A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Andy Gardner. Spring sports playoffs are starting to get underway, with Salmon River baseball winning their first divisional title. The Shamrocks’ softball season came to an end in Class B semifinals. Tuesday, May 24 baseball Class B semifinal, Salmon River 8 Ogdensburg 0: The Shamrocks advanced to the Section 10 championship game, which will be against Canton on Thursday, May 26 at St. Lawrence University. Kade Cook pitched 4 2/3 innings, fanning three batters and walking two. Dylan Johnson relief pitched 2 1/3 innings, striking out one bat...
By Andy Gardner. MASSENA – The Massena Raiders congratulated eight senior players who will graduate next month, at halftime during their Tuesday, May 17 game against Potsdam. Sophia Brown, a defender who wears #18, has been on the team for four years. She is the daughter of Joseph and Danielle Brown. She plans on attending Nazareth College for their Open Path Program. She said her favorite lacrosse memory is with Coach Ed Letham her freshman year and learning the game. Jeanelle Burke, an a...
By Andy Gardner Monday, May 16 girls lacrosse, Massena 14 Saranac Lake/Lake Placid 0 – Jayla Thompson and Jeanelle Burke each scored a quartet of goals, while Skarlett Wilson made seven saves. Lena LaShomb scored twice for SL/LP. Saturday, May 14 baseball, Salmon River 7 Canton 1 – The Shamrocks scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back. The win closed out 4-0 week for the 'Rocks. Chase Lewis batted 2/4 including a double, a run scored and a stolen base. Luke Miller batted 1/2...
By Andy Gardner. Salmon River's 2022 valedictorian and salutatorian each managed to get grade point averages above 100 and within 1/10 of a point of each other. Valedictorian Kiyah Francis plans on attending Dartmouth College to study psychology. She says her guidance counselor, Marci Silver, inspired her to pursue a psychology degree. Her high school average is 105.42, which is calculated as a weighted average with additional percentages over 100 for college-level courses. Her advanced...
By Andy Gardner. Salmon River girls lacrosse won their third game in a row with 20 or more goals, and the boys squadron won their first match of the year with 20 goals. Meanwhile, the SRC baseball team downed Massena in a Shamrocks-Raiders tilt. Monday, May 9 boys lacrosse, Salmon River 20 Potsdam 2: The Shamrocks took the home win that started on a 12-0 run, including 10 goals in the second quarter. Potsdam put themselves on the board with 4:16 left in the second quarter, leaving them down 16-1 at the half. Rarennenha:wi Cook-Francis led...
By Andy Gardner. Salmon River girls lacrosse continued their unbeaten 2022 season, which included a game where Ariyah Lafrance scored her 100th point. Their April 30 win over Massena was a tilt between the two teams that until that morning had both been undefeated. Here is a wrap of recent lacrosse, softball, baseball and golf action from Salmon River and Massena squadrons: Tuesday, May 3 girls lacrosse, Salmon River 28 Ogdensburg 2: Tallis Tarbell netted six goals with two assists in the road...
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River Shamrocks downed the Canton Golden Bears 13-4 on Thursday, April 14. Hawi Cook-Francis opened scoring 3:23 into regulation. Crayton Cree scored three minutes later. Two more goals off the sticks of Warren Oakes and Kyden Burns left Salmon ahead 4-0 after the first quarter. Josh Aldous put Canton on the board 45 seconds into the second frame. Thirty seconds later, Cook-Francis and Oakes scored, followed by Burns to make it 7-1. Kaden Baxter and Nolan Bombard then scored for Canton, cutting their deficit to four...
By Andy Gardner. POTSDAM – The Salmon River Shamrocks took early control of the Division II championship game and clinched a Section 10 title for the first time in a decade. The Shamrocks boys hockey squadron took down the Ogdensburg Free Academy Blue Devils at Cheel Arena in Potsdam on Monday, Feb. 28. They will host a regional championship game Saturday, March 5 on their home ice at Tom Cavanaugh Arena in Fort Covington. Bolstering the performance were Ethan Moulton with a pair of goals, Chase Lewis with two helpers and a 25-save p...
By Andy Gardner. With the 2021-22 regular season winding down, here are some summaries of recent Salmon River and Massena hockey and basketball games: Monday, Feb. 14 girls basketball, Malone 63, Salmon River 13: The Shamrocks celebrated their senior night and applauded five graduating team members: Lindsay Martin, Mia Leroux, Savannah Swamp, Katrina Conners and Ayanna Frost. Shamrocks Head Coach Shawn Martin at the end of the season will retire from the position, ending a 25-year tenure to Salmon River athletics. Saturday, Feb. 12 boys...
By Andy Gardner. AKWESASNE – A new practitioner at St. Regis Mohawk Health Services says he has a rewarding career treating the community's medical needs. And he suggests Akwesasne youth considering a healthcare career develop a love of reading and make connections in the field before starting their careers. Zachary Smith, 24, is a physician assistant with SRMHC. He grew up in Akwesasne and is a Salmon River graduate who went on to do undergraduate and graduate studies at Daemen College in weste...
By Andy Gardner Salmon River and Massena varsity teams added some nice wins as they wrapped up the 2021 portion of the winter sports season. Here are summaries of their recent games: Thursday, Dec. 30 girls basketball, Massena 42, Peru 35 – Tori Jacobs bolstered the Massena offense with 16 points in a road game at Saranac Lake. The same day in boys basketball action, Salmon River beat Hammond 48-29. Wednesday, Dec. 29 girls hockey, Massena 3, Malone 3 – Mackenzie Garrow made 24 saves in the Massena net as the teams played to a stalemate. Bro...
By Andy Gardner Cannabis dispensaries are popping up throughout Mohawk territory, and both the Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe have their objections to their operations, but for different reasons. Cannabis has been legal for adult use in Canada for several years. And although it's still illegal at the federal level in the United States, New York state recently legalized recreational cannabis use for adults ages 21 and up. Dispensaries have popped up with names...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – Records obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request show a beleaguered village police officer has been officially disciplined twice prior to the event where he was seen on camera damaging a suspect’s car. Ptl. Brandon Huckle has been on leave since March. He was caught on a home security video on March 16 inside of Bernie Russo’s garage in the village of Massena. Officers on that date executed a search warrant at Russo’s residence, allegedly discovering narcotics and U.S. currency. Huckle has also been ch...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders came out ahead of the Salmon River Shamrocks in recent baseball, softball, and track and field action. Massena took a decisive 11-1 win over Salmon on Friday, May 21 in Fort Covington. David Dubray struck out nine Shamrocks batters and connected for two hits at bat. Zack Monacelli posted two hits for Massena. For the ‘Rocks, Luke Miller added two hits, one of which was a triple. On Tuesday, May 18, Massena bested Salmon in boys and girls track and field. In the boy’s bout, the final score was Raiders 82 Shamr...
By Andy Gardner Salmon River’s boys and girls lacrosse teams continued their outstanding lacrosse season in late May while the Massena contingents also posted some decent showings of their own. Thursday, May 20 featured the Salmon River girl’s lacrosse squadron downing Canton 23-13 at home. Karah White scored six goals with a helper for Salmon River. Paisley Cook fired in six goals as well, along with two assists. Joryan Adams scored four goals with three assists. Wynter Jock scored twice and helped set up seven markers. Ryanne LaFrance sco...
By Andy Gardner. A Hogansburg man is facing a five-year minimum sentence after pleading guilty to possessing and conspiring to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana, the United States Northern District of New York announced. Tyren Terrance, 26, in a federal plea agreement said he and an unidentified co-conspirator transported bulk quantities of marijuana in separate pick-up trucks from Akwesasne to New York City starting in June 2020. His plea deal says between June and August of last year, both Terrance and the unnamed co-conspirator...
By Andy Gardner Salmon River and Massena varsity lacrosse squadrons recently earned blowout victories against Ogdensburg and Heuvelton. Friday, May 7 saw the Shamrocks girls team beat OFA 27-4. Joryan Adams scored four goals. Wynter Jock (four assists), Ryanne LaFrance (three assists), Kendall Jock (two assists) and Teya Mitchell (two assists) all notched hat tricks for Salmon River (3-0). Ariyah LaFrance (three assists) and Paisley Cook (two assists) each tallied a pair of goals. Aiyanna Bearshield, Kahrakwas Mitchell, Kaia Swamp and Jordan...
By Andy Gardner. MASSENA – Senior swimmers and volleyball players will get to have two people per athlete attend and watch the game on Senior Night. Senior Night is traditionally when the respective teams pause for a brief ceremony and applaud their graduating senior student-athletes. The two attendees will have to be screened for COVID-19 with a form, have their temperature checked, wear a face mask and abide by social distancing. Section 10 officials are also allowing two spectators per athlete for all outdoor sporting events, including f...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – The Board of Education gave the go-ahead for a spring production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” as well as football and volleyball. They took the action Thursday night, March 18. High School Principal Alan Oliver said he and music teacher Chris Lincoln worked on a musical and extracurricular safety plan soon after the school board approved one for high-risk sports last month. Lincoln said the plan “balances health and safety while offering students an opportunity to perform.” “We want to try to find the best, wise...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA – The Board of Education took steps toward making schools and graduation more gender-inclusive. Trustee Chair Paul Haggett, who chairs the policy committee, said a vote among the student body decided that graduation gowns will all be red. Traditionally, grad gowns were assigned to boys as blue and girls as red. All high school students had the chance to voice their opinions. “The Varsity Committee and the student body have settled on red graduation gowns for the standard graduation dress,” Haggett said. Delaney Duran...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders recently honored five of their graduating senior members. They were forward Grayce Trimboli, forward Hannah Chilton, forward Aayliah White, defender MacKenzie LaClair and defender Millie King. Chilton and LaClair, along with junior forward Ella Oakes, were 2021 team captains. Their head coach is Greg Paquin. Assistant coaches are Taylor Zappia and Alex Kormanyos. The 2021 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Teams were able to squeeze in a few...
By Andy Gardner In boys basketball action, the Shamrocks split two recent games with St. Lawrence Central. Salmon River took a 42-35 win over the Larries on Friday, March 12. Rarennenha:wi Cook-Francis and Tyler Huto netted 14 points apiece in the road game at Brasher Falls. Tommy Storrin paced the competition with 12 points. “It’s a Shamrock win ... behind the amazing second half defense or performance and perimeter shooting from Tyler Huto,” Salmon River Coach Ben Davison said. “The inside presence of Hawi Cook-Francis and the rebound...
By Andy Gardner Salmon River and Massena hockey continued posting 2021 wins in recent bouts with Norwood-Norfolk, Malone and Tupper Lake. In girls hockey, Massena came out ahead of a game against Salmon River on Monday, March 8 in Fort Covington. Ainsley Cromie scored the opening goal of the game for Massena in the first period, and what would hold up as the game-winner in the third stanza. Brooke Terry netted a hat trick. For the Shamrocks, Karahwenhawe White scored a pair of goals. Kayla Cunningham also scored. The Shamrock boys bested Norwoo...
By Andy Gardner Varsity sports are back underway, and the Shamrocks' and Raiders' shortened season included some recent action against Malone, Massena, Ogdensburg and St. Lawrence Central. The two teams met at Tom Cavanaugh Arena on Thursday, March 4 for a varsity girls hockey game, which Massena won 2-1. Ella Oakes and Ainsley Cromie scored for the Raiders. "Mackenzie Garrow was outstanding in nets with 36 saves. Not bad for our first time on the ice since Saturday," Massena coach Greg Paquin...
By Andy Gardner The director of St. Regis Mohawk Health Services says tribal officials were not consulted or asked to review the high-risk sports safety plans recently passed by the respective Salmon River and Massena boards of education. Meanwhile, public health directors in Franklin and St. Lawrence County acknowledge that there will still be a risk of transmitting COVID-19 as a result. “We have not been asked to review any type of plan,” said Mike Cook, St. Regis Mohawk Health Services director. “I believe as a courtesy; the tribe shoul...
