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The Massena Lady Raiders are Section 10 Class A champions and will advance in state playoffs to go against the Section 3 champions. Meanwhile, the Massena Raider boys basketball and Salmon River Shamrocks boys hockey seasons have come to a close. The Lady Raider's next bout in NYSPHSAA playoffs will be March 7 at SUNY Potsdam at 6 p.m. Before that, on March 2, they will play in the Section 10 overall tournament against to-be-determined class champions. That game will also be at 6 p.m. at SUNY Po...
The Salmon River Lady Shamrocks hockey season recently came to an end in the 2018 NYSPHSAA tournament championship at SUNY Oswego. Meanwhile, the Shamrocks boys varsity hockey and basketball teams, along with the Massena boys hockey team closed out their regular seasons, and the varsity basketball teams each lost in Class B playoffs. They lost 4-1 to Frontier-Lake Shore-Orchard Park on Feb. 11. Lexi Lazore scored Salmon River's goal on a power play, with an assist from Olivia Moulton. The team...
The Salmon River Shamrocks boys hockey team on Feb. 14 honored six senior members of their team who are playing their last season with the green and white. Those recognized include defenseman Tehakwirakarenrons McDonald, forward Preston Benedict, forward Kenan Herne, forward Jacob Cook, forward Gage King-Gorman and forward Dylan Wylie. Several dozen relatives, friends and supporters of Cook showed up with cutouts of his headshot on sticks, which they waved around in the audience throughout the...
Dozens showed up for outdoor Winter Carnival fun at Generations Park on Saturday, Feb. 9 and the St. Regis Mohawk School on Sunday, Feb. 10. A highlight of Saturday were sled rides from a team that competes in the Iditarod dogsled races in Alaska. The four-person outfit included Spencer Thew of Canton, racers Natalie Vandermerwe and her husband Andre Vandermerwe and dog handler Nick Jackman. Leading up to that was a snow obstacle course put together by several Akwesasne fitness programs. They...
The Massena boys and girls basketball regular seasons have come to a close with each team getting a chance to compete for Section 10 Class A crowns. Meanwhile, the boys hockey team went 2-1 over the course of a week as their regular calendar winds down. The girls basketball team are slated to play Malone on Feb. 19 at SUNY Potsdam for their class banner. Leading up to that, they defeated Ogdensburg and Brasher, but fell to Canton. On Feb. 5, they won 59-34 over OFA at home. They led 10-9 after...
The Salmon River Shamrocks boys and girls basketball teams paused at their regular season closers to recognize their senior members as they prepare to close their varsity careers. Prior to the start of their Feb. 8 game against St. Lawrence, the boys team paid tribute to Timothy Rourke, Blaze Benedict, Ian Leduc, Devin Snyder, Hunter Ghostlaw, Jared Bigness and Ben Kelly. The girls team on Feb. 9 honored several of their players during the halftime break of their match against...
The Salmon River boys and girls basketball teams closed out their 2017-18 regular seasons and the boys hockey squad picked up two wins as they skate toward their regular season closer this week. On Feb. 9 at Tom Cavanaugh Arena, the Shamrocks earned a 3-2 win over visiting Clarence. After a stalemate first period, the teams swapped markers in the middle frame before Tim Cook fired in the game-winner 1:06 into the closing stanza. Cameron Cartier and Kaden Conners earned assists on the play. Jacob...
In a big week for Salmon River varsity sports, the Lady Shamrocks clinched the Section 10 hockey title and a boys basketball standout scored his 1,000th career point. On Feb. 3, the girls hockey team defeated Potsdam for the sectional banner at Pine Street Arena. They will advance to the high school Frozen Four on Feb. 10 and 11 at SUNY Oswego. At the Section 10 title bout, Salmon River posted the first goal just 90 seconds into regulation off the stick of Lexi Lazore. Brycelan Sunday notched...
The Massena and Salmon River girls hockey teams met two nights in a row, with both contests going to the Shamrocks. On Jan. 23, the two played in Fort Covington with a 2-1 final score in favor of the hosts. The first period was a stalemate. Karahkwenhawe White notched the first goal 4:08 into the second period, on a play set up by Libbie Tarbell. Hannah Johnson scored the eventual game-winner 1:46 into the closing frame. Katy Underwood notched Massena's lone marker with 7:01 left on the clock....
The Massena varsity girls basketball and hockey team were unable to fashion a win during the week of Jan. 15. Meanwhile, the boys basketball team dropped a contest to Malone and the boys hockey team skated to a win followed by two tie games. The Lady Raiders varsity basketball team was upended by Franklin Academy 51-42 at home on Jan. 19. For Massena, Alexis Jacobs netted five points, as did Bailey Trumble and Al'lainya Dumas. Paige Perry led the team with 10 points and Alyssa Eubank scored...
Several dozen Akwesasne Boys and Girls Club members created photography works to compete for a chance to have their work judged on a national scale with other club participants. On Jan. 19 at the clubhouse on Rooseveltown Road, the works were hanging for an evening where people could come see their skills. They were created by a variety of ages, from kindergarten to high school seniors. They were broken down into categories including "nature and surroundings," editing and filters," and...
A wild swing in temperatures coupled with a winter storm that dropped more than a foot of snow in some areas caused flooding in Akwesasne and the surrounding communities, and set a local temperature record. Between Jan. 11 and 13, the temperatures in Akwesasne and the North Country swung by nearly 80 degrees and caused ice to melt, which flooded the St. Regis and Salmon rivers. Temperatures in Akwesasne on Thursday, Jan. 11 spiked at 53 degrees and the following day got as high as 60 degrees,...
After earning wins on the ice rink and the basketball court, Massena had games for the second time this season canceled due to severe weather. Games slated for Jan. 5 and 6 were canceled as a winter storm worked its way up the East Coast. The Massena Raiders varsity boys hockey Mark Tyo tournament was canceled, along with a girls hockey road game in Central New York. Prior to that, the Lady Raiders hockey squadron picked up an 8-0 win over Alexandria Bay on Jan. 4. Mackenzie Garrow posted a 10-save performance in her first shutout. Hannah...
AKWESASNE -- The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe’s Cultural Tourism Office is looking for community feedback on three information panels being developed for a tourism information kiosk in Akwesasne. The proposed location for the kiosk will be alongside the St. Regis River in Hogansburg, which is the new green space the tribe created this past summer across from the former site of the Hogansburg Dam. The Tribe had approached the Town of Massena inquiring if they could place a kiosk at the town’s Grasse River boat launch on state Route 37. Town off...
The Massena Raiders varsity hockey, basketball and wrestling teams had a tough week with losses to St. Lawrence Central, Canton and Potsdam. On Dec. 5, the varsity girl’s basketball squadron lost to visiting SLC by just one point in overtime. The contest included a solid offensive performance from Lexis Jacobs, who netted a team-high 14 points, and also chipped in five assists, seven rebounds and two steals. Massena ran the first half of the game, outscoring the Larries 15-13 in the first quarter and 15-2 in the second. SLC took over in the s...
The Massena Raiders varsity basketball team sailed to their first 2017-18 win over Norwood-Norfolk, while the boys hockey team lost twice at a weekend tournament in Pittsford and the girls hockey team narrowly lost a non-league bout. The girls hockey team downed Norwood-Norfolk 56-32 on Nov. 30. After leading 28-13 at the half, Massena sealed their win with a decisive 22-5 run in the third stanza. Lexis Jacobs scored six points, as did Baylie Trumble. Sydnee Carroll and Paige Perry led the...
Massena High School students on Nov. 21 got a chance to learn first-hand from their Mohawk neighbors about the community's history and culture during the school's Native American Day on Nov. 21. The day opened with a tobacco burning and recitation of the Thanksgiving Address in both Mohawk and English, given by Eddie Gray, a medicine man from Akwesasne Traditional Medicine. Gina Jacobs led cornhusk no-face doll making workshops and taught students about their cultural significance. Darren...
MASSENA -- Nearly 100 jobs are leaving the Massena area as two big stores have announced plans to close. Hannaford will close on July 21. They employ somewhere between 62 people, according to a statement from the company. “At a time when the store’s lease would need to be renewed, Hannaford made the difficult business decision to close the supermarket, which has not met financial expectations,” the statement reads. “We are announcing this closure nearly eight months in advance to give as much notice as possible,” Eric Blom, Hannaford spokesman...
Those looking to nominate a person or a team, should forward as much information as possible about the candidate(s) to Massena Central, c/o Massena Athletic Director Gavin Regan, Nightengale Avenue, Massena, NY, 13662. Information should include the nominee’s name, along with the sports and years in which they participated. Nods can also include info on any special honors they might have received, such as team captain, all-league recognition, academic and sportsmanship honors, team championships, etc. Nominations can also include statistics. N...
The Massena girls varsity hockey and boys basketball seasons are officially underway. The hockey team narrowly dropped their opener to Oswego and the basketball squad squeezed past Northeast Clinton by just a single point for their first win. On Nov. 21, the girls hockey team went into the third period leading 3-1 but were unable to fend back a three-goal barrage. Mackenzie Garrow, an eighth-grader playing goaltender, did well in her varsity debut with 31 saves. The boys basketball team started their season on Nov. 24 with a 52-51 win over...
The School Climate Committee on Nov. 16 recommended that Massena Central Board of Education keep the name Red Raiders and find a new mascot that is not the former chieftain head. The committee, which has been working since the beginning of the school year, was formed on the heels of growing racial tension among the student body partially attributed to the lack of a mascot and the continued use of the former Indian head logo by some groups. Keri Zaza, a member of the climate committee and counselor at the junior high, said they want to form a...
A project initially conceived for September's International Powwow united generations of basketmakers and may have produced Akwesasne's largest ever fancy basket. "The idea was to develop, we can't really call it the world's largest basket, but it could be Akwesasne biggest basket, fancy basket specifically," said Gail McDonald, who helped come up with the project and is also the Akwesasne Heritage Complex Project Director. What has become known as the Onkwátherékó:wa Big Basket is 21 inches ac...
The Holiday Helpers program will return for the third year, and a program coordinator expects they will assist more than last year’s total of 3,709 community members. The program solicits donations of food and gifts from around Akwesasne, which come from people and businesses and are given to those in ‘need’ who apply for help. “We’re continuing this tradition for the community because there are a lot of people in need,” said Starr Thomas, a volunteer coordinator for Holiday Helpers. She said the program committee hopes anyone in need will a...
MASSENA -- The Sanit Regis Mohawk Tribe is asking the Town of Massena to allow them to place a kiosk at the town’s canoe launch on state Route 37 near the Alcoa East plant. Although he says he isn’t opposed to the idea, the town supervisor wants to know what the tribe wants to put there before agreeing. “I would hope the town would have a say in content,” Town Supervisor Joseph Gray said. “My bet is it will be environmental … We need to have a clear understanding of any statements that will be on that kiosk.” There are ongoing environmental...
A representative from the Office of the Family Advocate is working to enhance the Tribal Council’s program that delivers winter jackets to local kids in need. Family Advocate Everett Lazore said this year he worked to garner donations of hats and mittens to give out along with the jackets at the end of the month. “Jackets are nice, but hats and mittens, I know my boy loses 10 pairs of mittens every winter,” Lazore said. “So I figured hat and gloves to go with jackets ... it’s not limited to just jackets. We’re going to go to whoever we...
