Schirmer, Paophavihanh named to US rugby team

Aladdin Schirmer and Tino Paophavihanh, two Mount Si High School alumni and former football players from the class of 2011, were selected to USA Rugby’s Men’s Collegiate All Americans this summer.

Aladdin Schirmer and Tino Paophavihanh, two Mount Si High School alumni and former football players from the class of 2011, were selected to USA Rugby’s Men’s Collegiate All Americans this summer.

Schirmer, a six-foot-two, 224-pound junior flanker, attends and plays rugby for Central Washington University, and went varsity this year.

Paophavihanh, a five-foot-11-inch, 240-pound hooker, attends Bellevue College and plays for the Seattle Rugby Club, one of the top men’s clubs in the nation.

Their tour included games versus Cambridge University and the Ontario Blues rugby team.