A Voice from the Eastern Door
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FORT COVINGTON – The Salmon River Shamrocks applauded five graduating senior players during their Friday, May 20 home game. Kendra Tarbell, who wears #19, is the daughter of Tina Tarbell and William Whelan. Kendra plans to attend SUNY Canton to study nursing. Kendra says her favorite memory of playing with the girls varsity team is the team celebrating her first goal. Savannah Swamp, who wears #26, is the daughter of Art and Janet Swamp. Savannah plans to attend University of Albany to major i...
By Andy Gardner. Spring sports playoffs are starting to get underway, with Salmon River baseball winning their first divisional title. The Shamrocks’ softball season came to an end in Class B semifinals. Tuesday, May 24 baseball Class B semifinal, Salmon River 8 Ogdensburg 0: The Shamrocks advanced to the Section 10 championship game, which will be against Canton on Thursday, May 26 at St. Lawrence University. Kade Cook pitched 4 2/3 innings, fanning three batters and walking two. Dylan Johnson relief pitched 2 1/3 innings, striking out one bat...
The Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) held the 2022 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) in Membertou, Nova Scotia. The NAHC event will took place May 7-14, 2022 at the Membertou Sport and Wellness Centre with over 500 participants in attendance. Teams from across Turtle Island gathered for seven days of hockey: Team Atlantic, Team Saskatchewan, Team British Columbia, Team Manitoba, Team Ontario, Team Eastern Door and North (EDN) and Team North (NOR) Amerie Delormie, Jayrn Chubb, Chanel...
By Andy Gardner. MASSENA – The Massena Raiders congratulated eight senior players who will graduate next month, at halftime during their Tuesday, May 17 game against Potsdam. Sophia Brown, a defender who wears #18, has been on the team for four years. She is the daughter of Joseph and Danielle Brown. She plans on attending Nazareth College for their Open Path Program. She said her favorite lacrosse memory is with Coach Ed Letham her freshman year and learning the game. Jeanelle Burke, an a...
By Andy Gardner Monday, May 16 girls lacrosse, Massena 14 Saranac Lake/Lake Placid 0 – Jayla Thompson and Jeanelle Burke each scored a quartet of goals, while Skarlett Wilson made seven saves. Lena LaShomb scored twice for SL/LP. Saturday, May 14 baseball, Salmon River 7 Canton 1 – The Shamrocks scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back. The win closed out 4-0 week for the 'Rocks. Chase Lewis batted 2/4 including a double, a run scored and a stolen base. Luke Miller batted 1/2...
MASSENA – The Raiders varsity boys lacrosse team applauded eight seniors, six players and two scorekeepers, before their home game against the Plattsburgh Hornets on Thursday, May 12. Kyden Jacobs, who wears #20, has been a varsity attacker for three years. He is the son of Ryan Jacobs and Kanentahawi Delisle. He plans on attending college to become a heavy equipment operator. He said his favorite lacrosse memory is "playing with the boys." He also said his favorite quote from Coach Jimmy M...
By Pauly Denetclaw. Reprinted with permission from Indian Country Today. Rex Lyons can already imagine it. The Haudenosaunee Nationals lacrosse teams, in their traditional regalia, carrying their own flag, representing their own nation as well as the first peoples of this land, lighting the Olympic torch at the 2028 games hosted by the city of Los Angeles. It’s a long road to the Olympics but Lyons remains hopeful. In the next six months, the International Olympic Committee will decide if lacrosse, a sport gifted to the world by the H...
Trysten Burns (daughter of Carrie Smoke and Jimmy Burns) was named NJCAA Region 3 Player of the Year. Trysten is the captain for the Onondaga Community College Women's Lacrosse Team, who won the NJCAA Regional Championship, earning herself a spot on the All-Regional Team, All Tournament Team, and was named All Tournament Most Valuable Player. The OCC Lazers came up short in the NJCAA National Championship this past weekend, losing to Hartford Community College, 14 to 19. This was Trysten first...
By Andy Gardner. Salmon River girls lacrosse won their third game in a row with 20 or more goals, and the boys squadron won their first match of the year with 20 goals. Meanwhile, the SRC baseball team downed Massena in a Shamrocks-Raiders tilt. Monday, May 9 boys lacrosse, Salmon River 20 Potsdam 2: The Shamrocks took the home win that started on a 12-0 run, including 10 goals in the second quarter. Potsdam put themselves on the board with 4:16 left in the second quarter, leaving them down 16-1 at the half. Rarennenha:wi Cook-Francis led...
By Miles Morrisseau. Special to Indian Country Today The National Hockey League playoffs are underway and four Indigenous players and one Indigenous coach all have a chance to carry Lord Stanley’s Cup home. Round one features a clash between one of the NHL’s most decorated Indigenous and U.S.-born players – T.J. Oshie, whose Washington Capitals face off against the Florida Panthers and rising defensive talent Brandon Montour. Behind the bench of the St. Louis Blues is the man they called “Chief” for his 17 years as a bruising NHL enforcer...
The New York State Public High School Athletic Association recently took a unanimous vote to put a moratorium on prohibiting of hair decorations, until member schools can “adequately address this topic and concerns,” according to a news release. “Our association has given the topic a significant amount of attention the past four months as a result of concerns brought to us by the membership,” NYSPHSAA Executive Director Robert Zayas said in the prepared statement. “As a membership-led organization, it is important to listen to the concerns...
By Andy Gardner. Salmon River girls lacrosse continued their unbeaten 2022 season, which included a game where Ariyah Lafrance scored her 100th point. Their April 30 win over Massena was a tilt between the two teams that until that morning had both been undefeated. Here is a wrap of recent lacrosse, softball, baseball and golf action from Salmon River and Massena squadrons: Tuesday, May 3 girls lacrosse, Salmon River 28 Ogdensburg 2: Tallis Tarbell netted six goals with two assists in the road...
Matt Thompson, Akwesasne scored big this past weekend in the St. Croix Bassmaster Open presented by Mossy Oak Fishing. The MOF is a series of tournaments that tier up to the Bassmaster Classic and the Bassmaster Elite Series. It is divided into three regions: Northern, Southern and Central. The 2022 St. Croix Bassmaster Northern Open was held in James River, Henrico, Virginia. Opens fields are made up of pros and co-anglers. Thompson competed in the co-anglers division placing second out of 217...
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River Shamrocks downed the Canton Golden Bears 13-4 on Thursday, April 14. Hawi Cook-Francis opened scoring 3:23 into regulation. Crayton Cree scored three minutes later. Two more goals off the sticks of Warren Oakes and Kyden Burns left Salmon ahead 4-0 after the first quarter. Josh Aldous put Canton on the board 45 seconds into the second frame. Thirty seconds later, Cook-Francis and Oakes scored, followed by Burns to make it 7-1. Kaden Baxter and Nolan Bombard then scored for Canton, cutting their deficit to four...
by Kaniehtonkie After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, paddlers of all ages and athletic ability joined in the Raisin Region Conservation Authority's (RRCA) 49th annual Raisin River Canoe Race. The cold weather on Sunday, April 10th didn't dampen anyone's spirits. Paddlers, supporters and viewers met at St. Andrews West elementary school grounds and from there a flotilla of 244 canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddleboards set out downstream to Williamstown. With the recent rains, many particip...
Spring sports are underway, and the Salmon River Shamrocks and Massena Raiders have played their first lacrosse and baseball games of 2022. Salmon River girls lacrosse started their season with a 16-3 road win over the Potsdam Sandstoners on Saturday, April 9. Winter Jock led the ‘Rocks with five goals. Joryan Adams punched in the game’s opening marker with 24:14 left on the clock in the first half on a play set up by Jock. Adams ended up tallying our goals and two assists. Jianna Lazore scored four times. Azalea Lazore, a seventh grader, score...
Salmon River and Massena athletes were on the recently announced New York State High School Hockey Coaches Association 2022 All-State boys hockey teams. Among NAC Division II awardees were Salmon River defender Evan White, netminder Rick Chatland and forward Evan Collette. Their team were the regular season and sectional champs. White was also the Times All-North hockey MVP for the season. Also among them was OFA defenseman Drew Costello. Massena senior goalie Ben Rogers earned honorable...
One of the longest canoe races in eastern Ontario, the Raisin River Canoe Race attracts hundreds of participants, who paddle through a 30-kilometre racecourse from St. Andrew's West in South Stormont to Williamstown in South Glengarry while being cheered on by enthusiastic shoreline supporters. "Ever since the first Raisin River Canoe Race in 1973, the event has been like a rite of spring for both residents and visitors to the area," says RRCA Canoe Race Coordinator Lissa Deslandes. "Thanks to...
The Hockey Coaches Association of New York (HCANY) announces its Division 2 Boy's Ice Hockey All-State Teams, Player of the Year and Coach of the Year for the 2021-2022 season. These Teams are selected from nominated players who participated in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association regardless of Association Membership. All of these student-athletes who were nominated and ultimately selected based on their achievements and contributions to the sport of Ice Hockey. DIVISION 2...
CANTON – The Massena Raiders varsity girls basketball team was knocked out of state playoffs Tuesday, March 10 at the SUNY Canton fieldhouse. They fell to Averill Park 66-27. Massena’s Joey Abrantes finished with a trio of three-pointers to pace the Massena offense. Chase Gladding scored five points and Ella Murtagh chipped in four points respectively. Tori Jacobs, Chyler Richards and Meghan Firnstein scored three points apiece. Averill Park’s Amelia Wood sparked the Averill Park offense with 17 points, including three three-point shots. Liz Ho...
FORT COVINGTON – The Salmon River Shamrocks were knocked out of the state hockey tournament in a nail biter 5-4 double overtime game against the Starpoint Spartans at Tom Cavanaugh Arena. With the game tied 4-4 in the second overtime, the Spartans' Will Mainstone got the puck into the Shamrocks net with just 25.3 seconds left on the clock. Salmon River goalie Rick Chatland stood tall between the pipes with 43 saves. Starpoint's Rich Gareau turned aside 33 shots. The game opened with Salmon R...
On Saturday, March 5, four Salmon River high school track team members earned the honor to participate in the NYSPHSAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island. Coach Brockway and Coach Coon traveled with Junior Cayde Lazore, Sophomore Makenna Manson, Junior Krissy Oakes and Sophomore Jasmine Oakes. Krissy Oakes opened the day by improving her school record in the Triple Jump with a leap of 31 feet 6 inches. In the 3200m, Cayde Lazore set a...
The race is on! The Raisin Region Conservation Authority (RRCA) is pleased to announce that its 49th annual Raisin River Canoe Race is set to take place this year on Sunday, April 10. The immensely popular springtime event was cancelled for the last two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One of the longest canoe races in eastern Ontario, the Raisin River Canoe Race attracts hundreds of participants, who paddle through a 30-kilometre racecourse from St. Andrew’s West in South Stormont to Williamstown in South Glengarry while being cheered on b...
POTSDAM. Salmon River captured its first Section 10 boys hockey title since 2012. On Monday evening, Salmon River boys hockey took on Ogdensburg Free Academy. The Division II finals led to a 5-1 Shamrock win over the Blue Devils at Clarkson University. This win earned Salmon the right to host a New York State Tournament game on Saturday at 1 p.m., at Tom Cavanaugh Arena. Salmon goalkeeper Rick Chatland saved 25 shots and Ogdensburg's Drew Piercey finished the game on Monday with 30 saves in net...
