A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Derrick Lafrance The Akwesasne Atom hockey club were on their way to a blowout win last Monday but the Cornwall Colts staged a late comeback and if the periods were longer the Cornwall club would have taken them down to the wire. Kayden Thompson scored three times for the Wolves Atoms club with Camrie Cook, Kenyon Shenendoah, Cruz Lazore and Tehohahiio Pyke-Rowe netting one each in the 7-3 win Monday on Kawehnoke. Akwesasne built up a 6-0 lead going into the third period, but Cornwall came...
By Derrick Lafrance The annual event in which our neighbors learn about some aspects of our culture was held Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at Salmon River Middle and High School. In addition to sharing our traditional song and dance, the students got to meet and greet several world class lacrosse players. The Thompson Brothers stopped in for a presentation and shared with the students some life lessons. Jeremy, Lyle, Haina and Jerome Junior are the talk of the lacrosse world and play for different...
By Derrick Lafrance The Akwesasne representatives in the Cornwall League had a win-lose-tie day during play last Sunday. The Lady Devils (1-7-0) got that first win of the 2018-19 season with a 4-1 count over Tri County. Vanessa Plants, Kamea Thomas, Ashleigh Cook and Andi Philips did the scoring. The tie of the day went to the Stars (4-3-1) in a 1-1 game against Elevation Fitness on Narissa Thompson's marker. The loss went to the Wolves (2-5-1) who were blanked by State Farm. All games are...
By Derrick Lafrance The local girls were on the way to a win but a gamble by the Ottawa Storm paid off and the game ended in a tie. The Wild were nursing a 1-0 lead until late in the third period when the visiting Ottawa Storm pulled their goalie for an extra attacker and they scored. Savannah Francis netted Akwesasne's only goal late in the second period. She cut across the crease and scored unassisted. Ottawa almost tied it after the ensuing faceoff after Robin Clay of the Storm got the shot...
By Derrick Lafrance Twice a week, the Kanatakon School gym is transformed into a Dojo and local kids are learning self-defense and discipline through the Korean martial art of Tae Kwon Do. Joe Colarusso is the instructor in the He Yee Dao Karate program and he leads a twice weekly class at the Kanatakon school and at the St. Regis Mohawk School. This year's program is down to six weeks from 12 weeks last year, but the small class size gives the students plenty of individualized training. Of the...
By Derrick Lafrance The Cornwall girl's hockey club held their annual tournament this past weekend and many young Akwesasne players were part of the Annual celebration of girls hockey. The annual event drew over 50 teams to the Benson Center and Civic Complex. Although only one Cornwall team (Novice Silver Medal), made it to the final - the local skaters did very well representing Akwesasne in the Cornwall hockey program....
By Derrick Lafrance A crisp, sometimes downright cold fall day couldn't keep the lacrosse fanatics off the field last week. The annual Fall Brawl was held at the Louie King Memorial softball field behind the American Legion and eight teams came from as far away as Onondaga Nation to take part. When the two-day event was over Black Out were Champions after an exciting final game over Prestige World Wide. Other teams making the event a success were Donny's Boyz, Onondaga Kings, Warriors, Bud...
By Derrick Lafrance There was plenty of participation at local schools on Monday for Wear Red Day. The Alcohol/Chemical Dependency Prevention Program of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has been encouraging students to take part in drug awareness by wearing a different theme each day this week. The program will run all week, and fittingly the final day is Superhero Day and the kids can have a chance to give their Halloween costumes a whirl. Many teachers and staff at the local schools also...
By Derrick Lafrance The school celebrated the changing of the season last week with fun and treats. The annual Fall Festival was held and there was much going on in the elementary gym and outside on the sidewalk in front of the school. The Reardon Dairy Farm paid a visit and brought some of their livestock for the students to pet and to learn from. The Westville Fire Department took part in showing the students their trucks and equipment. They had a little display set up where the younger...
By Derrick Lafrance The first month into the new school year and hardworking and dedicated students earned their recognition. Last Friday, October 12, AMS held their monthly awards ceremony. The character trait of the month was Respect and the theme of the awards ceremony was Racing For The Triple Crown - pushing the kids to read. The list for the students who are meeting this goal is long and they - as well as all the students - are to be congratulated for their hard work for the rest of the...
By Derrick Lafrance The cold autumn morning was perfect for what has become a Salmon River Central fun and muddy tradition. Last weekend, the Shamrocks Cross Country team invited schools from all over the North Country for their Seventh Annual Filthy Fun Mud Run. The event was open to the community and alumni, as well as the present Varsity and JV squads. The event featured a mud pit and water pit near the end of the course, and while it looked fun to watch the athletes stumble through the cold...
By Derrick Lafrance The clubs are nearing the end of the 2018 season and they had some games last weekend in Massena. Teams came in from Potsdam, Malone, Tri-Town and Canton and it was all part of the Massena Jamboree 2018. All games were at the Alcoa Fields in Massena. They have one more tournament scheduled for the season in Canton and the Eagles Football program is ever-growing every year. Their home field is at Generations Park....
By Derrick Lafrance Last week the kid's minor soccer program continued their season with games played in beautiful weather in Fort Covington and Bombay. There are three more weeks of play as the NF students run and play hard against the best players from locales like Malone, Chateaugay and Brushton. The North Franklin teams' home fields are Rainbow Park in Fort Covington, the Bombay ballfields and Generations Park....
By Derrick Lafrance The last big hurrah of the softball season at the Louie King Memorial Ballfield took place, and another chapter of honoring a great ballplayer went in the books. Fittingly it was an exciting finish. The sixth annual Sheyenne "Shizzy" Smoke tournament brought out nine teams over the two-day tournament. They were Big Boys, # 9, Lil Cobras, War Party, Middgets, St. Boys, Saints, the Gramblers and Dirty Birdz. The Gramblers and the Dirty Birdz met in the final in almost total...
By Derrick Lafrance The Snye Recreation Centre will soon be a bigger sports complex as projects are nearing the completion stage. The rink boards were recently installed as well as new bleachers built so fans can watch their kids develop into the hockey and lacrosse legends of the future. The existing ball field will soon host the annual Snye Bums tournament (September 22 and 23), which is always entertaining, and next to the new box is the outdoor volleyball courts, which will make the...
By Derrick Lafrance For years, the Louie King Memorial Softball field behind the American Legion has been one of the favorite softball locales. A fundraiser tournament was held last weekend to make it even better. Recently they acquired two sets of bleachers from Buck White's field to make it more comfortable for spectators as well as several picnic tables. But the outfield has been causing problems: as the grass gets tall as the playing field ends, home runs that go into the overgrown grass...
By Derrick Lafrance Another season of local softball league action came to an end last weekend. When the day was over "I'd Tap That" won the championship over Pitch Slap in two games; 7-5 and 14-6 in games one and two respectively. "I'd Tap That" were also the regular season champions while Pitch Slap came in second. Dacobras were third place in the regular season. Wraven Sunday and Kiio Jacobs were announced Tournament Most Valuable Players for the champions while Kassenniio Beauvais and Zack...
Frequent users of the Massena Mall's arena floor can switch ice skates with cleats and running shoes. Last Wednesday, August 8, 2018 an official ribbon cutting was held at the latest local family entertainment center. The ice was permanently removed, and artificial turf has been installed on the floor. Lacrosse and soccer players are now welcome to use the surface for games and practices. On Wednesday's grand opening, the floor was cut in half and on one side soccer and badminton nets were set...
During the heat last Sunday "I'd Tap That" won back-to-back games. In their first game played at the American Legion "I'd Tap That" had nine of their ten first inning batters score to win 27-21 over "BallBusters." The Busters club had a five run third inning to make it a close game but their bats cooled off in the late innings while "I'd Tap That" pulled ahead with seven in that same stretch. This was a long day for the BallBusters as they played three games instead of the usual two. During an...
The eighth annual event in honor of Tina Thompson was held at the American Legion last weekend and a huge crowd braved the hot weekend to cheer on their favorite local ballplayers. When it was over The Gramblers, captained by Char Lafrance, won the tournament. They defeated the Saints in the final which went as far as it could before it got too dark. There was lots of laughter on and off the diamond with draws held and it was a very successful eighth annual event which paid tribute to a...
As the kids are taking a break from school, learning about our traditions continues throughout the summer break. Summer programs at Tsi Snaihne Recreation and the Akwesasne Boys & Girls Club began recently and a big component at both places was a look at our culture. At the Boys & Girls Club in Rooseveltown, Glen Swamp was teaching the teens how to make black ash splint baskets. They started from square one, soaking the black ash splints, to finished products. The ABGC also made ribbon shirts...
The relentless hot weather lately hasn't kept local ballplayers off the field as the Sunday night Akwesasne Co-Ed league continues. In a game at Snye recreation the Warriors had a big ten-run second inning to edge Pitch Slap 22-21. That game was close, but a blowout at Bombay was 31-9 for "I'd Tap That" over "Multiple Scores."...
The road to the Founders Cup hit a temporary speed bump for the Akwesasne Junior "B" Indians. Last Saturday, July 21, the Indians hosted the Clarington Green Gaels and squeaked out a 10-9 win. The Indians scored early - three straight to start the game - and late in the game withstood a Clarington rally to hold onto the win. Russ Oakes led the scoring with four while Kendrick Angus notched three in the win. With one each were Blaze White, Jake Rice and Nick Tremblay. After leading 5-2 after one...
The Caughnawaga Indians had a real bad road trip last Thursday. They travelled to Cornwall Island for a tilt with the St. Regis Braves and left with a 29-4 loss. Having only nine runners to the Braves full complement didn’t help. Angus Laborgne led the Braves scoring with 13 points on nine goals and four assists. Daylin Logan scored four goals, and with hat tricks were Zack Hopps, Dan Lazore and Caleb Wiles. Geoff McNulty and Sam Bradman scored twice. With one each were Dwight Bero, Derek Hopps and Kyle Lewis. Wiles also picked up four a...
Wellness Week concluded last week following a week-long series of events such as Kayaking, Canoeing and Obstacle races. But Wellness also means non-athletic events, and one of those was held at the St. Regis Recreation Centre. Tammy King hosted the class which was sponsored by the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne's Wholistic Health and Wellness program and some activities of Wellness Week were hosted by Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Health Services....
