England / Ireland Lacrosse Update
July 28, 2011
Tuesday the group had a day off and we went to Liverpool which was about an hour away from where we were staying. The shopping and scenery were great to see over there. Later that night we had team dinner at a restaurant in Manchester, Tiger Tiger, and enjoyed a great meal. We then went onto an outdoor pub with everyone, which was a great ending to our time in Manchester. Wednesday we left Manchester and were on our way to Dublin. From a two and a half hour bus ride to a three hour ferry ride, it was a long day of traveling, but definitely well worth it. Once we arrived in Dublin we got to our hostel, went out for a team dinner next door and then went to pub to listen to some Irish music and watch Irish dancing, which one of our teammates took a part in for part of it. This was a great start to our time in Dublin. After the pub a few of us went to a club and had a fun time dancing and meeting new people.
Kelsey Reilly, Stonehill College
England Lacrosse Daily Blog
July 22, 2011
Day 1
Thursday- After a long flight, the girls were excited to land in London and get there day started. We left the airport and headed to play a U19 World Championship team, Allsorts; who gave us a run for our money. The girls fought hard, especially dealing with jetlag but they fell short in the end. After the game we were able to have some refreshments and get to know the other team a little. Although everyone was exhausted, we headed to the Hostel to get ready to head into the city of London for dinner and some exploring.
Day 2
Friday- Another early morning began with breakfast and a bus ride to the wax museum, Madame Troussads. The girls were very anxious to begin their walking tour with Tim our tour guide through the London Tower, Buckingham Palace and other views such as St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the London Eye, and The University of England. On the bus ride Tim provided us with many other sites along the way to the main attractions. The weather has been chilly but the sun is shining and the rain has held up for us so far. The girls headed for the city of London for the night as they prepare for their next game, tomorrow morning against the Scotland Squad at 11:30 a.m. From here we will head back into the city and have dinner and actually go on the London Eye.
Jessica Catanzano
Greensboro College
Prague Cup Tour Lax Recap 2011
July 10, 2011
After landing in Germany, we headed to Dachau Concentration Camp, which was quite moving and then spent time walking around Olympic Stadium. Once settled into our hotel, we headed into downtown Munich and took a bike tour around the city. We were all impressed with the beautiful buildings, variety of shops and vendors, and enjoyed our ride around the English Garden; one of the world’s largest city parks. Our evening capped off with a group dinner at the famous Hofbrauhaus for some pretzels, bratwurst, and Helles and Dunkel steins of beer.
On Tuesday, we arrived in Prague and had our first team practice at the Slavia Stadium Complex. At this point, we were all ready and excited to get onto the field and decided that we would make the Prague Cup ours. Our first game was the following day against the Czech U19 team, which we played quite well against and got our first W. That afternoon we took the tram to Prague Castle and had a walking tour that took us along the King’s coronation trail that led us through the palace and across the beautiful Charles Bridge. We took a detour to the famous John Lennon Wall, which a few players added their signatures to the graffiti and finished up our tour at the Astronomical clock in time to experience the 6pm chimes of the clock, trumpet announcement, and crowds of people snapping pictures of the show. Read more
Protected: Prague Softball Week – 2012 Invitation
July 9, 2011
Congratulations to the AIST Prague Baseball Team 2011
July 7, 2011
AIST Prague Baseball team successfully defended their title of the Prague Baseball Week Tournament. AIST will return in 2012 to do something that has never been done in the 35 year history of the tournament, win a third title in a row!
Here is a recap of the tournament posted on the Spring Hill College web site: http://www.shcbadgers.com/article/1984.php
Bottom of the ninth..
6-5 AIST vs. Czech Republic National team
Man on 1st and 3rd…
Full count and two outs…
Four hole at the plate…
Crowd of 500 Czech Fans sitting on the edge of their seats…
