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The Snake Island Muskies and the St. Regis Braves started the Iroquois Lacrosse Association’s 2012 season with a rematch from last year’s Presidents Cup final Thursday night at the Massena Arena. It was the first game of the season for both teams. The Muskies were shorthanded, with just nine runners. Peter Paul suited up for the Muskies in goal. The first period ended in a 5-5 tie. During the second period Muskies’ Chancy Johnson slashed Jay Thomas of the Braves. Thomas turned around and two-h...
Akwesasne mixed martial artist Lenard “LT” Terrance improved his professional record to 3-0 after defeating Robert Masson at Saturday’s Ringside 10: Cote vs Starnes at the Bell Center. This was the second time Terrance squared off against Masson. More than 4,000 fans packed the Bell Centre to see two former UFC fighters, Patrick “The Predator” Cote and Kalib Starnes, square off in the main event. The fans got to see a great card with lots of action. Terrance took on Masson, from Terrebonn...
The Iroquois Masters lacrosse team from Kahnawake will be travelling to Vancouver, British Columbia to take part in the 2012 North Shore Ice Breaker Master’s Lacrosse Tournament. The tournament takes place in North Vancouver on April 6 and April 7. The Iroquois team is looking to win the tournament and are bringing with them some big lacrosse stars, both locally and from across Iroquois territory. The Iroquois roster includes Gewas Schindler, Cam Bomberry, Bobby Delaronde, Derek Stacey, Eddy Dickson, Heath Bordeau, Jamie Kirby, Allen B...
Tues. March 20, 2012 – A 31-year-old man from Kahnawake is facing first-degree murder charges in relation to the death of a 56-year-old local man. Derek Beauvais appeared in Longueuil Court this afternoon and was formally charged with first-degree murder. The murder occurred on Route 207 between 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. on Monday night. The Peacekeepers called in the Surete du Quebec’s Major Crime Unit to assist in the investigation. Police investigators spent the morning interviewing the suspect. Under the Criminal Code of Canada, first-degree mur... Full story
Kateri Tekakwitha was one of seven new saints announced by Pope Benedict XVI today. The announcement came today after a meeting with Cardinal Angelo Amato – the prefect of the Congregation of Saints’ Causes, where the pope signed decrees recognizing the miracles needed for the canonization of both Kateri and Blessed Marian Cope of Molokai. Before a date can be set for Kateri’s canonization, the Catholic Church said there must be an “ordinary public consistory,” which is a formal ceremony opened and closed with prayer, during which cardinals...
The Canadian Lacrosse League held its first-ever player draft and there will be some familiar faces in the new professional lacrosse league. Many lacrosse players were chosen. For the inaugural season the Canadian Lacrosse League (CLAX) will feature six teams playing out of three venues. There are two Six Nations-based teams – they are the Iroquois Ironmen and the Demons. Both will be playing out of the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena in Six Nations. Going first overall in the draft was Clint Jones, of the Newtown Golden Eagles, and he went to the I...
The Iroquois Nationals avenged their only international loss to Team U.S.A on Oct. 16th at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino pulling off a 14-13 win in the second annual Bowhunter Cup. The game was hosted by the Oneida Nation this year and delivered a great display of lacrosse by the two teams. Throughout the game no team lead by more than two goals and it was tied 5-5 after the first quarter. The Nationals were able to take a 10-9 lead into halftime. The Americans were able to pull ahead in...
A young couple who live in Ganienkeh died Sunday night as their car plunged into the Great Chazy River. Mikita Fox, 23, of Wikwemikong, Ontario and Danine R. Swamp, 24, of Onondaga, were identified Monday afternoon. New York State Police told the Plattsburgh Press-Republican that witnesses saw a vehicle on Devil’s Den Road go into the water at a washed out bridge near Feinberg Park around midnight Sunday night/Monday morning. “These are the first confirmed fatalities of this storm in our region,” New York State Police Captain Robert Lagontain t...
The Kahnawake Peacekeepers are investigating a home invasion and robbery this past weekend. Peacekeepers were called to a house near the Catholic Cemetery around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning. Peacekeepers say four armed men tied up the elderly woman who lived in the house. During the ordeal, which lasted about two hours, the assailants assaulted her, put a gun to her head and forced her to open her safe. The suspects then robbed the house of anything of value. Peacekeeper Investigator Warren White said the estimated value of the items stolen,...
The Caughnawaga Indians defeated a seriously depleted Snake Island Muskies on Saturday night at the Kahnawake Sports Complex by a score of 16-11. The Muskies showed up with 11 players and the team’s leading scorer Joe Hall ended up playing in goal. Saturday’s game also saw the debut of Delby Powless in a Caughnawaga Indians jersey. Powless scored four goals and added five assists in the game to lead the Indians past the Muskies to end a six-game losing streak. The Indians took a 4-2 lead after the first period, and were leading 11-7 after two...
For the second year in a row the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League topped the Three Nations Lacrosse League in the All Star Game. The QSLL downed the TNLL 22-20 in what was clearly an exhibition game designed for offensive players. The Kahnawake Mohawks were represented by Nicky Albany, Derek Collins, Chad Norton and Clay Kirby. Colin Diabo, Jamie Kirby and Zack Zachary were among the TNLL team, representing the Caughnawaga Indians. Norton was named the QSLL player of the game, while Mike Benedict,...
Some of the biggest names in the lacrosse world are suiting up for teams in both the Three Nations Lacrosse League and the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League as the regular season winds down and the push for the Presidents Cup begins. The Snake Island Muskies of the TNLL are the hosts of this year’s Canadian Senior B Lacrosse Championship. The Muskies were having early season problems flooring a full team and were sporting a mid-season record of 4-5. The Muskies made some moves as the Canadian L...
After losing a home-and-home series with the Cornwall Island Redmen the Kahnawake Mohawks downed the Vermont Voyageurs on Sunday afternoon. The Mohawks lost 14-13 to the Redmen on Thursday at home and then dropped a 10-9 overtime decision in Akwesasne on Saturday night. Vermont’s Ethan Farrell (Ben Berry, Brandon Dube) opened the scoring at 3:02 of the first period. Dan Deckelbaum (Dube) made it 2-0 at 5:32. At 5:48 of the first Kahnawake’s Jamie Rooney cut the lead to 2-1. Mike Dube (Alex Henderson) evened things up at 2-2 at 11:49. Gregory Ro...
“We obviously went out there to bring the gold back,” Kahnawake’s Angus Goodleaf said on returning from Prague where he and the Iroquois Nationals brought home a silver medal from the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. “It’s a bit disappointing that we didn’t, but I’m proud of the way we never quit against Canada. They had a lot of talent on that team.” The Iroquois Nationals fell 19-6 to Canada in a rematch from both the 2007 and 2003 WILC. In ’03 Canada downed the Nationals 21-4 and 15-14 in overtime at the ’07 WILC. “I thought we had a...
Both the Caughnawaga Indians and the Kahnawake Mohawks had winning weekends. The Indians downed the Akwesasne Braves 14-8 at home, while the Mohawks beat the Montreal Phoenix 13-7 on the road. The Braves were leading 4-2 after the first period on goals by Ian Phillips (2), Angus Leborgne and Mickey Gilchrist. Indians goals came from Kohe Diabo and Lakwaho McLester. The Indians would surge back in the second period. Ben Green (Anthony McComber, Hunter Hemlock) would cut the Braves lead to 4-3 at the 2:50 mark of the second. Hemlock (McComber)...
The Kahnawake Mohawks fell to 1-1 on the season after losing 12-5 at the hands of the Akwesasne Braves on Friday night at the Kahnawake Sports Complex. The Mohawks game on Sunday against the West End Warlocks, as well the Caughnawaga Indians home against the Warlocks were cancelled. The Quebec Senior Lacrosse League will have a special meeting on Tuesday to determine the Warlocks’ future. The Mohawks opened the scoring at 3:13 of the first period on a goal by Greg Diabo (Joe Frank Thomas). Peter Jacobs (Lee Thomas, Mickey Gilchrist) scored a...
COWICHAN, B.C. - It was a day 11 years in the making as the Team Kahnawake wrestling team reclaimed the coveted Todd Diabo Trophy as the best team in the competition. This was the first time that the Kahnawake grapplers have won this trophy since the 1997 North American Indigenous Games, which was held in Victoria, B.C. The Todd Diabo Trophy is named after a young Kahnawa’kehró:non and former wrestler who was taken from us too early. Team Kahnawake has won the NAIG wrestling championship in 19...