Midwest Girls High School Championship Final Results, Standings, and Historical Records 2024

 Midwest Championships 2024

Final Standings

1DSHA

2Sparta Rock

3 St Joseph's Academy

4 Catholic Memorial

5Medina

6Carrol

7 Warsaw

8 Grandville

Historical Records:

This year was DSHA HS' 22nd Midwest Championship.

Interestingly, Sparta Rock fielded two Wisconsin players in the final and by several accounts they were the two best players on the field for the Michigan representative.

*DSHA JV defeated Noblesville 50-5 on Sunday.  They outscored their opponents 243-0 over the weekend.  They've done an amazing job bringing more and more girls into the game of rugby with their team culture and high player retention.

This was the 21st year the MW Championship was held at a central location in Indiana.  This seems to work well and helps to draw a mix of midwest teams.

1999    Champion:       D.S.H.A.                     Wisconsin                    Host:   Indiana
            Runner-up:      Carmel                         Indiana                         

2000    Champion        Wayzata                      Minnesota                   Host:   Minnesota
            Runner-up       D.S.H.A.                     Wisconsin

2001    Champion:       D.S.H.A.                     Wisconsin                    Host:   Wisconsin
            Runner-up:      Wayzata                      Minnesota

2002    Champion:       Wayzata                      Minnesota                   Host:   Indiana
            Runner-up       D.S.H.A.                     Wisconsin

2003    Champion:       D.S.H.A.                     Wisconsin                    Host:   Minnesota
            Runner-up       Kettle Moraine            Wisconsin      

2004    Champion:       DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:   Indian
            Runner-Up      Kettle Moraine            Wisconsin                   

2005    Champion:       DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:   Indiana

            Runner-Up:     Vernon Park                Wisconsin
            Third:              Lakewood                   Ohio

2006    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:   Indiana
            Runner-up       Lakewood                   Ohio    
            Third               Vernon                        Wisconsin

2007    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
             Runner-up      Vernon Park                Wisconsin
            Third               Lakewood                   Ohio
             Open              Lakeview                    Michigan

2008    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-up       Lakewood                   Ohio
            3^rd Place           Wayzata                      Minn.
            Open               Catholic Memorial      Wisconsin  

2009    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-up       Lakewood                   Ohio
            3^rd Place           Catholic Memorial      Wisconsin

2010    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-up       Brookfield                   Wisconsin
            3^rd Place           Lakewood                   Ohio
            Open               Vernon                                    Wisconsin

2011    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-up       Lakewood                   Ohio
            3^rd Place           Kettle Moraine            Wisconsin
            Open               Catholic Memorial      Wisconsin

2012    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:   Indiana
            Runner-up       Catholic Memorial      Wisconsin
            3^rd Place           St Joseph’s Academy  Ohio
            Open               DSHA JV                     Wisconsin

2013    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-Up      Catholic Memorial      Wisconsin                    
            3^rd Place           

2014    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-up       Catholic Memorial      Wisconsin        
            3^rd Place           St Joseph                     Ohio
            
2015    Champion        DSHA                         Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-up       St Joseph                     Ohio
            3^rd Place           Penn HS                      Indiana   

2016    Champion        DSHA                        Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-up        CMHS                       Wisconsin
            3rd Place          St Joseph                    Ohio

2017    Champion       DSHA                          Wisconsin                    Host:  Indiana
            Runner-up       CMHS                         Wisconsin
            3rd Place         Warsaw                        Indiana
            Club                Hopkins                       Minn
            JV                   DSHA

2018   Champion       CMHS                          Wisconsin                   Host:  Indiana
           Runner-up       DSHA                           Wisconsin
           3rd Place         St Joseph                      Ohio
           Club                Walnut Hills                 Ohio
           JV                    DSHA jv

2019   Champion      DSHA                           Wisconsin         Host:  Indiana

           Runner-up      CMHS                          Wisconsin

           3rd Place        Grandville                    Michigan

           Club               Brunswick                    Ohio

           JV                  DSHA jv

2021  Champion      DSHA                           Wisconsin                Host: Indiana 

           Runner-up      CMHS                          Wisconsin

           3rd Place        Carroll                          Indiana

2022   Champion     DSHA                           Wisconsin                Host:  Indiana

            Runner-up    Sparta Rock                 Michigan

            3rd Place      CMHS                           Wisconsin

2023  Champion     DSHA                            Wisconsin                Host:  Indiana

          Runner-up     Sparta Rock                  Michigan

          3rd Place       CMHS (Catholic Memorial HS)

2024 Champion      DSHA                             Wisconsin               Host:  Indiana

          Runner-up     Sparta Rock                   Michigan

          3rd Place       St Joseph's Academy    Ohio              

Midwest Girls High School Rugby Championship 2024

Midwest Girls High School Rugby Championship 2024

Saturday Results

Quarterfinals:

Catholic Memorial HS 42

Warsaw Area HS 21

Sparta Rock 27

Carrol HS 12

Quarterfinals:

DSHA HS 58

Medina HS 0

St Joseph's Academy 38

Grandville HS 0

Championship Semifinals (into 1st-4th place bracket Sunday)

Sparta 24

CMHS 17

DSHA 62

St Joes 0

Consolation Semifinal (into 5th-8th place bracket Sunday)

Warsaw 19

Carrol 34

Grandville  5

Medina 48

--Sunday Results---

7th  Warsaw  22

       Grandville  15

5th  Carrol 0

       Medina 21

3rd  Catholic Memorial  17

       St Joseph's Academy 22 

Championship

        DSHA HS 32

        Sparta Rock 5

Other Matches:

The Midwest HS tournament featured 17 other matches involving jv sides as well as A-sides in an open competition.

Of note is that DSHA's JV side also went undefeated, scoring 193 points and conceding none:

Saturday Results in the Open & JV Matches:

Noblesville 36  Penn 12

Westside 26      Brunswick 19

Pendleton 76     Warsaw JV 0

Perrysburg 26    Fort Wayne 14

Brunswick 55     Pendleton 7

Westside 57        Penn 7

DSHA JV 106     Warsaw JV 0

Fort Wayne 45    St Joe's JV 7

DSHA JV 87     St Joe's JV 0

Perrysburg 17   Noblesville 17

Sunday Open & JV Results:

DSHA jv 50  Noblesville 5

Brunswick 66   Penn 0

St Joseph's JV 20  Warsaw JV 5

Westside 50   Ft Wayne 20

Perrysburg 48  Pendleton 7

US Rugby Foundation Scholarship Winners 2024

 WGR has a long history of young women earning scholarships from the US Rugby Foundation.  

For 2024, add two more outstanding student-athletes from WGR.  Congrats to Gleason and George!

Kaler Family Rugby Scholarship

Michaela Gleason

Michaela Gleason’s love for rugby is simple, like father, like daughter. Some of her earliest childhood memories are alongside the pitch watching her father play. When she turned eight, it was finally her turn to lace up her boots. Now a decade later, Michaela has played for a variety of teams over the years, including the Appleton Area Dragons Youth Rugby Club, the Mad-Town Furies, the Panther Rugby Club, the Badger Selects Rugby Academy, and the Wisconsin Girls All-Star team. Michaela’s rugby IQ paralleled her accomplishments in the classroom, having graduated from Tigerton High School in Tigerton, Wisconsin with a 3.7 GPA. She will continue her academic and rugby career at Northern Michigan University playing for the NorthStars and majoring in fisheries and wildlife management. With a love for nature and outdoors, Michaela is driven to protect and conserve the natural beauty of wildlife for generations to come. She is also the youngest referee in Wisconsin having reffed a match during her senior year of high school.

More on Gleason here

KEVIN HIGGINS SCHOLARSHIP WINNER

Olivia George

While experiences in other athletic atmospheres led Olivia George to feel judged and discriminated against, the rugby pitch welcomed her with open arms. One practice was all it took for Olivia to find her passion. She played for the Hamilton Rugby Football Club where she served as team captain and helped lead the team to a state championship appearance. She was also awarded scholar athlete and MVP honors. She was invited to play for the Midwest All-Stars in 2020 and earned a USA Rugby East Camp invite in 2023. Olivia will attend the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse where she will study business. 

More on George here.

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The Midwest Girls High School Tournament 2024

 The annual Midwest Regional girls high school tournament takes place this weekend at the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Indiana.

While schedules and results are typicality posted here, the current schedule is not as of today updated.

The Championship Division features two teams from Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin with one rep from each state on each side of the tourney bracket.

In the first bracket quarterfinals Sparta Rock (MI) #2 takes on Brunswick HS (OH) #7.

The other bracket quarterfinal features Catholic Memorial HS (WI) #3 taking on Warsaw Area HS (IN) #6. 

The winners play Saturday in the semifinals while the losers play in a consolation semifinal Saturday.

The other bracket features defending champion DSHA HS (WI) #1 vs Carrol HS (IN) #8.

The final quarter final involves St Joseph's Academy (OH) #4 vs Grandville HS (MI) #5.

Three teams supply JV teams that compete in a round robin, showcasing the strength of school connected programs (DSHA, Warsaw, and St Joe's)

The Open Division division features a myriad of mostly Indiana and Ohio teams.

Results and historical data will be posted here as the weekend unfolds. 

US Naval Academy Commitment

 DSHA senior Meghan Finerty ‘24 has committed to the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis.  She joins their newly elevated NCAA varsity program next fall.  Congrats and best wishes.

Spring Warms Up

 Wisconsin girls teams have been kicking off their seasons after a long winter

This Week:

CMH defeated Hamilton in a 15s warmup game.

DSHA traveled down to Iowa.   It’s great to see Iowa and Kansas City continue to expand and play some 15s:

DSHA jv 46 Kansas City 10

DSHA 59. Iowa Hawkettes 0

WGR College Commitments (Feb 2024)

 Joining the list of WGR seniors committing to NCAA varsity play next school year is DSHA senior Melanie Sanchez '24.  She commits to NCAA D1 program Quinnipiac University.  Best of luck to all the seniors in the class of 2024.  There are still opportunities for student-athletes at NCAA women's rugby programs for this year's class of seniors., so stay tuned to see if any additions emerge this spring.

WGR Class of 2024

Grace Beatty        Sussex Hamilton HS                  Lander University                NCAA D2

Meghan Finerty    DSHA

US Naval Academy            NCAA D2

Melanie Sanchez Divine Savior Holy Angels HS   Quinnipiac University         NCAA D1

Scout Spadoni     Stevens Point Area HS                Frostburg St University       NCAA D2

Cecelia SapiOmoa Stowers West Bend Youth Rugby Davenport University       NCAA D2

                        Historical Record of WGR Scholarship Collegiate Student-Athletes

WGR Class of 2023

Mya Alexander       Bruisers                                     Lander Univ.                     NCAA D2

Katrina Clark          Madison Furies                         Grand Canyon Univ          CRAA D1 (not NCAA)

LaJess Jordan        DSHA and Bruisers                   Frostburg State                NCAA D2

Maddy Kosmoski    Catholic Memorial HS               Bowdoin                           NCAA D3

Yesenia Morales    Divine Savior Holy Angels HS   Army West Point               NCAA D1

WGR Class of 2022

Katie Stomma      Catholic Memorial HS              Bowdoin             (NCAA NIRA D3)

WGR Class of 2021

Aly Cunningham   Catholic Memorial HS                   Sacred Heart         (NCAA NIRA D1)

Maggie Dineen      Divine Savior Holy Angels HS      Queens                 (NCAA NIRA D2)

Emme Ohnmacht   Catholic Memorial HS                   Brown                   (NCAA NIRA D1)

Lea Preuss              Brookfield                                      Queens                  (NCAA NIRA D2)

Lexi Scott              Pulaski HS                                       Lindenwood         (USAR D1 Elite)

Ellie Villnow          Stevens Point Area HS                   Lindenwood         (USAR D1 Elite)

WGR Class of 2020:

Haley Crow             Catholic Memorial HS                 Quinnipiac University      (NCAA NIRA D1)

Alexis Haskins        Catholic Memorial HS                 Quinnipiac University      (NCAA NIRA D1)

Bella Huschitt         Divine Savior Holy Angels HS    Dartmouth University      (NCAA NIRA D1)

Abby Kayser           Divine Savior Holy Angels HS    Dartmouth University      (NCAA NIRA D1)

Gwen Knutson        Brookfield                                    Queens University          (NCAA NIRA D2)

Hannah Pfersch       Hamilton HS                                Quinnipiac University    (NCAA NIRA D1)

Angelina Pieters      Catholic Memorial HS                 Lindenwood University   (USAR  D1 Elite)

WGR Class of 2019

Jenna Klenz                     DSHA                                    Queens

Chanel Lubsey                 Brookfield                             LIU-Post

Makinzie Youngblood     DSHA HS                              Sacred Heart

Stephanie Wilson            CMHS                                    Sacred Heart 

WGR Class of 2018

Madison Black              CMHS                                      U.S. Naval Academy

Allison Koenig              CMHS                                      Quinnipiac

Emily Morris                 Pulaski                                     Lindenwood

WGR Class of 2017

Megan Bird                  Oak Creek                                 Davenport 

Emma Conrad               Fond Du Lac                            Lindenwood

Alyanna Primer             Brookfield                                Lindenwood

Erin Wright                   CMHS                                      Harvard 

WGR Class of 2016

Kelsey Gustafson          CMHS                                      Sacred Heart

Lizzy Walicki               CMHS                                      West Chester U

WGR Class of 2015

Reina Anderson             Brookfield                                Lindenwood

Taylor Bragg Brock       DSHA                                      Lindenwood

Courtney Crouse           Kettle Moraine                          Lindenwood

Lexi Prusheik                Vernon                                     Lindenwood

WGR Class of 2014

Julie Else                      CMHS                                      Norwich U

Rebecca Haight             CMHS                                      Quinnipiac

Maggie Wesolowski      CMHS                                      Quinnipiac

WGR Class of 2013

Lindey Wise                 DSHA                                      Quinnipiac

WGR Class of 2001

Amy Lalko                   DSHA                                      Eastern Illinois

WGR Class of 2000

Katie Plant                    DSHA                                      Eastern Illinois

Allison Urbanski           DSHA                                      Eastern Illinois

WGR Class of 1998

Erin Voelz                    DSHA                                      Eastern Illinois