2017 Girls HS Rugby National Tournament

2017 Girls High School National Invitational Championships

Nov 10^th, 2017

     The 18^th Annual High School Girls Rugby National Invitational Championships will take place the weekend of May 19^th -21^st, 2017 at the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Indiana. 

          This year’s event features school and club brackets at one location, with club teams competing on Friday-Saturday and single school teams competing on Saturday-Sunday.

     The Moose Rugby Grounds, home of the Penn HS boys and girls rugby programs, is one of the premier rugby-specific facilities in the United States, having hosted the Boys National Invitational Championships on multiple occasions as well as having over a decade of experience as the home of the Midwest Girls and Boys Championship and All-Star events, regularly hosting an average of 170 matches a year.  With three professionally maintained grass match fields and additional practice field space, the Moose regularly hosts tournaments with 40+ teams.

     As part of the invitational tournament process, teams are asked to complete an online registration.  Club team applications will be available Nov 25^th.  School team applications are available now.  All teams are asked to use a hotel booking service to ensure their attendance.

--Single Schools         Online registration (click here)         due March 1^st

--Club Teams              Club Website         (click here)          due March 1^st

     The 2016 National Invitational Tournaments saw ground-breaking expansion as twenty-four programs competed in division one and division two single school championship brackets as well as a ten-team club championship.  Organizers anticipate multiple brackets of both school and club competition this year.

     National Girls (School) Coaches Committee Chair John Klein commented that “the national girls’ tournament has never been stronger as more and more competitive high school girls teams continue to develop.” 

     Full details of the girls’ national tournament events are in the process of being planned.  Inquiries should be directed to members of the National Girls Single School or National Girls (Club) Coaches Committees until full event packets are published. 

National Girls (School) Coaches Committee

John Klein, Committee Chair             jklein@sdsm.k12.wi.us

Buck Billings (South)                         buckbillings@mcminnschools.org

Bernie Cantorna (East)                       bcantorna@gmail.com

John Waliszewski (MW)                    wisconsingirlsrugby@gmail.com

National Girls (Club) Coaches Committee

Marin Pinnell – Pres –                        marinpinnell@gmail.com

Bob Stephen – Treasurer                     bobs@rsc2lc.com

Pam Laura – Operations                     plaura@verizon.net

Steve Lopez – Collegiate Liaison        stephenlpz@yahoo.com

Julie Prentice – Press/communication julie.prentice@atavus.com

Rex Norris—Disc. Chair                    rex.norris@atavus.com

Girls High School National Invitational Tournament

When?            May 19^th-21st, 2017

Friday:                                    Club Quarters and Semis

                        Saturday:                                Club Finals

School Quarters and Semis

                        Sunday:                                   School Finals

Where?          Moose Rugby Grounds           1510 County Rd 6

                                                                        Nappanee, IN 46550

Tournament Grounds Director:                 Tom Shelley  

                                                                        tshell38@aol.com

                                                                        574-250-9122

State Final Results and Archive

Championship
DSHA 18  CMHS 15

3rd Place
Oak Creek 12   Brookfield 5

5th Place
Pulaski 39   DSHA JV  0

7th Place
Kettle Moraine 51  Appleton 5

9th
Fond Du Lac 29  v Muskego 20


WGR State Championships (15's, Fall)

Year                1^st                                2^nd                   3^rd

2016                DSHA                         CMHS             Oak Creek HS
2015                Catholic Memorial      DSHA             Brookfield

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      1^st State Tourney

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                         Kettle Moraine

WGR 2016 State Tournament

WGR State Finals this Sunday, October 23 at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex

(6000 W Ryan Rd, Franklin, WI 53132).

9:00 am - 5th place match: DSHA JV vs Pulaski*

1:30 pm - 9th place match: Fond du Lac vs Muskego/Vernon

3:00 pm - 7th place match: Kettle Moraine vs Appleton

4:30 pm - 3rd place match: Brookfield vs Oak Creek

6:00 pm - 1st place match: Catholic Memorial vs DSHA

WGR Playoffs 2016

Championship Semifinals 2016 (1st-4th Place)

DSHA (4-0)          67           v  Oak Creek (2-2)   24   Dretzka Park     Oct  14th  5pm

Catholic Memorial (4-0)  40  v  Brookfield (3-1) 0    Minooka Park    Oct 15th  10am


Consolation Semifinals 2016 (5th-8th Place)

Kettle Moraine (2-2) 10      v  DSHA JV (2-2)  12    Nashotah Park             Oct 13th   5pm

Pulaski (2-2)  27                  v  Appleton (1-3)  0      Pulaski Arprt Fld       Oct 15th  10am


Consolation Semifinals 2016 (9th-10th Place)

Fond Du Lac                  v  Muskego         Oct 23rd @ Milw Cnty Sports Complex


Recap:
DSHA  67   Oak Creek 24
CMHS  40   Brookfield 0

Pulaski  27        Appleton  0
DSjv     12    Kettle Moraine 10

STATE FINALS TOURNAMENT SUNDAY Oct 23^rd, 2016

Milwaukee County Sports Complex   Franklin, Wisconsin

Tentative Schedule 

DSHA (6-0)  v CMHS (5-1) Championship                      6pm

  Oak Creek (4-2) v  Brookfield (3-3)  3^rd Place                              430pm

  DSHA jv v Pulaski  5^th Place                             10am

  Kettle Moraine v Appleton 7^th Place                              130pm

Fond Du Lac  v  Muskego  9^th Place                              12pm

WGR Playoffs 2016

Championship Semifinals 2016 (1st-4th Place)

DSHA (4-0)        67             v  Oak Creek (2-2)  24    Dretzka Park     Oct  14th  5pm

Catholic Memorial (4-0)  v  Brookfield (3-1)     Minooka Park    Oct 15th  10am


Consolation Semifinals 2016 (5th-8th Place)

Kettle Moraine (2-2)  10     v  DSHA JV (2-2)  12    Nashotah Park             Oct 13th   5pm

Pulaski (2-2)                    v  Appleton (1-3)        Pulaski Arprt Fld       Oct 15th  10am


Consolation Semifinals 2016 (9th-10th Place)

Fond Du Lac                  v  Muskego         Oct 23rd @ Milw Cnty Sports Complex

STATE FINALS TOURNAMENT SUNDAY Oct 23^rd, 2016

Milwaukee County Sports Complex   Franklin, Wisconsin

Tentative Schedule 

Championship                      6pm

   3^rd Place                              430pm

   5^th Place                             130pm

  7^th Place                              Noon

  9^th Place                              10am

WGR '16 October Schedule and Standings

Week Four
Sept 29th    Fond Du Lac 77        Appleton 0                     5pm
                   Muskego   0              Oak Creek 62                 5pm

Oct 1st        Kettle Moraine 7      DSHA 62                        9am          Nashotah Park

                    DSHA jv     7           Catholic Memorial 76      1030am    Nashotah Park

Oct 2nd       Brookfield 0             Pulaski 22                        1030am    Gun Club, Milw.

Week Five
Oct 6th       DSHA JV  7             Kettle Moraine 10            430pm    Dretzka Park

                   DSHA  (win)           Appleton  (loss)               545pm

                   Muskego 5              Catholic Memorial 41      5pm        Vernon Town Hall

                  Oak Creek 22            Pulaski  12                       5pm          OCHS

Oct 8th      Brookfield     10           Fond Du Lac     24             930am    Gun Club

Oct 15th    WGR Playoffs            Held at home field of higher ranked teams
                                         
Championship Semifinals:        
-DSHA (NS#1) v Oak Creek (C52)                      
TBD Date and Time                                                   

-CMHS (C5#1) v Brookfield  (NS #2)
Sat Oct 15th 10am Minooka Park                                         

-Consolation Semifinals              
NS#3   v  C5#4
C5#3   v  NS#4

-Bye week                                   
NS#5 and C5#5  at State

Oct 23rd     State Tournament      1st,3rd,5th,7th,9th Place Matches
                                                      Milwaukee County Sports Complex     Franklin, WI

STANDINGS
North-South Conference
DSHA                4-0
Brookfield          3-1 (Brookfield holds head-to-head tie breaker over KM)
Kettle Moraine   2-2
Appleton            1-3 (Fond Du Lac played but forfeited their league match due to #'s)
Fond Du Lac      0-4

Classic Five
Catholic Memorial    4-0
Oak Creek                 2-2
Pulaski                      2-2
DSHA jv                   2-2* (ineligible for playoff seed against DSHA varsity)
Muskego                   0-4

Tie Breakers are (a) head-to-head record if tied; (b) super league points if a three-way tie; (c) point differential is still a three way tie.

WGR League September '16 Schedule and Results

Two Conferences Compete during the WGR Fall 2016 Season

The North-South Conference
DSHA                    2-0
Brookfield              2-1
Kettle Moraine       1-1
Fond Du Lac          0-1
Appleton                0-2

The Classic Five Conference
Catholic Memorial  2-0
DSHA jv      2-1
Pulaski         1-1
Oak Creek    0-2
Muskego      0-1

Record includes conference matches only

Week One
Sept 1st   Catholic Memorial HS 61   Oak Creek HS 12
                 CMHS JV  5                       Oak Creek JV 10

Sept 6th   Kettle Moraine 12                Brookfield  39
                                              
Sept 8th   Fond Du Lac 0                     DSHA 94-0
                Pulaski   26                          DSHA JV  0

Sept 9th   Appleton 10                         Muskego/Vernon  39 (non-conference crossover match)

Week Two
Sept 11th  Pulaski 0                            Catholic Memorial 39 

Sept 15th  Fond Du Lac 0                  Oak Creek 20   (non-conference crossover match) 5pm

Sept 16th  Kettle Moraine 65             Appleton 5   6pm

Sept 17th  DSHA jv 65                       Muskego-Vernon  7    845am

                 DSHA   86                         Brookfield 0               10am

Week Three
Sept 22nd  Oak Creek  27                   DSHA jv 48                   515pm
                  Fond Du Lac 0                  Kettle Moraine 20          515pm

Sept 23rd   DSHA  33                         Catholic Memorial 0      5pm (non-conference crossover match)

Sept 24th   Appleton 5                        Brookfield 70              10am
                  Pulaski 20                         Muskego/Vernon 0      330pm

Week Four
Sept 29th  Fond Du Lac                      Appleton  5pm
                 Muskego/Vernon               Oak Creek 5pm

WGR Team and Board Contacts

Team and Board Member Contacts for the 2016-2017 WGR Season are listed on the left hand side of this blog.

If anyone is interested in being involved with developing youth girls rugby in Wisconsin please contact a board member.  

State 7's Archive

2016    1st  Oak Creek HS         2nd  Fond Du Lac               Location:  The Crossroads, Cottage Grove
2015    1st  Brookfield               2nd  Catholic Memorial      Location:  The Crossroads, Cottage Grove
2014    1st  Catholic Memorial  2nd  Oak Creek HS             Location:  Brookfield Soccer Cmplx

High School Girls Rugby National Invitational Championship Tournament 2016

An archival record of the 2016 Girls NIT:

SINGLE SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
DIVISION I
QF: Catholic Memorial 22-7 McMinn
QF: Summit 26-14 State College
QF: Divine Savior Holy Angels 24-5 Warsaw
QF: St. Joseph 17-15 Kahuku
SF: Summit 17-0 Catholic Memorial
SF: St. Joseph 19-17 Divine Savior Holy Angels
Cons SF: State College 34-10 McMinn
Cons SF: Kahuku def Warsaw (kick tiebreaker)

7th Place: Warsaw (Ind) 43-28 McMinn (TN)
5th Place: Kahuku (HA) 28-10 State College (PA)
3rd Place: DSHA (WI) 25-0 Catholic Memorial (WI)
Final: St. Joseph 2(OH) 9-14 Summit (CO)

DIVISION II
Penn 31-12 Kansas City
Penn 46-0 Sebastian River
Hudson 44-7 Oak Creek
Hudson 26-9 Broken Arrow
Kansas City 15-12 Sebastian River
Broken Arrow 24-7 Oak Creek
5th Place: Kansas City 30-26 Oak Creek (WI)
3rd Place: Broken Arrow (OK) 32-7 Sebastian River (FL)
Final: Penn (Ind) 40-29 Hudson (OH)

A few notes:

-This marked the first time in school history that St Joseph's Academy from Ohio had ever defeated DSHA.  It is their first-ever national championship.   They completed an impressive run through a tough bracket.

-The support of collegiate women's rugby programs was readily apparent as Lindenwood University Women's Rugby provided support and facilities for the historic event.  Collegiate coaches were on site recruiting from Life University, Penn State University, Notre Dame College, Quinnipiac University, Sacred Heart University, Brown, Harvard, and Wayne State.

-Club teams, all from the west plus Morris representing the east, competed at Central Washington University over the same weekend with Sacramento winning their third national title over Fallbrook, whose streak of five consecutive titles ends.

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
QF Play-in: South Bay 10-7 Morris ...
QF Play-in: Capital 5-0 Land Park
QF: Fallbrook 41-0 Capital
QF: United 15-12 Danville
QF: Sacramento 24-7 South Bay
QF: Pleasanton 13-10 Kent
SF: Fallbrook 17-5 United
SF: Sacramento 34-12 Pleasanton

9th Place: Land Park (CA) 19-15 Capital (ID)
7th Place: Morris (NJ) 19-17 Kent (WA)
5th Place: Danville (CA) 22-20 South Bay (CA)
3rd Place: United (UT) 29-10 Pleasanton (CA)
Final: Sacramento (CA) 24-15 Fallbrook (CA)

ARCHIVAL RECORD:

2016   Single School        Champion:  St Joseph's Academy, OH       Location:  St Charles, MO
                                          2nd:              Summit High School, CO
                                          3rd:              DSHA High School, WI
                                          Div2:            Penn HS, Ind

            Club                     Champion:   Sacramento                              Location:  Bellingham, WA
                                          2nd:              Fallbrook
                                          3rd:               United

Year   Champion               2nd                         3rd                             Location                  Division 2

2015   Fallbrook, CA           Kent, WA                Danville, CA            Pittsburgh, PA              South Bay, CA

2014   Fallbrook, CA           Amazons, CA          DSHA, WI                Pittsfield, MA              Pleasanton, CA

2013   Fallbrook, CA           Kent, WA                 DSHA, WI                Racine, WI                 Fullerton, CA

2012   Fallbrook, CA           Lakewood, OH        DSHA, WI                Palo Alto, CA

2011   Fallbrook, CA           Amazons, CA          DSHA, WI                Sandy, UT

2010   Amazons, CA           Fallbrook, CA          DSHA, WI                Sandy, UT

2009   DSHA, WI                Lakewood, OH        Amazons, CA            Pittsburgh, PA

2008   DSHA, WI                Lakewood, OH        Amazons, CA            Pittsburgh, PA

2007   DSHA, WI                Kent, WA                 Vernon, WI                Milwaukee, WI

2006   DSHA, WI                Kent, WA                 Ft. Collins, CO          Portland, ME

2005   DSHA, WI                Kent, WA                 Vernon, WI               Milwaukee, WI

2004   DSHA, WI                Kettle Moraine, WI  Amazons, CA           Burbank, CA

2003   Amazons, CA           Ft. Collins, CO        Kettle Moraine, WI    Kansas City, MO

2002   Kent, WA                 Haverford, PA         Northshore, WI         Seattle, WA
2001   Ft. Collins, CO         DSHA, WI               Kent, WA                  Ft. Collins, CO

2000   Ft. Collins, CO         DSHA, WI               Wayzata, MN           Milwaukee, WI

 

 

Midwest High School Girls Rugby Championship Archive 2016

Another chapter was added to the history of the Midwest high school girls rugby championships this past weekend as 18 teams converged on the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Indiana.

DSHA prevailed in a 10-7 victory over Catholic Memorial High School.   St Joseph's Academy won the bronze medal match against Warsaw, Indiana.

Midwest Saturday
First Round
CMH 27 - Plainfield 10
Warsaw 19 - Hudson 10
DSHA 45 - Penn 5
 St Joseph's Academy 31- Brookfield 0

Second Round
CMH 39 - Warsaw 0
DSHA 17 - St Joseph's Academy 10
Hudson 35 - Plainfield 5
Penn 22 - Brookfield 5

Sunday Final Round

7th Place: Brookfield, WI 22 Plainfield, IL 5
5th Place: Penn, IN 17 Hudson, OH 15
3rd Place: St. Joes, OH 36 Warsaw, IN 7...
1st Place: DSHA (WI) 10 Catholic Memorial (WI) 7

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
            

Girls High School Rugby Nationals 2016 (updated April 9th)

The 2016 Girls High School Rugby National Tournament will bring together competitors from at least nine different states at the historic May 20th-22nd event held at Lindenwood University's Hunter C Stadium in St Charles, MO.   Although this is the 17th Annual National Tournament, this is the first ever championship to include single school brackets.

"We are thrilled to host the Girls High School Rugby Championship.  When we were approached with the opportunity to support girls rugby at our University and the growth at this level, it was a no brainer. The competition will give more students a chance to see some of the top facilities in the Nation and the support our University has for the sport. Our hopes are to continue to open student-athletes and families eyes to opportunities that are available at the next level,"  said Coach Billy Nicholas of Lindenwood University. 

In a reflection of the significant growth in girls high school teams across the country, nine of the competing teams did not compete at last year's event.  Seven of these programs have never competed at the annual National High School Girls Tournament before 2016, which first began with a six team competition in 2000.

"Bringing more teams together to compete at this level is what it's all about.  The competition at a national tournament is a great challenge and still, at its heart, this is always developmental at the same time.  The experience these young women take back from playing diverse teams and styles from coast to coast is what makes a national tournament a yearly once-in-a lifetime competition," said John Klein, chair of the grassroots organizing committee.  

"This expansion to offer a single school competition is the next logical step in the growth of the game," said  John Waliszewski of the organizing committee, which brings together teams from the South, West, East, and Midwest.

There will be two tiers of competitive brackets plus a third festival or b-side bracket, which features GHSAA asst. coach Anna Kunkel's own team from Kansas City.

Organizers remain open to adding competitors should teams be looking to attend this historic high school event. 

Ohio's Hudson expressed excitement over being invited to compete and just confirmed funding and travel plans.  Idaho's Capitol, an inner city single school team,  has also expressed an interest in competing.   "We keep finding more and more competitive single school teams as word spreads," added Klein.

"Looking at the big picture, we're looking at 20 high school age teams, maybe more, all competing across the country if you include eight club teams from the parallel event.  The national tournament has never been stronger,"  commented Klein.

2016 National High School Tournament Competitors

Broken Arrow High School (OK)

Catholic Memorial HS (WI)

Divine Savior Holy Angels HS(WI)  Hudson High School (OH) Kahuku High School (HI) McMinn Cnty HS (Tribe)(TN) Oak Creek High School (WI)

Penn High School (Ind) Sebastian River High School (Fl) St Joseph's Academy (OH)

State College High School (Pa) Summit High School (CO)

Warsaw High School  (IN)