The 2024 Old North State Invitational occurs this Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 9-10 at Guilford College, in Greensboro, N.C. It’s a 15s rugby tournament, and the girls’ division includes five teams — perfect for two 45-minute games per day. This post will add rosters as they circulate. [lead photo c/o @AtlantisRugby]

ATLANTA VALKYRIES

The Valkyries return as the 2023 runner-up and have been busy playing 7s this fall. On Oct. 28, the team traveled to Knoxville, Tenn., for the annual Halloween 7s tournament, which also serves as a final tune-up for Tennessee teams readying for their state 7s championship (Father Ryan won the trophy last weekend). The Valkyries swept the field. Read more and watch a replay of team’s games. This weekend’s team will be a little bit younger and less experienced relative to the Halloween 7s squad, as some injuries have creeped into the lineup, but look for stellar leadership in seniors Ari Pappas and Sara Zavieh, both of whom have played at the representative level.

Larklin Andrews — Fr
Maggie Birdsell — Jr
Kiley Campbell — Sr
Savannah Cifu — Soph
Lily Courtney — Fr
Adria Doyle — Soph
Jera Doyle — Sr
Abby Hales — Sr
Cora Kerr — Fr
Jayelle Jones — Jr
Michelle Liu — Fr
Eden McAdams — Jr
Ari Pappas — Sr
Gracie Schmidt — Sr
Brynn Stephens — Jr
Laci Tacket
Ilona Vivanco — Sr
Reese Wagner — Fr
Kaiya Wrigley — Jr
Sara Zavieh — Sr

ATLANTIS

After building a legacy as an elite 7s entity, the Atlantis U18 girls are delving into 15s for the first time in program history. Atlantis Academy Director Jack Foley oversaw a six-week 15s training program in Conshohocken this fall, building toward Old North State as well as the New York 7s later this month. Brittany Vegso will serve as the girls’ head coach in North Carolina. A U18 boys’ team is heading south as well.

There are 23 players on the girls’ team, and they primarily hail from Pennsylvania. Doylestown (7) and Rugby PA 7s champion Downingtown (5) lead selections, but there are also representatives from Colorado, New Jersey and New York. Juniors (11) are the best represented, followed by seniors (7), sophomores (4) and one freshman in Kayla Robinson.

Siena Accardi — Doylestown, PA (Jr)
Maggie Barnes — Conestoga HS, PA (Jr)
Allie Beckenhauer — Doylestown, PA (Sr)
Sasha Brown — Conestoga, PA (Soph)
Sydney Haddon — Doylestown, PA (Jr)
Maggie Hoffman-Long — Cumberland Valley, PA (Jr)
Peyton Langworthy — Orchard Park, NY (Jr)
Mackenzie Marks — Morris, NJ (Jr)
Abbey McGettigan — Downingtown, PA (Soph)
Lily McGettigan — Downingtown, PA (Sr)
Bridget McGonigle – Pensbury, PA (Jr)
Sarah McKeown — Conestoga, PA (Jr)
Erin Mordosky — Downingtown, PA (Jr)
Ellie Nurss — Moon Area, PA (Jr)
Noelle Robinson — Doylestown, PA (Soph)
Kayla Robinson — Doylestown, PA (Fr)
Nora Rosenberg — Doylestown, PA (Jr)
Deliliah Staberg — Summit, CO (Sr)
Jocelyn Terry — Doylestown, PA (Sr)
Akayla Towles — Downingtown, PA (Sr)
Campbell Way — Knightmare, PA (Soph)
Morgan Whelan — Downingtown, PA (Sr)
Emily Wright — Moon Area, PA (Sr)

NORTH CAROLINA (2)

The NCYRU All-Stars are entering two U18 girls’ teams, each with 20 players representing 10 rugby programs across the state. Olivia Spremberg (Raleigh Redhawks) and Sarah Lyons (Hough HS) are the captain and co-captain, respectively, for the NC Blue side. Captain Abbey Pullum (Hoke County) and vice captain London Key (Charlotte Cardinals) are the lead voices for NC Grey. All told, there 18 seniors, 11 juniors, five sophomores and six freshmen.

NC BLUE
Alaina Sandberg — Raleigh Cobras (Jr)
Alana Reece — Raleigh Cobras (Sr)
Bailey Borum Gray — Hough High School (Sr)
Brooke Brantley — Raleigh Cobras (Sr)
Camila Rodriguez-O’Donnell — Chapel Hill Highlanders (Sr)
Erneasia Vinton — Clayton Rugby (Jr)
Haley Falcone — Raleigh Cobras (Sr)
Isabella Hoffman — Hough High School (Jr)
Laella Maeve Delaney — Raleigh Cobras (Sr)
Lillian Desoto — Raleigh Cobras (Soph)
Louisa Hinds — Raleigh Cobras (Jr)
Maddie Leiner — Raleigh Redhawks (Jr)
Maia Koppany — Charlotte Cardinals (Sr)
Mersadees Washington — Raleigh Redhawks (Sr)
Nakato Myers — Raleigh Redhawks (Jr)
Olivia Spremberg (C) — Raleigh Redhawks (Sr)
Sara Butler — Charlotte Cardinals (Jr)
Sarah Lyons (VC) — Hough High School (Sr)
Sophie Nebel — Charlotte Tigers (Sr)
Tanner Avery — Raleigh Cobras (Soph)

NC GREY
Aaliyah Mathews — Raleigh Cobras (Sr)
Abbey Pullem (C) — Hoke County (Jr)
Ai Ebisawa — Charlotte Cardinals (Sr)
Annora Leaf — Chapel Hill Highlanders (Jr)
Ayana Parlor — Hoke County (Soph)
Beulah Sol — Charlotte Tigers (Fr)
Brooke Everson — Chapel Hill Highlanders (Sr)
Ena Scott-Benson — Chapel Hill Highlanders (Fr)
Evelyn Brown — Charlotte Tigers (Sr)
Hanna Ortego — Raleigh Cobras (Sr)
Hope Allison — Charlotte Tigers (Sr)
Janelle Correa — Sandhills Sharks (Jr)
Kiley VanHoozer — Southern Pines Rugby (Soph)
Korie Reese — Hoke County (Jr)
Lisa-Jean Foley — Raleigh Redhawks (Fr)
London Key (VC) — Charlotte Cardinals (Fr)
Marissa Langdon — Raleigh Cobras (Fr)
Quin Matthis — Raleigh Cobras (Fr)
Reva Jain — Chapel Hill Highlanders (Soph)
Viviane Skenteris — Charlotte Cardinals (Sr)

OHIO AVIATORS

The Ohio Aviators are fielding both girls’ and boys’ teams and will be boarding busses for Greensboro, N.C., on Friday morning. Twenty players represent the girls’ team and they hail from six different teams: Highland, Perry, Perrysburg, Walnut Hills, Watkins Memorial and Pennsylvania’s West Pitt (which played in and won the Rugby Ohio 7s series this fall). Stella Skolmowski was also selected for the trip but suffered an injury during fall 7s.

Tiara Alo — Walnut Hills
Maggie Booher — Watkins Memorial
Cosi Carey — Highland
Adina Castillo — Perrysburg
Sieanna Duffy — Watkins Memorial
Caliope Fellouzis — Perry
Brooklyn Jones — Perry
Lila Ketron — Walnut Hills
Millie Ledbetter — Walnut Hills
Maggie Mantel — Perrysburg
Reese Marshall — Walnut Hills
Myah Natorp — Walnut Hills
Amy Rolinc — Highland
Alyssa Prucha — Highland
Laura Selfinger — Watkins Memorial
Ava Steed — West Pitt
Alina Stretavski — Perrysburg
Ava Thayer — West Pitt
Emme Yonker — Perrysburg
Lulu Zeisloft — Perrysburg
*Selected but injured: Stella Skolmowski