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Kick Cancer day at Target USA CUP raised over $2,600 to fight pediatric cancer

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Kelly Distad poses at the Kick Cancer HQ. (Aidan Berg/NSC) Wednesday, July 17 was Kick Cancer day at Target USA CUP. It was the second year that the tournament partnered with the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital to raise money to fight pediatric cancer. This year the initiative raised a total of $2,605.93 toward the…

End of an era for U19 players in their final Target USA CUP

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Joel and Audrey Thibert a have been a father-daughter and coach-player combination for many a USA CUP. (Aidan Berg/NSC) When students graduate from high school, a lot of things change. Whether they go to college or decide to do something else, they start to take on many more adult responsibilities and might lose track of…

The DeSarro family has to be Target USA CUP guest player all-stars

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The DeSarro family from left to right: Dominic, Hadassah, Remington, Gideon, Amanda, Benjamin, Matthew, Bella and Cecilia. (Aidan Berg/NSC) Target USA CUP is known for its ability to bring diverse people together to introduce attendees to new cultures, but it’s rare that the diversity comes from within one family. That is the case with the DeSarros,…

Target USA CUP photographer Garry Frankel raises awareness about cardiac arrest

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Garry Frankel (left) has formed a strong bond with Matt Johnson, the EMT who saved his life. (Alex Carroll) In the summer of 2010, paramedic Matt Johnson received an email from a man who said that Johnson had saved his life. The man wrote that, a year prior, Johnson was the lead EMT who resuscitated…

U of M Masonic Children’s Hospital looking to leave its mark on Target USA CUP

Daily Kick, USA CUP, USA CUP DownloadJuly 17, 2019254Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ashley Lawson (right) worked with interns Temi Ogunrinde (left) and Rachael Cook at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital booth Thursday. (Aidan Berg/NSC) Now in its second year as a partner in Target USA CUP’s Kick Cancer initiative, the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital has big goals – both in its relationship with the…

High-energy is the key for Target USA CUP celeb Jimmy Conrad

Daily Kick, USA CUP, USA CUP DownloadJuly 17, 2019260Views 0Likes 0Comments

The first thing you notice about Jimmy Conrad is his energy. He’s oozing with it to the point that it seems to seep through his skin and out into the air. Even as he stands on a hot turf field with the sun beating down on him doing the fifth take of an on-camera intro…