Week 1 Standings 2025

 Jeff Noe Conference

Divine Savior Holy Angels HS 1-0

Madison Furies 1-0

Green Bay Banshees 0-0

Stevens Point Area HS 0-1

Bruisers 0-1

Tony Oliver Conference

Catholic Memorial HS 1-0

DSHA HS jv 1-0

Fox Cities 0-1

Hamilton 0-1

WGR Fall Conference Season Opener 2025

 After weeks of practice and months of planning, another era of WGR Girls Rugby begins:

Week 1:  Sept 13th, 2025

9am Madison 45 at Bruisers 0  at Nashotah Park

10am SPASH 0 at DSHA 75 at Brown Deer Park

10am CMHS 64 at Fox Cities 27 at Greenville 

12pm Hamilton 15 at DS jv 24 at Brown Deer Park

Wormen’s Rugby World Cup 2025

 During the opening weekend of the Women’s Rugby World Cup over 3.2 million viewers accessed the BBC coverage of the event.  The live in person attendance record was also shattered in the opening match with 42,723 fans seeing England see off the USA 69-7 in Sunderland, England.  The match broadcast attracted 2.4 million watchers on BBC Channel One in the UK alone.

For further perspective, a little over one hundred years ago, women in the UK were prohibited from taking the Rugby Laws test needed to referee a game.

In 2023 Scottish Referee Hollie Davidson became the first female referee at the u20 Men’s Rugby World Cup.   Then in 2024 she was the first female ref to be part of a Six Nations match.  She went on to referee in the heart of South Africa as their men took on Italy in Bloemfontein.  She refereed the last Women’s Rugby Works Cup Final and is one of the best in the game.

Here are the extended highlights from what many have called the game of the tournament so far.  Much like the epic USA Rugby 7s Bronze Medal, it pitted the Americans against the Aussies.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fHAsdeQzK70&pp=ygUWV29tZW5zIHJpZ2J5IHdvcmtkIGN1cA%3D%3D

Today’s game between the USA and Samoa will determine whether the Eagles make it to the Knockout Stage.   THE GAME IS IN FREE TO AIR CBS AT NOON

State Tournament Venue Damaged in Flooding

Last week’s storms led to flooding and damage across southeastern Wisconsin.  In addition to the families with flooded basements, Hart Park in Wauwatosa suffered significant damage as the nearby river flooded the entire area.   With the turf ripped from its anchoring, the stadium venue will be unavailable all fall leading to a shift in the WGR State Finals Tournament.  League leadership are working on alternative options.  Once source indicated that Cottage Grove, where this year’s semifinals will be held, is unavailable for finals weekend, so the league will need to look elsewhere.  Our thoughts and prayers are with the families affected by the storms and flooding.

WGR Fall 15's Schedule 2025

With the Tony Oliver conference having four teams, league admin decided to have pairs of teams in that conference play each other twice in order to get a schedule equivalent to the five-team Noe Conference.  Hamilton will play the new Fox Cities program twice, both at home.   Catholic Memorial HS will play DSHA jv twice.   CMH and Hamilton will only play once in conference play.

 Week 1: Saturday Sept 13th, 2025

SPASH @ DSHA  10am  Brown Deer Park

Hamilton @ DSHA jv 12pm Brown Deer Park

CMHS @ Fox Cities 10am  Greenville Lions Park

Madison Furies @ Bruisers 9am  Nashotah Park

Week 2:  Saturday Sept 20th

Fox Cities @ Hamilton  10am Nashotah Park

Green Bay @ Bruisers 12pm Nashotah Park

DSHA jv @ CMHS 10am Minooka Park

Furies @ DSHA 12pm Minooka Park

Week 3: Saturday Sept 27th

Hamilton @ CMHS 10am Minooka Park

Green Bay @ Madison Furies 10am Cottage Grove Rugby Complex

Bruisers @ SPASH 10am  5400 Walter Street

Week 4: Oct 4th

DSHA @ Green Bay 10am Barney Williams Field

DSHA jv @ Fox Cities 12pm Barney Williams Field

Madison Furies @ SPASH 10am 5400 Walter Street

Week 5: Oct 11th

Fox Cities @ Hamilton 10am  Nashotah Park

Bruisers @ DSHA 10am Brown Deer Park

CMHS @ DSHA jv 12pm Brown Deer Park

SPASH @ Green Bay 10am Barney Williams Field

Week 6: Playoffs Saturday Oct 18th

@Cottage Grove Rugby Complex

Week 7:  State Tournament

Sunday Oct 26th, 2025

Hart Park, Wauwatosa

WGR Fall 2025 Conferences

  With the 2025 WGR Fall Season a few weeks away, our field reporters are excited to leak the tentative conferences for the 15's Fall season.  A few minor shifts include the Bruisers and Furies moving to the Jeff Noe conference and the new Fox Cities girls program joining the Tony Oliver Conference.  Word is the schedule should be released in a few weeks with the hugely successful State Tournament returning to Hart Park in Wauwatosa.

Jeff Noe Conference

Divine Savior Holy Angels HS

Green Bay Banshees

Stevens Point Area HS

Bruisers

Madison Furies

Tony Oliver Conference

Catholic Memorial HS

Hamilton HS

DSHA HS jv

Fox Cities

NCAA WGR College Commitments 2025

We will update this list if we get any more information.  The historical list below includes only NCAA scholarship student-athletes dating back over 25 years.  There are a multitude of  WGR alumni who play or played at the NCR and other collegiate club sports levels, including three from the class of 2025, who also deserve to be recognized for their accomplishments and their commitment to the life of a student-athlete:  

Camarie Brown     Bruisers                Wheeling Jesuit University (NCR D2)

Olivia Haas           Madison Furies     Wheeling Jesuit University (NCR D2)

Riley Vertz            Bruisers                 Aquinas College Women's Rugby (NCR D2)

Congrats as well to the many others who will play club level rugby across the country.  

Of note is the new NCAA program at Lasalle in Philly.  They are bringing in a huge recruiting class of 21 athletes to jumpstart their program's ascension to NCAA competition and Pulaski's Jocelyn Widrig is a part of this historic group.

                   Historical List of Wisconsin-Girls-Rugby (WGR) NCAA Varsity Athletes

WGR Class of 2025

Jocelyn Widrig        Pulaski, Wis.                 Lasalle University            NCAA D1

WGR Class of 2024

Grace Beatty        Sussex Hamilton HS              Lander University                NCAA D2

Meghan Finerty    DSHA HS                              US Naval Academy            NCAA D2

Melanie Sanchez   DSHA HS                             Quinnipiac University         NCAA D1

Scout Spadoni     Stevens Point Area HS            Frostburg St University       NCAA D2

Cecelia SapiOmoa Stowers West Bend YR        Davenport University       NCAA D2

WGR Class of 2023

Mya Alexander          Bruisers                           Lander University          NCAA D2                  

LaJess Jordan            Bruisers (Spring '22 - Spring '23) Frostburg St       NCAA D2

                                   DSHA  (9th - Fall 11th Grade)

Maddie Kosmoski       Catholic Memorial HS       Bowdoin              (NCAA NIRA D3)

Yesenia Morales          DSHA HS                      U.S. Naval Academy      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