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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
FINAL
San Diego
17
Panther City
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Toronto
11
Albany
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Halifax
14
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Georgia
13
New York
8
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Calgary
14
Saskatchewan
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL/OT
Buffalo
7
San Diego
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Colorado
12
Vancouver
14
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
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Former NFL player Tim Semisch hoping to latch on to lacrosse

Before football, the former pro tight end helped coach his own high school lacrosse team

It’s all football all the time in Omaha, Nebraska. But that wasn’t always the case at Tim Semisch’s house.

Throughout his career, the recently retired National Football League tight end always had a wandering eye when it came to the sport of lacrosse. Semisch took that love to the next level recently, as he participated in the National Lacrosse League Combine in Colorado. It’s something he dreamed about doing since picking up a stick at an early age, despite not growing up in a lacrosse hotbed.

“Football is king,” Semisch, 27, said. “Lacrosse was a relatively new sport when I was growing up. Even still today, if you walk down the street with a lacrosse stick, people are going to be like ‘What the heck is that thing?’”

Marching to the beat of his own drum, Semisch tried unsuccessfully to avoid the bright Friday night lights by pursuing lacrosse and ice hockey, while wearing a football helmet and shoulder pads during his high school years. But limited lacrosse resources in Nebraska gave Semisch basically no chance at a college scholarship. His high school, Millard North in Omaha, had just started a program and often had to cross the Iowa state line to find opponents. Knowledgeable coaches were also scarce, and the program has since disbanded.

“Back then, we didn’t have coaches that actually played,” Semisch said. “We just had some guys watching videos and reading books. My overall lacrosse IQ back then was probably atrocious. And if a (college) coach did like me for my size, they would ask me where I was from. I’d say ‘Omaha, Nebraska’ and then I’d never hear from them again.”

It drove Semisch into a coaching role at an early age. Due to lack of support from adult coaches, he became an assistant coach of his own high school team during his junior year. Semisch was then handed the reins the next year as a head coach along with one of his teammates. Semisch ran practices and was also the team treasurer while preparing to receive his high school diploma. The team relied on adult supervision only when necessary.

“On game days, we just had one of the parents show up and stand on the sidelines and act as coach,” Semisch said with a laugh.

Meanwhile, the high school football scene thrived. Semisch continued playing all three sports and became a star player on the gridiron. The interest from college football coaches began to increase around him.

“It was a pretty low shot to get recruited for lacrosse and I knew that,” Semisch said. “Once I got a little bit bigger and a little bit stronger and played more varsity football, letters started coming in and coaches were calling so I thought I guess I’m going for football.”

Semisch took a scholarship at Division 1 Northern Illinois University and became a key blocking tight end for the Huskies, playing 50 games in four years. His size (6-foot-8, 267 lbs.) attracted professional scouts although he went undrafted.

“I wasn’t a star at Northern Illinois by any stretch,” Semisch said. “We ran the ball a lot so I just blocked. I did pro day at Northern more on a whim and I didn’t go to one of those big training facilities. But that led to a tryout with the (Miami) Dolphins.”

Semisch traveled to the Sunshine State with low expectations.

“I literally brought a backpack,” he said. “It was a two-day thing, and they said that in the off-chance they liked me, maybe they’d sign me.”

Semisch never left. He ended up signing a contract with the Dolphins and parlayed it into a four-year football career, suiting up on practice squads for the San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos in addition to the Dolphins before calling it quits in December.

Four cities in four years became too much to handle and it led Semisch back to lacrosse and the NLL Colorado Combine on July 13.

“It was cool to be out there and see the full formal setup of what box lacrosse really should be,” Semisch said. “Every time I played in a semi-pro tournament or a men’s league, it was at a Skateland or something not meant for box lacrosse. So, it was great to be out there on that turf with those nets and the actual lines and benches that were meant for the transition game.”

Transitioning to the indoor game was eye-opening, but not totally out of his comfort zone.

“Growing up playing hockey, inside of the boards, I feel pretty comfortable,” Semisch said. “Now it’s just on turf.”

Semisch plans to go all-out if he gets a tryout with an NLL team. Regardless, he plans to be around the game of lacrosse at some level. He currently teaches youth lacrosse in Tennessee and is a strength coach, speed coach and personal trainer.

“If playing lacrosse doesn’t work out, I’ll probably ride off into the sunset and go into coaching,” he said. “At the end of the day, I see myself making a life by coaching lacrosse or being around lacrosse more than I see myself around football.”

The next step is another combine or hopefully a team tryout. He’s taking only a backpack with him, but that doesn’t mean he plans on leaving.

“Actually, I think that’s my good luck charm,” Semisch said. “Bring a backpack, hope for the best, buy some clothes or have some shipped to me in a duffle bag. I would be fully intent on making a team though. I would have every intention of being on that floor in December and helping whoever picks me up to win games and make that team better.”

 

 

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