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It has been a tumultuous year for Notre Dame College, but the Falcons have been able to win – big – behind the stabilizing leadership of players like Hannah Gauthreaux. The junior has been on the 7s radar, having already played internationally for teams like Atlantis and Tiger Cubs, but she’s had to lean on a different set of skills to navigate the Falcons through a tough spring.
The North Mecklenburg HS rugby team, which is slated to play in the North Carolina single-school state final this Saturday, was hit with a tragedy Tuesday when 17-year-old junior Marcos Hernandez reportedly drowned in a local lake.
The full story on this terrible event is here.
Penn HS and Royal Irish will compete for the Rugby Indiana HS Boys Super League championship Saturday after both won their semifinals this past weekend.
Top-seed Royal Irish, fresh off their National Championship run in the HS Club division, defeated Notre Dame De La Salette 31-10.
Here are the final results and placements for the Women's College 7s Championships in Denver, Colo.
Central Washington's Cassidy Meyers was named MVP.
1. Penn State (Cup)
2. Central Washington
3. Princeton
4. Virginia
5. Stanford (Plate)
6. Rutgers
7. California & Lindenwood
9. Air Force (Bowl)
10. UC Davis
Plainfield kept its perfect record league record intact, defeating Rockford 20-5 at the Illinois Girls High School State Championship. The victory marks the Thundercats’ fourth consecutive state title.
Plainfield did not dominate the entire match. As the Thundercats weathered a yellow card issued to fullback Alishia Jordan for 10 minutes, the first half ended up scoreless.