Four of the Maverick Youth Ruggers assisted the men's team in the absolutely hottest tournament of the year. James Kelly, Chris Kelly, Mike "Ginger" Hanawacker and Lorenzo Marconi stepped up in 103 degree oppressively humid weather and played against mens' teams. Ginger scored in our only victory over DARC. We lost a close one to MSU and then, after a hard fought battle, to the Reds. Everyone played well in the blazing sun but could tell that fitness had fallen after a month's break.

The Reds went on to play the Tongan Nation, a.k.a. the Euless Islanders, in the final. Euless went on to win both the Mudfish and Minnow division. They had at least 60 players suited up and looked very impressive, especially with some of our former Mavericks leading the team.

Next on the agenda is the AirHogs baseball pool party 8/28. Check the web site for details. This party is open to the our Allen teammates as well as any friends from other teams you wish to invite (and have $25).

The Maverick High School team won first place in the latest of the NTX 7s Series tournaments. Though we were missing regulars, Jacob and Kasey, the return of vets, Tony and Lorenzo, had quite a positive impact. Both had good games. The Canterbury students summering with the Mavericks also strengthened the side and gave those players needing rest a chance to do so.

Mavericks, again, have the honor of hosting the next North Texas 7s Series Tournament at home on Saturday 6/19. Even more teams are slated to show. Expected field arrival time will be at 8:00 AM Saturday morning. It will not be any cooler, so we are pressing for earlier finishes, before the heat becomes oppressive.

Attendance at practice is mandatory!

The Grand Prairie High School Mavericks fought to a 2nd place finish at the 2nd Gateway 7s tournament this summer. Led by the "Carrollton Crew" the boys beat perennial powerhouse Alliance, cohorts Allen and Plano B. Plano A took the whole thing and looks very strong this season.

We still need players, as we had to borrow a few to finish out the tourney, due to injury and such. We need you, the guys that were not there, to help us take first.

Next scheduled tournament is the Lone Star 7s to be held at Lake Highlands Park in Dallas on June 5. You can find a map on our un-updated schedule page. Details later.

The Mavericks took 3rd place at the 7-a-side rugby tournament held at Gateway Park in Ft. Worth. The young men adjusted quickly to the faster game and different style of play. It's definitely not 15s! They had to commit only 2 players to the ruck, whether they were backs or forwards, and have the remaining 5 players spread the field. Missed tackles cost dearly. Kasey, and Chris each managed to score 3 tries a piece, with Ginger making 2, and James and Mason each scoring once.

The next tournament is set for May 22nd, back at Gateway with hamburgers and drinks afterwards. The entry fee is only $5 a head. You can't beat that.

The Mavericks combined with Allen played their best rugby of the season at the Gareth Jones High School Rugby Tournament in College Station (4/10/2010). They also played the most rugby of the year, with club playing 3 games and the North Texas Rattlers playing 2 and 3 more. Every single Maverick attending the tournament played on the North Texas All-Star team.

The first game of the day was against the perpetually strong St. Thomas of Houston. We lost that one 17-10 on a couple of missed tackles but our strong pack dominated all forward play.

Next was Ray's alma mater, Katy. Defense was superb, pack play remained dominant, and the backs were able to make some long runs after superb mauling and rucking. We still managed to lose that one, but only by 3 points, 7-0.

We finished with a victory over Alamo Heights, an extremely strong team that beat St. Thomas 13-10. We managed victory in the last minute on a sneaky penalty play by Chris Kelly to win 10-5.

Players were selected from the tournament to attend Sunday's Texas High Performance Camp for a shot at the Texas All-Star Team. Given the honor to attend the U17 camp, were Jacob Burke, Chris Kelly, and Mike Hanawacker. James Kelly made it to the U19 camp. After 3 hours of hard running and drills, the selector put in their tallies. Chris and Mike got invited to the next camp at Sam Houston State University in June. Now word on the U19 yet.

Make sure you congratulate these tough durable ruggers for their superb performance and enduring stamina. All parents and coaches were overwhelmingly impressed and extremely proud. The young men had a great time which you will see in their faces when you ask.