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The Lady Raiders outscored the Huskies, 12-4, in the third quarter to take over the lead and held on for a 48-43 victory at their last home game in the Massena High School Gymnasium. The win over the Class A rival was special for the graduating seniors since it was senior night, and what better way to celebrate than with a big win. The graduating seniors that were honored are Erin Francis, Alisha Jacobs, Marissa Manley, Taylor Peets, Steffanie Premo, Sidney Thompson and Dominique Valancius....
Tie dyed shirts, tight curly hair wigs, hot dogs selling for 25 cents and short basketball shorts filled the Massena high school gym when the Red Raider boys hosted Gouverneur on “Retro Night.” The Red Raiders hustled past the Wildcats 76-54. The Raiders worked the first quarter by steadily pulling away from the Wildcats to a 23-14 lead. When it was time to hit the locker rooms for half time the score stood at 39-26. Zack Rusaw led the Raiders offensively with 15 points. Joey Labelle fired thr...
Last Friday night the Massena Red Raiders hosted the Potsdam Sandstoners at the Massena Arena. This season Massena has established a benevolent partnership with the Wounded Warriors Project in an attempt to raise awareness to the needs and plight of injured soldiers across the United States and around the world. The mission of the Wounded Warriors Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors and its vision is to foster the most successful, well-adjusted generation of wounded service members...
Academic All-Northern Awards were given out last Saturday at the Pine Street Arena in Potsdam. Athletes are eligible for this award if they have a high school average of 88 or higher. Standing in the back row with red and black jackets were members of the Massena Girls hockey team who received this award. They are Bailey Dillabough, Ellen Greene, Jacalyn Spinner, Mackenzie Young, Mia Jermano, Shannon Casey, Emily Wilmshurst and Chelsea Streeter. (Missing Carlie Leary)...
The Lady Raiders ended their best season in the program’s six-year history with a 3-1 loss to Canton. The Golden Bears are now on a six game winning streak. Canton was first on the scoreboard when Taylor Marcellus scored an unassisted, shorthanded goal with 1:28 left in the first period. Massena evened up the score 1:31 into the second when Shannon Casey connected with a pass from Molly O’Connell. With 4:13 left in the period, Canton went ahead after Margret Troiano netted a goal assisted by...
The Massena Red Raider boys hosted the Canton Golden Bears at the Massena Arena on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and skated away with a 3-1 win. The last time these teams met they ended with a tie in overtime. The Raiders came out strong and Zach Robert opened up the scoring with a shot in the top right corner of the net just 37 seconds into the first when he connected with a puck knocked from Grayson Phillips’ stick. Robert struck again at 4:16 in the second to make it 2-0 when he took a pass f...
The Massena Lady Raiders hockey squad kicked off the “Massena Athletes Fight Cancer” fundraiser last Wednesday with a victory over the visiting Salmon River Shamrocks with a score of 5-1. Massena is having a great season with an overall record of 13-5. “The girls are working hard and it’s showing,” commented Coach Jennifer Gray. The Lady Raiders showed their support for the fight against cancer by wearing pink jerseys and socks, as well as pick tape on their sticks and skate blades. The visit...
Four days after the Massena Red Raiders claimed a 44-43 victory over Potsdam, the Sandstoners came to town for a rematch and left with a 60-40 victory. The Red Raiders started out strong with an 18-13 lead at the end of the first period. However, Potsdam went to work in the second quarter with full-court pressure and struck for 11 straight points to lead 24-18 in three minutes. They outscored the Raiders 20-4 in the second to go into halftime with a 33-22 lead. Senior Zach Rusaw led the Red...
The St. Regis Recreation held a moccasin making class on January 15th and 16th with Alicia Cook as the instructor. Alicia started out with some information about herself and how she got started with beading and making moccasins. Alicia has been beading since she was eight years old. “When I was a student at the Onondaga Nation School, a Clan Mother would come into my class to teach us how to sew and bead. It was basic techniques but I took it from there and got better. I remember when I was y...
When Salmon River and Massena hockey teams face off against each other it’s usually a battle. Last Wednesday’s game was no exception as the two teams fought to the end to break a 1-1 tie in overtime. The first period saw the only scoring in regulation playing time when Red Raider Tyler Young opened up the scoring at the 7:34 mark with a breakaway goal set up by Zach Robert. The Shamrocks answered back at 10:30 when Nate Smoke finished off a play set up by Naylen Laffin-Stone to tie the game 1-1...
The Salmon River boy’s basketball team may not be winning many basketball games, but one thing they are winning at is the spirit of determination and perseverance. Last Wednesday night the Shamrocks hosted Gouverneur and gave the Wildcats a good fight before losing 58-47. The Shamrocks kept the game fairly close with the halftime score at 33-22 in favor of the Wildcats. Salmon came out strong in the second half and played hard but just couldn’t overcome the deficit created in the first hal...
Last Thursday the Potsdam Lady Sandstoners were in town for a Central Division basketball contest. The two teams played a seesaw first quarter until a rebound by Alisha Jacobs put the Lady Raiders ahead 17-15 at the end of the quarter. Massena made a seven point run at the end of the second to secure a halftime lead of 34-27. The Lady Sandstoners came charging out in the third for a 9-3 run to cut the deficit to one, 37-36. Massena answered with a 9-4 surge to end the third with a 46-40 lead. A...
Last week proved to be a tough week for the Lady Shamrock hockey squad as they hosted the Canton Golden Bears and the Alexandria Purple Ghosts at the Tom C. Cavanaugh Arena. Canton took the lead in the first period with a score of 3-1. Tewasherake Barnes scored the lone Salmon River goal assisted by Amber Thomas. The Lady Shamrocks did not produce a goal in the second but kept the Lady Bears scoreless as well. The third period was busy as Canton scored three goals and Salmon netted two as...
The Massena Central boy’s hockey team hosted Norwood-Norfolk at the Massena Arena in an NAC match-up. Brantley Adams put the Raiders on the scoreboard just 6:04 into the first period on a power play goal when he connected from Tyler Young. At the 10:11 mark, Anthony Cortese, assisted by Zach Robert and Grayson Phillips upped the score 2-0. Kaden Pickering finished a play set up by Zeb Brown and put N-N on the board. Cortese answered back with power play goal set up by Robert and Young with 1...
The SRCS boys’ basketball squad hosted the Massena Red Raiders last week. The Raiders jumped out to a 42-18 half-time lead and did not slow down. The Raiders defeated the Shamrocks 74-38. Joey LaBelle had a great game as he had the game high of 27 points, which consisted of nine three-pointers. Teammate Zack Rusaw followed with 15 points while Xavier Viskovich added 12 and Zevon Viskovich netted nine points. Also contributing to the winning effort was David Phillips with four, Robert Cameron w...
The Lady Raiders hockey team hosted the Lady Larries at the Massena Arena last Wednesday. The Larries started out the first period with a quick 2-0 lead but the Lady Raiders worked their way to 4-2 victory. SLC started out scoring when Lydia Cosgrove scored an unassisted goal at the 4:31 mark, then 28 seconds later Hannah Gray connected from Ashley DeBeer to make the score 2-0. At 8:38, Katie MacCuaig found the back of the net with an unassisted goal to put Massena on the board. At 7:25 in the...
Salmon 52, Chateaugay 43 Abby Kelly led the Lady Shamrocks (8-2) to a 52-43 victory over undefeated Chateaugay (4-1). Kelly fired through a game high 21 points with 14 points being scored during the second half. Taylor Francis netted nine points, which included two three-pointers. Aliyah Cook added nine points while Jaiden Mitchell and Kwiio King contributed seven and six points respectively. Massena 44, FA 36 In Malone the Lady Raiders outscored the Lady Huskies 35-23 during the second and third quarters to come away with the win. Alisha...
The Christmas season is a festive time of year when people come together to celebrate the season and help those in need. This was the case on December 22nd at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Massena for the fourth annual “Holly Jolly Christmas Variety Show.” The evening was filled with singing groups, instrumental and dance numbers, with all the proceeds donated to Meals on Wheels, St. Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army and the Neighborhood Center. There are new acts added each year and this yea...
Last Friday night on Salmon River’s home court there was a lot of cheering as fans saw Junior Abby Kelly reach a pinnacle of her SRCS basketball career by shooting her 1,000th career point. When Abby shot and made the three pointer to give her 1,000 points, the crowd quickly sprung to its feet for a well deserved standing ovation. The game was stopped for Abby to be recognized for her accomplishment by her coach, Karen Francis. Abby, a third year veteran, has led the team, division and league i...
Over the weekend of December 14 and 15, the SRCS girl’s varsity basketball team traveled to Harrisville to participate in a tournament. They left Harrisville on Saturday with the tournament crown. On Friday night the Lady Shamrocks defeated Immaculate Heart Catholic School by a score of 47-35 to get into the Championship final game against Harrisville High School. Abby Kelly led the Shamrocks with 24 points which included one three pointer. Taylor Francis and Jaiden Mitchell followed with s...
There is nothing like a school concert to put a smile on your face as you listen and watch the students perform music that they have been working so hard to learn. They are beaming from ear to ear and are anxious for everyone to hear. On Tuesday and Wednesday of last week the Middle School and High School Band and Chorus concerts took place in the SRCS auditorium. Both bands are under the direction of Mrs. Cindy Healy, while the chorus is led by Mrs. Emily Robideau. The Middle School concert...
The Salmon River boy’s basketball squad had its work cut out for them as they faced the reigning Section 10 Champions and this year’s powerhouse, the Malone Huskies. They fell to the Huskies by a score of 77-23. The Huskies jumped out to a fast start with a 22-6 first period lead. The Shamrocks gave a great effort, but Malone proved to be too much and went into the locker room at halftime with a 35-17 lead. Malone continued to dominate the second half by outscoring the Shamrocks 42-6. The Shamro...
Going into the third period of the Salmon River home opener, it looked like the Shamrocks were on their way to a victory with a 4-1 lead over the Potsdam Sandstoners. But something happened in the Potsdam locker room that sparked the Sandstoner squad to come out and score three unanswered goals to even the score and force the game into overtime. With 1:16 remaining in overtime play, Sandstoner Josh Locey finished off a play set up by teammate Logan Ford for the winning goal. The Shamrocks were...
The Massena Red Raiders traveled to the Tom Cavanaugh Arena and left with a 3-1 win over the Salmon River Shamrocks. Massena scored the first goal of the game at the 6:11 mark when Katie MacCuaig lit the lamp with Carlie Leary and Mackenzie Young assisting. The second period did not produce any for goals for either team. Early in the third the Lady Shamrocks evened the score when Tewasherake Barnes connected from Destiny Skidders-Delormier. At the 11:54 mark Mia Jermano finished a play set up by...
The Massena girl’s basketball team jumped out to an early 20-6 first quarter lead on a visiting Gouverneur squad last Friday night. The Lady Raiders turned up the offense and held the Wildcats to just three points in the second for a halftime score of 31-9 on their way to a 45-24 win. Senior Marissa Manley poured in a game high 17 points to aid the Lady Raiders along with 14 rebounds. Alisha Jacobs fired through three three-pointers in her 15 point game. Erin Francis delivered six points f...