State College High School Rugby News
We are confirmed for a 7.15 kickoff at Memorial field this friday april 11th. Spread the word and please come down and support the boys. This is the most important league game of the year. State College vs Cumberland Valley. 7:00 pm.
a tough loss to Warwick april 27th
The Boys Rugby team will be in action this friday May 2nd in their final game of the season under the lights of Memorial field vs. the undefeated West Shore United Boys Rugby Club. Kickoff is at 8:00 pm so please come out and support the Boys in their most important game of the season
The State High ladies will be taking on Warwick at 1:00 this Sunday at Autumnwood Park in Stormstown. The field is located just off Smith Road which is the first left after the Way Fruit Market. Come out on Sunday afternoon and cheer on the ladies in their quest to reach the NATIONALS for the third year in a row! When you see the Rugby players in the halls on Friday, Wish them Well for their BIG games this weekend!
If the excitement of Friday night's Rugby action gets you wanting for more, plan on a Sunday afternoon watching the Girls Rugby team in PLAYOFF action! The ladies will be taking on Warwick at 1:00 this Sunday at Autumnwood Park in Stormstown. The field is located just off Smith Road which is the first left after the Way Fruit Market. Come out on Sunday afternoon and cheer on the ladies in their quest to reach the NATIONALS for the third year in a row!
Boys playoff game thursday night under the lights at Memorial Field vs Cumberland Valley
This Sunday the State College Girls Rugby Team defended their EPRU Title in Lansdale, PA, ultimately winning their 5th straight EPRU Championship. In the first matchup of the day State College faced the Hempfield Knights, a worthy test from a team that defeated the Little Lions early on in the season. Surviving the rigors of the season the Lions learned and improved over the next couple of months culminating in the Lions besting the Knights in the Mothers Day Semi-Final matchup. The teams were closely matched and the score reflected this at 12-12 until the waning moments of the game when the Lions were able to capitalize on a well timed kick from the scrumhalf Elena Cantorna that pushed the Knights deep into their own end where the Lions were able to recover the ball due to some stout defense. Outside Center Seymira Salamy was able to hustle the ball away thanks to some timely passing from her teammates and found daylight through the Hempfield defensive line leading to the go ahead try. The Championship round found the Lions pitted against Doylestown, an earlier winner in the day against Unionville. The Lions jumped out to an early lead due to some crafty kicking and hard running from backline players Megan Thomas, Roxanne Jaffe, and Seymira Salamy. All the flash and dash of the State College backs aside, the unsung heroes of the day were the State College forwards who provided ample ball possession, a stifling defense, and a rock solid backbone for the team that freed up the Lions to attack at will. In the end the Lions proved to be too much for Doylestown and Hempfield outlasting both teams to claim the Championship and a berth in the USA Rugby High School National Championship to be held in Pittsburgh, PA.