Practice Week of Sept. 30th

Hey Ladies

This weeks practices are being held at our home field Brookfield Christian. Same time as previously stated. Let anyone and everyone on our team know. Spread the word. Makes some calls. ETC.

Thanks!

Liza

Practices for the Week of Oct. 1

Next week the practice schedule will change temporarily. Practices will be as follows:

Monday: 4:00 to 6:00 at Dixon (i.e. normal practice)
Wednesday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. at Dixon
Thursday: 6:00 a.m. to 7:15 a.m. at Dixon

I know that the morning practices are bit of a hardship. However, making sure we are on-time so that we can get in two good training sessions prior to the weekend's game will be important to our continued success.

See you all there.

Week 3 Standings

Here are the week 3 results and standings .

Week 3 Results:

Conference A:

CMH (2-1) v. Muskego (1-2) 10-5 (4pts. for CMH; 1 pt. for Muskego)
DS-A v. KM 79-0 (5pts. for conference standings)

Conference B:

FDL (0-3) v. Vernon (3-0) (0-86) (forfeit -- 5pts )
Oak Creek v. DS-B [not reported] (0 points for conference play)

Non-Conference

Brookfield (2-0-1) v. Northshore (1-2) 42-0 (0pts for standings)


STANDINGS:
Conference A: (1) DS (15pts) (2) NS (6 pts.) (3) Muskego (5 pts.); (4) CMH ( 4pts.) (5) KM ( 0 pts).
Conference B: (1) Vernon (10pts.); (2) Brookfield (5pts), (3) FDL (0 pts.); Oak Creek (0 pts.).

Sept. 30 -- CHANGE IN LOCATION

The location for our game against Oak Creek has changed. We will be playing on a field located behind Oak Creek High School.

The directions are as follows:

From the I-94 take the Rawson exit. Go East on Rawson to Howell Ave (HW 38),
which is the first stop light after you pass Farm & Fleet. Turn right on Howell going South, until you reach Puetz Ave (3rd stop light). Turn left on Puetz going East. Go past the High School and turn into the parking lot at the back of the School. Field is to the east of the parking lot.

We will still be meeting at the Brookfield Square parking lot to carpool to the game at 10:30 and the game time remains the same (noon kick-off)

Upcoming Game

On September 30, 2007 we will be playing against Oak Creek.

Time: Noon
Place: Milwaukee County Sports Complex
6000 W. Ryan Rd., Franklin WI

Warm-ups start at 11:00 a.m. I anticipate that we will need to car pool to this event. We should plan on leaving from the Brookfield Square parking lot at 10:20 a.m.

Please email me with any questions.

Bruisers v. Northshore

Sunday, the Bruisers defeated Northshore 42-0 in a physical match on our home pitch. In the opening fifteen minutes of play, the Bruisers found themselves defending within our own 22 until senior Kelly R., with excellent support, broke through Northshore's defensive wall, passing off to Emily who scored the opening try of the game. These were followed by a try by Dana and a try by Elizabeth, converted by Dana as the final minute of the first half clicked by.

The second half, Brookfield continued to pressure Northshore, retaining possession nearly the entire half, as Brookfield continually applied offensive pressure. The second half saw tries by Elizabeth, Holly, Beth and two tries by Kelly R., making the final score 42-0.

Sunday's game was also the initiation for Mari, our newest rookie, who played wing for the short-sided Northshore team. Mari repeatedly stopped the advance of her teammates on the wing with her aggressive tackling skills, earning her the rookie of the game honors. Player of the game honors were won by Caroline whose strong play at number 8 help keep forward momentum on offense.

Great Game!!

Hey girls, that was a great game today. Everyone played awesome and hit hard. All of the rookies played like veterans! Keep up the good work ladies! Everyone should be a practices, because we still have stuff to work on. Remember that if you need a ride to or from practice, there is always a driver willing to take you. So, lets see everyone at practice and lets beat vernon in two weeks!!!

~Kelly Robinson

Hello team,

I just wanted to say great attitudes lately and im very proud of everyone, especially all the new people who are awesome... keeep up the great work everyone!

~freebird

and um this is rnadom pic. but i actually put it on the computer so im kinda proud... next step, the video from the game :)

Week 2 Standings

Pool A:

DSHA-A (2-0) vs. CMH 35-5 (1-1) (5 pts for pool standings)
NS (1-1) v. Musk (1-1) 5-7 (4 pts. for Musk./1pt. for NS) for losing by less than 7 pts.).

Pool B:

DS-B (1-0-1) v. Brookfield (1-0-1) 10-10 (0 pts. for pool standings--per the rules)
Vernon (2-0) v. Oak Creek 29-0 (0-2) (5 tries scored) (5pts. for pool standings)

Non-Conference Matches:

FDL v. KM -----[0 pts for conference standings -- NOT REPORTED]

Current Standings:

Conference A: (1) DS (10pts) (2) NS (6 pts.) (3) Muskego (4pts.); (4) CMH (0pts.) KM (0pts).
Conference B: (1) Brookfield (5pts), Vernon (5pts.); (2) FDL (0 pts.); Oak Creek (0 pts.).

Planning Sunday's Match

We play Northshore this coming Sunday at home. Our home field is on the corner of Lilly Rd. and Burliegh at Brookfield Christian School.

Kick-off is at 1:30. Players should be at the field at Noon. In addition to our warm-ups, we will need to move some soccer goals before we play.

This is our first home game, let's try to have a good turn out.

Bruisers v. DSHA-B

The Bruisers fought their way to a 10-10 tie against DSHA-B on Saturday morning. The Bruiser's two tries came in the first half. Cari, senior lock, powered over the try line at 12 minutes. Within five minutes, the Bruisers scored a second try, this time from the back line when Val, senior inside center, slipped through the DS-B defense to give the Bruisers a 10 point lead.

DS struggled to come-back against the pressing defense of the Bruisers but finally punched through a try in the closing minutes of the first half. As the second half rolled on, the Bruisers gave up a final try to the Dashers for a final score of 10-10.

While the score was tied in the end, the Bruisers played a great game, dominating the Dashers in terms of both possession and territorial advantage. Beth, junior wing and Holly, junior flanker, both made dramatic break away runs. Lauren, junior prop and player of the match, made outstanding tackles all around the field.

Saturday was also the initiation of two rookies, Talia at prop and Rachael at scrum half. Rachael earned our rookie of the match prize taking home the much coveted honor of washing jerseys as a reward for a job well done.

We are off to a great start.

Opening Weekend

Last weekend was the season opener for Wisconsin Girls Rugby in the first season of having 2 pools. Pool A consists of DSHA-A side; North Shore; Kettle Moraine; Muskego and Catholic Memorial. Pool B consists of Vernon; Brookfield; Oak Creek; Fond du Lac and DSHA-B. Teams are seated in the pools based on standings from last Fall. The season consists of a 5 week regular season where teams play each team within thier pool and one cross-conference match. Only matches against pool opponents count toward pool rankings. Teams earn 4 points for a win; 2 points for a tie; 1 bonus point for scoring 4 or more tries; and 1 bonus point for losing by less than 7 points. Following the 5 week pool play, teams are slotted into brackets for a 3 week play off, culminating in the state finals on Oct. 28 at Nagawaukee Park in Delafield where all teams will compete for the final state rankings.

So, after week one of pool play the results are as follows:

Pool A:
DSHA-A (1-0) vs. Muskego 59-0 (0-1) (5pts for pool standings)
KM (0-1) v. Northshore (1-0) 14-32 (5pts for pool standings)

Pool B:

DS-B (0-1) v. Vernon 5-25 (1-0) (0 pts. for conference standings--per the rules)
FDL (0-1) v. Brookfield 10-53 (1-0) (5pts. for conference standings for technical forfeit)


Non-Conference Matches:

CMH (1-0) v. Oak Creek 33-0 (0-1) (0 pts for conference standings)


Current Standings:

Conference A: DS and NS are tied for 1st(5pts. each) with a 3 way tie for second (CMH, Musk. and KM).
Conference B: Brookfield is #1 in it's conference -- since no one else has played a conference match with a 4-way tie for 2nd place