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By Andy Gardner. The 2022-23 winter sports regular season is winding down and playoffs draw near. Recently, Massena downed Madrid-Waddington and Salmon River defeated Norwood-Norfolk. Salmon River boys hockey picked up wins against Ogdensburg and St. Lawrence Central. Sunday, Feb. 5, girls basketball, Massena 46, Madrid-Waddington 34 – In the road win at Madrid, Madison LaDuke fashioned 14 points to lead the Raiders. Chyler Richards scored 11 points. For the Yellowjackets, Hailey Marcellus netted 10 points. Sunday, Feb. 5, girls hockey, A...
By Andy Gardner. MASSENA – A notice of claim that a Massena veterinarian may sue the Massena and Louisville fire departments puts the Akwesasne Fire Department on notice that they could potentially be included in a future lawsuit. Dr. Wilfredo Perez, who owns Java Veterinary Center, lost what was both his business and home in an Oct. 28 fire. He has filed notice to sue the towns of Massena and Louisville, and the Louisville and Massena fire departments for negligence. A notice of claim is a precursor to an actual lawsuit. Akwesasne Fire D...
By Andy Gardner. POTSDAM – Michael Snow’s murder trial, originally scheduled to start Jan. 23, is being indefinitely pushed back, pending standard pre-trial hearings that have yet to take place. The 31-year-old Massena resident is accused of shooting and killing Elizabeth Howell, 21, on College Park Road near the SUNY Potsdam campus on Feb. 18, 2022. A grand jury in April of last year handed up an indictment charging Snow with four felonies: second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault and first-degree criminal use of...
By Andy Gardner The Shamrocks boys hockey squadron kept up their march toward an undefeated season, downing Norwood-Norfolk on the road. Massena and Salmon River recently saw some tough basketball tilts against Malone and Ogdensburg. The latest win for the ‘Rocks took place at Plattsburgh State against Beekmantown in overtime by a 5-4 final tally. “Always tough to play at Plattsburgh State. Beekmantown is a good team. We dealt with adversity. Always hard to win on the road,” Head Coach Tim Cook said. With the game tied 1-1 in the first perio...
By Andy Gardner. In recent Massena Raiders and Salmon River Shamrocks varsity sports outcomes, a Massena wrestler won his division at the Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic. The Raider girls basketball team downed Norwood-Norfolk. The Shamrocks boys hockey team dusted St. Lawrence Central. A Salmon River girls basketball game ended up postponed. Saturday, Jan. 14, wresting, Massena at Phoenix Mid-Winter Classic – Massena’s Colden Hardy (152) won his division with teammate Roy Gamble (285) taking second. General Brown earned two second-place fin...
By Andy Gardner. In recent Massena and Salmon River varsity games, the Shamrocks defeated the Raiders in boys hockey and the Shamrocks blanked Ogdensburg. In basketball, Massena’s girls and boys teams both blew past OFA. Friday, Jan. 6, girls basketball, Massena 62 Ogdensburg Free Academy 50 – The Raiders worked their way to a 24-20 halftime lead and posted eight from the three-point line to down the Blue Devils at Massena. Meghan Firnstein scored 22 points, a game high, including three three-pointers. Chyler Richards tossed in 19 points, inclu...
By Andy Gardner. The last games of the 2022 portion of the varsity winter sports season saw a close game on the basketball court between Gouverneur and Massena, with the Raiders girls hockey squadron taking a blowout win over Saranac Lake-Lake Placid. A heavy snowstorm led to both hockey and basketball games originally slated for Dec. 16 either postponed or rescheduled. Dec. 30, girls basketball, Plattsburgh 27 Massena 20 – Chyler Richards set the pace for the Raiders with 11 points at Plattsburgh. The Hornets’ Natalie Battinelli scored eig...
By Andy Gardner. Massena and Salmon River went head-to-head in boys basketball, with the Raiders coming out on top. Also, the Shamrocks boys hockey team blew past Ithaca, Norwood-Norfolk and Franklin Academy. The Shamrocks girls basketball team made it to the championship round of the Heather Provost Tournament in St. Regis Falls. Monday, Dec. 12, boys basketball: Massena 73, Salmon River 41 – Colin Patterson scored 29 points to lead the Raiders against the Shamrocks in Massena. Taylor Mitchell netted 11 points. For the Shamrocks, Edward J...
By Andy Gardner. The Salmon River Shamrocks boys basketball team opened the 2022-23 season on a high note, winning their second consecutive Frazier Classic Championship in St. Regis Falls over the weekend of Nov. 26-27. The ‘Rocks beat Parishville-Hopkinton 46-38 in the Saturday championship, hosted by the St. Regis Falls Saints and sponsored by the Saints Booster Club. Salmon River earned their way into to the title game after downing Brushton-Moira 53-32 in the Friday opening bout. P-H got into the championship tilt with a 35-27 win a...
By Andy Gardner. AKWESASNE – A surviving relative of a man whose disinterred corpse was discovered in a casket in Kateri Tekakwitha Cemetery in August says she wants someone to be held accountable for the grave being disturbed. Mary Ann Jackson, who lives in Cornwall, says there was no DNA testing performed to confirm a familial match to what she and her family believes is her father’s remains. However, the information she’s gotten leads her and her relatives to believe the body is that of her father, Alfred Peters, who died in 1996 at age 6...
By Andy Gardner. FORT COVINGTON – Two Salmon River Shamrocks have signed letters of intent to play women's lacrosse at the NCAA level. Joryan Adams will play for Niagara University. Wynter Jock has signed on to play for Notre Dame. They'll both play at the Division I level. Both are multi-sport athletes who will graduate from Salmon River in June. Salmon River Athletic Director Shawn Miller said the school is "proud of [them] and happy to have [them] represent Salmon River at the collegiate l...
By Andy Gardner. Section 10 is implementing new rules aimed at stopping inappropriate behavior by spectators at high school sporting events. “Maintaining safe conditions for our student-athletes, staff, families and community members is our highest priority. This new policy will make expectations clear for all spectators, and help ensure everyone is able to enjoy our sporting contests,” Section 10 Executive Director Mark Wilson said. It’s essentially a “three strikes” system, but individual districts can opt for steeper penalties than pres...
By Andy Gardner. The Massena Raiders and Salmon River Shamrocks volleyball seasons have come to a close. The Raiders finished in NYSPHSAA Regional Finals, and the Shamrocks made to the Class C finals. The Raiders final game was a loss in regionals to Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake, the Section 2 Class A champions. Massena Head Coach Nicole Deshaies said she coached a solid team this season and she's already looking forward to the 2023 season. I am blessed to have coached this team this season. They...
By Andy Gardner. In recent Salmon River and Massena varsity sports action, the Raider girls beat the Shamrocks at Massena. The Shamrock boys soccer team blanked Malone, and the Massena volleyball team downed Gouverneur and Ogdensburg. Saturday, Oct. 8, boys soccer, Salmon River 6 Franklin Academy 0 – Ryan Bouchey made five saves in the Salmon River net as the Shamrocks shut out Malone. Carter Johnson scored twice. Kade Cook, Evan Collette, Chase Lewis and Caiden Cartier booted in one goal a...
By Andy Gardner. AKWESASNE – Akwesasne Freedom School had another successful quilt auction fundraiser this year, auctioning 39 quilts and garnering $56,170 for the school. The event took place on the school grounds on Sunday, Aug. 21, the day after the 2022 Akwesasne Survival Race. The auction took place live and online. Steve McComber of Kahnawake was the live auctioneer. "We have supporters from all over the world, so putting them online is the best way to support the school without them b...
By Andy Gardner. AKWESASNE – Thirty-six competitors on six teams battled it out for 2022's Akwesasne Survival Race held at the Freedom School on a hot morning and afternoon Saturday, Aug. 20. The race had different team members doing five races. After crossing the final finish line, came what proved to be the equalizer – the teams had to start a fire using sticks, rope and wax and then had to hit an archery target with a recurve bow. Event organizer Aronhiaies Herne said it was a "su...
By Andy Gardner. AKWESASNE – The Akwesasne Indians 2022 season came to a close in the third round of Ontario Junior B Lacrosse Association playoffs. The Indians won their way into the third round after sweeping the Clarington Green Gaels in a best-of-five round two. That series closed with an anxious victory for Akwesasne - 8-7 on Friday, July 15 at Garnet B. Rickard Rec Complex. The Gaels started the game with a 2-0 lead, after scoring the opening goals respectively at 1:54 and 2:36. The I...
By Andy Gardner. An Akwesasne woman designed a ribbon skirt to honor Team Ireland's withdrawing from the next World Games lacrosse bracket and giving their spot to the Haudenosaunee Nationals, formerly known as the Iroquois Nationals. They competed in the World Games and finished in fifth place, while the Nationals women took seventh in their bracket. "I just want to thank Team Ireland for doing that. It meant so much to Indian country. It meant a lot and inspired me to do this," Cheyenne...
By Andy Gardner. In Indian Time's Vol. 40 #27, July 7th Graduation issue, we incorrectly identified Salmon River 2022 valedictorian. Salmon River Central 2022 valedictorian is Kiyah Francis. We earnestly apologize for this error and offer our sincere and profound apology to Kiyah Francis, her family, and friends. FORT COVINGTON – Salmon River Central awarded diplomas to 95 students who walked in the Friday, June 24 graduation ceremony for 2022. Several hundred relatives, guardians, friends, a...
By Andy Gardner. FORT COVINGTON – Salmon River Central awarded diplomas to 95 students who walked in the Friday, June 24 graduation ceremony for 2022. Several hundred relatives, guardians, friends, and supporters packed a field next to the school while the graduates were seated facing them on bleachers. Several of those who spoke at one point, or another touched on a common theme – getting back to public life amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “We’re all out here being in a normal situation. I’m tha...
By Andy Gardner. In Indian Time’s Vol. 40 #2, July 7th Graduation issue, we incorrectly identified Salmon River 2022 valedictorian. Salmon River Central 2022 valedictorian is Kiyah Francis. We earnestly apologize for this error and offer our sincere and profound apology to Kiyah Francis, her family, and friends. FORT COVINGTON – Salmon River Central awarded diplomas to 95 students who walked in the Friday, June 24 graduation ceremony for 2022. Several hundred relatives, guardians, friends, and...
By Andy Gardner. The Akwesasne Indians’ 2022 regular season finished on a high note with an exciting win over the Nepean Knights at Anowarakowa Arena. Monday, June 20, Indians 9 Knights 7: A neck-and-neck game ended with a game-winning goal from Stone Chubb with just over five minutes left in regulation. He got the ball from Carey Terrance Jr. and found the back of the Nepean net at 14:38 in the third period, with Terrance following up with an unassisted insurance goal 4:12 later. The game started with an Akwesasne goal from Zack Gignac at 2:53...
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River Shamrocks girls lacrosse team’s season came to an end in state playoffs, closing out a show-stopping 2022 season. The defeat was their first loss since before the COVID-19 pandemic. They played Skaneateles in the Class D subregional game. The final score was 14-3. Wynter Jock, Tallis Tarbell and Kawenokwiio Mitchell scored Salmon River’s goals. The Lakers took control of the game in the first half, including a six-goal rally before the halftime buzzer with the scoreboard reading 9-1. The Salmon River boys lac...
By Andy Gardner. The Salmon River Shamrocks easily clinched a third consecutive Section 10 title over the Canton Golden Bears and are headed to state finals. They advanced in the Class D bracket at Jamesville-Dewitt on Thursday, June 2. The Shamrocks built a 14-1 lead in the Thursday, May 26 game at Potsdam High School by halftime and went on to win 18-4. Section 10 MVP Wynter Jock led the Shamrocks offense with six goals and an assist. Tallis Tarbell scored four goals. Joryan Adams scored...
By Andy Gardner. The Salmon River Shamrocks boys varsity lacrosse team won the Section 10 championship over Ogdensburg by a final score of 12-5 at Potsdam High School. The game went back-and-forth through the early stages before the 'Rocks took control, culminating in six unanswered goals and a shutout fourth quarter, and held on to take the sectional crown. Salmon River advanced to the Class D bracket in regional playoffs at Potsdam High School on Saturday at 12:30 p.m., against the winner of...
