2013 Rugby Season begins!

Welcome Rugby season! The Holliswood Rugby team is ready to compete at their first tournament of the season this Saturday, February 23rd. Play Rugby USA will be hosting the season's first Flag Rugby tournament at the Mott Haven Educational Campus in the Bronx with kick off starting at 9 a.m. Come one, come all to support your school mates. The tournament will showcase veterans teams such as 218X, 232Q, 129X, 269X, 282K, 202K, 185Q as well as last year's Rugby Cup Champions, 279X. All teams will be prepared, as will Holliswood, to compete for the tournament championship!

Rugby Season Coming Along Nicely

So far, the Spring Rugby season has been great at Holliswood. Along with many wins and a Plate Championship, the team has been showing more signs of cohesion and poise. Our continued high level of play was displayed at this past Saturday's Tournament at Randall's Island. After a 4-0 record in our pool play round, we placed one of the top two seeds for the Cup Championship. In a very competitive game from start to finish, our Holliswood Bulldogs lost by one try. Some were sceptical of how well we would do after one of our veterans was sidelined the week prior in an accident. Our performance this weekend, is a great sign of our depth and perseverance as a team.

Another victory for the Bulldogs

In a tournament in the Bronx today, a mixture of players from the Holliswood Middle School competitive and developmental team were able to work well enough together to win the Plate Championship. A record 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 lose were good enough to advance to the Plate bracket, where the Bulldogs won their semi-final game by 1 try and won the championship match by 3 trys! The team, build mostly of 6th graders, showed that Holliswood Rugby has a great future still to come. Congratulations to the those players that were able to attend today's tournament. Comments so congratulated the team are always welcome.

A Championship To End The Season

The CHAMPS Winter has come to an end this weekend but not without Holliswood coming out on top. On Saturday, after a disappointing loss in the finals for the Cup Championship to MS 279, in a match that went to sudden death to be decided, our Holliswood team came out the victors in a rematch in the Cup Championship on Sunday. Despite missing some key players, a team captain and battling inclement weather, the Holliswood team stayed resilient and won the match that was forced into 5 additional minutes of sudden death overtime. Due to the inclement weather, an awards ceremony was not held but the winners trophy will be coming to the Holliswood School this week.
Congratulations to the Holliswood Flag Rugby players that were able to come out and compete this weekend during our culminating tournaments to the end of the winter season, as well as a special thank you to all the parents that helped with their wonderful support.
Coach Sanchez

Today's Morning Tournament Will Take Place!

Good morning Holliswood Rugby family,
The decision has been made to cancel the afternoon tournament for today. The morning tournament will go on as planned. The hourly weather forecast indicates that there will be rain throughout the day so there is a possibility of a rainout if the weather gets too bad, but that decision would have to be made at the field. I always want to give the students as many opportunities as possible to play so I am choosing to keep us in the tournament this morning. Start time is promptly at 9am and estimated end time is 12pm. Feel free to email me at mrsanchez178@gmail.com if you have any questions or comments.
Lets Go Bulldogs!
Coach Sanchez

The Tournaments are Here!!!

March 4, 2011,

Attention Parents/Guardians,

I would like to inform you that due to a large sign up for the Saturday morning tournament, I have chosen to pull our team out of the Saturday morning tournament, but we’ll still compete in the afternoon tournament. Arrival at Sheepshead Bay H.S. should be at 12p.m. for a 12:30p.m. kick-off.

For the Sunday tournaments, arrival at the Mott Haven Campus in the Bronx should be at 8:45a.m. for a 9:00am kickoff. Please remember that we will be competing in two tournaments on Sunday. (9:00a.m. and 12:30p.m.)

Players are required to wear their school gym shirt. Each player should also dress in layers as the tournaments will be held outdoors. Players should also bring water and snacks for the day. In the case of inclement weather, the tournaments will still be held. Please check our school athletics blogspot page for updates the morning of each tournament.

Regards,

Coach Sanchez
Flag Rugby Coach

Rugby Tournaments Coming Soon!

Two tournaments have been scheduled for the end of the Winter CHAMPS season. March 6th, 2011 will mark the final day of the Winter CHAMPS season. On the weekend of March 5th & 6th our school has been invited to two tournaments. The Saturday, March 5th tournament will be played at Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, and the Sunday, March 6th tournament will be played at the Mott Haven Campus in the Bronx. The tentative tournament times will be from 9am - 3pm. Permission slips with finalized information will be sent home soon. Begin clearing your calendars for those days.

Tournament canceled due to snow

The Flag Rugby tournament scheduled for January 30th, 2011 has been canceled due to yesterday's snowfall. CHAMPS is looking forward to the end of this winter weather so that they can host additional tournaments without hesititation.

Flag Rugby Tournament on Sunday, January 30th!

Our school has been invited to compete in a Flag Rugby tournament this Sunday, January 30th, 2011. The tournament will be held at The Mott Haven Campus in the Bronx. The tournament time will be from 9am-12pm. For information in regards cancelation will be posted here. For any more information please refer to the invitation each player received or contact Coach Sanchez via email, mrsanchez178@gmail.com.

Winter CHAMPS Season Begins!

The CHAMPS Winter season will begin on Monday, January 3rd, 2011. The two sports for this season are Flag Rugby and Volleyball. Permission slips were distributed prior to winter recess, and are also available in the main office. Flag Rugby practice days will be on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and Volleyball will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more details please refer to the permission slips or email Mr. Sanchez (mrsanchez178@gmail.com).

Tournament on Sunday!

This Sunday, November 7th, 2010 from 10:45am-4pm, our school will be competing in a culminating tournament at Glover Field in Pelham, NY. Below there are directions and things to bring for the long day. Elementary team uniforms are in route and should be handed out on Friday. In case of any delays, the students will receive them the day of the tournament and wear them over their outfit. Middle school players must wear their school gym shirt and their choice of comfortable, yet appropriate pants. The games will be played on grass fields so the use of cleats will be permitted, but sneakers will suffice. Let motivate and help The Holliswood School bring home some hardware!

Directions:
By Car (there is plenty of parking by Glover Field)

Northbound Directions: 
Hutchinson River Parkway north to Exit 9 (Wolf's Lane). Turn right onto Wolf's Lane, proceed to traffic light and make a right onto Colonial Avenue (becomes Sandford Boulevard). Immediately past the next traffic light (at the entrance to the Parkway), make a left into the Glover Field complex, marked by a sign. Immediately after entering complex, stay to the left, and proceed up onto the service road. Take service road to end, passing the Parkway on the left and playing fields on the right. The field is to the right, behind the bleachers and surrounded by a running track.

by Mass Transit
Take a Metro-North New Haven Line train to Pelham train station. Trains depart from Grand Central Terminal and from 125th Street and Park Avenue above ground train station. Once at Pelham station, Pelham rec and Pelham parents will be shuttling teams to the field.

What to Bring
To ensure a safe experience, each child should bring:
-Small lunch/light snack.
-A water bottle/sports drink.
-A bag to carry all items in.
-Athletic clothing and shoes. Cleats are suggested, as the surface is natural grass.
-A Hat.-Jacket/warm clothing/gloves/tracksuit/rain jacket in case of inclement or cold weather (there is not much cover at the field)

Welcome Back!!!

Welcome back to the new school year! Our webpage has been changed to include not just Middle School Rugby, but all athletics at The Holliswood School. The fall athletics season will begin Monday, September 27, 2010 with Flag Rugby for the elementary school. Tryouts were held on Wednesday, September 22 and the rosters were made. Two teams were created for the elementary school, the Blue and Gold teams (both teams consisting of 4th and 5th graders). The Gold team will meet on Mondays from 3p-4:30p and the Blue team will meet on Wednesdays from 3p-4:30p. There will be no practice on Monday, October 11, 2010 due to Columbus Day. Any other session changes will be posted here on this website.

The Holliswood School Bulldogs were the 2010 Mayor's Cup runners up, so this year let's do our best as athletes and as a community to bring home the championship trophy!

Here are some dates to remember:
October 17 - Scrimmage at Chelsea Water Park (23rd St& 11th Ave) from 12p-2p
October 24 - Scrimmage at Chelsea Water Park (23rd St& 11th Ave) from 12p-2p
November 7 - End of the season Tournament at Glover Park (Pelham, NY) from 11a-4p
*Stay tuned for directions.

2010 Mayor's Cup results

Congratulations to both Holliswood Rugby teams for their high-level of Rugby that they exhibited this past weekend on Randall's Island during Play Rugby USA's 3rd Annual Mayor's Cup Rugby Festival. After going undefeated in pool play, the Holliswood Middle School team placed in the highest bracket in contention for the Mayor's Cup. Unfortunately, after a grueling match against the team representing France, where we both pushed the game to sudden death after a 2-2 tie at the end of regular time, the Middle School lost 3-2 in this quarterfinals match.

The Holliswood Elementary team are the proud owners of the Runners Up plaque in the Cup finals. This was the Elementary team's first year competing in the Mayor's Cup and placed very well considering only 3 practices prior to this event! Once again, as did the Middle School team, 3-2 was the final score of the Elementary finals. After a very competitive game played by both teams, (Holliswood representing USA and Epiphany representing Ireland) the game was also tied at the end of regular time, but won by Ireland in sudden death extra time.

A special honorable mention to all the graduating Middle School players that will be graduating this year, as well as 5th graders that will be moving on to other schools, your presence will be missed and the Holliswood School appreciates your fine representation of our school in all of the Rugby events throughout the past 3 years. Also, the Holliswood School hopes that you continue your participation in Rugby in high school and the future.

2nd Place Finish

Congratulations to the Middle School Rugby Team for finishing in 2nd Place in the first ever CHAMPS advanced flag rugby league. We will continue training and preparing for the season's end tournament, The Mayor's Cup on June 5th, 2010.

Middle School Rugby Team League Game Dates

Our middle school Rugby team schedule of games/mini-tournaments are as follows:
Saturday, April 10th, 2010 at Randall's Island Field 74 from 9a-12p.
Saturday, May 1st, 2010 at Randall's Island Field 74 from 9a-12p,
Saturday, May 8th, 2010 at Randall's Island Field 74 from 9a-3p.

As well as invited to a tournament on Friday, April 30th, 2010 in Pelham, Westchester from 6p-9p.

Permission slips will be going out for all of these dates. Just a reminder, parents will need to provide transportation for their children to and from these locations.

For specific directions or locations, please contact christian.mayo@playrugbyusa.com.

Holliswood Middle School Rugby Team

Thanks to everyone for who came out for the Spring Rugby league team tryouts. If you did not make the team this year, you're more than welcome to tryout next year. The following students have made it onto the team:

• Joan T. (co-captain)
• Fred S. (co-captain)
• Serati M.
• Dewayne B.
• Nikolas M.
• David J.P.
• Rafsun A.
• Gregory G.
• Sara L.
• Bijohn S.
• Daniel B.
• Xavier R.
• Caleb H.
• Alan S.
• Christian R.
• Sutien J.

Next step is to follow this link, http://schools.nyc.gov/Academics/FitnessandHealth/CHAMPS/Activities/FlagFootball/default.htm, and print out the CHAMPS/Play Rugby Spring Consent Form and hand it in to Mr. Sanchez by April 9th, 2010. Practice days will be on Tuesdays from 3-5p and Fridays from 2:20-4:20p. More information to follow.

Saturday's Rugby Tournament has been canceled

Due to the weather forecast for tomorrow, March 13th, 2010, the CHAMPS Rugby event has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. The upside to this is that the CHAMPS spring season will be starting soon and we will be part of that season's first ever competitive Rugby league/season. This spring season will lead us right up to Play Rugby USA's annual tournament, the Mayor's Cup.

Holliswood Rugby Team Plate Champions

After three years of hard work, the Holliswood middle school Rugby team finally brings home some hardware! Competing in two tournaments this weekend, March 7th, the team was victorious at last. In past tournaments, they had finished high in playoff brackets, but were not able to get past some tough competition. That trend ended Sunday. The team was able to get past a rocky first match to persevere and win their playoff bracket in not just one, but two tournaments! Congratulations to our ruggers, and much more success in the future. Post a comment to show your support.

CHAMPS Volleyball Match on March 6th, 2010

There will be a CHAMPS Volleyball match this Saturday, March 6th, 2010. The match will be held at JHS 217 located at 85-05 144th Street, Queens, N.Y.11435. Student should arrive at 8:30am. For further information please refer to the permission slip or contact Coach Nugent via email, anugent2@schools.nyc.gov.

CHAMPS Winter Season Ends

The CHAMPS Winter sports season will end March 5, 2010. This is the last week of practices for the winter season; there may be additional events or tournaments scheduled after March 5th, but no more practice days.