The 2014-2015 WGR Board of Directors and appointed positions have been filled:
President: Chris Kurth: C.Kurth@ocfsd.org
Vice-Pres: Kathleen Maloney: kmal06@gmail.com
Secretary: Amanda Pohle apohle@smsacademy.org
Treasurer: Shannon King shannonking88@gmail.com
At Large: Aj Wiessler aj29hooker@yahoo.com
WGR Staff:
wisconsingirlsrugby@gmail.com
--Appointed Positions--
WGR Selectside Coach:
Jeff Noe jnoe78@gmail.com
Media and Collegiate Liaison/ 7's Program Director:
Rick Bellis: Rick.bellis@yahoo.com
Editor's Notes:
(1) After contributions over the course of two decades to the growth of girls rugby, long-time coach, ref, and league president Dan Chanen presided over his final meeting as an active board member. Transitioning into the role of fulltime referee, Dan Chanen leaves behind a special place in the development of the girls game. From getting the first girls team off the ground in 1996 at DSHA, to mentoring a half dozen young coaches, to developing the league news source that garners 1000 reads a month, to helping other new programs like Kettle Moraine and Catholic Memorial get off the ground: his contributions to the game reach to every corner and level of the state. He coached a lot of the coaches who have come through our league. A longtime supporter of the Waukesha youth tag program, as well as leading Brookfield to it's best-ever season and a run at the National Championship tournament in 2010, Coach Chanen contributed to the game in every possible way: with introductory little kids rugby, administrating a league, growing a media presence, coaching at an elite level, and refereeing at the high school to the collegiate and adult club level competitions. Best of luck and our many, sincerest thanks.
(2) It cannot escape notice that three former WGR high school ruggers have now returned to the league in significant leadership positions. It is well-deserved and WGR is excited to see where the four young women on the board can help lead the next generation of coaches, players, and supporters.
(3) A different and equally excited development is the growing leadership and coaching of the youth game coming from "veterans" returning to the game. Chris Kurth, a former player himself, and Rick Bellis, a long-time Milwaukee Rugby Club stalwart,, have been drawn back into the game either through the students they teach or the daughter they've raised. Great to have you both back in the game!
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Girls National Tournament 2015
2015 Girls’ High School National Invitational Championship Announced
The 16th Annual Girls High School Rugby National
Invitational Championship will be held Saturday-Sunday, May 15th-17th,
2014, at Founder’s Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. Organized by the National Girls’ Coaches
Committee (NGCC) and the Pittsburgh Harlequins Rugby Football Association, the
elite girls’ team rugby tournament will feature a division one and division two
championship, with the possibility of a third division championship.
Opening ceremonies will kick off the event on Friday, May 15th,
2015 at 7pm, to be followed by Saturday quarterfinals and semifinals for each
of the divisions. The finals for each division will be played Sunday morning
and early afternoon.
The first girls’ NIT
was held in 2000 and involved six teams. As a result of increasing competition and the
desire for a venue to challenge top high school programs, the event has
expanded into multiple divisions of competition. This is not a select-side event. Combined sides are not allowed and all
athletes must be high school students in order to compete.
Competitive high school girls’ teams wishing to compete must return an
application to NGCC committee member Anthony Sasso by February 1st,
2015 (anthonysasso711@yahoo.com
). A non-refundable $500 entry fee and
an appearance deposit will be required to accept a bid to the GNIC. Divisions and seeding will be decided the week
of the tournament by the NGCC, who will take into account current records,
including the most recent regional and state playoff competitions.
Inquiries regarding competition questions may be directed to
members of the NGCC. Venue questions
should be directed to host and tournament director Matt Rosemeyer (matt@pittsburghharlequins.org) We
welcome and encourage those teams with aspirations of high-level play to this
highly competitive event.
Regards;
John Klein Sefesi
Green Rex Norris Marin Pinnell
Committee
Chair Amazons,
Cal. Kent,
Wa. Fallbrook,
Cal.
Brad Rockwood Anthony Sasso John Waliszewski
West Carroll, Md. Kingston, New York Catholic Memorial, Wisc.
rockhead01@verizon.net anthonysasso711@yahoo.com jwaliszewski@catholicmemorial.net West Carroll, Md. Kingston, New York Catholic Memorial, Wisc.
Matt Rosemeyer
Pittsburgh Harlequins (Host) /
matt@pittsburghharlequins.org
Girls Rugby National Championship Records
Year Champs 2nd 3rd D2 Location
2000 Ft Collins DSHA Wayzata Milwaukee,
WI
2001 Ft Collins DSHA Kent Ft
Collins, CO
2002 Kent Haverford Northshore (WI) Seattle,
WA
2003 Sacramento Ft Collins Kettle
Moraine Kansas
City, MO
2004 DSHA Kettle
Moraine Sacramento Burbank,
CA
2005 DSHA Kent Vernon Milwaukee,
WI
2006 DSHA Kent Ft
Collins Portland,
ME
2007 DSHA Kent Vernon Milwaukee,
WI
2008 DSHA Lakewood Sacramento Pittsburgh,
PA
2009 DSHA Lakewood Sacramento Pittsburgh,
PA
2010 Sacramento Fallbrook DSHA Sandy,
UT
2011 Fallbrook Sacramento DSHA Sandy,
UT
2012 Fallbrook Lakewood DSHA Palo
Alto, CA
2013 Fallbrook Kent DSHA Fullerton Franksville, WI
2014 Fallbrook Sacramento DSHA Pleasanton Pittsville, MA
2015 Pittsburgh,
PA
Sunday, November 2, 2014
WGR State Records 2014
The 15th State Championship in WGR is now history. We've updated our archives to reflect this year's results
WGR State 7's Championships (Spring)
Year 1st 2nd D2 Champion
2014 CMHS Oak Creek Appleton
WGR State Championships (15's, Fall)
Year 1st 2nd 3rd
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 Tournament
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
Year 1st 2nd D2 Champion
2014 CMHS Oak Creek Appleton
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