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The Massena Red Raiders boys lacrosse squad closed out the 2014 regular season with a win over the Colton-Pierrepont Colts. The Raiders led 9-0 at the half and worked up to a 17-2 final score. Sako Rourke and Nick Henrie led Massena’s offense with three goals each. Henrie also logged an assist. Ryan Thomas scored twice and assisted twice. Hunter Pyke scored two goals and logged an assist. Ross Driscoll recorded two goals and three assists. Kendrick Angus, Rhoades Tarbell, Cole Allen, Brandon Broderick and Zach Koszan all scored once. Angus a...
The Massena Red Raiders boys lacrosse team took three matches in a row during the week of May 11. They outscored their opponents 43-12. On Saturday, May 17 the Raiders blanked the Saranac Lake Red Storm 16-0. Rhoades Tarbell and Ross Driscoll paced the Massena contingent with four goals and a pair of assists each. Sako Rourke had two goals and two assists. Cole Allen and Dalton Mullin each scored twice and assisted once. Jeff Bain and J.P. Chauvin each scored once, Bain also tallied a helper. Ry...
The University at Albany Great Danes, led by the Thompson trio, made it two rounds into the 2014 NCAA lacrosse playoffs. After defeating top-seeded Loyola on May 10, they were eliminated by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday, May 17. They made huge strides with their domination on the NCAA Division I lacrosse field. They were even featured in a March 9 New York Times article titled “In a Native American Sport, a Family’s Giant Leap,” subtitled “College Lacrosse Upended by Albany’s Native American Stars.” It can be read for free at www.ny...
The Massena Lady Raiders recently added a quartet of victories to their 2014 record. On Saturday, May 17 they sent the Saranac Lake Red Storm back to the mountains with an 18-2 loss. Courtney Manley tossed five goals for Massena. Ashlyn Olson scored three times and had two assists. Shannon Casey scored twice and assisted once. Mimi Lazore and Morgan Stump each had a pair of goals. Trysten Burns recorded a goal and an assist. Jacelyn Lazore, Megan Morgan and Alana Pyke all scored once. Alana...
The Massena Red Raiders boys lacrosse team took three of their last four contests. On Saturday, May 10 they dropped a 13-7 decision to the Salmon River Shamrocks. Karonhiate Lazore led the way for Salmon with a hat trick. Blaze White and Kason Tarbell and Trenton Tarbell tossed a pair of goals each. Skkylar Thomas had a goal and three assists while Skye Sunday scored once and garnered two helpers. Tazz Oakes kept six shots at bay. Ross Drisoll was Massena’s top goal-scorer with three markers. Kendrick Angus, Cole Allen, Sako Rourke and Ryan T...
The Massena Red Raiders baseball team dropped a 2-1 contest to the Potsdam Sandstoners on Thursday, May 8, their first loss of the season. Raider pitcher Jacob Vierno tallied eight strikeouts, one walk and gave up six hits. On the mound for Potsdam, Ben Miller sent eight Massena batters back to the bench and walked one. He also gave up eight hits. Tyler Haas batted in Massena’s lone run, allowing Isaac Ward to cross home plate. Jeremiah Reagan logged a double. Todd Manning, Cameron Marsh and Bailey Hewlett all batted singles. The Lady Raiders s...
Massena’s Lady Raiders lacrosse contingent recently handed losses to Saranac Lake and Salmon River. On Saturday, May 10, they beat the Saranac Lake Red Storm 13-7. Ashlynn Olson topped Massena’s scoresheet with five goals. Devin Kelly and Mimi Lazore logged hat tricks. Lazore also assisted one goal. Trysten Burns notched two goals and two assists. Nicole Morgan scored twice. Felicity Love tallied six saves. On Wednesday, May 7, the Lady Raiders came out ahead 15-12 over the Salmon River Shamrocks. Jacelyn Lazore led the Raiders with four goa...
The Massena Red Raiders boys lacrosse team broke even in their last two contests. On Thursday, May 1, they dropped a 13-9 match to the host Vestal Golden Bears. The Raider offense was topped off by Nick Henrie with a hat trick and three assists. Ryan Thomas nailed a goal and three assists; Sako Rourke and Rhoades Tarbell each scored a goal and garnered a helper. Brendan Broderick, Evan Kassian and Hunter Pyke each scored once. Kendrick Angus tallied a lone helper. For Vestal, Pat Carlin and Jake Nelson each tallied hat tricks. Carlin also...
The Massena boys and girls track contingents each fell to the Gouverneur Wildcats on Tuesday, April 29 but both beat the Salmon River Shamrocks on Thursday, May 1. The boys squad took down Salmon River 122.5-89.5. Andrew Busch conquered the 100-meter dash in 12.5 seconds. He also topped off the long jump, leaping 19 feet and 17.5 inches. Brandon Fennell won the 400-meter run in 58.4 seconds. Shamrock highlights included Jordan Bigness, with a finish time of 12:10.3 in the 3,200-meter endurance run. He also took second in the 1,600-meter run....
The Massena Red Raiders girls lacrosse squad has taken three of their last four contests, all of their victories coming at wide margins or by shutout. On Monday, April 28 at Mike Nichols Field, they won 19-8 over the Canton Golden Bears. Courtney Manley led the offensive charge with six goals. Jacelyn Lazore notched five goals and an assist. Shannon Casey scored three times and tallied an assist. Trysten Burns, Alanna Pyke, Meagan Morgan, Mia Jermano and Mirabella Lazore all scored once. Devin K...
The Massena Red Raiders lacrosse took its last two games over OFA and Colton-Pierrepont. On Saturday, April 26, they took a 9-5 win over the Blue Devils. For Massena, Ross Driscoll set the pace with three goals and an assist. Ryan Thomas finished with a goal and an assist. Sako Rourke tallied a goal and two helpers and Rhoades Tarbell notched two goals and an assist. Jeff Bain and Cole Allen each scored lone goals. Nick Henrie contributed two assists and Hunter Pyke, Hendrick Angus and Zach Koszan all had single helpers. Troy Benedict kept 13...
Massena Memorial Hospital, one of only two municipal-owned hospitals in New York state, may soon become a privately-owned non-profit entity, similar to other regional healthcare institutes like Alice Hyde Medical Center, Malone and Champlain Valley Physician’s Hospital, Plattsburgh. The hospital’s Board of Managers voted to recommend privatization at their February meeting, but the final decision rests in the hands of the Massena Town Council. If the hospital goes private and gains non-profit status, MMH officials have said the only thing tha...
Phillip Barreiro claimed top honors at a qualifying tournament for Team Canada’s wrestling squad over the weekend of March 22 and 23 in Edmonton, Alberta. With the victory, he earned the right to compete in the Pan-American Games in Mexico this coming July. “It was a pretty successful tournament,” he said during a phone interview. “I’m obviously satisfied with the Greco-Roman results.” Barreiro also claimed fifth place in the freestyle side of the Edmonton tourney. His twin brother, Thomas Barreiro, took fourth place in Greco-Roman and did not...
A pair of Akwesasne twin brothers will be heading to Edmonton, Alberta to qualify for a spot on Team Canada's wrestling squad. Phillip and Thomas Barreiro, who are members of the Kahnawake Survival School, will attempt to finish in the top spot in freestyle and Greco-Roman tournaments, respectively on Saturday and Sunday, March 22 and 23. Although they claimed convincing victories at the Quebec provincials, they are expecting some of the toughest competition of their careers to date. "We're...
The Massena Village Board of Trustees passed a proclamation on Tuesday, March 18 recognizing the Massena Red Raiders hockey squad and their NYSPHSAA Division I championship season. "I couldn't be more proud," Mayor James Hidy told a room packed full of players and their families. "We really appreciate the community support ... the time people took to travel to Utica to support the team in their effort," Coach Mike Trimboli said. He was named Division I Coach of the Year. He was not the only...
For the sixth time, the Massena Red Raiders have claimed the NYSPHSAA Division I championship, finishing the 2013-14 season at 19-5-1. Their crowning victory came against the Ithaca Little Red 4 – 1 in Utica on Sunday, March 9. Ryan Thomas finished with a goal and an assist. Utica came out with an early lead, but the Raiders took over with four unanswered goals to leave the ice as state champions. Nate Walker opened the scoreboard, taking a pass from Scott Parington and Charlie Estill early in the opening frame, putting Ithaca to a 1 – 0 lead....
AKWESASNE -- A contingent made up of Mohawk artists, a tribal official and two outside experts from Fuller Communications are trying to bring cultural tourism to the territory, but at the same time balance the community's desire to keep some of its traditions to itself. Although the plan won't be finalized until May, the group wants to bring the Akwesasne Strategic Plan for Cultural Tourism to life. It was drawn up of community input from 500 respondents. Some of the ideas floating around...
The St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Environment Division says preliminary findings indicate no groundwater was contaminated by a Feb. 1 fuel spill at the Bear’s Den on the corner of McGee Road and State Route 37. On that date, 700 gallons of unleaded gasoline spilled from a tank due to “a combination of equipment malfunction and operator negligence,” according to a statement from the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe. Although Tarbell Management Group (TMG) officials waited two days to report the incident, their on-site containment system prevented fuel from...
The SUNY Canton Kangaroos wrapped up their regular season by winning one of their last three contests, finishing with an 8-14-3 record. Karley Cree, who hails from Akwesasne, closed the season with a total of 25 points, 11 goals and 14 assists. Tia Mitchell is also a native of the community, she tallied two goals and an assist. The Roos fell in their season finale to the SUNY Potsdam Bears 5 – 2 on Sunday, Feb. 16. Potsdam was leading for most of the game, except for several seconds in the s...
The Akwesasne Wolves 2013-14 season has come to an end after losing four straight games to the Casselman Vikings in the Eastern Ontario Junior Hockey League semi-finals. They dropped the final contest of the series on Wednesday, Feb. 19 at Anowarakowa Arena by a final tally of 2 – 0. The Vikings took the game by the end of the first period. Maxime Choquette fired the only goal his team would need 3:08 into the bout, assisted by Simon Cousineau and Gabriel Laurin. Taylor Widenmaier closed the scoreboard on a powerplay just over three minutes l...
The Massena Red Raiders hockey contingent established a big lead early on against the Potsdam Sandstoners to claim the Section X Division I title on Sunday, Feb. 23 at Potsdam’s Cheel Arena. The game-winning goal went to Tyler Young 9:56 into the contest and brought Massena to a 3 – 0 lead just over 30 seconds later. Jordan Robert raised the lead to 4 – 0 with a first period buzzer-beater. Patrick Manning led the offensive charge with three goals and one assist. Ben Sprague tallied two goals and two assists. Robert notched a goal and three help...
The Rochester Junior Americans closed out the United States Premier Hockey League regular season with the Empire Division Northern Conference title and a 39 – 4 record, the second-best overall in the league. Seven of those wins came at the hands of Akwesasne's Blake Tarbell. Tarbell, who could not be reached for comment, finished the season with 48 points and led the team in game-winning markers. He was Rochester's fourth-highest point-getter and tied for third-highest number of goals scored wit...
After years of work and a thorough grassroots fundraising campaign, Akwesasne now is home to the Diabetes Center for Excellence, a treatment center many say is unparalleled in this portion of the United States. The center offers a combination of treatment, prevention and education rarely found under a single roof, granting it the official designation of Center for Excellence. "It's the only building of its stature of the eastern seaboard," former Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Health Services...
The Akwesasne Wolves are trailing three games to none in their best-of-seven playoff series against the Casselman Vikings. The visiting Wolves were defeated in game one 5 – 1 on Thursday, Feb. 13. Despite the disparity on the scoreboard, the Wolves offense hammered throughout the game. They tallied 33 shots on goal to Casselman's 39. Three Viking goals came during powerplays. Casselman notched the only two markers they would need in the first period of play. Mark Hough opened the scoreboard o...
The Massena Red Raider hockey squad recognized their graduating seniors on Tuesday, Feb. 11 before dropping the puck for their regular season closer against Canton. Forward Ryan Thomas has been with the Raiders for one year, having played two prior seasons with the Salmon River Shamrocks. He has been on the ice since age four and also plays lacrosse. The son of Rachel and Louie Thomas, he wants to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering after graduation. Defenseman Josh Blair, also an assistan...
