Midwest Championship 2023 & Girls National Tournament 2023

 The 2023 Midwest Girls Championships is shaping up to once again be both competitive and filled with teams in a variety of brackets.  This may be the largest all-girls tournament in the country and is one of the few tournaments that can boast a healthy JV-Level 15's bracket.  A central location within driving distance for a good number of teams no doubt adds to the event size.

The MW Girls Championships take place April 29th and 30th on three grass fields at the Moose Rugby Grounds facility in Elkhart, Indiana.  The boys event takes place one weekend later at the same facility.  Any girls teams interested in competing in the top tier should communicate their interest at the link below.

I.The top tier is expected to feature a diverse mix of states and champions from across the Midwest:

Indiana:      Likely 2 from *Carrol, Penn or Warsaw (fresh off playing 15s in the fall Michigan league)

Michigan:   State champions ^Sparta Rock along with rival Grandville HS are expected to compete

Ohio:          Includes *St Joseph's Academy, plus possibly Brunswick, Highland, Mentor, or Watkins?

Wisconsin:  ^`DSHA along with Catholic Memorial HS

II.The JV tier has 4 teams registered and offers young players a chance to play young 15s sides:

Carrol, DSHA, St Joes, Warsaw

III. The Open Bracket includes: (other teams are expected to be added over the next few months)

Ft Wayne (IN)

Perrysburg (OH)

Penn HS (IN) or Warsaw (IN) if not in Championship tier

MW Championship Info can be found here.

MW Team Interest Registration can be found here.

^Fall 15s State Champs            -Spring 15s Champs

*Fall 7s Champs                        `Reigning MW Champ

Some Fall Updates on State Championships

St Josephs Academy (OH)  7s

Carrol HS (Ind)  7s

DSHA (WI)  15s

Additional News on Single School National Tournament Teams:

Summit (CO)  7s

Eagle (ID)  7s

2022 MW Standings:

(1) DSHA (WI), (2) Sparta Rock (MI), (3) CMHS (WI), (4) Carrol (IN)

(5) Grandville (MI), (6) Brunwick (OH), (7) Perrysburg (OH), (8) Highland (OH)

Spring 2023 Girls Rugby Dates

Spring 2023 Girls Rugby events:

The Midwest Girls Championship      April 29th-30th @Elkhart, Ind

James Foley Memorial Tournament   May 6th @ Waukesha, WI

The National Single School Championship (Division I & 2) May 20th & 21st @ TBD

WGR State Tournament 2022

 State Finals Oct 30th @Milw. County Sports Complex (Franklin)

6pm  1st:  DSHA HS 36 vs Hamilton HS 26

430.  3rd: Stevens Point HS 17 vs Brkfld/KM 20

300.  5th:  CMHS 35 vs DSHA HS jv 17

130.   7th:  Green Bay 48  vs Muskego HS 5

2022 WGR Final Standings

1 DSHA HS

2  Hamilton HS

3  Brookfield/KM

4  Stevens Point Area HS

5  Catholic Memorial HS

6  DSHA HS jv

7  Green Bay

8. Muskego HS

9. Madison

10 Pulaski

Historical Notes:

Hamilton HS became the sixth different Wisconsin Girls Rugby program to complete in a state championship match since a tournament format was adopted.

DSHA jv tied Brookfield-K, during the regular season.  BB-KM and DS jv finished tied for 2nd in conference.  The tie breaker was awarded to Brookfield-KM to advance them to the championship playoff rounds.

    

Madison and Pulaski did not compete at this year's state tournament.  

This is DSHA HS's 18th State Championship.

WGR State Championships (15's, Fall)

Year                1^st                                2^nd                   3^rd

2022                DSHA                         Hamilton HS   Brookfield/Kettle Moraine

2021                Catholic Memorial      DSHA             Hamilton HS

2020                -------------------------COVID WON-------------------------

2019                DSHA                         CMHS             Kettle Moraine

2018                DSHA                         CMHS             Hamilton HS

2017                Catholic Memorial      DSHA              Brookfield

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 State Semifinals Livestream Info

 Below is the link to the WGR Livestream Link.

This will be for the west field for the two top tier semifinals:

DSHA HS v Brookfield/Kettle Moraine  @10am

and

Hamilton HS vs Stevens Point Area HS  @11:15am

Many thanks to Zac Toman for coordinating and providing these.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DLBhAT1jno

WGR State Semifinals @ Cottage Grove Sat Oct 22nd

 Pairings confirmed.  

Schedule by Bracket.  Scores will be updated as received.  There is a spectator admission at the gate.

Held at the Madison United Rugby Complex in Cottage Grove, Wisconsin

10am      DSHA HS vs Brookfield-Kettle Moraine (Championship Semifinal)   EAST FIELD

11:15am Hamilton HS vs Stevens Point Area HS (Championship Semifinal)    WEST FIELD

11:15am  DSHA jv vs Muskego HS                   (Consolation Semifinal)  WEST FIELD  

10am       Green Bay vs Catholic Memorial HS (Consolation Semifinal)  WEST FIELD

12:30pm Madison/SPASH vs Hamilton JV        (JV match)   WEST FIELD  

Schedule by Time

10am - East Field - DSHA HS. 39 vs Brookfield:Kettle Moraine 0

10am -  Green Bay 12  vs CMH 68

11:15am - East Field - Hamilton  67  vs SPASH 5

11:15am - West Field - DSHA jv 54 vs Muskego HS 32

12:30pm - West Field - Furies/SPASH vs Hamilton JV

State Finals Oct 30th @Milw. County Sports Complex (Franklin)

1st:  DSHA HS vs Hamilton HS

3rd: Stevens Points Area HS vs Brookfield/Kettle Moraine

5th:  Catholic Memorial HS vs DSHA HS jv

7th:  Green Bay vs Muskego

9th:  Madison v Pulaski

WGR Final Regular Season Schedule & Scores

 The final week of the regular season approaches.  Scores will be added as they occur.

Saturday Oct 15th

Jeff Noe Conference Matches

Muskego 0 v DSHA 60  10am  @Muskego HS

Green Bay 40 v Pulaski 0.   10am  @Scray Park

Tony Oliver Conference

Catholic Memorial 7  v Brookfield/Kettle Moraine 15  @Minooka Park  9am

Madison v Hamilton (win)  @Cottage Grove 11am

Saturday Oct 22nd Playoffs @Cottage Grove:

Match Times: 

Championship Semifinals (1st-4th Place)

Match A:   JN#1 DSHA vs TO #2 Brookfield/KM

Match B:   TO#1 Hamilton vs JN#2 Stevens Point

Consolation Bracket (5th-9th Place)

Match C:   JN#3  Green Bay vs TO #4 CMH

Match D:   TO#3 DSHA jv vs JN#4 Muskego

TO#5 Madison vs JN #5 Pulaski play for 9th place at the state tournament and have a bye on Oct 22nd. 

STATE TOURNAMENT Oct 29th @ The Milw. County Sports Complex (Franklin)

Match Times:

9th Place  12pm    Pulaski vs Madison

7th Place  130pm  Losers of matches C & D

5th Place   3pm    Winners of matches C & D

3rd Place  430pm  Losers of semifinal matches A & B

1st Place   6pm     Winners of semifinal matches A & B

The Jeff Noe Conference:

DSHA   4-0

SPASH 3-1

Green Bay 2-2

Muskego 1-3

Pulaski 0-4

The Tony Oliver Conference:

Hamilton HS 4-0

Kettle Moraine/Brookfield Co-Op 2-1-1

DSHA jv  2-1-1

Catholic Memorial 1-3

Madison 0-4

WGR Week 4 Scores

 Saturday Oct 8th

Hamilton 53  Catholic Memorial 7

     A historic win for the Chargers as they take a commanding lead of their conference.  This would be the first conference title for the Hamilton program.  Memorial moves on to a big match with Kettle Moraine/Brookfield to end the regular season.  The winner has a chance to continue competing against the top tier of teams in the state semifinals.

DSHA 76 SPASH 0

    The Dashers run out big winners against a competitive Stevens Point side who will look to advance to the state semifinals against Hamilton in two weeks time.

DSHA jv 46  Madison 12

    The young Dashers continue their impressive streak behind a big day from their freshman #9, who scored multiple tries and converted several kicks.  DSHA JV is prohibited from playing against DSHA varsity in playoffs.  If not for that, what would their chances have been at winning a top tier medal this year?

Muskego 28  Pulaski 0

The Jeff Noe Conference:

DSHA   3-0

SPASH 3-1

Green Bay 1-2

Muskego 1-2

Pulaski 0-3

The Tony Oliver Conference:

Hamilton HS 3-0

Kettle Moraine/Brookfield Co-Op 1-1-1

DSHA jv  2-1-1

Catholic Memorial 1-2

Madison 0-2

WGR State Tournament Program Ads & Sponsorhip Due Oct 19th

 

WISCONSIN GIRLS RUGBY STATE TOURNAMENT SPONSORSHIP & AD INFO       

                               

Due Date: All ads to Betsy Wendelberger (WendelbergerE@Gmail.Com) by Wednesday, October 19th                 

Money: All checks made out to Wisconsin Girls Rugby.

*Anyone who purchased ad space will receive a receipt once payment is received.

Advertisement in tournament brochure:

·      $200  Full Page (7"  X 9 ½")      

·      $100  ½ Page (7" X 4 ½”)

·      $50     ¼ Page (3 ½ " X 4 ½ ")             

·      $25    Business Card (3 1/2 “X 2 ¼ ")

                  

**Black and White camera-ready artwork is preferred, but we are able to assist      in ad creation. Please have everyone send artwork to Betsy Wendelberger (WendelbergerE@Gmail.Com) 

PARENT ADS: If any parents want to buy ad space to cheer for their daughter/team, they may for the same prices as listed above. Great way to shout out your favorite player/team PLUS all proceeds go to Wisconsin Girls Rugby. This money is used for coaching certification grants, coach/player training, start-up grants for new teams, and many more opportunities to grow the game in our state.

                               

Table space for Collegiate Rugby Recruiters:                

Cost: $50 for a table at the tournament to hand out information and interact with parents and players. You will need to provide a table, the recruitment materials and chairs. Feel free to be creative with handouts and visual appeal. No t-shirt sales please.

 

Thank you for all your efforts to make this tournament as successful as it has been! We greatly appreciate your support and generosity!

WGR Match Schedule Oct 8th, 2022

WGR Conference Matches Saturday Oct 8th, 2022

Hamilton (2-0) v Catholic Memorial (1-1)  10am Nashotah Park

Muskego (0-2) v Pulaski (0-2)  10am Muskego HS

DSHA (2-0) v Stevens Point (3-0) 10am Dretzka Park

DSHA jv (1-1-1) v Madison (0-2) 1130am Dretzka Park

Bye Week:  

Brookfield/Kettle Moraine (1-1-1)

Green Bay (1-2)

WGR Week 3 Schedule & Scores

Friday Sept 30th

Catholic Memorial HS 20  vs DSHA JV 31   430pm  Nashotah Park

     For the first time in program history, DSHA's JV defeats Catholic Memorial's varsity.  The quality  

     of teams and coaching in the Tony Oliver conference is incredible. 

Saturday Oct 1st

Stevens Point 39 vs Green Bay  24. 10am  

     Stevens Point goes undefeated against teams from the northern half of the state.  They battle 

     DSHA for the conference title next weekend.

Pulaski (forfeit) vs DSHA (win)

Hamilton 31 vs Brookfield/Kettle Moraine 7  10am  Nashotah

     Hamilton solidifies their hold on the conference lead, heading into a match with CMHS, who they 

     have yet to defeat at the varsity level.

The Jeff Noe Conference:

SPASH 3-0

DSHA   2-0

Green Bay 1-2

Muskego 0-2

Pulaski 0-2

The Tony Oliver Conference:

Hamilton HS 2-0

Kettle Moraine/Brookfield Co-Op 1-1-1

DSHA jv  1-1-1

Catholic Memorial 1-1

Madison 0-2

WGR Week 2 Scores

 DSHA 56. Green Bay 14

DSHA jv 17  Brookfield/KM 17

CMHS  43 Madison 5

SPASH 27 Muskego 7

Bye:  Hamilton, Pulaski

The Jeff Noe Conference:

SPASH 2-0

DSHA 1-0

Green Bay 1-1

Pulaski 0-1

Muskego 0-2

The Tony Oliver Conference:

Catholic Memorial HS 1-0

Hamilton HS 1-0

Kettle Moraine/Brookfield Co-Op 1-0-1

DSHA jv  0-1-1

Madison 0-2

WGR Week 1 Scores & Standings 2022

Sat Sept 17th, 2022  WGR Week 1 Conference Play

Pulaski 12  Stevens Points Area HS 34

DSHA HS jv 0  Hamilton HS 38

DSHA HS jv2 18  Hamilton HS jv 0 (teams played a third half)

Green Bay 36  Muskego 7

Brookfield-KM  50  Madison 5

Bye Week:  DSHA, Catholic Memorial HS 

The Jeff Noe Conference:

SPASH 1-0

Green Bay 1-0

DSHA 0-0

Muskego 0-1

Pulaski 0-1

The Tony Oliver Conference:

Hamilton HS 1-0

Kettle Moraine/Brookfield Co-Op 1-0

CMHS 0-0

DSHA jv  0-1

Madison 0-1

Opening Weekend of WGR 2022

 Saturday Sept 17th    

10am Nashotah Park:  Brookfield-Kettle Moraine Co-Op    vs    Madison   

         Will be interesting to see how the merging of league President Betsy Wendelberger's team along with VP Joe Garcia's Brookfield squad progresses.  Madison has an early road test as they carry the flag for girls rugby in the state capitol.  Will Madison take a step towards the upper-echelon of the competition this season?

10am Dretzka Park:     DSHA HS JV vs Hamilton HS

     An early start for the young guns from DSHA against a senior-laden Hamilton team.  Where will Hamilton HS go this season after competing at the single school national tournament for the first team back in May?  

11am Scray Hill Park:   Green Bay Banshees vs Muskego HS

    Two young squads face off for an early barometer of their progress.  Muskego might very well have more playing numbers while Green Bay in their 2nd year in full conference play has some young athletes who've progressed through their flag program.

11am  Pulaski vs Stevens Point Area HS

     An early face off of northern teams.  SPASH has had a larger roster in recent seasons and will be interesting to see if that starts to pay off for them in conference competition.  Pulaski is the first of two teams now in the growing rugby hub of Green Bay and its direct vicinity.

Bye Week:  DSHA HS varsity and Catholic Memorial HS

Stay tuned for results and early conference standings.

WGR Fall 2022 Season Around the Corner

 The Fall 2022 Season is around the corner.  Teams have ramped up practices.   

A few scrimmages have occurred notably DSHA's JV side took on Muskego on Friday Aug 26th in a scrimmage.  Both teams, with strong numbers, were able to score a few tries.  DSHA's JV appears poised for a strong season with several players with experience returning.  Muskego as well showed improved with a year under their belt after reforming last season as a school supported program under Nina Rouse, an assistant athletic director at Muskego HS.

Pre-Season Matches take place Sept 9-10th, 2022 and include some cross-conference matchups: 

Hamilton hosts Madison 10:00am Nashotah Park

Hamilton hosts Muskego 11:15am Nashotah Park 

    (followed by the Oconomowoc Women's Match at 1pm)

*Others will be added as times confirmed

Summer Notes

 

--Congrats to USA u20s Aly Cunningham (Catholic Memorial HS, Waukesha Tag Rugby, and Sacred Heart Univ.)  and Payton Janicsek (Kettle Moraine).  The USA u20s and u23's travelled to Canada to play two matches.

--The North America 7s Selectside event took place this past weekend.  The teams, including the Badger Academy with several Wisconsin coaches, finished off the event with the SacPAL Amazons winning the final 19-17.  Order of finish:

1 Sacramento PAL Amazons, 2 Majestics, 3 Rhinos Rugby Academy

4 Sacramento Harlequins, 5 Pioneer 7s, 6 Pasefika

7 Eagle HS (Idaho), 8 Provo/Wasatch HS, 9 Pleasanton (CA)

10 Lamorinda (CA), 11 Badger Rugby Academy, 12 San Mateo (CA)

13 Mana, 14 Rocky Mountain, 15 Valkyrie

16 Rugby Colorado, 17 Bitteroot Koa, 18 Rock Rugby

19 Desert Warrior, 20 Rush Rugby

--EIRA (Eagle Impact Rugby Academy) took over 40 girls on a tour of Ireland, playing several matches on their tour.  Several Wisconsin student-athletes are participating including Catholic Memorial's Audrey Fryda playing for their u18 team and Green Bay Rugby Club's Carolina Martinez with Madison Furies' Cece Stowers playing for their u16 side.

--We apologize if we missed any others!

WGR Conference Alignment 2022-2023

 Wisconsin Girls Rugby, sources tell us, has settled on conference alignment for the upcoming Fall 2022 Girls High School Rugby State Championship season.  Featuring five teams in each conference, the season culminates in a semifinal round followed by the WGR State Tournament on Oct 30th at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex.  

The WGR State Tournament sees each conference team play to determine their final state ranking.

The Jeff Noe Conference:

DSHA HS, Green Bay, Muskego HS, Pulaski, Stevens Point Area HS

The Tony Oliver Conference:

Catholic Memorial HS, DSHA JV, Hamilton HS, Kettle Moraine/Brookfield Co-Op, Madison 

Conference Notes:

Tony Oliver coached the Highland (Homestead HS) team along with later founding the Oak Creek HS Girls team, where his younger daughter played rugby.  Born in South Africa, he was tragically killed riding his bicycle one early Sunday morning.

After playing last fall together as a co-op team, the Pulaski and Green Bay programs are playing as their own clubs, which is how they both started.  With multiple high schools over 1000 students in the vicinity, hopes are high that rugby can continue to appeal to the many student-athletes in the area (GB Preble, GW East, and Pulaski HS all have over 1000 students in addition to the smaller GB SW high school)

Muskego is in its 2nd season after a hiatus of several years.  As a school-supported program they have the potential to bring in strong participation numbers.

Several teams are looking to schedule additional JV matches which is an encouraging sign for the overall growth and health of the league.

The Kettle Moraine (Knightmares) along with Brookfield Bruisers are combining for the fall season due to low numbers.  Administrators are hopeful these two long-standing programs can improve their drawing power in the area.

The format of the Semi Final weekend on Oct 20th is TBD at this time. Organizers are unsure of returning to the Cottage Grove rugby facility for a tournament style semifinal event. 

Final Team Ranking for the Fall 2021 WGR Season (15's)*

1 Catholic Memorial

2 DSHA

3 Hamilton

4 Green Bay/Pulaski Co-Op

5 Brookfield (tie)

5 Stevens Point (tie)

7 DSHA JV

8 Kettle Moraine

9 Muskego

10 Madison

*Spring 2023 results would see DSHA retake the top ranking, having won the National Championship.

Ref Training July 30th, 2022

 Alumni, the rugby world needs your help.   Ref clinic coming up!

Contact: aprochniak@gmail.com

1st American to Captain Trinity University

 Genevieve Ruesch, a DSHA class of 2017 alumni, recently completed her career and degree at Trinity University in Dublin, Ireland.   In addition to being a regular starter at scrumhalf at Trinity, the #9 with an incredible pass became the first American to captain the successful Irish university team.  While Ruesch was a heavily recruited high school player during her time at DSHA she chose to pursue her literary and educational goals oversees and was able to continue her successful rugby career at the same time.

The first picture below captures her the second time she became a National Champion, granted her most recent is in a different country.  Her first was with DSHA in 2017 when she led her team to victory over Kahuku HS at the Girls Single-School National Tournament.  Her university side pictured below recently won the National Irish Touch Championship.  It's an idea we hear she's interested in promoting in the States as well. (Pictured bottom row, fourth from right)

Lakefront 7s 2022

 The Lakefront 7s has boasted a strong high school girls bracket the last two years and this year offered some nice variety of teams throughout the Midwest.   

This year, Michigan's Sparta Rock defeated Hamilton from Wisconsin in the final 50-0.   

Also competing were teams the Badger Select girls program, the Carrol Chargers of Indiana, Madison Furies, and the Chiefs of Illinois.

WGR HS Selects Defeat Minnesota Selects in 15's Rugby

 On Saturday June 18th, the Wisconsin Girls Rugby HS All Stars, coached by Jeff Noe traveled north to compete against Minnesota's select program.  Playing 15s on a perfectly sunny and 62 degree Saturday, the girls won 60-21.  Congrats to all the players who made the commitment to represent their state and to offer our northern neighbors an opportunity to learn and play more 15's.  Every girl who attended played and contributed.  For those unfamiliar with Coach Noe, he is one of the best and most experienced coaches in the Midwest having coached with Kettle Moraine girls, the USA u20s, Midwest select programs, and the NSCRO 7s All Stars, in addition to Winona St men's rugby.

Many thanks for Rugby Minnesota for playing 15's in an effort to get more kids playing.  Much of their league has shrunk the last few years and several teams have been playing 10s.

The "Trophy" is uniquely Midwest:

u23 Midwest Side Includes WGR Alumni

 The Midwest u23 squad, drawing players from colleges and clubs throughout a wide array of states, includes a number of WGR alumni this summer.   

     The team includes young athletes who have taken a variety of paths to continue playing.  One is a college freshman in an NCAA varsity Division 1 program, another is ending a long career at a non-NCAA scholarship program and another played club rugby in college and with an adult women's club.  Congrats to each on their success!

Name                       WGR Team                                  Current Team

Megan Bird             Oak Creek HS                            Davenport University

Aly Cunningham     Catholic Memorial HS               Sacred Heart University

Areliz Rivera            Brookfield                                 Milwaukee Scylla

Wisc Tag Rugby Seeks HS Players to Train as Refs

SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 2022 AT 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM CDT

Wisconsin Tag Rugby Referee Clinic (click here):
Current high school players are sought to ref flag tournaments this summer.  Help grow the game.
Check out the WTR website here.

2022 WGR 7s Season Concludes

 The 2022 Spring Wisconsin Girls Rugby Spring 7s series concluded this past weekend with Hamilton HS emerging as the series champions in both the D1 and D2 (developmental) brackets.  

Congrats to all the student-athletes and coaches from across the state who participated.  It's great to see so many young athletes playing.

Hamilton High School (10-1-1) tied with Brookfield (10-1-1) over the course of the three tournaments.  Following a tournament series point-system, Hamilton won the tie breaker to take 1st place.  

Green Bay finished third with a 6-4-2 record.

Hamiltons JV1 team won the 2nd division (developmental) trophy with an 11-1 record over the three tournaments.

WGR Class of 22 Varsity Collegiate Committments

 While the class of 2021 ws a big year for NCAA varsity college scholarship athletes from WGR, the Class of 2022 is much smaller, highlighting perhaps how some teams like DSHA, CMHS, and Hamilton have smaller senior classes than some other years.

The only WGR letter of intent in this year's class is also the first WGR athlete to attend Bowdoin College in Massachusetts.

Katie Stomma     Catholic Memorial High School        Bowdoin College (NCAA NIRA Div. 3)

Stay tuned as there may be another announcement or two at the end of the school year.

Last year's WGR NCAA scholar-athletes can be found here 

Girls High School Rugby National Tournament: Single School Historical Records

A few historical notes:

--DSHA won their 9th National Championship in 2022

--Despite playing many times over two decades this is the first time DSHA and Summit HS (CO) had met in the National Championship match. They are two of the oldest programs in the country.

--DSHA is the only team in the country to appear at every National Tournament.

--Eagle HS became the first Idaho team to medal.  This was their first appearance at Nationals.

--While Orchard Park has appeared several times in D1, this is their first appearance in D2 and first title in D2.

--This was the first Nationals held in Ohio and three local teams competed.

--This was the first appearance for multiple teams:  Eagle, Wando, Hamilton, Watkins, and Highland.  They each won at least one match.

Event Notes:

--In addition to being well-coached and talented, one theme that rang true for most of the D1 teams is that teams are also young.  Here's a breakdown of how many seniors were starters for each team:

    DSHA (3)

    Summit (5)

    Eagle, CMH, Hamilton (4)

    Wando (7)

     Grandville (only 1)

While graduating seniors are always difficult to replace, most of the D1 teams have the majority of their starters returning which has to be exciting for the future growth of girls rugby.

Girls HS Nationals Historical Records

2022 Single School Champion: DSHA HS, WI Location: Notre Dame College, OH

Runner-up: Summit HS, CO

3rd Place: Eagle HS, ID

D2: Orchard Park, NY

2019 Single School   Champion:  DSHA HS, WI Location:  Infinity Park, CO

  Runner-Up: Catholic Memorial HS, WI

                          3rd Place:  Summit HS, CO

2018 Single School       Champion:  Kahuku HS, HI                        Location:  MTSU, Tennessee

                                       Runner Up:  Catholic Memorial HS, WI  

                                       3rd:  DSHA HS, WI

                                       D2:  Broken Arrow, OK

2017 Single School        Champion:  DSHA HS, WI                           Location:  Elkhart, Ind

                                        Runner Up:  Kahuku HS, HA

                                        3rd:               Orchard Park, NY

                                        D2:                 Oak Creek HS, WI

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

    Year   Champion               2nd                         3rd                             Location                  D2

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