes itself as "the world's first non-urban, flat-track women's roller derby league".

WFTDA competition

''no WFTDA rankings from 2020-2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic''