A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Teams from Massena, Plattsburgh and Saranac Lake came to Fort Covington last weekend to play against the host Shamrocks, but Plattsburgh took home the medal. The Under 14 tournament was supposed to have an added Under 12 section, but there were a lack of teams and Canton and North Franklin played each other in that. In the semi-final game the North Franklin Under 14 team had a 3-0 lead over Massena. Alexis Seymour, Ella Oakes and Brycelan Sunday scored those, but in the late stages of the game t...
The Northern New York Snowmobile Drag Racing Club held another event in the Akwesasne territory. The club travels all over the state to put on a show for enthusiasts, and the local crowd was not disappointed. Ryan Brown took home a big haul winning five of the classes including Vintage, Open Modified 900 and Improved 400-500. Dylan Chase won the 600 class while Todd Demarinis won the Outlaws class. In the past, the club has had events on the same stretch of the St. Regis River and some of those...
The six-team league continued play Wednesdays at AMS on Cornwall Island. The third game of the January 27 matches was cancelled because of lack of players and the remaining players had a scrimmage. The regular season concludes on March 23 and playoffs start on March 30 and run for three weeks. February 10th Games 6pm Jori vs. Kanatineshon 7pm Waylon vs. Bears 8pm Muskrats vs. Snakebites...
Cornwall Novice came to the Anowarako:wa Arena last Saturday and skated off with a 6-1 win. Lorenzo Rand scored the only goal late in the first period unassisted. Last Monday Rand scored three goals in a 4-4 tie against the Alexandria Glens. Evan Sanford scored the other Wolves goal. The Wolves led 4-3 with half a minute remaining and the Glens pulled their goalie for an extra attacker. The gamble paid off and they tied the game with 24 seconds left....
The two Akwesasne representatives are currently first and second in the Massena Men's Broomball and they continued their winning ways last Sunday both posting shut outs. The Chiefs pasted the Clarkson Flying Hellfish 7-0 while the Ice Pigs blanked Nezezon Construction 3-0. The two rezz teams are scheduled to hook up again for the second time this season next weekend February 14th. There are no games this coming Sunday due to the Superbowl. The first Ice Pigs vs. Chiefs game was on December 6...
They are the best in their field of Law Enforcement, but not hockey. The event was held last Friday, January 22, 2016 at the Anowarako:wa Arena and teams came from Cornwall, Ottawa, Kahnawake and United States Border Patrol as well as the host Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service and St. Regis Mohawk Tribal Police who formed one team. In addition to the games there was a Barbecue dinner, Raffle, 50/50 and Chuck-A-Puck contest with all proceeds going to the Iakhihsohtha Lodge and Tsiionkwanonhso:te...
The Positive Place for Kids and Teens where Great Futures start has begun 2016 right where 2015 had left off: Busy. From Monday through Friday every day after school the Rooseveltown facility is hopping with kids interested in all sorts of pursuits. Daily there are over 100 children in attendance for after-school activities. The kids who want to kick around a ball are in the big multipurpose room while those interested in technology are in the computer lab while aspiring artists are painting and...
After falling behind it looked like the local Novice club was ready to mount a big rally but they fell short. The South Stormont Selects were in town and went home with a 5-2 win. The visitors jumped to a 4-0 lead until late in the second period when the Wolves Lorenzo Rand scored his first of two. The Wolves started to pick up some momentum and were hitting the South Stormont zone as Rand scored his second to make it 4-2. But late in the game the Selects notched another and held on for the...
The Akwesasne Wolves Novice club hosted teams from Kahnawake, South Stormont, Canton and NGS last weekend. In the local team's first game they were handed a 3-1 loss to Canton and their second game saw them lose to 8-2 to South Stormont #2. Their third game saw them blank Kahnawake 10-0. That same Kahnawake team was blanked by South Stormont #1 13-0 and also by NGS 14-0. Other games saw South Stormont #2 beat Canton 2-0, South Stormont #1 defeated NGS 4-2 and the final was an all South Stormont...
Last weekend the Pawn Shop, despite having a short bench, played a doubleheader on Cornwall Island. In their first game they were nicked by Ray Jan Doors and Windows of Cornwall 6-5. In the first period they fell behind 4-1 but rallied in the second with four goals to come close. Derek Hopps and Katie Bero did all the scoring with Hopps scoring three and Bero two. Matt Thompson assisted on every one of those goals. In their second game of the evening they recruited a couple of players from Ray...
After having come close to a tournament championship two weeks ago the Akwesasne Wolves Atoms got back into the win column with a close win over North Dundas a day later. Final score 4-3. Damon Oakes and Bryli Thompson scored two each in the win with Kahetaienni Thompson, Ryder Sunday and Otsi Benedict picking up assists. North Dundas jumped to a 2-0 first period lead and added another early in the middle frame before Oakes scored his pair....
It was a small hat trick celebration but it counted. Richard Thompson scored a natural hat trick last week for the Akwesasne Wolves Peewees and the traditional ritual of hats tossed onto the ice at the Cornwall Island rink was limited to one. Thompson also added an assist and Treyton Sunday with Rorontakehte David scored twice. Tyrese Point added a goal, and Kyden Burns and Aiden Peters added three assists in the 8-3 win. Talon Leaf and Camron King also assisted with Bentley Gray getting the...
It wasn't a good start to the new year last Monday as the Akwesasne Wolves Novice team fell to the visiting South Stormont Selects 12-1. Lorendzo Rand scored the only Akwesasne goal with Royce Thomas and Rhylin Oakes-Cook assisting....
The Atom Wolves hosted their tournament this past weekend and six teams from the region came out to the Anowarako:wa Arena for a fun filled day of competitive hockey. Teams included the Akwesasne Rep B Wolves, South Dundas Rep B Lions, Kemptville Rep B Panthers, Kahnawake Mohawks A Team, Malone Huskies A Squirt team and Plattsburgh B Squirt Team. Throughout the day the Wolves hosted 9 games along with a number of fundraisers and challenges coordinated by Wolves parents. Visitors had a great day...
The Akwesasne Attack Lacrosse club pulled out all the stops yesterday at a fundraiser held on Route 37 in Hogansburg. They held a chicken barbecue and bottle drive, sold squares for the Superbowl game, and tickets for a 49" flat screen Samsung Smart TV....
The Akwesasne Adult Broomball league continued last Friday with the Pawn Shop playing back to back games. In their first game Jake Lazore scored twice as they tied with Ray Jan Windows and Doors 3-3. Dwight Bero scored once. In their second game they took on Ohnenatas the and lost 6-3. John Jacobs and Dewey Thompson scored two each for Ohnenatas with Hannah Garrow and Blake Diabo scoring one each. Bero scored two in the loss and Lazore scored one. In recent action the Pawn Shop and Ohnenatas...
Several teams from North Franklin hosted teams from all over the northern region for a Play Day. This is a type of tournament where the rink is divided into two and two games are played at the same time. The play continues after a goal is scored so the action is continuous. Visiting squads were from Massena, Louisville, Tri-Town, Ogdensburg, Potsdam, Canton and Massena. It was a great fun play day for all....
Treyton Sunday had a big game scoring five goals, which were the first five goals for the Akwesasne Wolves Pee-Wee's as they defeated the South Stormont Selects 7-5 last week on Cornwall Island. Aiden Peters also had a big game assisting on those five while adding one of his own and Talon Leaf each picked up three assists. Ronontakehte David scored the other Wolves goal. Richard Thompson, Kyden Burns and Camryn King also assisted. The Wolves took period leads of 3-2 and 5-3. In the final minute...
The local Little Hawks Youth Broomball team hosted a few teams from Finch, Ontario last weekend on Cornwall Island and sent them home with a few blowouts. In game one the Akwesasne Sprouts won their game 8-1 and in game two the Pee-Wee's won 8-1. Another Finch team was to take on the Bantam/Midget team but they did not show. The league games continue this weekend with Team Black meeting Team Yellow at 2:00 and Team Red meeting team black at 3:00. After Saturday's contests the Little Hawks...
The Ice Pigs were handed their first loss of the season last Sunday in Massena Men's Broomball and it was to their rival, Akwesasne's The Chiefs. Final score was 6-1. Both teams were undefeated until Sunday and the game started out flying with end-to-end runs and solid goaltending as well as solid passing plays. The Chiefs Ryan Prairie opened the scoring as he took a pass from Derek Hopps and the ball bounced around in the crease before he swatted it in. A minute later Hakta Garrow made it 2-0...
The annual event that gives Massena kids a look into our unique culture took place last week at Massena Central. The foods that are part of our life, our National game of Lacrosse, our Kanienkeha language, a demonstration in Native dancing and a social were on the program. Dr. Mary Arquette of the Akwesasne Cultural Restoration Program was on hand and she told of our language and its importance. She also gave a few lessons using basic sentences which the Massena audience repeated back. For the...
Last weekend at the Saint Kateri Hall, the Akwesasne Holiday Helpers held a Toy Drop to coincide with the Annual Christmas Craft Fair. Louie John Jackson donated his truck and trailer to help collect toys. The Main Event for the Holiday Helpers is on December 11 at the Hogansburg-Akwesasne Fire Station #1. Santa Claus stood on Route 37 and waved to passing motorists and encouraged them to stop in and possibly drop off a toy and have a look around at the Craft Fair. They also had hamburgers,...
Last weekend the Ice Pigs and The Chiefs won their games against Nezezon Construction and Helena Hawks, respectively. With only seven players, the Chiefs beat Helena 4-0. Ryan Prarie scored three in that win with Matt Thompson scoring once. Harley Chubb and Travis Thompson shared the shut out in the Chiefs net. The Ice Pigs defeated Nezezon Construction 5-1. Edda Oakes, Dewey Thompson and Duck Jacobs scored one each with Dwight Bero Jr. scoring two. Both Akwesasne teams are undefeated in...
With Christmas only four weeks away the Mohawk school gym was open to get some early gifts. The St. Regis Mohawk School students of the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) held a fundraiser Garage Sale and Craft Fair last weekend at their school. There were local vendors and craftspeople on hand as well as community members who brought in stuff from their closets like radios, DVD's, shoes, clothes and other household items. Others sold ball hats, t-shirts, candles and there was something...
The two local teams of the Massena Men's Broomball league brushed aside their respective opponents last Sunday at the Massena Arena. The Chiefs blanked Butch's Auto of Norwood 7-0. The Ice Pigs had an easy time as they defeated the Helena Hawks 8-1. The Hawks were badly short of players and had no substitute players. That 8-1 score was from the first period before forfeiting the rest of the game. Ice Pigs Roster: Evan Cree, Dwight Bero Jr., Garrett Cree, Jarett Jacobs, Riz Connors, Edda Oakes,...
