Level 1 Referee Course: Aug 23rs

 Chicago is hosting a level one referee course on August 23rd.    

Info here:

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Free Girls Clinic Summer 2026

 

Nationals Scores

 First Round Single School tier one (1230pm)

DSHA 10  Eagle 13

Meridian 36  Kahuku 12 

2nd Round (230pm)

DSHA 22  Summit 12

Kahuku 49  Rocky Mountain 1o*

The Rugby Breakdown is reporting this match as a Rocky Mt victory.  The score above is listed in the  RugbyExplorer match results[it was originally listed 55-12].  Perhaps the score and match did not count for some reason.  In Rugby Explorer, the three teams in this pool are listed each at 1-1 (Rocky, Meridian, and Kahuku with Meridian having the higher point differential being listed as first).

3rd Round

Eagle 24 Summit 17

Meridian 22 Rocky Mt 27

Saturday

Finals:  Eagle 41 vs Meridian 10

3rd Place:  DSHA 61 vs Rocky Mt 12

5th Place:  Summit 44  vs Kahuku 15

Final High School Girls Tier I Standings:

1. Eagle (ID)

2.Meridian (ID)

3. DSHA (WI)
4. Rocky Mt (ID)

5. Summit (CO)

6. Kahuku (HI)

Tier Two Finals:

1st:  Wasatch 25   Herriman/Kearns 0

3rd: Eagle jv 10    LCA 46

5th:  City Honors 41  Helena 33

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from WGR to Professional Athletes

     Numerous WGR alumni are competing as professional rugby players in WER Rugby this spring.  The league website can be found here with full rosters, schedules, stories, and records.  These trailblazers, who all played high-level collegiate women's rugby, hail from a variety of WGR high school teams across the state:

Boston

Emily Becker     Kettle Moraine grad (sadly KM has since folded as a program)& Lindenwood Univ.

Oliver Wright     Catholic Memorial HS & Harvard Univ.

Denver

Aly Cunningham   Catholic Memorial HS & Sacred Heart Univ.

Minneapolis 

Alexis Dallas          Bruisers & Lander Univ & Wheeling Univ.

Hannah Pfersch       Hamilton HS & Quinnipiac Univ.

Girls High School National Tournament teams and schedules 2026

 Stay tuned for more info on match schedules, results, and historical records.  Matches take place this Friday and Saturday May 15th &16th, 2026.

The Single School top tier includes:

DSHA HS (WI)

Eagle HS (ID)

Kahuku (HI)

Meridian (ID)

Rocky Mountain (ID)

Summit HS (CO)

Match Schedule: (click here for full schedule details)

Friday May 15th

Eagle vs DSHA    1230pm

Meridian vs Kahuku  1230pm

Summit vs DSHA 230pm

Rocky Mt vs Kahuku 230pm

Summit vs Eagle 530pm

Rocky Mt vs Meridian 530pm

Notes:

. *As of Wednesday, Meridian has been added to the rugbyexplorer schedule of matches and pool play standings list. 

Of note as well is the varied turnaround time for teams between matches.

Single School second tier

Pool A

City Honors, N.Y.

Eagle JV, Idaho

Wasatch, Utah

Pool B

Herriman, Utah

Hydra, Mont.

Layton Christian Academy (LCA), Utah

Midwest HS Girls Rankings & Historical Records

 2026 Midwest Championship Final Ranking

1.DSHA (WI) 3-0

2.Brunswick (OH) 2-1

3. Catholic Memorial (WI) 1-2

4. Warsaw (IN) 0-3

Notes:

This is the highest finish for Brunswick in program history. 

The championship division contracted from six teams to four teams, the smallest bracket since 2000.

Hamilton HS (WI) and DSHA jv both finished 3-0 in a second tier of matches. Both played different teams in separate brackets and thus there are no rankings.

Another noticeable change was that DSHA fielded the only jv or b-side.  The last several years multiple teams were also able to send second sides to the competition.

Historical Records:

Historical Records:

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              

2025 Champion      DSHA                             Wisconsin              Host: Indiana

          Runner-up    CMHS                             Wisconsin

          3rd Place      St Joseph Academy        Ohio

2026 Champion       DSHA                             Wisconsin            Host:  Indiana

           Runner-up         Brunswick                           Ohio

           3rd place            Catholic Memorial              Wisconsin