The league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in December 2008."Local Roller Derby League Makes It Official!", BHRG, 23 December 2008 It competed in the 2010 Spring Roll event, hosted by the Fort Wayne Derby Girls.Justice Feelgood Marshall, "Preview: Spring Roll 2010 ", Derby News Network, 7 May 2010 Bleeding Heartland initially had a losing record, and finished both the 2009 and 2010 seasons ranked in 16th place in the North Central Region, but rose to 13th over the course of 2011.
