WGR has confirmed the conference alignment for the Fall 2020 season. Planning continues in hopes of a fall Wisconsin Girls Rugby season.
Jeff Noe Conference:
Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Kettle Moraine
Pulaski
Brookfield
Madison-Oshkosh
Tony Oliver Conference:
Catholic Memorial HS
Stevens Point Area HS
Hamilton HS
Oak Creek HS
Divine Savior Holy Angels HS jv
In other league news, the new Green Bay program will be looking to play some fall developmental matches. Oregon-Stoughton along with another local school are in development.
Anyone interested in coaching should conact: wisconsingirlsrugby@gmail.com
Thursday, July 9, 2020
Saturday, June 6, 2020
Thursday, March 26, 2020
2020 Girls High School Rugby National Tournament Cancellation Announcement
To all Coaches and Participants;
The 2020 Girls High School Rugby
National Tournament for single school teams scheduled for May 16th-17th is
cancelled due to the Cov-19 virus pandemic.
We wish to extend our sadness and regret at this
course of action to the high school seniors most of all, as well as to everyone
for the sacrifices made to fund participation and for the work put in to
compete at a high level. I want to thank the rest of the NGCC volunteer
committee for taking the time to help keep this nonprofit event going each year.
Given player welfare and preparation
concerns, the desire to mitigate financial loss for distant travelers,
liability coverage uncertainty, widespread event shutdowns, and above-all
public health and safety, there is no other option.
Notre Dame College will be mailing
back registration fees to the registered teams. Please contact Luke
Markovich at Notre Dame College directly to confirm mailing address. He is
copied here.
It is our hope that the 2021 National
Tournament could be held at Notre Dame College given the strong relationship
we've built with this year's host and all the work they've put into laying a
strong foundation for a great event.
We hope all us coaches and your many
wonderful players can meet in 2021 to continue this long-standing national
celebration of girls rugby.
Sincerely;
John Klein (Chair)
Buck Billings (Eligibility)
Bernie Cantorna
Magdalena Law (Media)
Kelli Vanover (Media)
John Waliszewski (Communication+Bids) 262-501-2780
Tournament Director
Luke Markovich, Notre Dame College
614-584-4163, Lmarkovich@ndc.edu
Monday, January 27, 2020
Girls Single School National Tournament 2020
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
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
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.”
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