{"id":3123,"date":"2019-08-07T09:29:07","date_gmt":"2019-08-07T14:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.salfass.org\/sportas\/?p=3123"},"modified":"2019-08-07T09:29:07","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T14:29:07","slug":"lietuva-lakrosas-brings-lacrosse-to-lithuania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.salfass.org\/sportas\/lietuva-lakrosas-brings-lacrosse-to-lithuania\/","title":{"rendered":"Lietuva Lakrosas brings lacrosse to Lithuania"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lietuva Lakrosas at the Heritage Cup in PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lietuva Lakrosas made its second appearance at the annual Heritage Cup men\u2019s lacrosse<\/a> tournament over Memorial Day Weekend (May 27th<\/span><\/sup>). The tournament was hosted in Bryn Mawr, just outside Philadelphia. The team also delegated it\u2019s three members to come to Lithuania and show the game here.<\/p>\n

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The Heritage Cup tournament consisted of eight teams with rosters of North American descendants who represented the nation\u2019s they played for. Our team finished 5th<\/span><\/sup> overall after clinching an overtime victory against Israel on Monday morning, and additional wins against Ireland, Poland, while giving up one goal losses to Hungary (finished 3rd<\/span><\/sup>) and Puerto Rico (finished 4th<\/span><\/sup>).<\/p>\n

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Lietuva Lakrosas at the Heritage Cup in PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ingrained in the Heritage Cup tournament is the idea of raising awareness, support, and exposure for the sport of lacrosse in each team\u2019s respective country. A mission that aligns with the purpose of Lietuva Lakrosas, which aims to cultivate the ideals of good sportsmanship, loyalty, and fair-play among women and men, boys and girls through instruction in the skills of lacrosse.<\/p>\n

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Lietuva Lakrosas team members in Lithuania<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the tournament, three members of Lietuva Lakrosas travelled to Lithuania to deliver equipment and run instructional lacrosse clinics in Baisogala, K\u0117dainiai, Krak\u0117s, and Vilnius.\u00a0 The visit culminated in Klaip\u0117da with the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee\u2019s <\/a>(LTOK) Olimpin\u0117 Diena.<\/p>\n

It is a one-day event that brings awareness to over 90 different athletic events to the Lithuanian youth. Thousands of Lithuanians enjoyed Olimpin\u0117 Diena, while hundreds of those participants were able to pick up a lacrosse stick for the first time and enjoy the excitement for this fast, team-based sport.<\/p>\n

Additional Information: ryan@LACROSSE.LT<\/p>\n

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Lietuva Lakrosas at the Heritage Cup in PA Lietuva Lakrosas made its second appearance at the annual Heritage Cup men\u2019s lacrosse tournament over Memorial Day Weekend (May 27th). The tournament was hosted in Bryn Mawr, just outside Philadelphia. The team also delegated it\u2019s three members to come to Lithuania and show the game here. The … <\/p>\n

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