The Pelham Memorial High School varsity rugby team finished second in the National High School Rugby Championships. Pelham battled West End in a hard-fought, well played final that was up for grabs until the last minute. West End squeaked it 19-15. Supporters jammed Rockwell’s back room to cheer on the game being played in Charlotte: …
Players can register now for Pelham Youth Rugby’s fall program. The program is run through Pelham Recreation and offers playing opportunities for second graders right up through the Pelham Memorial High School varsity team. Elementary players will be eligible for Sunday flag tournaments at Chelsea Waterside Park. All middle school tackle players (tackle begins in fifth grade)…
The Pelham Memorial High School varsity rugby team, in its first season in existence, won the Division 1 Tier 2 state championship on Sunday. The win over local rivals New Rochelle came on a penalty kick at the very end of the game that gave Pelham a one-point margin of victory. A day later, Pelham Youth Rugby co-founders…
Coach Matt Persanis and Tom Kleinberger, co-founders of Pelham Youth Rugby, will be given the Pelham Recreation Commission’s annual Dr. John L. Marshall Award for volunteer service. The award will be presented June 8 at 7 pm at the Recreation Commission meeting in the Daronco Townhouse. Coach Persanis would love it if as many of the kids as possible could be…
The Goff Rugby Report ranked the Pelham High School team No. 43 in its Top 50 Boys Single-School Rankings for Week 12. That was before this Saturday’s win over New Rochelle High School. Read the rankings here.
Official announcement will be at the March 16 Board of Education meeting. Come show your support of the decision.
Senior Josh Quinn, who’s played with Pelham Youth Rugby for two and a half years, is being actively recruited by four colleges, including St. Joseph’s University, Lindenwood University, Mary Washington University and Iona College. Mary Washington, Iona and Lindenwold are offering scholarships to Josh, who plays prop for Pelham. “It has been hectic the past couple of months,…
Players can register now for Pelham Youth Rugby’s spring program. The program is run through Pelham Recreation and offers playing opportunities for second graders right up through high school. Pelham Rugby is open to kids from towns outside of Pelham and is one of the very few youth rugby programs in our region. Elementary players will be…
Pelham Rugby has the Ruggers Edge coming to Pelham to do a Pelham-only presentation about the opportunities for rugby players in college. How to get in, how to use rugby to help you get in, get scholarships and grants. When: Oct 29, 7:30 pm Where: Daronco Town House, 5th Avenue, Pelham Why: To learn how rugby can…
Little late, but here it is anyway! Pelham faced off against Morris Rugby last weekend at Glover Field. Morris is one of the oldest and biggest youth rugby clubs in America. Pelham showed them there may be a new sheriff in town! (Actually I am kidding. They were great kids and great guys run the program.)…
