Midwest Finals

Midwest Championships 2013 Final Division One Rankings
1 DSHA (WI) (3-0)
2 Catholic Memorial (WI) (2-1)
3 Armstrong (MN) (2-1)
4 St Joseph's Academy (OH) (1-2)
5 DSHA JV (WI) (2-1)
6 Kettle Moraine (WI) (1-2)
7 Penn HS (Ind) (1-2)
8 Plainfield (Ill) (0-3)

Sunday Finals
Championship DSHA 29 Catholic Memorial 0
3rd Place Final Armstrong 24 St Joseph's 10
5th Place DSHA JV 19  Kettle Moraine 0
7th Place Penn HS 8  Plainfield 0

Festival Scores

Oak Creek 0 Armstrong B 15

Noblesville 10 St. Joseph B 29
Livingston 5 Parma 14
Lakeview 0 Vernon Park 56
Berkley.0 Motley 17 

Midwest results

Championship division
Saturdays matches were all played with shortened 22 minutes halves so teams could play two matches on the same day.

DSHA 59
Plainfield 0

Armstrong 38
Kettle moraine 5

St Joseph academy 24
DSHA b 5

Catholic memorial 23
Penn hs 7

Semi finals
DSHA 38
Armstrong 0

Catholic memorial 26
St Joseph's academy 0

Consolation bracket
Kettle moraine 13
Plainfield 10

DSHA b win
Penn hs

Sunday
Championship
DSHA v catholic memorial 1pm

3rd place final
Armstrong v st Joseph's academy

5th place
Kettle moraine v DSHA b

7th
Plainfield v penn hs

Challengers division
Vernon 12. St joes b 5
Parma 51 Lakeview 0
Livingston 7 oak creek 29
Vernon 32 Berkeley 0
Armstrong b 17 Parma 30
Nobles vile 12 oak creek 31

Midwest Championships 2013

This weekend the Midwest Championships are held at the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Indiana.

A quick preview of the brackets:
Quarterfinals:
DSHA vs Plainfield
It's good to see the Illinois teams competing again in the top bracket and their league seems to be regaining momentum.  With a squad pushing two full sides, Plainfield is long on  athleticism and potential and short on experience.  DSHA are the reigning Midwest Champs and clear favorites after a perfect-conference season.

Kettle Moraine v Armstrong
The two-time Minnessota state champs face the Kettle Moraine in their 10th appearance at the Midwest Regionals.  After an absence of a few seasons, Minnessota rejoins the competition as well.  This might be the closest call in the first round.

CMHS v Penn HS
A perennial Indiana representative in this tournament, Penn plays on their home field before their home crowd in this tournament.  CMHS makes their second straight appearance in the Championship division.

St Joseph's Academy v DSHA JV
DSHA JV earned promotion after winning the second-division tournament in 2012 with a 3-0 record.  Coupled with Michigan turning down a shot at a top division seed, DSHA finds itself with an opportunity to play against one of the top teams in the midwest, and it happens to be another all-girls school, from the Cleveland, Ohio area. DSHA's JV has continued to find success this school year with several victories against A-sides to their credit.  St Joe's narrowly knocked off their cross-town rival a week ago, playing Lakewood hard in a 25-22 battle.

WI All Stars

The Wisconsin High School Girls All Star team kicked off their first tryout last Sunday.  While the spring has been disastrous for weather so far, Sunday turned out to be a great day.  Over 30 players participated in the tryout, with representatives from DSHA, CMH, KM, Vernon, Brookfield/Tosa, Oak Creek, and Muskego.  It is not too late for anyone that missed, as there is one more tryout on May 5^th from Noon to 4pm at Minooka Park. 

 

A little bit of everything was covered at the tryout, from fitness testing, ball handling, offensive and defensive drills, to games of touch.  Coach Noe talked about what it means to represent Wisconsin and the differences that exist on an All Star team.  “It’s a different dynamic, you get to play with new, interesting people that you are not used to, and an All Star team is never the same from game to game.  I and the other coaches are all really excited to be able to work with this group, as we progress towards our goals of competing for a Midwest Championship and getting players selected for the High School All American team.” 

If any players are still interested in trying out, please contact Coach Jeff Noe as soon as possible to get your information and have you included on any important WI All Star team updates before the May 5^th tryout at Minooka.

Jeff Noe

Coach WI Girls HS All Star

Jnoe78@gmail.com

 

Asst. Coach Alex Glorioso

Asst Coach Shannon King

Team Manager Neil Greintjes

Scores for Week 2

Some scores will be trickling in this week with several mid-week matches.

Tuesday April 15th
DSHA 90  Kettle Moraine 0

Thursday April 17th (ALL CANCELLED DUE TO THE WEATHER)
Vernon v DSHA 5pm  Vernon Park
DSHA JV v Brookfield 6:30pm Vernon Park

Friday April 19th
Catholic Memorial 50 v  Kettle Moraine  0 430pm Naga-Waukee Park

Saturday April 20th
DSHA 75  @Marquette U.  0  1130am Valley Fields

Sunday April 21st
Oak Creek v Muskego 12pm

Check Out Some Great Rugby on DIRECTV

Anyone with DIRECTV gets rugby for no additional charge on channel 490.

A great pro game to catch this week would be the REDS v the BRUMBIES, both Australian teams in the "Auper 15" competition that is NFL-like in the Southern Hemisphere, with teams from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, all in one professional league.

It takes place Sat. @5:35am local time, so set your DVRs before you go to bed.

Preview Reds v. Brumbies (from GREENANDGOLDRUGBY.COM)

Now this game is the highlight of the Australian conference and maybe the Super Rugby season.

The anticipation is thick in Queensland. We know we're in with a chance. Things are falling into place and there is a feeling that our team is about to do something special. The Brumbies have been doing special things for a while. They stumbled in the final match of 2012 to let the Reds squeak into the finals and add a little respectability to a season smashed by injury. But then they roared into 2013 smashing the Reds off the park 24-6. Since then there have been major changes to both sides.

For the Reds Will Genia and James Horwill have returned from injury bringing leadership and aggression back to the team. Quade Cooper has slowly regained confidence after major knee surgery. A new workaholic back row has found its feet and allowed its youngest member, Liam Gill, to shine like never before. And Ant Fainga'a and Ben Tapuai's midfield partnership has blossomed into something special.

The Brumbies have lost the best openside in the country. And have replaced him with George Smith, possibly the best openside on the planet! Matt Toomua has taken the fly-half role and used it to run his backline like few can. The maturity in his understated game is really pretty to watch. They've unearth big mobile props, huge second-rowers and a wrecking ball called Fotu Auelua.

Last Week

The Reds took on the reigning champions at home and came away with a convincing win. Ewen McKenzie would have been particularly pleased with the rounded nature of his team's display.

The Brumbies came up against the poorly performing Highlanders with predictable results. But Jake White would have been unhappy to come away without a bonus point.

The Teams

The Reds' only change is Digby Ioane returning from injury The Brumbies have moved Ben Mowen from number 8 to blindside flanker so they can add weight to their pack in the form of Fotu Auelua. Tevita Kuridrani comes into outside centre in place of Andrew Smith, who drops out of the squad.


Reds

Versus

Brumbies


Greg Holmes 1 Ben Alexander
James Hanson 2 Stephen Moore
James Slipper 3 Dan Palmer
Rob Simmons 4 Peter Kimlin
James Horwill (c) 5 Sam Carter
Eddie Quirk 6 Ben Mowen (c)
Liam Gill 7 George Smith
Jake Schatz 8 Fotu Auelua
Will Genia 9 Nic White
Quade Cooper 10 Matt Toomua
Digby Ioane 11 Joe Tomane
Ben Tapuai 12 Christian Lealiifano
Anthony Faingaa 13 Tevita Kuridrani
Rod Davies 14 Henry Speight
Jono Lance 15 Jesse Mogg

Reserves 
Saia Faingaa 16 Siliva Siliva
Ben Daley 17 Scott Sio
Ed O'Donoghue 18 Jordan Smiler
Jarrad Butler 19 Colby Faingaa
Ben Lucas 20 Ian Prior
Chris Feauai-Sautia 21 Pat McCabe
Dom Shipperley 22 Clyde Rathbone
  
Date: Saturday 20 April 
Location: Suncorp Stadium Brisbane
Kickoff: 19:40 
Referee: Glen Jackson (NZL) 

Youth Registration Online

Online registration is up and running for tag rugby with City of Waukesha Park, Recreations, and Forestry.

http://www.ci.waukesha.wi.us/pronlineregistration
click "search activities" and limit location to Merrill Crest Park to find it faster.

Thanks and enjoy the rest of your week and weekend despite the weather!

Last Chance for Midwest Championships

The Following Teams have signed up to compete in the Midwest Championships at the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Indiana April 27th-28th.  This is the last chance for any teams to sign up.  Please see Midwest Youth Rugby for more info.

This event is a special competition in that it brings together the best girls teams, and only girls teams, from multiple states to compete in multiple brackets.  It's the longest-running girls regional championship in the country, first having begun in 1998.  Every state champion from the six Midwest states with girls 15's team will compete, except one.  Iowa plays girls 7's in the fall exclusively, for now.

The notable omission from the list is Lakewood, Ohio, who, for the second year in a row has chosen to bypass the event.  Lakewood narrowly defeated Ohio rival St Joseph's Academy 25-22 in their conference match last Wednesday, so it's clear SJA will be championship contender.  This year's Midwest Championship looks to be the most competitive and well-attended to date.

Armstrong (MN)
Berkley (MI)
Catholic Memorial High School (WI)
Divine Savior Holy Angels HS (WI)
Divine Savior Holy Angels B (WI)
Kettle Moraine (WI)
Lakeview (MI)
Livingston County (MI)
Noblesville (IN)
Oak Creek High School (WI)
Parma (OH)
Penn High School (IN)
Plainfield (ill)
St Joseph's Academy (OH)
St Joseph's Academy B (OH)

Vernon Park (WI)

Westfield (IN)

Youth Rugby Summer Registration

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for all the sign up info for youth rugby programs across Wisconsin.

Waukesha's Program, the longest-running in the state, is below:

"Tag rugby is a non-contact, coed sport designed to introduce children to

rugby. It is a fast-paced game that is easy to learn and requires no prior

experience to play. Similar to flag football, the rules for tag rugby have

been modified to minimize contact, and “tackles” occur by pulling velcro

tags/flags from a ball carrier’s belt."

 

Practices begin with basic skills and finish with scrimmages. Sessions are

directed by experienced coaches, parents, and players from local teams.

There will be 3 optional Saturday tournaments where your child will

compete against other Wisconsin teams including Madison, Milwaukee,

Wauwatosa, Menomonee Falls, Appleton, Green Bay, and Fond du Lac.

This year the tourneys will be held on June 29th in Milwaukee, July 13th in

Fond du Lac, and July 27th in Madison.

 

 

CAMP INFO

Practice Location: Merrill Crest Park near Bethesda Elementary

Dates: Fridays, June 14th - July 27th

Times: 5:00 - 6:30 PM

Age Range: 6-14 (1st-8th grade in 2013-2014)

Children are subdivided by age and skill level

Cost: $58 for residents and $78 for non-residents

Each child receives a t-shirt and new players this year receive a ball.

Register online: www.ci.waukesha.wi.us/pronlineregistration

Look for tag rugby under youth sports at Merrill Crest Park

 

 

 

 

@gmail.com

Wisconsin Selectside Update

Hello coaches,

Here is the last chance to sign up your players before the weekend’s tryout.  It has changed from noon-3 to 1-4pm to help get the Brookfield and Vernon girls there after the match.  Please have them dress warmly and in layers, since Spring isn’t all the way here yet.

If you feel there are any missing players that should be there, please get them to fill out the link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qetg5w7ZsJR2AuF37NoDSsxItzhQgwuxtk9z16yu9tE/viewform?sid=82befa9d59a9a43&token=RK64Dz0BAAA.RKWarM2_Ch16RSXCafGQTw.e3NwsOWHxi4pUo1hqvlnxQ

Again, my goals as the select side coach are to win the Midwest event in Indiana in June, and from that event get as many WI girls selected for the High School All American Team as possible.  If there are seniors on Oak Creek, Brookfield or KM that need to be back Sunday June 9^th for Graduation, I can work on if they can make just June 8^th for the tournament and possible All-American selections. 

I will send all the players that have signed up some of the team’s ideas on defense and offense to study before the tryout this week.  It will help me learn names if I see them signed up as well as keeping them aware of any team announcements.

Thanks for all your help and support!

Please contact directly if you have any questions.

Jeff Noe

WI HS Select Side Coach

608-547-9964

Opening Weekend in Wisconsin Girls Rugby

The snow is finally gone and games have finally kicked off.  A few results are already in:

Pictured:  The 2013 Muskego Girls Rugby team.  They opened their new season with a solid victory.


St Louis Ruggerfest
Saturday
Catholic Memorial 45 Broken Arrow High School 0 (Oklahoma)
Catholic Memorial 36 Brighton Storm 5 (Tenn.)
Brookfield/Kettle Moraine 36 Brighton Storm 5
Brookfield/Kettle Moraine 36  Broken Arrow 5

Sunday Championship
Catholic Memorial 36  Brookfield/Kettle Moraine 5

WGR Local Matches
Oak Creek 19 v Vernon 36
Muskego 49 v Fond Du Lac 15

Thursday
DSHA v Oak Creek, 5pm