Midwest High School Thunderbird Boys to Travel to Las Vegas

The Midwest Thunderbird Boys will head to Las Vegas this weekend to compete in a high school sevens tournament. This tournament will be held in conjunction with The Las Vegas Sevens. Good luck to the Thunderbird Boys!

Name	Team	State
Berkenpas, Ian	Rockford	MI
Farmer, Jalen	Fox Valley	IL
Gent, Jacob	Rockford	MI
Gill, John	St. Edward	OH
Johns, Jaden	Sycamore	IL
Lindsay, Liam	Glen Ellyn	IL
Norman, Fin	St. Edward	OH
O'Reilly, Lee	Lake Forest	IL
Reese, Cameron	Pulaski	WI
Riley, Jimmy	St. Edward	OH
Stevenson, Aaron	Montini	IL
Trimarco, Ricardo	Montini	IL
Hall, John	Fox Valley	IL
Coaches
Nolan Day
Mike Norman

Midwest High School Girls go 3-0 in Florida

The Midwest Thunderbird High School Girls toured Florida this past weekend and played some very fine rugby defeating USA South twice and also defeating the Florida High School All-Stars. Makenna Tuman (North Pitt) led all scoring with 20 points.

Midwest Thunderbirds 22

USA South 17

Midwest Thunderbirds 43

USA South 17

Midwest Thunderbirds 24

Florida High School All-Stars 5

Thunderbird Scoring

Makenna Tuman 20

Alle English 18

Abby Terpstra 12

Ava Denner 9

Jada Morris 5

Libby Moser 5

Delaney Moyer 5

Gina Pollice 5

Emily Rahja 5

Anna Walters 5

Thunderbird Roster

		Club	SRO
Anselme	Becca	Ankeny	IA
Boing	Aubrey	Brunswick	OH
Cancian	Molly	Brunswick	OH
Crow	Haley	Catholic Memorial	WI
Cunningham	Aly	Catholic Memorial	WI
Denner	Ava	Des Moines Roosevelt	IA
Driver	Taylor	North Central	IN
English	Alle	Watkins	OH
Farmer	Abby	Lane Tech	IL
Hensel	Anna	North Central	IN
Hoch	Grace	St. Joseph Academy	OH
Hoch	Kayla	Orchard Park	NY
Hyde	Alexandra	Sparta Rock	MI
Julich	Sydney	Ankeny	IA
Kayser	Abby	Divine Savior	WI
Klenz	Jenna	Divine Savior	WI
Knoblach	Lauren	Hudson	OH
Knutson	Gwen	Brookfield	WI
Koorndyk	Hannah	Grandville	MI
Locke	Natalie	Warsaw	IN
Loew	Cici	Grandville	MI
Morris	Jada	Des Moines Roosevelt	IA
Moser	Libby	North Central	IN
Moyer	Delany	Brownsburg	IN
Peterson	Savannah	Divine Savior	WI
Pieters	Angelina	Catholic Memorial	WI
Pollice	Angelina	Grandville	MI
Rahja	Emily	Mentor	OH
Ramirez	Zoe	Perrysburg	OH
Reed	Megan	Westfield	IN
Regan	Reese	Hudson	OH
Sarber	Hanna	Grandville	MI
Taylor	Haley	Westfield	IN
Terpstra	Abby	Hopkins	MN
Terwilliger	Erin	Orchard Park	NY
Tuman	Makenna	North Pitt	PA
Twitty	Jayla	Walnut Hills	OH
Walters	Anna	Hudson	OH
Ward	Erin	St. Joseph Academy	OH
Wetter	Maggie	Brunswick	OH
Wright	Meg	Catholic Memorial	WI
Youngblood	Mackenzie	Divine Savior	WI
Zielinski	Allexus	St. Joseph Academy	OH

Midwest Girls to Tour Ireland

The Midwest Girls High School Thunderbirds will be touring Ireland From August 2^nd to 11, 2019. This is the groups first tour to Europe. Head coach Garrett Fisher is still looking to add 6 players to the roster.

Ireland Roster 

Crow, Haley - Catholic Memorial (WI)

Hensel, Anna - North Central (IN)

Knutson, Gwen - Brookfield Bruisers (WI)

Moyer, Delany - Brownsburg (IN)

Pollice, Angelina -  Grandville (MI)

Rahja, Emily – Mentor (OH)

Boing, Aubrey - Brunswick (OH)

Driver, Taylor - North Central (IN)

English, Alle – Watkins (OH)

Hyde, Alexandra - Sparta (MI)

Julich, Sydney - Ankeny (IA)

Klenz, Jenna - Divine Savior (WI) 

Locke, Natalie – Warsaw (IN)

Moser, Libby - North Central (IN)

Ochoa, Adilene -  Grandville (MI)

Peterson, Savannah - Divine Savior (WI)

Readence, Jourdan – Brunswick (OH)

Reed, Megan - Westfield (IN) 

Twitty, Jayla - Walnut Hills (OH)

Ward, Erin - St. Joseph Academy (OH)

Wright, Meg - Catholic Memorial (WI)

Youngblood, Mackenzie - Divine Savior (WI) 

Zielinski, Allexus - St. Joseph Academy (OH)

Cunningham, Aly - Catholic Memorial (WI)

Kayser, Abby - Divine Savior (WI)

Top High School Boys Teams to Play for Midwest Championship

Some of the best high school boys teams in the country will face each other in the Midwest High School Boys Championship at the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Indiana this weekend. St. Edward(OH), St. Ignatius(OH), Penn(IN) and Royal Irish(IN) are ranked with the top clubs in the country.

In years past, the tournament has split single school teams and multi-school teams. This year, the two divisions have been merged to create the strongest bracket of eight possible. Which team will emerge as champion is anyone's guess.

There will also be a tier 2 bracket of eight along with a JV division, festival division, and developmental division. All in all, there will be 33 teams playing this weekend in Elkhart.

Catholic Memorial Tops Divine Savior

The Midwest Girls High School Rugby Championship was held this past weekend and a new champion emerged. Divine Savior, who had won every Midwest championship since 2003 was bested by Wisconsin rival Catholic Memorial 25-22. Both teams have pulled away from the rest of the Midwest pack with Catholic Memorial beating Lane Tech 69-10, and Warsaw 66-12. Divine Savior won both their matches over Hudson 60-0, and St. Joseph 71-7. In the final, both sides traded leads with Catholic Memorial pulling ahead to stay with 5 minutes left.

Final School Standings:

1. Catholic Memorial(WI)
2. Divine Savior(WI)
3. St. Joseph(OH)
4. Warsaw(IN)
5. Grandville(MI)
6. Hudson(OH)
7. Lane Tech(IL)
8. Penn(IN)

The club division had a close final as well, with two Ohio teams in the finals. Walnut Hills edged Brunswick 22-17. To reach the finals, Brunswick won matches over Pulaski 21-14, and KC United 34-15. Walnut Hills won their matches over Hopkins 40-10, and Brookfield 15-7.

Final Club Standings:

1. Walnut Hills(OH)
2. Brunswick(OH)
3. Pulaski(WI)
4. Brookfield(WI)
5. KC United(MO)
6. Hopkins(MN)

Perrysburg(OH) bested Amherst(OH) 22-15 in the Open Division Championship and Divine Savior won the JV Championship.

High School Girls Play for Midwest Championship

This weekend teams from seven states will converge on the Moose Rugby Grounds in Elkhart, Indiana for the Midwest High School Girls Championship. The School Division will be a strong field of 8 with Catholic Memorial from Wisconsin earning the top seed. Last year's national champion, Divine Savior, (Also from Wisconsin) will provide stiff competition. Rounding out the school bracket will be Lane Tech (IL), Grandville (MI), Warsaw (IN), St. Joseph Academy (OH), Penn (IN) and Hudson (OH).

In the Club Division, last year's Midwest Champion - Hopkins out of Minnesota will return along with Brookfield (WI), KC United (MO), Pulaski (WI), Walnut Hills (OH) and Brunswick (OH). It is a very even field, and it's anyone's guess as to who will come out on top.

The Open Bracket will be strong again with Oak Creek (WI), Perrysburg (OH) and Amherst (OH) competing for the Open Championship.

Results will be posted on the website www.midwestyouthrugby.com.  

Midwest Girls U-19 Thunderbirds Shine in Florida

Midwest Girls U-19 Thunderbirds Shine in Florida

The Thunderbirds recent Florida tour produced victories over the Florida U-20 all stars and the Florida High School all stars by scores of 92-0 and 91-0. Clara Lemal-Brown led the way with 8 trys in the two matches. Scoring for the Thunderbirds:

Clara Lemal-Brown 40pts

Regina Baldaldo 31pts

Alle English 30pts

Saher Hamden 15pts

Kpenkai Carter 10pts

Sophia Haley 10pts

Matja Saarenheimo-Vanderhorst 10pts

Maia Breeden 5 pts

Quarille Howard 5pts

Sydney Julich 5pts

Lina Lucas 5pts

Emily Morris 5pts

Areliz Rivera 5pts

Thunderbird Roster

Regina Baldado - St. Joseph Academy, Ohio

Mahina Beates - Brunswick, Ohio

Maia Breeden - Hudson, Ohio 

Kpenkai Carter - Armstrong, Minn. 

Samira Colbert - Hudson, Ohio

Alle English - unattached, Ohio

Izzi Gibbon - Walnut Hills, Ohio

Sophia Haley - Hopkins, Minn. 

Saher Hamdan - Lakewood, Ohio

Quarille Howard - Hopkins, Minn. 

Sydney Julich - Ankeny, Iowa

Clara Lemal-Brown - Hudson, Ohio

Natalie Locke - Warsaw, Ind. 

Bella Lubsey - Bruisers, Wisc. 

Lina Lucas - Avon, Ind. 

Emily Morris - Pulaski, Wisc. 

Raina Perciak - Brunswick, Ohio

Areliz Rivera - Bruisers, Wisc. 

Matja Sarrenheimo-Vanderhorst - Grandville, Mich.
Haley Taylor - Hamilton United, Ind.

Upcoming Camps

Grand Rapids, Michigan – April 14

Denison University, Ohio – July 26-29

Wisconsin – Mid May – Tentative

Ohio, Indiana, and Iowa - Tentative