Michael Preston

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Twitter-er & Occasional Writer for @CougCenter. Washington by birth, State by the grace of God. My employer agrees with the good opinions.

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Articles

Finland turned back Germany in Women's Euros

1 week ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

Two-time European champion Finland opened the 2025/26 IFAF Women’s European Championships with a 21-7 home victory over Germany at the Myyrmäen Jalkapallostadion in Vantaa. Quarterback Lea Kaszas threw two touchdown passes in the win after team MVP Oona Saarinen’s interception had edged the hosts ahead on the first play of the second quarter.
IFAF U19 Euros: Sweden sneaks by Finland in overtime thriller to advance to gold medal final

4 weeks ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

Sweden set up a winner-takes-all final game against Austria for the 2024/25 IFAF U19 European Championships title with a 24-21 overtime win over Finland on Saturday. A 30-yard Oscar Hardarsson field goal proved decisive in the extra period at the Bergshamra IP in Stockholm, but it was Sweden’s defense that proved the difference in a tight game.
IFAF U19 Euros: Denmark defeats Czech Republic, will now face Germany for 4th

1 month ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

Denmark will face Germany to play for fourth place in the IFAF U19 European Championships in September, having survived an initial scare to run out 27-18 winners over the Czech Republic at Vejle Atletik Stadion. The Czechs, who will take on Italy to contest sixth place overall, held a 12-point lead at halftime having shut out their hosts, but Denmark scored 27 unanswered points to take control and seal victory.
IFAF U19 Euros: Germany cruises to convincing win over Italy

1 month ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

Germany earned a September showdown with either Denmark or the Czech Republic in the race for fourth place overall in the 2024/25 IFAF U19 European Championships with a dominant 55-0 win over Italy as running back Ismael Calatayud Morejon scored four touchdowns.
Canada dominates in win over Italy

1 month ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

Team Canada scored in all three phases of the game and employed some trickery in a convincing 56-0 win over an experimental Italian team. The Canadians scored passing, rushing and on a double pass play on offense, with an interception returned for a touchdown on defense, and through special teams with a blocked punt recovered for a score.
Time-Resolved Aperiodic and Oscillatory Dynamics during Human Visual Memory Encoding

1 month ago | jneurosci.org | Michael Preston |Natalie Schaworonkow |Bradley Voytek

Time-Resolved Aperiodic and Oscillatory Dynamics during Human Visual Memory Encoding Michael Preston Jr, Natalie Schaworonkow, Bradley Voytek Journal of Neuroscience 16 April 2025, 45 (16) e2404242025; DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2404-24.2025
Record Number of Teams and Nations Enter Euro Flag 2025

1 month ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

A record number of teams representing the most nations ever to compete in an IFAF flag football continental championship will battle for the European crown this summer in France. EURO FLAG 2025 – the IFAF European Flag Football Championships – will feature 42 teams from 24 nations from September 25 to 27 at the Val-de-Marne Interdepartmental Sports Park in Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne, in the southeast suburbs of Paris.
Canada Returns to the World Stage

1 month ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

It’s been a while, but this weekend Canada’s men’s national team returns to the international stage and plans to become a force in world football. The game’s most successful nation at the U20s level has dominated on internationally with three successive IFAF gold medals, but the men have been absent from tournaments since 2011. Back then, almost 14 years ago, they took home the silver medal from Vienna, beating Japan, France and Austria before losing to the United States in the final.
IFAF and NFL Coaching the Coaches in Ghana

1 month ago | americanfootballinternational.com | Michael Preston

IFAF and the NFL undertook a joint initiative to develop flag football coaches and officials on the African continent when Ghana hosted a clinic to teach the fundamentals of the sport from April 11-13. First as part of the NFL Flag program in Africa, a teacher training day introduced educators to flag football.
The Easter sweet surprise

1 month ago | hellocare.com.au | Michael Preston |Alex Jacobs

Sophie, my neighbour in her early seventies, is a widow with no immediate family. I regularly check in on her, offering assistance with errands due to her mobility issues. While community services provide practical support, they often fall short of addressing her emotional and well-being needs. Born the sole child of Wilem and Helga on the shores of Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, she had twelve aunts and uncles, her parents’ siblings.