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The East Texas Bombers is a women's flat track
roller derby Roller derby is a roller skating contact sport played on an oval track by two teams of five skaters. It is played by approximately 1,250 amateur leaguesA Roller Derby league is synonymous with an individual club or team in other team sports, as ...
league based in
Lufkin, Texas Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is west of the Texas- Louisiana state line. Its population is 34,143 as of 2020. Lufkin was founded in 188 ...
. Founded in 2005, the league currently consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues. The league was a founding member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby. It sets the international standards for rankings, rules, and competition in the sport, and provides guidance and ...
(WFTDA). However, the Bombers left the organization in mid-2009, becoming only the second league to do so. The league briefly disbanded, but reformed later in the year, with the aim of regaining WFTDA Apprentice membership in 2012. The league's director described the reformed group as a "brand new team". As of 2016, the league comprised members from
Lufkin Lufkin is the largest city in Angelina County, Texas, United States and is the county seat. The city is situated in Deep East Texas and is west of the Texas- Louisiana state line. Its population is 34,143 as of 2020. Lufkin was founded in 188 ...
, Central, Texas, Hudson, Texas, and
Huntington, Texas Huntington is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,025 at the 2020 census. The site is named for Collis Potter Huntington, the chairman of the board of the Southern Pacific Railroad when the town was formed and ...
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Roller derby leagues established in 2005 Roller derby leagues in Texas Sports in Tyler, Texas Former Women's Flat Track Derby Association leagues 2005 establishments in Texas {{Texas-sport-stub