The 2024 Fall Conference 15's season in Wisconsin Girls Rugby is one of great transition into a new era.
Coming in are new programs: Greenfield HS in Milwaukee and Fox Cities from the Fox River Valley area.
Moving on are some long-term coaches like the retired Boris Turcinovic (assistant coach at DSHA).
Every year sees many great kids and standouts graduate, but this past May's graduation includes an unusually significant number of standouts.
Three-time all state players like the veteran 9-10-12 combination at DSHA of Walsh, Coffu, and Okeef have all graduated. It seemed like they had been starting in league play forever. Three time all state flyhalf Lucy Wilson has also graduated from CMH and is moving on to Notre Dame University.
The tall #8 Melanie Sanchez has moved on to Quinnipiac University where she started in their NIRA opener on 9/31 against Brown.
Gone as well is one of the faces of the SPASH program in Stevens Point as standout Scout Spadoni, a two-time all stater, has moved on to college rugby too, joining the fast-growing Frostburg St. She started at number eight as well in a notable two-try debut.
Visible players like scrumhalf Grace Beatty from Hamilton (headed to Lander U.) and Cece Stowers (Davenport) are moving on to the next level.
In their place are many unknowns. New combos at flyhalf and tight head prop and 15 are scattered throughout the league. In their place are 19 juniors form DSHA, many of whom move up from JV. In the place of graduates and standouts are talented youth from flag programs at Hamilton HS and Madison and Green Bay who've moved up to contact rugby. In their place is a lot of excitement and hope. It's anyone's year.
Week One: (League Opening Weekend) Saturday Sept 14th
Green Bay @ DSHA 10am Brown Deer Park
Catholic Memorial @ DSHA JV 12pm Brown Deer Park
Hamilton @ Bruisers 10am Nashotah Park
Greenfield @Stevens Point
Week 2 Saturday Sept 21st
Hamilton HS @ Catholic Memorial HS 10am Minooka Park
Bruisers @ Madison Furies 10am Nashotah Park
DSHA @ Stevens Point Area HS 10am 600 Maria Drive
Fox Cities @ Green Bay
Week 3 Saturday Sept 28th
Greenfield HS @ DSHA 930am Brown Deer Park
Bruisers @ DSHA JV 1045am Brown Deer Park
Hamilton HS @ Madison Furies 10am Cottage Grove
Stevens Point Area HS @ Fox Cities 10am Greenville Lions Park
Week 4 Saturday Oct 5th
Catholic Memorial HS @ Bruisers 10am Nashotah
Stevens Point Area HS @ Green Bay 10am Barney Williams Field
Greenfield HS @ Fox Cities 10am Greenville Lions Park
DSHA jv @ Madison Furies 10am Cottage Grove
Week 5 Saturday Oct 12th
DSHA jv @ Hamilton 10am Nashotah Park
DSHA @ Fox Cities 12pm Nashotah Park
Madison Furies @ Catholic Memorial HS 10am Minooka Park
Green Bay @ Greenfield 10am TBD
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