Sisters Isabella and Margaret Keyes both recently represented Czechia at the Women’s European Sixes Qualifier in Portugal for The World Games 2025. Below is an excerpt from story from Greg Levinsky at The Belmont Voice in Massachusetts on the sisters connection to their roots through lacrosse.
When sisters Izzy and Maggie Keyes were growing up, their grandmother, Jana, lived with them in their Belmont home. From her, the two girls learned all about their family’s Czech heritage.
A half-decade after her passing, the Belmont residents carry her memory and the family’s Czech legacy when they play for the Czech Republic’s national lacrosse team. Recently, they participated in a strong performance at the Women’s European Sixes Qualifier in Portugal that clinched a berth to August’s World Games.
“We definitely had a sense of our Czech culture through our grandmother, but it was hard to put together the pieces of what it actually means,” Izzy said. “When I went to Prague for the first time last summer [for the European Championships], that really connected the dots and brought me closer to my heritage.
To read the full story, continue here at The Belmont Voice.
