Week 3, Division II

Menomonee Falls defeated Muskego 56-0, Fond du Lac defeated Tosa 61-0 and North Shore defeated Cudahy 69-5.  The race for entrance into the Wisconsin Cup play-offs is heating up as we enter week 4, as Fond-du-Lac plays a must win game against North Shore in order to remain in the top 2 to qualify for the cup play-offs; A win by North Shore clinches this venerable team a spot in the elite 8 tournament.  Menomonee Falls remains  in the drivers seat.  A win this weekend secures this new, but up and coming team a spot in the top 2 and a chance for Division I glory.

In the picture, the Northsohre team hangs tough after a difficult and emotional week, before posting a convinging win over Cudahy.

Week 3, Division I

Brookfield 5 CMHS 13

Vernon 73 Oak Creek 0

KM 5 DSHA 26

Vernon busts out with a big match to secure a crucial conference win. After scoring first, Brookfield lost a close, tough Founder's Cup match to CMHS. Brookfield and Vernon, both 1-2, square off Sunday. The winner keeps hopes of a top three finish alive and well. It's a big rematch of the historic upset last year that propelled Brookfield to the state final.

Divine Savior remains unbeaten and takes command of the conference lead in handing KM their first loss of the year. DS faces CMH this week, while KM will look to regroup against an Oak Creek side that's still looking for some offense.

Division I: DSHA 3-0, KM 2-1, CMH 2-1, Brookfield 1-2, Vernon 1-2, Oak Creek 0-3

Pictured: CMH freshman Rebecca Haight on the run against Brookfield, 9/24/2010

Week 2, Division II

Here are our week 2 results:

FDL v. Muskego (61-5)
Menomonee Falls v. Cudahy (51-0)

The game between Tosa and Northshore was postponed due to the tragic death of Sydney Tabakin, who died on Saturday morning in a fatal car accident.  The Wisconsin High School Girls Rugby community mourns the loss of one of Northshore's players, which has been a difficult loss of her family, firends, and teammates.

Week 2, Division I

DSHA 58 Vernon 0
Kettle Moraine 20 Catholic Memorial 19
Brookfield 68 Oak Creek 0

DSHA and Kettle Moraine are tied for first and meet this weekend. Brookfield and CMHS are tied at 1-1 and meet this weekend. Vernon will battle an improving Oak Creek side that has two full sides to build on.

WEEK 1 Division 2

Here are the results of last week's Division 2 matches as we head into week 2 of our pool play:

Mequon v. Fond du Lac   28-0
Cudahy v. Tosa 32- 10
Northshore v. Muskego 79-0

Northshore showed its athleticism in its season opener against Muskego.  Is this venerable club ready to claw its way back to Division 1?  While only in its second season, Mequon posted a solid win over Fond du Lac, showing a lot of promise that this young team may be able to earn a bid into the Division 1 playoffs and upset some of the league's older teams.

Week I, Division I

Division I
DSHA 12 Brookfield 7
Vernon 13 Kettle Moraine 34
Catholic Memorial 34 Oak Creek 0

Brookfield and Kettle Moraine each made a statement in their season openers with strong performances. Vernon was the team KM could never quite get past in the last few season. Have they turned a corner? DSHA continues to find a way to win close matches.

Midwest Select-Side Camps

The Thunderbirds, the Midwest Rugby Football Union's select-side team, is holding a camp at Nagawaukee Park in Delafield, on October 10, 2010 from 11-4.  The camp will be used to select players for the Girls U17 and U19 Select-side, which completes against the other regional select-side teams in a competition organized by USA Rugby.  Participation in the Thunderbirds is one pathway for our local high school girls to earn a spot to represent the USA as a U-20 Eagle, our National team's developmental side. 

Interested players should talk to your coaches about this opportunity and to ask for the registration paperwork.  The registration paperwork has been emailed to all area coaches.

Wisconsin players have been well represented on our regional and national teams, as has our coaching staff.  Kettle Moraine coach, Jeff Noe, is the current manager for the U20 National team.

It is hard to believe that we're talking about select-side play, as we are just kicking off our Fall season!  There is a lot of rugby going on in Wisconsin this Fall!

Wauwatosa Girls Rugby Team Debuts

This Sunday, Wisconsin's newest girls team debuts, fittingly, against Cudahy, WGR's second-youngest team. The "New Kids on the Block Trophy" offers the excitement only a new start can offer.

Wauwatosa is open to high school girls in the area where a team does not already exist. New players are still encouraged to come out and give it a try.

For more information and registration, visit the Wauwatosa Recreation Department and use Activity #139300-00.

Register ONLINE, or print a Registration Form. Please print and submit a Rugby Medical Release Form.

The Quest Begins

Conference play begins this week with a clash of powerhouses in division one. The Quest for the title begins again.

Brookfield meets DSHA in a rematch of last spring's Midwest Championship and the National Championship 3rd Place match, won by DSHA 64-0. Has the gap closed? Brookfield looked powerful last weekend in pre-season play.

Two other title contenders meet as Vernon travels to Kettle Moraine on Sunday.



Pictured: Brookfield near Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah at last years National Championship.

Scottish Highland Games update

Scottish Highland Games 2010:

Catholic Memorial 7 Brookfield 5
Kettle Moraine 10 Vernon 12
Brookfield 17 Kettle Moraine 17
Catholic Memorial 7 Vernon 10
Catholic Memorial 0 Kettle Moraine 15
Vernon Brookfield (not reported)

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

The Wisconsin Girls Rugby season kicks off this weekend with several pre-season matches involving division one teams.

DSHA high school opened the season in typically strong fashion against Marquette University in a friendly scrimmage that saw the defending State champions put up 30 points in the first half.

In other action, Brookfield, Catholic Memorial, Kettle Moraine, and Vernon face off at the Wisconsin Scottish Highland Games on Saturday. The first match of the day is a Founder's Cup match between Brookfield and CMHS. Check in for scores at the end of the day ...