Wroclaw “The Crew” Wins Second Polish American Football League Championship

The Crew celebrates victory, holding aloft quarterback Krzysztof Wydrowski (more photos)

In the second annual Polish American Football League (Polskia Liga Futbolu Amerykańskiego) Championship Game on October 14, The Crew of Wroclaw defeated the Silesia Miners 18-0.  The game took place at the Marymount Stadium in Warsaw’s Zoliborz district, under the Honorary Patronage of U.S. Ambassador Victor Ashe and Warsaw Mayor Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz.  League president (and Warsaw Eagles quarterback) Jedrzej Steszewski handed out the championship and second place trophies, U.S. Cultural Attaché James Wolfe handed out the trophy for the game’s Most Valuable Player to running back Paweł Wojcieszak of The Crew, and Inga Uchymiak of the North American Sports Network handed out “Bronze Ball” trophies to the three best players from the entire 2007 season. 

The Minsk Buffaloes American football team from Belarus also handed out a special trophy for their choice of the games Most Valuable Player to The Crew’s quarterback Krzysztof Wydrowski.  The Crew built a 16-0 first half lead, scoring a touchdown with a two-point conversions in each of the first two quarters, then capped the scoring with a safety in the final quarter.  Last year’s champions, the Warsaw Eagles, lost to the Silesia Miners in the semi-final this season.  The Crew beat last year’s runners up, the Pomorze Seahawks, in the other semi-final match-up.