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The Massena girls and boys varsity basketball teams each claimed two wins during the week of Dec. 5. Lexis Jacobs ended the two games with 13 total points and eight steals. On Dec. 9, they skipped ahead 20-5 after one quarter and went on to beat hosts St. Lawrence Central 58-40. Jacobs finished with five points. Novaleigh LeGrow scored a game-high 17 points, Sydnee Carroll 16, Octavia Viskovich seven, Al'lainya Dumas and Paige Perry four each, Alyssa Eubank three and Baylie Trumble and Erin...
The Akwesasne Chiefs will not play hockey this season and may not come back in the future. Phil DeFranco, who had been involved with the team said they didn’t get enough players for a full roster. He deferred further comment to Stuart Oberman, who was the team’s owner. Oberman did not return phone calls. DeFranco added that canceling the season was also to not add to their debts. The team’s website, akwesasnechiefs.com, makes no mention of the season being canceled. The Chiefs was a junior team for ages 16 to 20. DeFranco said he feels they...
Several football players and swimmers from Salmon River and Massena received 2016 All-Northern honors. Michael Gardner from the Massena varsity football squadron was named Defensive MVP for the All-Northern Athletic Conference. His teammates Montana Pierce, Cedric Maurer, Josh Cameron, Michael Brown, and Nathaniel Bressard also made First Team. Zachary Ward from Massena Central received Second Team honors. Cody Peets was named to the Outstanding Sportsmanship Team. Academic All-NAC recognition went to Eddie Blair, Vivian Fernandes, Ian Gray,...
The Massena boy’s varsity hockey team lost to West Genesee, who hosted a tournament on Friday, Dec. 2. After a 2-2 tie going into the second period, West Genesee scored three unanswered goals in the middle stanza, followed by a fourth in the closing frame. West Genesee scored the opening goal just 20 seconds into regulation, off the stick of Patrick McDonald, assisted by Jay Considine and Daniel Colabufo. Matt Derochie scored a tying goal for Massena, with Nick Kozsan getting the assist. West Genesee pulled back ahead at 10:09 with a goal f...
Akwesasne players are getting ready to return to the rink and court as Massena Central basketball and hockey seasons approach their season openers. The girls varsity hockey team’s roster includes KC Herne, a returning MVP, Tori Gray and Abigail Johnson from Akwesasne. Coach Greg Paquin will spend his first year leading the team as head coach after former coach Jenn Gray left the district to take an administrative post at Potsdam. Last year, they went 17-4 and were defeated in sectional finals. This year’s team includes 11 players from gra...
The Massena varsity football and volleyball seasons came to an end in state Class A playoffs. The volleyball team lost 3-0 to Jamesville-DeWitt on Nov. 8 at SUNY Potsdam in the opening round of state play. They close their season with a 17-2 record, undefeated in the regular season. They have not lost a regular season game since 2014. “We lost in three but it was a good match, had some really good moments,” Coach Margaret Farrell said via email following the contest. Against J-D, Tatum LaFrance had nine points, three assists and two blo...
The Massena boys and girls varsity soccer seasons came to an end in the NYSPHAA regional playoffs, while the volleyball team dropped their first game of the year but will still advance to regional play. The girls fell 4-0 to Section 3 champs Jamesville-DeWitt and the boys team 5-0 to Section 2 champs Queensbury. In the girls game, played Nov. 5 in Ogdensburg, Massena netminder Mikenna Merry kept 21 scoring attempts out of the Massena net. Elena Haarer, Alex Catanzarite (two goals) and Lainey Foti scored. The boys team dropped their contest...
The Massena boys and girls varsity soccer teams are headed to state tournaments, while the football team ended their regular season with a win at Tupper Lake. Following Coach Pat Henrie’s 300th career win, the Massena boys varsity soccer team will advance to the NYSPHSAA Class A tournament on Nov. 9 against the Section 2 champ. In their Oct. 26 game against Malone, Josh Underwood scored the only goal of the game for Massena in the 17th minute, assisted by Logan Sharlow. Casey Hooper made nine saves for Massena. Ethan Dumas made four for Malone....
Several hundred people supported an effort urging SUNY Potsdam to change Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day. On Tuesday, October 18, 2016, Potsdam professors Laura and Axel Fair-Schulz hosted a demonstration outside the school's Barrington Student Union supporting Dakota Access Pipeline activists. They collected pages of signatures on a petition they will present to SUNY Potsdam President Kristen Esterberg. "We've wanted to get rid of Columbus Day for a while," Laura Fair-Schulz said. "Why...
The Massena Central varsity boys and girls soccer closed their regular seasons and are ready for playoffs, the swim team extended their winning streak to five and the football team dropped an interleague contest. Soccer The girls soccer team closed their regular season on a positive note with a 2-0 win over Salmon River in overtime on Wednesday, Oct. 19. Julia Blair and Nova Lagrow booted Massena’s two goals, with respective assists going to Kelly Southwick and Maddie Mailhot. Mikenna Merry had two saves. Nidia Dearmayero denied 16 shots for S...
They did it. The Massena Central varsity girls volleyball team wrapped up their second straight undefeated season, closing out with a win against Salmon River. They have not lost a regular season game since 2014. They will open playoffs Tuesday, Nov. 1 on their home court at 7 p.m. Prior to kicking off their regular season closer, the team recognized its two graduating members, Tianna Back and Tatum LaFrance. Back is the daughter of Abraham and Mel Back. The starting power hitter has been on...
CANTON -- On the eve of his trial, a Hogansburg man admitted his involvement in a 2014 car crash that left a Massena woman with life-threatening injuries. Joseph A. Back, 56, of River Road plead guilty on October 5, 2016 in St. Lawrence County Court to second-degree assault and first-degree vehicular assault in a deal with the district attorney’s office. On the morning of his plea, a jury was being selected for his trial on original charges of first- and second-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree vehicular a...
The Massena varsity football team suffered their first loss of the 2016 season, while the volleyball team continued their undefeated streak with three more wins. The girl’s soccer team came out victorious in their match of the week and the boy’s squadron dropped two contests. Football On Oct. 8 at Watertown High School, the gridmen fell 51-10 to East-Syracuse Minoa. Cedric Maurer threw 32 yards to Nate Bressard for the only Massena touchdown. Merrick Taraska booted a 25-yard field goal. For ES-M, Greg Buck ran 107 yards and scored three tou...
Massena's football and volleyball teams continue to trample this season, each adding wins and holding on to their respective perfect records. Meanwhile the Massena Central School District inducted three teams and six individuals into the school's Athletic Hall of Fame. New inductees are Tyler Coffin (2003), Erin Corcoran-Catanzarite (2003), Meghan Corcoran (2006), Jason LaBella (2000), Scott Manley (1985) and Bruce Serviss 1970. Teams were the 1962 and 1963 baseball teams and the 1976-77 hockey...
The Massena volleyball and football teams continued their thus-far undefeated 2016 seasons. Meanwhile, the girls soccer and swim teams added two wins to their records and the boys soccer team dropped their one match for the week. Volleyball On Sept. 23, Massena played their closest game of the year so far against Chateaugay, taking a 3-2 win. Massena won the first set 25-14, then lost the next two 17-25 and 14-25. They regained their foothold afterward with 25-15 and 25-21 wins. Tianna Back...
It was a decent week for Massena varsity sports, with the volleyball team continuing an undefeated season, the football team taking a blowout win and victories also going to the swimming and soccer squadrons. Volleyball The volleyball team took 3-0 wins over Canton and Malone. In the Sept. 12 Canton contest, Tatum Lafrance notched 11 points, 15 assists, three kills and three aces. Tianna Back and Gabby Durant each had five kills. Alyssa Eubank served 15 points with four aces and four kills. Two nights later against Malone, Back, McKenzee...
Football Both the Massena varsity boys football and girls volleyball teams have won the opening games of their 2016 seasons, with Akwesasne athletes putting forth stalwart performances on both teams. The varsity swimmers also opened their season with a win. The Massena boys varsity football squadron earned their second win in as many games this season, defeating visiting Potsdam 10-0 at Mike Nicholas Field on Sept. 9. Massena's defense stood tall thanks in part to a whopping 16 tackles from...
Traffic in Massena looking to cross the Grasse River will not be able to use the Parker Avenue bridge until next year, and the underpass will be closed permanently. On Sept. 12, the Department of Transportation closed the bridge, which is expected to be shut down until the fall of 2017. They are taking it down and rebuilding the structure. Drivers will have to cross the Grasse at either the Main Street or Alcoa bridges. Pedestrians can also cross via the footbridge connecting Liberty Avenue and East Orvis Street. The new Parker Bridge will be t...
Massena’s football and girl’s varsity soccer teams’ seasons are underway, with the gridmen pulling off a win thanks to a late scoring drive, and a loss for the lady booters. In the Sept. 2 football game against St. Lawrence Central, host Massena won 26-23 thanks to a 14-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cedric Maurer to Nate Bressard with 2:09 left in regulation. Massena started the game with a 13-0 lead in the opening frame, which included Maurer sneaking in his running touchdown from six yards out, followed by a two-yard blitz to the e...
The Seaway Valley Venom have thus far been unable to break their unvictorious streak this season, facing three more losses to Syracuse, Sussex and Plattsburgh. Their record stands at 0-7 with three regular season games to go. On Aug. 27, they dropped an 82-13 decision to the host Plattsburgh North Stars. Their two touchdowns came from Nick Steenkamer on a 78-yard kick return in the third quarter and Joe McDonald of Akwesasne on a 22-yard fumble recovery in the closing frame. Kicker Mike Horth went 1-2 on PAT attempts. Aug. 20 saw the Venom...
Dozens of Native American students will compete on Massena Central varsity sports teams this fall. The volleyball team will look to defend the 2015 Section 10 title, which they earned following an undefeated regular season backed by several Akwesasne girls. Volleyball Fifteen players made the varsity volleyball roster this year, including Mohawk students Mckenzee Lazore, Tatum Lafrance, Tianna Back, Jenna Tarbell, Ieronhenehta Point and Kaylee Smoke. This year we are a young team with a lot of drive and passion for the sport of volleyball. I...
"Coffin cheaters dance on their graves," sings Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie in "Little Bones," and on what could be the band's final tour after a three-decade run, did he ever show us what that means. The Hip, who played Akwesasne in 2007, performed sold out shows across Canada for their Man Machine Poem tour, which was put together on the heels of the band announcing their charismatic leader and lyricist Downie was diagnosed in December with terminal brain cancer. I, along with my...
After suffering a crushing 89-0 road loss to the Watertown Red and Black, the Seaway Valley Venom returned home to Mike Nicholas Field and fell 56-0 to the Glens Falls Greenjackets. Stats for the Aug. 6 Glens Falls game, played in Massena, were not available as of press time. In the Watertown game, the Venom were outscored 35-0 in the first quarter, 28-0 in the second, 6-0 in the third and 20-0 in the fourth. Quarterback Abe Gravell started. He went 3-8 passing for six yards. He threw an...
An Akwesasne teen dealing with cystic fibrosis and his family got a boost from the local community on July 23 as Swamp's Performance Auto hosted their Cruisin' for Kids event, which drew several dozen classic cars and motorcycles. There were a total of nine winners in three categories for vehicle entries. In the Car Class, first place went to Gerald Surge of Massena for his 1931 Ford coupe. Second place was Tommy Mersinger of Malone for his 1969 Plymouth Barricuda. Third place was Terry Clark...
The St. Regis Braves finished their 2016 regular season on a high note, claiming a 13-8 win over the Tyendinaga Wolfpack. The teams met on the Braves' home turf, Massena Arena, on July 21. The match opened with a close first period, but the Braves ran away with the game in the middle stanza and never looked back, despite being outscored in the closing frame. Zach Hopps got things started at 3:23 in the opening period with an unassisted goal. But the Wolfpack responded with three straight...
