A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Salmon River Girls Hockey Team have ended their season with a record of 4 wins, 2ties, and 14 losses over-all. Thank you to the coaches Jim Barnes and Liz Durfee for helping them out. They will not be in the play-offs this time. Next season will be a time for rebuilding after losing so many seniors. Good luck to all the seniors and we’ll see the rest of the team next year!...
Wednesday night’s boys varsity hockey game between Alexandria Bay and Salmon River included a special demonstration in honor of the late Wayne Castor. After the first period of the game a presentation was made by Ken Kane of Kahnawake. The family of the late Wayne Castor was on hand to award a fan who has contributed as a supporter of the SRC hockey program. Tim “Gumper” Ghostlaw received the award in front of many spectators. He is most remembered for founding the “Dog Pound” at the Salmon Ri...
Two Ahkwesahsne girls play on the Blue Team from Cornwall and the team was victorious and came home as Champions this past weekend....
On Friday night, one of the most exciting girls basketball games took place between Salmon River and Madrid Waddington. It was a nail biter from start to finish and the gymnasium was filled with spectators from both teams. Karen Francis, Bill Cook and Jocelyn Kelly, coaches, have really prepped their girls to give their best and face the teams in the NAC Division. After Friday’s competition, SR’s record is 10-0. On Tuesday night their team went to Brushton Moira (over-all 8-3). Friday nig...
Ogdensburg hosted the Don Goult Memorial Basketball Tournament this past weekend welcoming teams from Harrisville, Heuvelton, and Massena to compete against Ogdensburg and each other. Massena’s 6th grade team faced the Ogdensburg Blue Devils in their first game and won. Although Massena remained undefeated going into the championship game on Sunday, they had fewer players than they did the day before due to injuries. Although they faced Ogdensburg in the final and had defeated them the previous...
For the months of September, October and November, students were chosen by their coaches and finally selected by the Hall of Fame committee to be the official athlete students of the month. The students are honored for their athletic skills and they’re additionally recognized for their character on and off the field, floor or ice. Each recipient receives a certificate from the HOF and also a $25 voucher to be redeemed at Akwesasne’s Jreck Subs. This is also where their photos will be shown, wit...
On Tuesday evening, a basketball game was held at the Salmon River Central gymnasium. Colton Pierrepont came over to compete against the strength of the Shamrock ladies. If you haven’t seen these girls in action yet, try to get over to watch them. They are a very talented team and are still undefeated. They are coached by Karen Francis, Bill Cook, and Jocelyn Fournier. Their record to date is 7-0 overall. Last night, Karyss Terrance compiled seven points and jumped for 10 rebounds. Abby K...
Sixth-graders at the St. Regis Mohawk School had a discussion recently about peace, or skennen. Some of the ideas they had are shared below. (Most students preferred to be anonymous in print.) Nahoten ne Skennen?/What is peace? I think peace is not just a word people say to calm themselves. “No”, I think peace is more than just a word. Its an emotion...no....it’s life, peace is like we are peace. Peace is that feeling that people get when they know they did something good. “ I get that feeling when I make people laugh”. Raiennes Nahoten n...
On December 4, the grade 5 and 6 Robotics Team from Massena’s Jefferson Elementary School came home with the first place championship award from Clarkson University’s robotics competition. Congratulations to each of the nine members for displaying such an impressive presentation to the judges. The team is comprised of Josh Miller, Payne Benedict, Kaynen Buckshot, Alexandria Brown, Cory Brasher, Cody Peets, Kaeliana Smoke, Nate Bressard and Blake Lazore. The team’s robotic instructor is Ms. N...
On October 23 - October 28, another Salmon River Central student was chosen to visit Washington DC after being nominated by someone who believed in him. Jonas Gray, grade 7, was invited to go on this trip sponsored by The Congressional Young Leaders Council. He was nominated by Rachelle Hayes who works at the St. Regis Mohawk School. When Jonas was there in Washington, the conference personnel was in touch with Jonas’s family daily to tell of his day’s activities. His mom felt as if she was rig...
At A’nowara:kowa Arena, there were many spectators on hand to watch our home team face New York in another pro competition. On Friday the Warriors won 6 -4. The latest news was that Akwesasne signed on a new player, Mike Varhaug, 6’8” and 260 lb., a tough one. He was involved in a fight against Joe Pelle as they danced for a while. Both were quite tough and neither wanted to give in but exhaustion got the both of them and stopped. On Saturday, the same two teams faced off and again it was a ver...
Lisa Leder Simmons runs the power skating and beginners program for our young skaters at the A’nowarako:wa Arena. Akwesasne is so happy to have her on board, the children really like her and she also enjoys the kids. It is a successful program with about 30 skaters in the program....
SRC girls traveled to Massena to get a feel for the teams ability with returning Coach Jim Barnes. Salmon River came out on top and by watching these teams go at it, is an indicator that it will be an enjoyable season. The Massena team also has some girls from Ahkwesahsne. Hope you get out to watch both teams and give lots of support to them. Remember, they could be our future College players....
The atmosphere of the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Saturday evening was filled with excitement, as the first ever professional hockey game took place on Akwesasne Ice. The crowd around the arena was estimated to be at about 1700 in attendance. The realization of having a pro hockey game taking place in Akwesasne is like a dream come true for many. The beautiful A’nowara’kowa Arena and facilities are exactly what is needed to house the games and set forth the hopes that Akwesasne’s own athletes...
On Monday Nov. 1 the Salmon River Central Girls Soccer Team faced Ogdensburg in a game to decide which team would advance to the final Class B final on Friday. The first half was action packed as the Shamrocks eventually went on to take the win on a score of 4-2. The cold weather didn’t keep fans away and this always helps a team when they know they have the backing of their home supporters. The game took place at Massena’s Nicholas Field. Senior Amanda Reyome turned away 19 shots for Sal...
It was a disappointing loss for the Shamrock ladies in Volleyball action after they lost the first three sets to Potsdam at the Massena gymnasium. This class C championship took place on Friday October 29th in front of many fans and supporters of the 1st place ranked team, SRC. The scores were 25-22, 27-25, and 25-19. SRC was the top seed in Section 10 and was the favored team as far as knowing what their record and abilities were. The surprise loss to SR goes to show that you never know what...
The completion of a beautiful “grotto” took only two weeks to finish as Dave George worked a few hours each day on it. The skill of this man shows in the result of a structure that is more popular in the South and is seen amongst many religious communities as a protection for sacred statues. Dave saw the statue standing on a stone in front of the church in the village of Kanatakon. He began his research on the internet and looked at various styles of grottos. This would be perfect to go wit...
North Franklin vs. Brushton...
Quinn Kawisakeron Armstrong, grade 7, was nominated and selected to attend a Congressional Youth Leadership Council in Washington DC last week. He was quite happy when he learned about being selected to attend this very educational opportunity along with other students from across the nation. Rachelle Hayes nominated him along with 9 other students who she thought might benefit from this opportunity because of their academic standing and character. It was then up to their family to get the...
The Massena Red Raiders Football Team faced the Potsdam Sandstoners on a beautiful fall afternoon at the home field of Massena, Mike Nicholas Field. Although the Raiders lost to Potsdam 32-0, the team gave a very strong showing while missing some of their key players to injury. The remaining squad carried themselves well but still suffered another injury to Seth Blair in the fourth quarter. This game marked the annual celebration for Massena’s Hall of Fame weekend. Most of the inductees were o...
Salmon River hosted the girls from Potsdam on Tuesday October 5. Coach Nicole Curran Deshaies was very proud of her team after taking it three straight against their visiting opponent. The first game netted 25-12, 25-17, and lastly 25-22. Credits for points by Sr’s individuals were as follows: Alicia Francis for 14 service points, three assists, and three kills. Nicole Smoke also helped out by adding 9 service points, 6 assists and 5 kills. Kasennakohe David scored 7 service points, and L...
Coach Herb Currier raided his team of 5th and 6th graders to another tournament victory. Las weekend his boys successfully earned first place in the Malone Tournament sponsored by the Mustangs. This past weekend, at the Massena High School, this team again were the champions. Their final game was against the other Major Massena team, coached by Stan Buckshot and Big Boy Garrow. For the Massena 1st place team, the touchdowns were made by Kyran Sunday (running back), Nate Bressard (wide...
The students in the Social Studies class with Ms. Gladding were asked to choose a topic idea about PEACE and to come up with ways of how they would promote their idea and to spread the word through posters and write ups. Their posters can also be made available in the area so that the public can see and read the message of the students from Jefferson. They were asked to choose partners and answer the question, “What does peace mean to you?” Two students in Mr. Sienkiewicz’s grade six class...
On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, there were 3 teams from Massena that entered a tournament sponsored by the Malone Mustangs. There were 5 teams in all from Massena, they are one team in the Flag division, two teams in the Minors division and two teams in the Majors division. Other teams that had entered were Tri Town and Ausable. Both days were filled with sunshine and were excellent for this football tournament and brought out many spectators for each day. The Massena Majors are coached by Herb...
#20 Kyran Sunday plays for the Massena Red Raiders Majors. He has played in Massena for five years. On Saturday, his team traveled to Malone to face the Huskies. Massena defeated Malone 45-0. Kyran made 4 touchdowns, Zach Ward with 1 touchdown and Nate Bressard with 1 more touchdown. Other players from Ahkwesahsne are Miles Jacobs, Blake Lazore, Tate Thompson, and Michael Garner. This weekend they will be playing in a tournament in Malone along with the Massena Minors team. Good luck in the...