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Derek Michalski · about 1 month ago
Today is the big day for all the marbles. USA versus Canada. The neighbors to the north won the exhibition match up and are also the defending World Champions. The rivalry is as bitter as can be, and it will be an intense game to watch.
Tune in to ESPN U at 10am (CST) to watch the game. Myself and some of the guys just picked up a bunch of red, white, and blue body paint, so you can probably guess that we will be trying our hardest to get the crowd fired up. Look for us on TV.
Derek Michalski · about 1 month ago
The team Joey and I play for managed to get second place in the Open Elite division at the World Games in Manchester. We lost to a USA All-Star team by a close score, and now we are finally done. The president of the FIL came and gave each of us medals and congratulated the two teams in the finals. We had a lot of fun, but we are glad that we will have a little more time to hang out with our team mates and explore the city.
After the game, we went to the festival tent and were able to…
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Jason King · about 1 month ago
Derek!
Thanks for the updates! Sounds like you guys are having a blast! Keep reppin USA!!!
Good Luck the rest of the way!
Derek Michalski · about 1 month ago
Days 3 and 4: lax lax lax lax lax. I wish we had more time to see other parts of the country, but we have been just too busy with lacrosse. Thus far, the festival team Joey and I play for have gone against teams from Tokyo, Stuttgart, and Southern England. It has been a lot of fun playing teams from other countries and seeing how the style of play differs. The boys from Tokyo were very fast and well-stretched (I think they had about a two hour partner stretch/warm up session). Though we manag… Read More
Derek Michalski · about 1 month ago
Day Two:
Today was exciting. I bumped into a few other Minnesotans that were representing the state very well at the tournament (the Minnesota u19s, Ernesto Valenzuela - Mexico, and Todd Baxter- England). Todd and Ernie both had pretty unique perspectives on the tournament. I sat next to Todd at one of the games and he explained to me how incredible it was to be playing against and living amongst some of his favorite players. He told me that it was a pretty cool feeling rubbing elbows…
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Derek Michalski · about 1 month ago
Day One:
Manchester, England. Joe and I arrived in town after a very long journey, and got to the stadium just in time to watch the Canadian national team play Japan. Japan surprised us and other spectators as a formidable opponent and scored the opening goal on the Canadians. The stick skills and speed of Japan was very impressive, as was the fact that the Japanese didn't seem intimidated by the defending world champions. After an impressive opening quarter, Canada picked apart th…
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miss pam · about 1 month ago
hey, ..like these updates....i'm glad that you're having a good time. i'm in amsterdam and it's been on cnn...
talk later
ciao
Joe Costello (left) and Derek Michalski (right) from the University of St. Thomas Lacrosse club prepare for the FIL world games in Manchester.
All of the above players are from Minnesota and are doing a great job of representing our state on the international stage.
Derek Michalski · about 1 month ago
USA USA USA USA USA USA USA USA. That is all I can say right now. More to come.
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