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Wauwatosa Girls Play for National Championship in Racine

SCORE Complex in Racine hosts the 2013 National High School Rugby Girls Championships, and DHSA and Catholic Memorial are among the eight finalists.

Twelve girls from Wauwatosa are participating this Saturday and Sunday in the 2013 National High School Rugby Girls Championships at the SCORE Complex in Franksville, WI.

Eleven are students at Divine Savior Holy Angels, a six-time national champion. They are:

  • Senior co-captain Emily Van Bibber
  • Senior Margaret Wendelberger
  • Junior Amy Devine
  • Junior Mary Catherine Ruesch
  • Junior Shannon Salter
  • Sophomore Maggie Brennan
  • Freshman Claire Brown
  • Freshman Claire Halloran
  • Freshman Christina Keyser
  • Freshman Meg Novotny
  • Freshman Margaret Walker

Also in the tournament is Haley Richardson, a sophomore at Waukesha Catholic Memorial, which also qualified.

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DSHA is seeded second in the eight-team Division 1 tournament and faces Amazons of California at 10:15 Saturday in an opening-round match.

Catholic Memorial is seeded No. 4 in the Division 1 tournament and opens against Summit, CO, also at 10:15 a.m. Saturday.

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