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The Takeaway Check, Issue #140: They may not have won a game at the Atlas Cup, but the Ireland men and women have turned some heads in recent sixes action.

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Marcus Wertheim may have grown up on Long Island but Australia was always present in his life.

Vegemite. Tim Tams. Trips to Australia for holidays.

Now, he stars for Australia Lacrosse.

My story for @PremierLacrosse:

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"Damn, I wish I was more like that. I’m going to try to be more like that."

Two years after the world lost Callum Robinson, Jake Robinson, and Carter Rhoad, their memories and legacies live on in the lacrosse community.

My story for @USALMag:

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Get to know a little about the Australia men’s lacrosse team ahead of December’s Global Lacrosse Games.

My story for @PremierLacrosse:

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Better than recent ones

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The @PLLRedwoods finished Top 4 in @PremierLacrosse again, but there’s no Championship Series this year. Instead, these players will be at the Global Games:
USA: Chris Kavanagh, Brian Tevlin, Andrew McAdorey
CAN: Wes Berg, Sam English, Dillon Ward
AUS: Marcus Wertheim

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The Orlando Magic and Miami Dolphins both got their first wins of the season yesterday. What a day.

This one was hard

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“Defense is super rewarding.”

Lacrosse fans know Brennan O’Neill as an unstoppable force on offense. In his sixes debut, he also showed what he can do on the other end of the field, and he enjoyed it.

My story for @USALMag:

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It took the USA some time to get going, but they eventually get a couple from Chad Palumbo in the final few minutes of the quarter to keep the game a four-score contest, 13-9.

Six goals from USA in the second quarter opens the gap a little. 11-7 at halftime. Joey Spallina and Matt Traynor are doing the heavy lifting in the box score.

Great sequence. Josh Yago slides on D to help Spallina. Croddick makes the save on the contested shot, and Yago gets out in transition, gets the clear from Croddick over the defense, and scores.

Redwoods rookie Ryan Croddick starting in goal for Team USA against the Haudenosaunee.

Youth players in the sidelines for USA men warmups couldn’t stop talking about Blaze Riorden. When he set up on the lefty wing, the kids yelled his name and got him to turn around, which got them even more excited.

Massive fourth quarter for the Haudenosaunee. They pull away, 18-14, thanks to a few goals from Jalyn Jimerson.

Can’t cover NCAA D3 Women’s Lacrosse without always having an eye on Middlebury.

Haudenosaunee claw all the way back; it's now 13-13 heading into the final quarter. Should be a great ending.