Knights at the British National Championships!

                                         Champions Lancashire - Coach Scott Weddell
                                                                              Players - Jo Streuli & Toby Hawksley
                                        
                                       Final Standings
                                        1st Lancashire
                                        2nd Cheshire
                                        3rd England u19s
                                        4th Yorkshire
  
                                       Well done to all the England U19's and good luck at
                                       The World Games in Finland!

A big thanks to Bob "The Magician" Carney and Mark Tomlinson for the Pics!

Knights at the 2012 Easter 8's

Whilst most people sat back and watched the final thrilling day of the Masters the lads decided to play in the Easter 8's, with the season winding up and with Flags Final next weekend the numbers of teams registered where down to 12 teams, a great day was still had by all and the Lacrosse was of a very good standard, for those of you that dont know the Easter 8's is an Adult 8-a-side tournament played at Stockport Lacrosse Club.

Our oldest players are now 18 and playing against adult teams didnt faze the Knights, they moved through the round robin tournament beating 6 teams including, Army, Brooklands, Heaton Mersey,
Norbury & Poynton.

The games where very exciting and fast paced, the Knights scored some very slick goals throught-out the day, the Offence rode very hard and made it very hard for the opposition to clear the ball, this resulted in many goals for us, the Defense and Mike in goal really made it hard for the other team to dodge in tight spaces and shoot and did a great job.

It was great to watch the lads play together again, we reached the Semi finals only to be beaten by a very good LaxBandicoot team from Leeds University, they went two goals up and in these short games it is very hard to get back into it once down, however we never gave up and played very physicllay towards the end of the game, the knights backed down. We hit the pipe two times and the Bandicoot Goalie made some great saves, the 2 goals proved to be a bridge too far and we had lost in the semi final.

The lads really enjoyed the day and had played some great lacrosse (maybe we will get a highlight video up soon), this is something that they organised themselves to play for fun and enjoy the day and I think we did that, I hope people enjoyed watching them as I did.

Roster
Mike Connor
Joe Streuli
Tom Bracegirdle
Toby Hawksley
Lewis Curtis
Ryan Hunns
Matt Collier
Cam Parks
Jake Weddell
Jamie Tomlinson
Josh Kinder

Thanks to Scott DL for helping us out and also to Simon Smith for these great photos.

It was great to see everyone yesterday!, the Knights Parent & Friends supporters club where out in force.

Thanks to Jake for organising everything.

Knights Elite 2013 vs MDX (Maryland, USA)

Knights Elite 2013 vs MDX (Maryland, USA) Tuesday 24th July 11.00am, Timperley Lacrosse Club.

Knights In the London Olympics 2012!

Congratulations to Knights 2011 - Josh Kinder who has been named an official London Olympics Torchbearer!!

It would be great if the Knights turned up in force to support him!

Josh will carry the flame in Manchester (we believe City Centre) on Saturday 23rd June.

Update 14/06/12 - Josh will be running from 17:51 on 23 June - Down Cheetham Hill Road (A665) near the junction with Empire Road towards the M.E.N. It would be great to see as many Knights there to show our support and cheer him on!

I am sure this summer is going to be special for Josh as he is also representing England in the U19 world games in finland along with 12 other Knights!!! Good Luck!

Wales U19 vs English Knights Elite 11/03/12

Score - Wales 4, Knights 17

Roster:

Mike Connor - G

Jon Clowes - D
Jo Streuli - D
Charlie Edwards - D
Josh Peachey - D
Will Allsop - D

Josh Turner - LSM
Ben Reddy - LSM

Jay Moore - M-F/O

Elliott Condren - M-F/O
Scott Dagnanleach - M
Cam Parks - M
Matt Collier - M
Lewis Curtis - M
Adam Jordan - M
Ryan Hunns - M
Josh Kinder - M/A
Jake Howarth- M
Tim Nicol- M

Jake Weddell - A
Jamie Tomlinson - A

Matt Rowarth - A



Unfortunatley the day didnt start too well for me as I wasnt feeeling too well but we had to call this game off just before Xmas and I wasnt going to let my illness get in the way of todays procedings.A few of the 2011 Knights players had a Semi finals to play in for their clubs so Steve Ewing, Dane Carney, Chris Cook, Dr Toby Hawksley, Tom Bracegirdle and Chris Doona where un-available so we thought this would be a wonderful opportunity for the Older set of the 2013 Knights to wet their beak! 

We held our now traditional pre game meeting in the Conference room at Wacs and talked through what we expected from the players, starting line ups and tactics for the day. Its a very relaxed atmosphere in the meetings and everyone gets to talk if they want to, everyone has input but when its time to play we get down to business!

The Wales team had taken advantage of the field and had been training since 11am, they look to be a very close knit squad and worked hard in practice, I am glad we could help them prepare for Finland, I wish them all the best - big thanks to Wacs for the field.

Coach Hunns made a great point before the start of the game, he said that he had noticed that the 2011 lads had become so tight and such good friends off and on the field that it makes them hard to beat and should be something that the 2013 and beyond should try to emulate! that made me very proud and is something that will always be part of the Knights squad!

The game started very well with a quick goal from Wales who looked like a very well coached team and they knew what to do in clearing, riding situations and Defensive and Offensive sets, and we had to adjust a to their play. The Knights soon settled down and levelled the game through Josh Kinder who looked very sharp and on a high from making the England U19 team, the game was very competitive for four quarters with Wales scoring in even and man up situations.

I was very pleased with the defence and think that the 2011 guys really added to this, they communicated very well and with small improvements we can make this a real strength of our 2013 team, Mike Connor was great in goal with 11 saves on the day, its a pleasure to have him in goal and I know when he steps in the crease he is only there to represent one person!

I think our ride was very effective on the day, the players really buy in to working hard when riding and we where rewarded with a few goals from this, we started to press out defensively after half time to give them less time on the ball which caused some turnovers which again worked in our favour. We found that a strength for us was Jamie and Jake dodging from behind, this caused them to slide and for us to pick out our strong shooters with feeds for high percentage shots or an open crease look.

I enjoyed watching the 2011 and 2013 Knights play together, the 2011 lads looked very comfortable together and we managed the game very well, which was something we had to do in the states, the 2013 lads didn't miss a beat I was very pleased with how they fitted in and competed! I think they can learn a lot from the 2011 players and as far as I am concerned they will always be a big part of this organisation, stay close fellas!

Saves:

Mike Connor - 11

Points:

Josh Kinder 5g

Jamie Tomlinson 3g, 2a

Jake Weddell 2g, 3a

Ryan Hunns 2g, 1a

Lewis Curtis - 1g

Jon Clowes - 1a

Tim Nicols - 2g

Adam Jordan 1g

Matt Collier 1g
Cam Parks 1a

Thanks to Wacs Lacrosse club (Maryanne and Adam), Wales U19's Coaching staff and Players, Coach Armstrong & Hunns, Refs Ada, Eddie and Chris and all the parents and friends that came out to watch, I hope you enjoyed the day and am sorry I couldnt socialise with you after the game with you.

Thanks to Adrian Thornber for coming to watch its always great to see him and we play every game for him and his family - ET2!

Watch out for future Knights events - Easter 8's tournament, Summer games and practices for 2013 Knights.

Knights U18 (2011) vs Wales U19's

International Lacrosse - English Knights vs Wales U19

11/10/2012 - Old Wacs Lacrosse Club

Face off 1:30 - All welcome!

13 Knights to play for England U19's in 2012 World Games!

First of all I would like to send my commiserations to Jon Clowes, Joe Streuli and Toby Hawksley for not making the final squad! it is a surprise to us all and you have put in a lot of effort and commitment.

You are all class acts and Im sure you will all play for England in the future!

The whole Knights family will support you in anyway they can- "Once a Knight always a Knight"!

Congratulations to everyone that made the England U19's final 27 man squad and especially to
the 13 Knights, we are all very proud of what you have achieved, however keep in mind the oppotunity
you have been given and the people that couldnt be here today! RIP ET2

Goalkeeper
Mike Connor

Defenders/LSM
Josh Turner
Josh Hurry

Midfield
Tom Bracegirdle
Matt Collier
Lewis Curtis
Ryan Hunns
Adam Jordan
Josh Kinder
Cam Parks

Attack
Jake Weddell
Dane Carney
Jamie Tomlinson

Good luck in Finland 2012!