A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The St. Regis Braves quickly pulled ahead of the Caughnawaga Indians and held onto that lead for an eventual 18-6 win. The two teams met on the Braves home turf, Massena Arena, on June 28. St. Regis gained a 7-2 lead after the end of the first period, which would hold up through the following two. They outscored their opponents 4-0 in the second and 7-4 in the third. Ty Thompson led the offense with a game-high two goals and five assists. Miles Thompson netted four goals and one assist. Blake Ke...
Twenty-seven Native American students wrapped up their careers at Massena Central High School and graduated as members of the Class of 2017 on Saturday, June 24. Upwards of 1,000 people packed into Massena Arena to watch them cross the stage and receive Regents diplomas. Five Native American students received honors Regents diplomas: Paige Cook, KC Herne, Blake Lazore, Kaeliana Smoke and Kyran Sunday. Those receiving Regents diplomas incuded James Arquette, Tianna Back, Rachel Benedict, Tiffany...
Comrades of Hope and Dr. Sally White will sponsor a free naloxone training on Sunday, July 23, at noon at the Massena Community Center, 61 Beach St. Naloxone, sometimes marketed under the name brand Narcan, is a medication that can reverse the effects of an opiate or opioid overdose. Participants will receive a free nasal overdose/opioid protection kit. No experience is necessary. Training is less than one hour. There is no risk of misusing naloxone. It only works on someone who has used opioids. White is from the New York State Office of...
Akwesasne's Mohawk Medicine Men fell in two recent home games against the Onondaga Red Hawks and Seneca War Chiefs. Meanwhile, the team's win was upheld in a game against Seneca that had been called short. On June 17, the Medicine Men played the War Chiefs at Massena Arena and the game was called partway through the third period with Mohawk up 9-6. Officials cut the game short for player safety. With humidity that day in Massena hovering around 100 percent, the cement floor was extra slippery an...
With the lack of a mascot, racial issues and the continued use of a former controversial school symbol causing tension at the Massena Central School District, and the Board of Education is now talking about it. Superintendent Patrick Brady said two Massena seniors, Paige Cook and James Donnelly, went before the board at their Thursday meeting to talk about the opinions that are going around and causing tension. “They feel the lack of a mascot to replace the former Indian head is causing some issues amongst the student body,” Brady said. Unt...
A hometown match-up between Akwesasne's St. Regis Braves and Snake Island Muskies ended with a 12-3 Braves win. The two teams met up at Massena Arena on Wednesday, June 14. Meanwhile, the junior B Mohawk Medicine Men game was called early, but the Akwesasne contingent still earned a win. In the Braves-Muskies bout, the St. Regis defense and goaltender Torrey Bigtree stood tall, holding their opponents scoreless through the first two stanzas, and allowing three goals in the final period. Braves...
MASSENA – Akwesasne's Mohawk Medicine Men won two recent home games against the Onondaga Red Hawks, a blowout 14-3 win on June 8 and a closer 6-4 bout on May 29. Head Coach Kariwate Mitchell says the team is still in the process of honing in and there have been lineup changes, but he's pleased with the players so far. "I really like what I see, we are getting better each time we hit the floor and that is our objective, to keep improving," he said. "We have a really good mixture of players, t...
MASSENA – The St. Regis Braves decimated the Caughnawaga Indians 20-2 on June 7 at Massena Arena. Caughnawaga's Hank Delisle scored the opening goal just three seconds into the game. He was answered by an 18-goal barrage from the Braves. The Indians managed their other goal just over a minute into the third period. Blake Kenny led offensive efforts with four goals and four assists. Geoff McNulty had two goals and five assists. Ty Thompson scored three goals with three helpers. Brett Bucktooth h...
MASSENA -- The Akwesasne Medicine Men played their inaugural home game against the Seneca War Chiefs to a celebratory opening and an enthusiastic crowd. The game opened with two Akwesasne youth performing a smoke dance, and the artist who created the team's logo being made an honorary member of the team. Hohnegayehwahs Mitchell and Tsiawentiron Mitchell, who are brother and sister, performed the dance to open the game. The team gave a jersey to Akwesasne artist John Thomas, who designed their...
A yearlong interstate drug investigation led to the June 1 arrest of 106 defendants for operating two organizations that trafficked heroin, cocaine and fentanyl into St. Lawrence County. As alleged in the two indictments unsealed in St. Lawrence County Court on that date, this investigation led to the recovery of approximately 2,600 bags of heroin (with a street value police estimate at $39,000), about 3,005 bags of fentanyl (with a street value police estimate at $45,075), and more than 700...
Several dozen walkers and runners converged on Saturday, June 3 to support the Akwesasne Epilepsy Support Group in their 5K. The event at Generations Park's Tewathahita Trail brought runners and walkers together in a non-competitive event to help boost the group's ongoing projects. They completed laps on the trail to earn tickets for a variety of prizes donated by local sponsors. The track was also dotted with signs that gave out epilepsy facts, which Jacob's said is in line with part of the...
MASSENA -- The Snake Island Muskies traded leads with the Caughnawaga Indians and pulled off a last-minute victory at Massena Arena on Wednesday, May 24. The Muskies started on strong note, shutting out the Indians in the first period. Lee Thomas scored both goals at 6:40 and 15:54, with assists from Kariwate Mitchell and Trysten Thomas. The Indians outscored the Muskies in the second period, but were still not able to pull ahead. Chad Norton punched in both Caughnawaga markers at 3:32 and...
The Massena varsity girl’s lacrosse team came to an end in regional finals on Saturday, June 3 in Ogdensburg. They played Section 4 champions Vestal and lost by a final tally of 15-2. Blayke Gibson and Abigail Johnson scored Massena’s goals, with Kyrsten Stone and Margaret Wilmshurst getting the assists. Gisele Todd backstopped for 15 saves. Sarah Harding led Vestal with five goals. Netminder Nicole Leska notched five saves. On May 31, Massena competed against Canton for the Section 10 championship and narrowly lost 6-5. However, each team had...
Both the Massena varsity baseball and softball teams had their seasons ended in Section 10 title games against Malone by a single run. The softball team, playing Franklin Academy at SUNY Potsdam on Tuesday, May 23, fell behind 5-0 in the second inning but then answered with an 11-run rally. Malone came back in the sixth inning with a seven-run barrage for a 12-11 final score. Massena's Amber Thomas, who was stuck with the loss, pitched for 10 strikeouts and 15 hits. Brittany Streeter went 3-4...
MASSENA -- Frenchie's Great Northern New York Auto Show returned to downtown Massena on Saturday, May 20, bringing dozens of unique vehicles from today dating as far back as the 1920s. A portion of East Orvis Street was blocked off from Howard Street to Railroad Street. Vehicles came from around the North Country and Canada. The event raised money for the Boys and Girls Club of Massena. Car entry was free, but those in the show could elect to pay a donation to the club and be entered into...
Massena Central's varsity lacrosse, baseball and softball teams all closed their regular 2017 NAC seasons with wins. The boys lacrosse team ended their regular season May 17 with a 17-12 win over visiting Ogdensburg. After trailing 5-4 at the end of the first quarter, Massena sparked a comeback with a 6-1 rally in the second frame. Kyran Sunday scored four goals and an assist. Hunter Pyke, who had an assist, and Isaiah Cree each scored twice. Kainen Francis-Thompson had a goal with four...
MASSENA -- In a tough game on Thursday, May 18, the St. Regis Braves dropped a 9-6 contest against the visiting Kahnawake Mohawks at Massena Arena. The Mohawks with their solid stickwork and offensive coordination quickly took control of the game in the first period. Kahriios Montour posted the first goal of the game at 4:21, assisted by Karah Two Axe. Markie Kirby made it 2-0 59 seconds later on a play set up by Pete Jacobs and Montour. Blake Kenny put St. Regis in the game just 19 seconds late...
CANTON -- A condoled Bear Clan matron has been honored by SUNY Canton with an honorary doctorate in recognition of her work to not only preserve Mohawk history and culture, but link it with the surrounding communities. Wa'kerakats:te Louise McDonald Herne received a doctorate of humane letters at the college's 109th commencement on Saturday, May 13. She was also the keynote speaker. In addition to that, 24 Akwesasne and Kahnawake students received diplomas from SUNY Canton. "As the Mamabear, I...
Massena boys varsity lacrosse stopped St. Lawrence’s run toward an undefeated season and went on to lose to Salmon River by a single goal in a high-scoring bout. On May 8, Massena dished out St. Lawrence’s first loss of the season, in a game that ended 13-12. St. Lawrence was leading by three goals going into the fourth quarter before Massena took over. The Larries opened the game with four unanswered goals in the last 4:42 of the first quarter, leaving the score 5-2 going into the second stanza. Massena then rallied with three straight goa...
MASSENA – The St. Regis Braves lost to the Capital Region Axemen in a hard-fought 12-6 affair at Massena Arena on Thursday, May 11. Plagued by penalties in the rough-and-tumble match, three St. Regis players were ejected from play on game misconducts. Nick Sanseverino was tossed in the first quarter, an encounter which also ended up costing Ottawa's Brett Perras the rest of the game as well. Braves Daylin Logan and Kota Square were removed from play in the second quarter. Six players combined f...
MASSENA -- The Massena Central School District and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe will soon renegotiate the Title VI contract, which deals with education of Native American students. The five-year deal expires in June. At Thursday’s school board meeting, Superintendent Pat Brady said it includes a number of provisions to include the tribe in the education plan for Native students. There is a per-student payment from the state associated with the deal being struck. Brady said he, the business director and the curriculum director will meet with t...
The 2017 Senior B Three Nations Lacrosse League season got off to exciting start as Akwesasne's St. Regis Braves and Snake Island Muskies battled out on opening night at Massena Arena. St. Regis won the back-and-forth affair 10-8. This is the Muskies' first year back after taking a break in 2016. "I was very pleased with the effort given, and in spite of a slippery surface that changed our game plan both teams put on an excellent show for our fans," Braves Coach Chuck Brown said following openin...
Massena’s varsity softball team won a doubleheader against Salmon River before going on to beat Canton. Meanwhile, the varsity baseball team dropped a decision to Canton but defeated Casselman in a no-hitter. On May 3 in Massena, the softball team beat Salmon River in the twin bill match 21-3 and 15-5. In the first game where Massena had 18 hits, the teams were tied 1-1 after the first inning before Massena unleashed a 10-run assault in the second that included a two-run homer off the bat of Natasha Gardner and doubles from Alyssa Eubank and S...
The Massena varsity boys lacrosse team avenged a loss to Canton with a non-league win over Northwood Prep. Meanwhile, the varsity girls team had a three-game winning streak snapped by Northwood. On May 6, Massena took the Northwood game 17-13 at home. Isaiah Cree led the offense with five goals. Kyran Sunday and Blake Premo each had three goals and three assists. Jack Loran netted a pair of goals with a helper. JP Chauvin had four goals. Nick Morrell scored a goal and three assists. Three days e...
Massena's varsity softball team had another game suspended before losing to OFA and getting redemption in their next game. Meanwhile, the baseball team is on a four-game slide. The softball team had a tie game with OFA suspended in the seventh, then fell to the same team the next night but got redemption with a win over Potsdam. On April 25, Massena scored four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie with Ogdensburg 10-10 but a downpour caused umpires to call the game. They will likely...
