Day four of the World Lacrosse Tournament brings us one of the most anticipated matchups since the opening U.S. Canada game. With their only loss coming to the U.S. the Canadian squad faces off against the Iroquois Nationals, this could be a look into who could play in the finals, pending how the brackets shape up. Canada is coming off a very strong win against team England, and a tough…
FIL: Germany Remains Dominant
Photo Credit: Di Miller On July 11, Day Two of the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships, two teams from the Red Division, Team Germany and Team Belgium would face off. This would be Team Germany’s fourth appearance since they were admitted into the FIL in 1994 where they have never finished above sixth place. Team Belgium would make their first appearance at the FIL World Lacrosse Championships after being admitted…
FIL: Israel Routs Slovakia 17-2
Photo Credit: Larry Palumbo The Israel men’s national team “conquered the night” on Saturday, as the blue-and-white dominated 17th-ranked Sweden, 17-2, in a game that did not start until 9:33pm at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships on Friday at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Israel (2-0) wraps up group play on Sunday against South Korea (0-2) at 11:30 AM Local / 8:30 PM Israel. The blue-and-white, playing in their first-ever World Championship, can secure a first-place finish in their group, and…
FIL: Iroquois Blows Out England
Photo Credit: Di Miller After severe weather hit the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships on Friday July 11, and a ninety minute delay, Team Iroquois would finally go up against Team England. This would be the 11th appearance for England dating back to 1967 with their last appearance in 2010 placing fifth. Team Iroquois was making their fifth appearance in the championships since 1990 and their first appearance since 2006…
FIL: USA Remains Undefeated With Win Over Aussies
It was yet another stormy day at the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships. The games were stopped for the second time in two days, with the Team USA vs. Team Australia game being delayed twice due to severe weather. As Team USA came on to the field, they were stoked and had the American Flag held high, while their fans were screaming “USA”. Team Australia entered the field, the excitement…
FIL: England and Australia Need Wins
England and Australia meet on Sunday night in a crucial game that could determine who advances to the Championship Bracket of the World Lacrosse Championship. Australia is 1-1 so far while England is 0-2. Australia’s loss has come to the United States while England has fallen to the Iroquois and Canada. With those three teams separating themselves from the others, this will be the first true test as the teams…
FIL Day Four: Canada and Iroquois Highlight Day
Photo Credit: Ireland Lacrosse Early Games 10am: Wales vs New Zealand 10:30am: Czech Republic vs Poland 11:30am: Thailand vs Switzerland 11:30am: Scotland vs Latvia Game to Watch: Wales vs New Zealand and Poland vs Czech Republic are both fantastic games. The Czechs are a scoring machine and they face a 2-0 Polish team while New Zealand and Wales might be the best two teams not in the Blue Division. Player to…
The Significance of the History of the Philadelphia Wings
There have been far more teams that have folded/relocated in the National Lacrosse League than there haven’t. Currently, those teams are Rochester, Buffalo and Calgary. Colorado is formerly Washington and Baltimore. Toronto comes from Ontario. Edmonton is formerly Ottawa and Syracuse. And Vancouver comes from Everett, WA, San Jose, CA and Albany, NY. The Colorado Mammoth are the oldest franchise as the original Baltimore Thunder. However, the Philadelphia Wings were…
FIL: USA Takes on Australia
Photo Credit: Di Miller It’s Day Three of the 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championships at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, in Commerce City, Colorado. Team USA who were the World Champions in the 2010 FIL games, will face-off against Team Australia who placed third in 2010. Both teams were victorious in their opening games, USA defeated Canada 10-7; and Australia took their game against Japan into triple over-time with Australia winning…
New Zealand and Russia Playing Debuts Like Veterans
These two newcomers to the international lacrosse scene are no less prepared or conditioned for a big fight down a long road. Being less affiliated with lacrosse than the ‘blue group’ (USA, Canada, Japan, etc.) means a longer journey to a potential championship; much more exciting also. THE TEAMS New Zealand is a team based around brotherhood and team work. The players have a pre game ritual performing a war…