1st Annual Trojan Invitational

My dad organized a lacrosse tournament for my team to play in.  We had 5 other teams come and play and we came in second!  It was a fun day!

Love,
Cameron

Northern Educate Lacrosse Tournament

A new, indoor lacrosse tournament showed up in the Twin Cities this year, and our association fielded a team.  I was pretty excited to be selected to play on it.  We didn't do too well, but it was fun to get an early jump on the field lacrosse season.

Love,
Ben

Box Lacrosse Playoffs!

As usual, we lost in the first round of playoffs to a team that we had previously beaten in the regular season.  Sigh.

Love,
Ben

Lacrosse Clinic with the Minnesota Swarm

My neighbor Wyatt and I went to a lacrosse clinic with players from the Minnesota Swarm today.  I won a shooting competition and got Ryan Benesch's lacrosse stick!  He is my favorite Swarm player.

Wyatt won this faceoff, but then broke his arm. :(

Ben

Out in the Backyard, Working on My Lacrosse Skills

Dad and I were recently working on my lacrosse skills. I'm getting pretty good, if I say so myself.

Love,
Ainsley

Scenes from Box Lacrosse

Our box lacrosse season is in full swing.  Here are some photos that a teammate's dad took of me (#16).

 

Love,
Ben

On the Field at the Xcel Energy Center

At the Minnesota Swarm game tonight, we got to form the entry tunnel for the players to run onto the field.  It was awesome, and the Swarm won the game!

Pre game - at home with Ainsley!

Getting ready to head out to the field.

 

Forming the tunnel and waiting for the players.

 

Love,
Ben

Swarmin' for My Birthday

We always seem to wait until February to celebrate my November birthday.  There's just more stuff going on that is not holiday related in February.  This year was no exception.  I took some friends to see the Minnesota Swarm play the Edmonton Rush.

It was a double header with the Minnesota Roller Girls.  We met some of the girls before the Swarm game.

The Swarm play at the Xcel Energy Center, where the Wild play in the NHL.

Unfortunately, the Swarm lost the game and we couldn't stay for the whole roller derby.  It was still a great night!

Love,
Ben

White Bear Lake Lacrosse Tournament

My lacrosse team played in the White Bear Lake lacrosse tournament again.  While we lost the first game, we won the next two to be champions of the consolation bracket.  Here are some photo highlights.

The best part was that our cousins came up to watch me play and had lunch with us!

Love,
Ben

Our First Field Lacrosse Game of 2012

We played out first field lacrosse game this summer.  We beat Minnetonka Team #1 4-0.

Love,
Ben

Lacrosse Showcase

While Cameron was in Minneapolis, I was in St. Paul competing in the Minnesota Swarm's box lacrosse showcase for 3rd and 4th graders.

In the end, my team won 4-3.  It was a lot of fun to play at the Xcel Energy Center.

Love,
Ben

Champions!

We played in the championship game of the Star of the North jamboree tonight and after taking a tied game through regulation and one overtime period, we won in the "braveheart" style overtime!

Champions!






Love,
Ben

More Star of the North Jamboree

We played again in the Star of the North jamboree, and we won again! We play in the championship game tomorrow!






Love,
Ben