High School Girls
Going into this past weekend's Rugby Washington state finals, you'd be hard-pressed to pick the winner.
With Eastside passing up the boys playoffs to play at nationals, most would have picked Liberty to take the final. But that didn't happen.
On the girls side, Kent has long been the queen bee - sometimes pushed but never really surpassed. But Kent didn't win, either.
The Rugby NY state championships are set for May 27-28, with national #4 Xavier headlining a competitive field.
Xavier, Canisius, Fordham Prep, and Kenmore will be in the Boys D1 bracket competing for the Mike Tolkin Cup.
Orchard Park, which finished 4th in the Girls Single-School national tournament, headlines the girls semis.
The Tennessee Rugby Association will hold the state rugby championship tournament finals on Saturday, May 12 after the first round of playoffs held May 5..
The championship final matches (except the Boys Plate Championship) will take place at Middle Tennessee State University Sports Complex , Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Boys HS:
The Tennessee Rugby Association will conduct the state rugby championships over this coming weekend and the next, running semis on May 5 and finals on May 12.
The Maryland International Youth Festival was held this past weekend, with .over 30 teams in a variety of brackets both girls and boys.
Here are most of the scores. Thanks to KLG Photos for the pictures: