Wisconsin Girls Rugby has named its All-State Team for the 2019 15s season, as well as the award recipients for Team Sportsmanship and Spirit of the Game. Ten teams contributed 19 forwards and 21 backs to the All-State Team, which saw state champion Divine Savior Holy Angels (12) and runner-up Catholic Memorial High School (10) account for more than half of the selections.
2019 Wisconsin Girls Rugby All State Team
FORWARDS
Name – Year, Team (School)
Elizabeth Ausloos – Senior, Pulaski (Oconto Falls HS)
Georgia Barczak – Senior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Evelyn Barta – Junior, Catholic Memorial HS
Skyler Brackob – Senior, Knightmares (Oconomowoc HS)
Mary Burns – Junior, Catholic Memorial HS
Haley Crow*+^ – Senior, Catholic Memorial HS
Soraya Keiser – Senior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Mackenna Marinello – Senior, Bruisers (Elkhorn HS)
Carly Nigro – Sophomore, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Rachel Nitka – Junior, Catholic Memorial HS
Hannah Pfersch*+ – Senior, Hamilton HS
Angelina Pieters*+ – Senior, Catholic Memorial HS
Eleanor Rehmann – Junior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Bekah Schmitz – Senior, Knightmares (Pewaukee HS)
Sonia Spitz – Senior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Elizabeth Susek – Sophomore, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Georgia Uselman – Senior, MadTown Furies (James Madison Memorial HS)
Ellie Villnow – Junior, Panthers Rugby Club (SPASH) Amherst HS
Maura Walsh – Sophomore, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
* 2018 Wisconsin AST
+ 2017 Wisconsin AST
^ 2016 Wisconsin AST
BACKS
Name – Year, Team (School)
Skylar Allen – Senior, Knightmares (Pewaukee HS)
Aly Cunningham*+ – Junior, Catholic Memorial HS
Laci Crow – Sophomore, Catholic Memorial HS
Lauren Ferge – Junior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Taylor Fryda – Senior, Hamilton HS
Alexis Haskins*+ – Senior, Catholic Memorial HS
Katie Heinrich*+ – Senior, Knightmares (Oconomowoc HS)
Jaclyn Jarosz*+^ – Senior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Libby Klich – Junior, Oshkosh (Appleton North HS)
Abigail Kayser*+ – Senior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Valentina Medrano*+ – Senior, Catholic Memorial HS
Molly McGuire – Senior, Panthers Rugby Club (SPASH) (Home School)
Danielle McQuillan – Junior, Pulaski (Pulaski HS)
Lucy Mueller – Senior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Emme Ohnmacht – Junior, Catholic Memorial HS
Leah Preuss – Junior, Bruisers (Brookfield Central HS
Lexi Scott – Senior, Pulaski (Pulaski HS)
Gracie Smith – Senior, Panthers Rugby Club (SPASH) (Stevens Point Area HS)
Nadia Trinh – Senior, Pulaski (Pulaski HS)
Halle Quadracci – Junior, Divine Savior Holy Angels HS
Bayli Wisialowski – Junior, Oak Creek HS
* 2018 Wisconsin AST
+ 2017 Wisconsin AST
^ 2016 Wisconsin AST
Wisconsin Girls Rugby 2019 League Awards
Team Sportsmanship Award: Madison-Oshkosh
For their noteworthy efforts to grow girls rugby in two different parts of the state, an hour away from each other. The two programs came together to compete in 15s every week and did so with positive energy and spirit. Their socials were noteworthy throughout the league for their hospitality and friendliness.
Spirit of the Game Award: Betsy Wendelberger
For her efforts throughout Wisconsin to grow youth rugby. Betsy coached Kettle Moraine to its highest state finish in six years and she did so without any assistant coaches. She volunteers as an active member of the WGR Board and works with a youth rugby program each summer.
WGR League Contacts
Bruisers Rugby Club – Neil Grintjes neilgrintjes@yahoo.com
Catholic Memorial HS – John Waliszewski jwaliszewski@catholicmemorial.net
DSHA – John Klein chinnychinchin_2000@yahoo.com
Hamilton RFC – Barry Holloway hollba@hamilton.k12.wi.us
Knightmares – Betsy Wendelberger knightmaresrfc@gmail.com
MadTown Furies – Michel Johnson johnsonbone1@uwalumni.com
Oak Creek HS – Adrianne Maniscalco amaniscalco09@gmail.com
Oshkosh, Appleton, FDL – Matt Stenerson Caveman@OshkoshYouthRugby.Org
Pulaski – Fran Brunette Gbrugger20@yahoo.com
Stevens Point – Carrie Diamond cp9333@gmail.com
WI All-Stars – Jeff Noe jeff_noe_78@hotmail.com