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Akwesasne's Bears Den Mohawk Medicine Men started out strong against the Tyendinaga Thunder on July 4, but lost their bearings in the closing period and the Thunder won 12-8. Meanwhile in Senior B lacrosse action, the St. Regis Braves defeated the Snake Island Muskies, and the Muskies fashioned a win over the Caughnawaga Indians. In the Medicine Men bout, Dekha Mitchell struck for the first goal 5:31 into the game on a play set up by Dillon Tullet and Aidan Conlon. A little over four minutes...
The Snake Island Muskies are on a three-game winning streak after a hometown bout with the St. Regis Braves and victories over Caughnawaga and Kahnawake. On June 28, Akwesasne's teams faced off at Massena Arena. The Muskies dominated the first and second periods to earn a 12-6 win. Skye Sunday, Akwi David, Grayson Phillips and Ky Tarbell, taking advantage of a power play, connected in the opening 20 minutes while their defense kept Braves stickhandlers silent. Sunday went on to score three of...
Akwesasne's Bear's Den Mohawk Medicine Men played to their first win of 2018, downing the Onondaga Red Hawks on June 27 at Massena Arena. The Mohawk squadron was silenced in the first period by three Red Hawks goals. They outscored Onondaga 6-4 in the third period and 3-1 in the second. Kiernan Lafavre led the Medicine Men with a game-high four goals and one assist. Jack Mintz scored twice with three assists. Mick Miller scored twice with two assists. Cole Zeller netted one goal. John Larassett...
MASSENA -- The way the Town Council handles zoning of the former General Motors plant could affect their ability to receive Brownfield Opportunity Area funding through the Department of State, a DOS official told the board on June 20. Designation as a BOA “sets the stage for future support, funding preference, and removes some of the risk and uncertainty associated with site redevelopment,” according to a document from the St. Lawrence County Planning Office. A Brownfield Opportunity Area study of the site, which was recently completed and mad...
MASSENA -- The Board of Education on June 21 officially approved the Spartan as the Massena Central School District's new logo, which will now be used for sports teams instead of the letter M. The district is keeping the name Red Raiders. The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Council said they are satisfied with the outcome of the mascot change, and the process by which they picked their new logo. "The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe is pleased with the process used by the Massena Central School District in...
MASSENA -- The village now has a list of properties in the so-called "downtown core" that will be used for marketing and to aid potential buyers. The list was compiled by students in the Massena High School business classes taught by Darci Johnson and Kara Warren. Dallas Benedict, one of four students who compiled the list, said they worked with the village engineer to compile the registry containing "crucial information a potential buyer may need" and a photo of each property on West Orvis,...
Sixty students from Akwesasne graduated from Salmon River on June 22 as part of their Class of 2018. The ceremony was in Tom Cavanaugh Arena in Fort Covington. The students include Blaze Benedict, Cameron Benedict, Fallon Benedict, Preston Benedict, Tori Benedict, Avery Benedict-Swamp, Camryn Buckshot, Kianna Burns, Trysten Burns, Collin Carle, Matthew Chubb, Morris Clute-Garrow, Gabriel Cook Jr., Montana Cook, Jacob Cook, Tristan Cook-Hasty, Halle Cooke, Karl David, Braxtyn Dumas, Amanda Gray,...
Thirty-four Akwesasne students graduated as part of Massena Central's Class of 2018 on June 23 in a ceremony at Massena Arena. Native American students receiving diplomas included Savannah Arney, Rose Arquette, Meghan Arquette, Dayna Barclay, Dallas Benedict, Lochlan Bower, Kaynen Buckshot, Reese Clute-Francis, Kainen Francis-Thompson, Seana Gambill, Michael Gardner, Ratwenniio (Evan) George, Blayke Gibson, Tori Gray, Linc Hamelin, Rain Hill, Dylan Holcomb, Lexis Jacobs, Jocelyn Jock, Abigail Jo...
MASSENA -- A yearlong study into if the Massena Central School District should reconfigure their building arrangement recommends they make no changes, but eliminate positions through attrition in light of dwindling enrollment. The study was written by Alan Pole and Jessica Cohen from Castallo and Silky Education Consultants. An advisory committee of community members, district employees and students gave input throughout the process. “Our recommendation is, after looking at everything ... your best bet as a school district is to maintain the s...
An Environmental Protection Agency official says the cleanup at the former General Motors site will likely conclude in next year. Meanwhile, the RACER trust says a cryptocurrency company is interested in a portion of the lot. The EPA update came from Ann Kelly from the agency’s Emergency and Remedial Project Response Division at a June 14 St. Lawrence River Valley Redevelopment Agency meeting in Massena. “We’re looking at being completed in 2019 … for the GM proper remediation,” she said at the meeting, “depending on the level of contaminants,...
The St. Regis Braves and Snake Island Muskies battled it out in a June 14 overtime thriller at Massena Arena that was decided by a single goal. The Muskies then went on to a bout with Kahnawake, who walked away with the win. In the hometown tilt, a three-goal St. Regis burst kicked off the game, and they would retire after the first period ahead by three. Zach Hopps sparked the Braves' offense just 58 seconds into the game after taking a pass from Jarrett Jacobs. Two more goals would follow in...
Massena Central students in grades six through 12 recently voted on the logo image to correspond with the new Red Raider mascot for the school district. The mascot's name will continue to be the "Red Raiders," but with the new "Spartan" image associated with the name. Students first conducted a vote on the type of mascot, choosing the Spartan. Students then selected what is now the new logo from three design options. "This has been a truly democratic process and we are pleased to move Massena...
Akwesasne's hometown Three Nations Lacrosse League teams went head-to-head on June 5 at Massena Arena, which ended with the Braves pulling away in the second period and hanging on for the win. Also, the Muskies beat the Kahnawake Mohawks on June 8 and the Braves made quick work of the Caughnawaga Indians the following night. The June 5 game was a makeup of a postponed bout from May. Two minutes into the game, St. Regis's Derek Hopps got ahold of the ball and punched in the first marker of the...
Massena and Salmon River lacrosse players were recently honored for performance on and off the field, and a Massena coach was named Coach of the Year. The players were named to the All-Northern Athletic Conference, Outstanding Sportsmanship and Academic All-NAC teams. On the boys lacrosse All-NAC first team is Cobie Cree from the Salmon River Shamrocks. Blake Premo and Gage Fiacco from the Massena Raiders, as well as Blaze Benedict and Treyton Mitchell from the Shamrocks, made second team. Other first team players include Cody Sipher (Canton),...
The Bear's Den Mohawk Medicine Men on June 2 hosted the opening home game of their second season as a team. They played the Three Nations Junior B League bout against the Seneca War Chiefs at the new St. Lawrence Centre Arena turf field. Seneca proved a tough opponent, outscoring the hometown team 7-1 in the first period, 11-2 in the second and shutting them out in the third. Josh Huiatt accounted for all three Medicine Men goals. The first came midway through the first period with assists from...
The Massena Lady Raiders softball team recently recognized 10 senior members who anticipate graduating in June. The team at their final home game of the year honored Natasha Gardner, Alexandria Currier, Alyssa Eubank, Sydnee Carroll, Brittany Condon, Taylor Verville, Megan Garcia, Skyler Trumble, Logan Deshaies and Brittany Streeter. The team's coach is Susan Macaulay. The team played to a 10-4 record for 2018. They were eliminated in Class A playoffs by the Franklin Academy...
The St. Regis Braves split two games with Caughnawaga and Ottawa, and the Muskies gave the Indians their first win of the year. The decisions leave the Braves with the best record among the six teams in the Three Nations and Quebec Senior B lacrosse leagues, 3-1. The Muskies are at 1-2. A three goal burst toward the end of the June 1 Braves-Indians tilt brought Caughnawaga to within one goal of forcing overtime, but the Braves answered with two insurance goals and a tight defense in the final five minutes of play. The Indians hosted the game...
The Massena Lady Raiders varsity lacrosse team before their final home game of the year, on May 18 against Saranac Lake, recognized four graduating seniors and one member moving on to prep school. The honored midfielder Abigail Johnson (#9), attacker Cayla Hinkley (#6), defender Madison Weir (#16) and midfielder Meagan Morgan (#15). The team also honored goaltender Gisele Todd (#29), a sophomore who is moving on to prep school. Massena won their final home game of the year, 19-1. They clinched...
The Massena Lady Raiders varsity lacrosse season came to an end in state playoffs, but not before earning the 2018 Section 10 title. In the sectional championship, played May 29 on the Potsdam High School turf field, Massena won by a single goal. With the score tied 8-8 with just under four minutes to go, Meg Wilmshurst passed to Claire Tyo, who fired in what held up as the game-winning marker. Massena reeled off three goals in the first 6:45, two from Julia Blair interrupted by a singleton from Aryssa Hopps. They traded goals through the...
The Massena Central School District and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe recently renewed their Title VI agreement, which outlines services and procedures for Native American students who go to school in Massena. The five-year deal, from 2018 to 2023, was approved by the Board of Education at their May 3 meeting. The contract says the district will provide to the Tribe an annual report of programs and services by Oct. 1 of each year. They are also required to work with the Tribe to compile a list of Native students living in the Akwesasne...
Akwesasne’s own Bear’s Den Mohawk Medicine Men are returning for a new season in the First Nations Junior B Lacrosse League. The team will have a new home field - the St. Lawrence Centre Arena in Massena, which has been re-outfitted with an indoor turf field. Coach Kariwate Mitchell said he looks forward to the transition. Last year, some games were called in the third period due to condensation accumulating on the Massena Arena floor and making it too slippery to play. “That won’t happen this year,” Mitchell said in a news release from the...
This week, Massena Central students in grades six through 12 voted to select an image of a Spartan as the new mascot for the school district. However, an image that was widely shared on social media on May 22 is not the final mascot. Superintendent Pat Brady said the students on May 23 were to have been polled a second time where they will choose between three variations of a Spartan to determine the logo associated with the new mascot. Students conducted the initial voting through an anonymous online form that included three options for a...
MASSENA -- A 46-acre portion of the former General Motors site on the south side of state Route 37, east of the bridge going into Akwesasne, may become a welcome center for the Mohawk community. The board voted unanimously at their Monday meeting to write a letter in support of the tribe’s effort to buy the parcel from the RACER trust, which took over the property after GM went bankrupt. “I would just be happy if anybody wanted to develop out there,” Town Supervisor Steve O’Shaughnessy said. Councilman Tom Miller, who voted in favor of support...
Between games of their May 19 doubleheader versus Gouverneur, the Lady Shamrocks paused to recognize their four graduating seniors. Avery Benedict-Swamp is finishing her first season with the team. She plans to attend Keuka College to study psychology and criminal justice. Her mother is Jamie. "Her favorite softball memory is Sierra wiping out in the mud going for a ball," Coach Elizabeth Durfee wrote in remarks she gave at the recognition ceremony. Sierra Boardway is finishing her second season...
The Three Nations Senior B Lacrosse League season is officially underway. Akwesasne's own St. Regis Braves and Snake Island Muskies met on May 17 for opening day, which ended in the Braves clinching a 10-6 win. Two days later, the Muskies traveled to Kahnawake where they edged past the Caughnawaga Indians 10-7. In the battle of the hometown teams, Casey Swamp got things started to punch in the first goal of the season at 1:24. The Braves answered with four goals of their own before the end of...
