The Girls High School Rugby National Tournament, held May 16th-17th, 2020, at Notre Dame College in Ohio is expecting to be full to capacity in the coming weeks.
Interested teams should contact organizers if they have not done so yet.
15 teams are already expected to compete, with a half dozen others in discussions over potential participation.
Expected Competitors:
1Broken Arrow HS (OK)
2Brunswick HS (OH)
3Catholic Memorial HS (WI)
4City Honors HS (NY)
5Columbia Central HS (TN)
6Divine Savior Holy Angels HS (WI)
7Grandville HS (MI)
8Kahuku HS (HI)
9McMinn HS (TN)
10Orchard Park (NY)
11Penn HS (IN)
12Moon Area HS (PA)
13State College HS (PA)
14St Joseph's Academy (OH)
15Warsaw Area HS (IN)
Other potential competitors include:
16Capital HS (ID)
17Moser HS (NC)
18Hough HS (NC)
Teams must apply here: https://form.jotform.com/53374154156152
Please contact the National Girls Coaches Committee: ngccrugby@gmail.com
Monday, January 27, 2020
Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Girls High School Rugby Nationals: National Tournament 2020 (Single School)
Girls High School Rugby Nationals: National Tournament 2020
What? Single School HS Girls National Tournament
When? May 16th-17th, 2020
Where? Notre Dame College Cleveland, Ohio
How? Register Here (click here)
Format: Top Tier Bracket (teams ranked 1-8)
Second Tier Bracket (teams ranked 9-16)
Possible JV Bracket (TBD based on interest)
Questions? ngccrugby@gmail.com
When? May 16th-17th, 2020
Where? Notre Dame College Cleveland, Ohio
How? Register Here (click here)
Format: Top Tier Bracket (teams ranked 1-8)
Second Tier Bracket (teams ranked 9-16)
Possible JV Bracket (TBD based on interest)
Questions? ngccrugby@gmail.com
Nov 1st, 2019
The 21st Annual Girls High School Rugby National Tournament
for single school programs will take place the weekend of May 16th-17th,
2020 at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio.
“Notre Dame College is
excited to offer its facilities for the upcoming National Championship. There
are incredible opportunities available for girls rugby players and we want to
help showcase this, while providing a professional atmosphere for student
athletes at the high school level,” added Luke Markovich, Head Women’s Coach at
Notre Dame College.
The National
Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) women’s collegiate program will host
matches on Mueller Field and Normandy Field. NDC
has hosted three Rugby Ohio State Championships in the last three years.
NGCC schools chair John
Klein noted, “Bringing the national tournament to another new location is important
to the girls rugby community, especially when it helps bring in new
competitors. We are encouraged whenever
rugby can help rugby at different levels and are thankful for the NIRA program
at NDC for hosting all these girls teams.”
Single School teams
will compete in a quarterfinal and semifinal Saturday May 16th with
final matches Sunday May 17th.
Developing programs are encouraged to compete against teams they might
not normally ever compete against. Organizers
are once again planning multiple brackets of competition; an eight-team
division one competition, along with an eight-team second division. Planners are considering a JV Bracket,
perhaps of 10s, pending interest.
Klein stressed that “single
school competition does not mean teams need be school recognized varsity programs
in order to compete. Teams must strive to draw their members from one community.
The goal, however far off it may be in any community, is getting a team in
every school in America. Some teams from
last year were considered a club at their schools or had other varying degrees
of relationships with their schools.
We’re seeing this pay off.
Heading into this year another school has moved to more fully adopt a
team with full school support that has competed numerous times at nationals following
this pathway.”
The
school brackets could feature returning competition from throughout the
Midwest, the South and the West. Organizers are encouraged by the expectation
of renewed participation from several East teams who have responded to early
surveys. “Having teams from different
territories makes this tournament a National event,” noted Klein.
Questions
regarding registration and policies should be directed to National Coaches
Committee member John Waliszewski. Venue
and city information should be directed to Luke Markovich at NDC.
Tournament Host
Luke Markovich
Head Coach NDC Women’s
Rugby
Lmarkovich@ndc.edu
614-584-4163
SPRING 2020 Events
Girls Midwest Championships April 25th-26th, 2020 (info here) @Moose Rugby Elkhart, IN
James Foley Memorial Tournament May 2nd, 2020 @Bill Young Stadium Waukesha, WI
Girls National Tournament (schools) May 16th-17th, 2020 @NDC Cleveland, OH
Friday, November 22, 2019
2019 WGR All State Team
2019 Wisconsin Girls Rugby All State Team
FORWARDS
Name Year Team School
Elizabeth Ausloos Senior Pulaski Oconto Falls HS
Georgia Barczak Senior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Evelyn Barta Junior Catholic Memorial HS
Skyler Brackob Senior Knightmares Oconomowoc HS
Mary Burns Junior Catholic Memorial HS
Haley Crow*+^ Senior Catholic Memorial HS
Soraya Keiser Senior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Mackenna Marinello Senior Bruisers Elkhorn HS
Carly Nigro Sophomore Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Rachel Nitka Junior Catholic Memorial HS
Hannah Pfersch*+ Senior Hamilton HS
Angelina Pieters*+ Senior Catholic Memorial HS
Eleanor Rehmann Junior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Bekah Schmitz Senior Knightmares Pewaukee HS
Sonia Spitz Senior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Elizabeth Susek Sophomore Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Georgia Uselman Senior MadTown Furies James Madison Memorial HS
Ellie Villnow Junior Panthers Rugby Club (SPASH) Amherst HS
Maura Walsh Sophomore Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
*2018 Wisconsin AST
+2017 Wisconsin AST
^2016 Wisconsin AST
2019 Wisconsin Girls Rugby All State Team
BACKS
Name Year Team School
Skylar Allen Senior Knightmares Pewaukee HS
Aly Cunningham*+ Junior Catholic Memorial HS
Laci Crow Sophomore Catholic Memorial HS
Lauren Ferge Junior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Taylor Fryda Senior Hamilton HS
Alexis Haskins*+ Senior Catholic Memorial HS
Katie Heinrich*+ Senior Knightmares Oconomowoc HS
Jaclyn Jarosz*+^ Senior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Libby Klich Junior Oshkosh Appleton North HS
Abigail Kayser*+ Senior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Valentina Medrano*+ Senior Catholic Memorial HS
Molly McGuire Senior Panthers Rugby Club (SPASH) Home School
Danielle McQuillan Junior Pulaski Pulaski HS
Lucy Mueller Senior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Emme Ohnmacht Junior Catholic Memorial HS
Leah Preuss Junior Bruisers Brookfield Central HS
Lexi Scott Senior Pulaski Pulaski HS
Grace Smith Senior Panthers Rugby Club (SPASH) Stevens Point AHS
Nadia Trinh Senior Pulaski Pulaski HS
Halle Quadracci Junior Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Bayli Wisialowski Junior Oak Creek HS
*2018 Wisconsin AST
+2017 Wisconsin AST
^2016 Wisconsin AST
Wisconsin Girls Rugby 2019 League Awards
Team Sportsmanship Award: Madison-Oshkosh
For their noteworthy efforts to grow girls rugby in two different parts of the state, an hour away from each other. The two programs came together to compete in 15s every week and did so with positive energy and spirit. Their socials were noteworthy throughout the league for their hospitality and friendliness.
Spirit of the Game Award: Betsy Wendelberger
For her efforts throughout Wisconsin to grow youth rugby. Betsy coached Kettle Moraine to it’s highest state finish in six years and she did so without any assistant coaches. She volunteers as an active member of the WGR Board and works with a youth rugby program each summer.
WGR League Contacts
Bruisers Rugby Club Neil Grintjes neilgrintjes@yahoo.com
Catholic Memorial HS John Waliszewski jwaliszewski@catholicmemorial.net
DSHA John Klein chinnychinchin_2000@yahoo.com
Hamilton RFC Barry Holloway hollba@hamilton.k12.wi.us
Knightmares Betsy Wendelberger knightmaresrfc@gmail.com
MadTown Furies Michel Johnson johnsonbone1@uwalumni.com
Oak Creek HS Adrianne Maniscalco amaniscalco09@gmail.com
Oshkosh, Appleton, FDL Matt Stenerson CoachCaveman@OshkoshYouthRugby.Org
Pulaski Fran Brunette Gbrugger20@yahoo.com
Stevens Point Carrie Diamond (GM) cp9333@gmail.com
WI All-Stars Jeff Noe jeff_noe_78@hotmail.com
Modern Coaching
Coach Logic Co-founder Mark Cairns
“In a time of information overload the coach is no longer the fountain of knowledge but someone who can guide their players and impact positively on their behaviours. Great coaches take time to notice instead of being in the centre of it all shouting and organising.
Knowledge about the game is a given but the ability to manage a range of personalities and direct them to a common goal is key. For me, two of the top contemporary coaches have to be Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp.”
Monday, November 4, 2019
Girls High School Rugby Nationals: National Tournament 2020
What? Single School HS Girls National Tournament
When? May 16th-17th, 2020
Where? Notre Dame College Cleveland, Ohio
How? Register Here (click here)
Format: Top Tier Bracket (teams ranked 1-8)
Second Tier Bracket (teams ranked 9-16)
Possible JV Bracket (TBD based on interest)
Questions? ngccrugby@gmail.com
When? May 16th-17th, 2020
Where? Notre Dame College Cleveland, Ohio
How? Register Here (click here)
Format: Top Tier Bracket (teams ranked 1-8)
Second Tier Bracket (teams ranked 9-16)
Possible JV Bracket (TBD based on interest)
Questions? ngccrugby@gmail.com
Nov 1st, 2019
The 21st Annual Girls High School Rugby National Tournament
for single school programs will take place the weekend of May 16th-17th,
2020 at Notre Dame College in Cleveland, Ohio.
“Notre Dame College is
excited to offer its facilities for the upcoming National Championship. There
are incredible opportunities available for girls rugby players and we want to
help showcase this, while providing a professional atmosphere for student
athletes at the high school level,” added Luke Markovich, Head Women’s Coach at
Notre Dame College.
The National
Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) women’s collegiate program will host
matches on Mueller Field and Normandy Field. NDC
has hosted three Rugby Ohio State Championships in the last three years.
NGCC schools chair John
Klein noted, “Bringing the national tournament to another new location is important
to the girls rugby community, especially when it helps bring in new
competitors. We are encouraged whenever
rugby can help rugby at different levels and are thankful for the NIRA program
at NDC for hosting all these girls teams.”
Single School teams
will compete in a quarterfinal and semifinal Saturday May 16th with
final matches Sunday May 17th.
Developing programs are encouraged to compete against teams they might
not normally ever compete against. Organizers
are once again planning multiple brackets of competition; an eight-team
division one competition, along with an eight-team second division. Planners are considering a JV Bracket,
perhaps of 10s, pending interest.
Klein stressed that “single
school competition does not mean teams need be school recognized varsity programs
in order to compete. Teams must strive to draw their members from one community.
The goal, however far off it may be in any community, is getting a team in
every school in America. Some teams from
last year were considered a club at their schools or had other varying degrees
of relationships with their schools.
We’re seeing this pay off.
Heading into this year another school has moved to more fully adopt a
team with full school support that has competed numerous times at nationals following
this pathway.”
The
school brackets could feature returning competition from throughout the
Midwest, the South and the West. Organizers are encouraged by the expectation
of renewed participation from several East teams who have responded to early
surveys. “Having teams from different
territories makes this tournament a National event,” noted Klein.
Questions
regarding registration and policies should be directed to National Coaches
Committee member John Waliszewski. Venue
and city information should be directed to Luke Markovich at NDC.
Tournament Host
Luke Markovich
Head Coach NDC Women’s
Rugby
Lmarkovich@ndc.edu
614-584-4163
SPRING 2020 Events
Girls Midwest Championships April 25th-26th, 2020 (info here) @Moose Rugby Elkhart, IN
James Foley Memorial Tournament May 2nd, 2020 @Bill Young Stadium Waukesha, WI
Girls National Tournament (schools) May 16th-17th, 2020 @NDC Cleveland, OH
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
An Open Letter to the Wisconsin Girls Rugby Community
Published in the WGR State Tournament Program 10/27/2019. Worth publishing here as well:
An Open Letter to the Wisconsin Girls Rugby Community
Today we gather again for the 20th time to contest for the title of Wisconsin High School Girls’ Rugby Champion. There is a strong and steady growth in quality of play and number of players since our first State Championship.
It is difficult to name all I have seen over the years. Showing up to the field, in the roles I play, always leaves me feeling I am a part of something bigger than myself. I can picture the many moments when I get to see a player finally understand the game and enjoy a hard fought and well played match.
More than witnessing our growth in size and talent, what continues to impress me is how high school girls’ rugby has brought a supportive, nurturing and unique community to high school sports. Rugby asks a lot of its players -- physicality, skill, discipline, teamwork and sportsmanship. But, it also requires the commitment from supports off the field--volunteers coaches, referees, and parents. When a group comes together and gives it their all in leadership, sport and play, a unique bond develops. Something special gets created every time players and fans from diverse schools and communities bond over a meal after giving it their all on the field.
In the early years, I did not know that Wisconsin Girls Rugby would host the first National Invitational Rugby Tournament in Milwaukee in 2000 or enable young women leaders in high school to represent USA on international tours and earn college scholarships. Nor did I expect that so many of them would return to the league to coach, referee, and contribute to the game. Today, we are statewide. Many clubs, players, fathers, mothers, referees--some with experience, some without--are here to celebrate with us today.
My own daughter takes the field today for the second year in a row. I could not feel more humbled knowing that this rugby community is supporting her and many other young women to succeed both on and off the field. I now get to watch her as she forms new friendships with players from teams across the state. She carries on a rugby tradition where we can be competitors on the field and community after the match. I have seen her gain strength and confidence with the support of her teammates and coaches. I can only wish for all our players what I tell my own daughter: play hard, play smart, and have a good time.
Thank you to all of you who have contributed to make today possible and who continue to grow the game. Good luck to all our teams!
Sincerely,
WRRS Referee
Former League President
Former Coach DSHA, KM, CMH, Brookfield, Wauwatosa
An Open Letter to the Wisconsin Girls Rugby Community
Today we gather again for the 20th time to contest for the title of Wisconsin High School Girls’ Rugby Champion. There is a strong and steady growth in quality of play and number of players since our first State Championship.
It is difficult to name all I have seen over the years. Showing up to the field, in the roles I play, always leaves me feeling I am a part of something bigger than myself. I can picture the many moments when I get to see a player finally understand the game and enjoy a hard fought and well played match.
More than witnessing our growth in size and talent, what continues to impress me is how high school girls’ rugby has brought a supportive, nurturing and unique community to high school sports. Rugby asks a lot of its players -- physicality, skill, discipline, teamwork and sportsmanship. But, it also requires the commitment from supports off the field--volunteers coaches, referees, and parents. When a group comes together and gives it their all in leadership, sport and play, a unique bond develops. Something special gets created every time players and fans from diverse schools and communities bond over a meal after giving it their all on the field.
In the early years, I did not know that Wisconsin Girls Rugby would host the first National Invitational Rugby Tournament in Milwaukee in 2000 or enable young women leaders in high school to represent USA on international tours and earn college scholarships. Nor did I expect that so many of them would return to the league to coach, referee, and contribute to the game. Today, we are statewide. Many clubs, players, fathers, mothers, referees--some with experience, some without--are here to celebrate with us today.
My own daughter takes the field today for the second year in a row. I could not feel more humbled knowing that this rugby community is supporting her and many other young women to succeed both on and off the field. I now get to watch her as she forms new friendships with players from teams across the state. She carries on a rugby tradition where we can be competitors on the field and community after the match. I have seen her gain strength and confidence with the support of her teammates and coaches. I can only wish for all our players what I tell my own daughter: play hard, play smart, and have a good time.
Thank you to all of you who have contributed to make today possible and who continue to grow the game. Good luck to all our teams!
Sincerely,
WRRS Referee
Former League President
Former Coach DSHA, KM, CMH, Brookfield, Wauwatosa
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
2019 WGR State Championship
Oct 27th 2019 Milwaukee County Sports Complex
Historical State Finals Archive:
WGR State Championships (15's, Fall)
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
9th/10th - Madison Co-Op- 72 vs Oak Creek HS - 14
7th/8th - Brookfield - 22 vs DSHA JV - 17
5th/6th - Pulaski HS - 39 vs Hamilton HS - 24
3rd/4th - Kettle Moraine - 40 vs Stevens Point Area HS - 23
1st/2nd - DSHA- 18 vs CMHS - 7 (State Championship)
7th/8th - Brookfield - 22 vs DSHA JV - 17
5th/6th - Pulaski HS - 39 vs Hamilton HS - 24
3rd/4th - Kettle Moraine - 40 vs Stevens Point Area HS - 23
1st/2nd - DSHA- 18 vs CMHS - 7 (State Championship)
State Final Box Score:
Tries: Abby Keyser (DSHA), Haley Crow (CMHS), Jackie Jarosz (DSHA)
Conv: Jackie Jarosz (DS), Aly Cunningham (CMH)
Field Goals: Jackie Jarosz (2)
2019 WGR Final Standings
1 DSHA
2 CMHS
3 KM
4 SPASH
5 Pulaski
6 Hamilton
7 Brookfield
8 DSHA JV
9 Madison
10 Oak Creek HS
2019 WGR Final Standings
1 DSHA
2 CMHS
3 KM
4 SPASH
5 Pulaski
6 Hamilton
7 Brookfield
8 DSHA JV
9 Madison
10 Oak Creek HS
Historical State Finals Archive:
WGR State Championships (15's, Fall)
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
2019 DSHA CMHS Kettle Moraine
2018 DSHA CMHS Hamilton HS
2017 Catholic Memorial DSHA Brookfield
2016 DSHA CMHS Oak Creek HS
2015 Catholic Memorial DSHA Brookfield
2015 Catholic Memorial DSHA Brookfield
2014 DSHA CMHS Brookfield
2013 DSHA CMHS Kettle M.
2012 DSHA CMHS Kettle M.
2011 DSHA CMHS Kettle M.
2010 DSHA Kettle M. Brookfield
2009 DSHA Brookfield Vernon
2008 DSHA CMHS Vernon
2007 DSHA Vernon CMHS 1st State Tourney
2006 DSHA Vernon
2005 DSHA Vernon
2004 DSHA Kettle Moraine
2003 DSHA Kettle Moraine Northshore
2002 Kettle Moraine DSHA Northshore
2001 DSHA Northshore Kettle Moraine
2000 DSHA Kettle Moraine
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