A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Massena Red Raiders swim team came out ahead in all but three events and bested the visiting Potsdam Sandstoners at their Friday, Oct. 3 meet. The final tally was 62-31. By their powers combined, Sydney Lewis, Abby Elman, Kalie Peets and Sydnee Carroll took the 200-meter freestyle relay in 2:13.74. Kaitlyn Northrup took the 200-meter freestyle in 2:39.46. Elman claimed her first two solo wins in the 200-meter individual medley, finishing in 2:43.49. Kurstin Stowell sprinted to a 30.98...
After trading touchdowns to open their Friday, Oct. 3 match against the Canton Golden Bears, the Massena Red Raiders scored 26 uninterrupted points and won 34-12. The teams met on Friday, Oct. 3 at Massena's Mike Nichols Field. Raider Isaiah Dillabough drove in the first touchdown after 3:15 of play. After trading possessions, the Bears finished a drive with Cole Zeller taking a pass from inside the 10-yard line with 9:09 into the game. Less than 90 seconds into the second quarter, Massena's...
The Massena Lady Raiders and Salmon River Lady Shamrocks met on Tuesday, Sept. 30 to decide who would continue the 2014 season with an undefeated record, and the Raiders left the court with the privilege. Massena claimed the first two sets 25-17 and 26-24. But Salmon pushed back, winning sets three and four 25-17 and 25-23. Massena won the decisive fifth set 25-20. Kyrsha Angus, Tatum LaFrance, Krysta Loran and Sabrina Sunday led the winning effort. Angus recorded 13 points, seven kills and two...
The Massena Lady Raiders swim team recently beat Edwards-Knox on Tuesday, Sept. 23 and lost to the Ogdensburg Free Academy Blue Devils 51-43 on Friday, Sept. 18. They beat E-K 67-26, taking the top finish in all events, save one. Emily Hurlbut and Abby Elman each took two solo victories. Hurlbut took the 200-meter freestyle 2:24.77 and the 500-meter freestyle in 6:29.72. Elman paced the 200-meter individual medley in 2:45.09 and the 100-meter breaststroke in 1:22.96. Kalie Peets won the...
Massena volleyball takes two straight The Massena Lady Raiders volleyball contingent took two straight victories against Canton and Edwards-Knox. Krysha Angus and Tianna Back anchored the victory against E-K. Angus fashioned 10 points and two kills. Back notched five points and a pair of kills. The team went on to claim all three sets 25-13, 25-13 and 25-13. In the win against Canton, Bailey Thomas paced Massena with eight service points, three kills and two aces. Katelynn Malone tallied six points, two aces and two kills. Madeline Thibault...
After two days of competition at Massena Arena, Thompson's Lacrosse walked out of the rink with the 2014 Mann's Cup. The free event, which was for players age 35 and up, drew local teams and squads from as far away as the Onondaga Nation. Other squads included Mann's Masters, the Kahnawake Rapids and a team sponsored by Thompson's Lacrosse. Following the title game, Akwesasne's Owen Benedict and Thompson's Jason Pragle were named tournament most valuable players. They each received a custom-made...
The Akwesasne Outlawz came back from losing game one of a best-of-five series and took three straight wins over the Snake Island Muskies to claim the Three Nations Senior B Lacrosse League 2014 championship. "It was a good series ... I want to thank the Muskies for playing us and never giving up," Outlawz Coach Mark Jacobs said after the game. "We thought it was going to go five (games). That's the way the ball bounces." He praised his team's efforts throughout the season. Many of the players...
The Snake Island Muskies and Akwesasne Outlawz will square off for the Three Nations Lacrosse League title. Game one was to have been played on Wed., Aug. 13 at Massena Arena. Each team won best-of-five series against the Tyendinaga Wolfpack and Caughnawaga Indians, respectively. The opening games of both series came as no surprise, with the top two teams in the league winning each contest by wide margins. But in an unusual turn, both Tyendinaga and Caughnawaga forfeited game three. Three Nations League President Patrick Lavigne said the...
The Akwesasne Indians are two games behind in round three of the 2014 Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League playoffs. Facing the Halton Hills Bulldogs, they fell to their hosts 14-4 on Saturday, July 26 and 13-7 the following day. They will return to Anowarakowa Arena on Friday, Aug. 1. The Indians started round two in a similar fashion, dropping the first two of a best-of-five series to the host Oakville Buzz, but returned to Anowarakowa Arena to take their next three tilts. In round three of last year’s playoffs against the Green Gaels, the I...
The Akwesasne Outlawz (13-5) are making a push for the top spot in the Three Nations Senior B Lacrosse League. They are on a three-game winning streak after beating the Snake Island Muskies (14-4) 8-5 on Saturday, July 26 at Anowarakowa Arena. If Akwesasne keeps winning and Snake Island extends their loss into a streak, the Outlawz could easily finish the 2014 season at number one in the league. Saturday's contest was neck-and-neck through the first 40 minutes, each team tossing three goals on t...
The Iroquois Nationals took third overall in the World Lacrosse Championships played July 10 to 19 in Denver, Colo. The highest they ever placed and a first ever medal. After losing the opportunity to play for the world title with a 12-6 defeat at the hands of Canada, who went on to claim tournament top honors against the U.S., the Nationals claimed a comfortable 16-5 victory against the Australian contingent on Saturday, July 19. In the consolation match, Iroquois hopped out to a 4-1 lead at the end of the first period. In the second stanza, A...
The Akwesasne Indians will advance to the third round of the 2014 Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League playoffs after defeating the Oakville Buzz. The Indians pulled off what may have seemed to some as nearly impossible - coming back for three straight wins after trailing 2-0 in the best-of-five series. “They did Akwesasne proud,” Indian’s Coach Garrett Cree wrote on Facebook following game five. “Thanks for all your support, Akwesasne.” The Indians advance to face the Halton Hills Bulldogs. Game one is slated for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26 i...
The Iroquois Nationals are back on the world stage, competing for an international title at the World Lacrosse Championship in Denver, Colo. The squad features the powerhouse Thompson trio. Their prowess in the sport playing for Albany has drawn international attention. Brothers Miles and Lyle Thompson were named winners of the 2013-2014 Tewaaraton trophy, lacrosse's Heisman trophy. The Iroquois contingent took a close victory over Australia on Monday, July 14. The Nationals led 3-2 after one...
The Snake Island Muskies have a lockdown on first place in the Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League with a 10-1 record. Meanwhile, the Akwesasne Outlawz trail in second place with a 10-4 record. They boosted their winning streak to six straight on Friday, July 11. They claimed a 16-10 decision over the Caughnawaga Indians at Massena Arena. The previous evening, the Akwesasne Outlawz won 12-7 over Caughnawaga at Kahnawake Sports Complex. In other TNSLL action, the Indians beat the Tyendinaga...
The Massena Museum will indefinitely loan a Mohawk artifact to the Akwesasne Cultural Center. The artifact, a canoe that is believed to be between 200 and 400 years old, was discovered after a 1972 landslide at the Cary crossroad near the Raquette River, Massena Town Historian Mary Ellen Casselman told the board. She said an archaeologist from Ottawa did radiocarbon dating on samples and they indicate it was built between 1675 and 1872. “It’s most likely post-contact … we were hoping it would be pre-contact,” she said, meaning before the arr...
Traditional Mohawk clothing, Gustowahs and Haudenosaunee sashes punctuated a sea of red and blue as more than a dozen Native American students received degrees from Massena Central School on Saturday, June 28. Several of them that spoke with a reporter said they are thrilled to see the fruits of more than a decade of schooling, and are eager to kickstart the next phase of life. "I'm ecstatic right now," Montana Jacobs said after the ceremony. "It's an amazing feeling." Jacobs said he will serve...
The Akwesasne Outlawz improved their record to 8-2 over their last two bouts and are holding the top spot in the Three Nations Senior B Lacrosse League. The team took down the Tyendinaga Wolfpack 22-6. They sealed their victory by scoring 12 unanswered goals in the first 30 minutes of regulation. Two members of the Akwesasne contingent, Ratsienhahiens Adams (six assists) and Jarrett Jacobs (one assist), had six-goal games. Tekeri Thompson garnered four goals and four helpers, and Adam Delormier added four goals of his own and a pair of assists....
The Snake Island Muskies raised their record to 6-1 after beating the Caughnawaga Indians at Massena Arena on Saturday, June 14. The Muskies started with a 5-2 lead after 20 minutes and held onto that momentum for the remainder of the contest. Callum Crawford was Snake Island's top scorer with five goals. Jordan Thomas recorded a hat trick and Lee Thomas a pair of markers. Scott Thompson, Mark Vrandenburg, Korin Sunday, Andrew Lazore, Shane Francis, Mac Mitchell and Cody Kilcoyne scored one...
The state is to spend $2.6 million to upgrade the intersection of state Route 37 and Frogtown Road, said a statement from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office released Tuesday, June 10. The project will add a dedicated right turn lane for eastbound Route 37 traffic turning onto Frogtown Road and a dedicated left turn lane for westbound Route 37 traffic turning onto Frogtown Road. These dedicated turn lanes will segregate turning traffic from the through traffic stream, hopefully reducing rear-end vehicle crashes at this intersection, the statement s...
The Massena Red Raiders varsity boys lacrosse season came to an end on June 2 with a 13-6 record. They fell to the Jamesville-DeWitt Rams, the Section 3 champions, 18-4. The Rams dominated from the start, shutting out the Raiders in the first half. They led 4-0 after one quarter and 14-0 by halftime. Evan Kassian led the Raiders with a goal and an assist. Dalton Mullin, Jordan Robert and Ross Driscoll each scored single goals. Tyler Armstrong kept 15 shots at bay in the Massena crease. For the Rams, Griffin Feiner scored four goals and Griffin...
Although the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe and St. Lawrence County seem to have reached an agreement on the decades-old land claim case, Brasher and Massena’s town supervisors are upset that they were left out of the negotiating process. “There was no level of involvement … I was summoned to the governor’s office in July … I was told there would be negotiations and that never happened,” Massena Town Supervisor Joseph Gray, a former St. Regis Mohawk Tribe public information officer said. “I feel I was lied to by the governor and his staff and the...
In Three Nations Lacrosse League Senior B action, the Akwesasne Outlawz are on a four-game winning streak and the Snake Island Muskies most recent contest against the Tyendinaga Wolfpack was postponed. The Outlawz claimed their fourth straight on Friday, May 30 at Anowarakowa Arena. The final score against the Caughnawaga Indians was 32-10. They took a 13-3 lead at the end of the opening 20 minutes and held that momentum throughout the rest of the contest. They outscored their opponents 11-2 in the second frame and 8-4 in the closing stanza....
The Massena Red Raider boys lacrosse team took the Section 10 Class A title on Wednesday, May 28 while the girls squad was shut down in the first round of state playoffs. The boys contingent claimed a 15-5 victory over the Potsdam Sandstoners at SUNY Canton. They grabbed a lead early in the first quarter and refused to let it go through the remainder of regulation. Nick Henrie, who was one of the team's top-scorers that day, recorded his three goals and six assists in the opening 12 minutes....
The Massena Red Raiders baseball team will advance to the state playoffs while the softball team’s season came to a close. They will face Peru Central on Thursday, June 5 at 4:30 p.m. at Tom Fay Field, St. Lawrence University. The Raiders won 2-1 against the Franklin Academy Huskies at Tom Fay Field. Following the game, catcher Connor Paquin received the Jim Pinkerton Memorial Award for being an outstanding all-around player. It is presented each year by the league’s umpires. He was picked from a finalist pool of six. The softball squad fel...
After starting the 2014 season on a four-game winning streak, the Snake Island Muskies were handed their first loss on Saturday, May 24. They narrowly fell to the Akwesasne Outlawz 8-6 at Anowarakowa Arena. But before that on Thursday, May 22, the Muskies defeated the reigning 2013 Iroquois Lacrosse Association champion Caughnawaga Indians 22-9 for the second time this season. The contest was at Kahnwake Sports Complex. Lee Thomas and Joe Hall were a boon to the Snake Island offense. Thomas ended with a hat trick and six assists. Hall also...
