A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Andy Gardner Members of the Massena Raiders and Salmon River Shamrocks volleyball teams received Section 10 East Division honors in between rounds of sectional finals on Friday, Nov. 8. The Outstanding Sportsmanship Team included Abigail Benham from Massena and Kendall Jock from Salmon River. They were "selected by their coaches and represent the ideals of good sportsmanship," the announcer read. Also honored were Ethan Mulverhill (Brushton-Moira), Chloe Boyea (Chateaugay), Brooke Myers...
By Derrick Lafrance The Wolves were saved by the buzzer. Last Saturday the Akwesasne Minor Wolves Peewee "B" team of the Lower St. Lawrence Minor League had a tight game going against the Charlan Rebels and narrowly escaped with a 7-6 win. A slapshot from the Wolves' Ethan Seymour broke open a 6-6 tie with a little over two minutes left. That was his second goal of the game and it stood up as rink time expired. Oscar Cook led Akwesasne scoring with three and his third goal tied the game as he...
All youth less than 17 yrs. must be supervised and please wear helmets during scheduled times. To schedule and inquire about availability please call 613-936-1583 #1. Thursday, November 21 3-4:50 Seven Leaf 5-5:50 OTI 6-8:50 AMHA 9-10 Women Wild Practice Friday, November 22 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-8 Gibbs Hockey 8-10 AMHA Saturday, November 23 11:30-12:20 Learn to Skate 12:30-3:20 AMHA 4-5:50 Glen Walter 6-7:30 L. Sunday Party 7:30-8:50 For Rent 9-10:30 J. Marleau Sunday, November 24 9-11:50 AMHA 12-1:20 OTI 1:30-7:50 For Rent 8-9:30 J....
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders have won the overall Section 10 volleyball title and are headed to state playoffs. They won the crown in back-to-back games against Chateaugay and then Canton on Friday, Nov. 8 in their home gym in Massena. Massena is now headed to regionals on Thursday, Nov. 14 at Burnt-Hills Ballston Lake High School. Their opponent is to be determined. "Very proud of this team, Canton played so well, and it was back and forth," said Massena Coach Maggie Farrell. "It was a...
All youth less than 17 yrs. must be supervised and please wear helmets during scheduled times. To schedule and inquire about availability please call 613-936-1583 #1. Thursday, November 14 3-4:50 Seven Leaf 5-5:50 OTI 6-8:50 AMHA Friday, November 15 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-8 Gibbs Hockey 8-10 AMHA Saturday, November 16 11:30-12:20 Learn to Skate 12:30-3:50 AMHA 4-5:50 Glen Walter 6-8:50 For Rent 9-10:20 J. Marleau Sunday, November 17 9-11:50 AMHA 12-1:30 OTI 1:30-2:50 E. Seymour 3-3:50 Women Wild vs. Roadrunners 4-7:50 For Rent 8-9:30 J....
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River Shamrocks volleyball squadron had made it to the Section 10 Class B finals, but they were shut down by the No. 1 seeded Ogdensburg Free Academy Blue Devils. The No. 2 seeded Shamrocks played against them on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at the SUNY Potsdam Maxcy Hall field house. OFA won the first two sets 25-16 and 25-14. Salmon River recovered and won the third set 25-19. Then OFA came back and won the fourth set 25-15. Kayla Cunningham served up eight points. Kendall Jock...
By Andy Gardner Massena and Salmon River’s boys and girls soccer teams concluded their 2019 seasons in sectional playoffs. The Massena boys and girls both lost to Malone in Section 10 Class A finals. The Salmon River boys lost to Canton in Section 10 Class B semifinals, all of which were played Wednesday, Oct. 30. In the Salmon River game, Canton netted two goals in the second half for a 2-0 win. Christopher Shuckers scored the only goal they would need in the 49th minute. Colin Taylor followed with an insurance goal in the 52nd minute. The S...
All youth less than 17 yrs. must be supervised and please wear helmets during scheduled times. To schedule and inquire about availability please call 613-936-1583 #1. Thursday, November 7 3-4:50 Seven Leaf 5-5:50 OTI 6-8:50 AMHA 9-10 Women Wild Practice Friday, November 8 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-8 Gibbs Hockey 8-10 AMHA Saturday, November 9 9-11:20am For Rent 11:30-12:20 Learn to Skate 12:30-3:50 AMHA 4-5:50 Glen Walter 6-7:20 J & S Thompson Party 7:30-8:50 For Rent 9-10:20 J. Marleau Sunday, November 10 9-11:50 AMHA 12-1:30 OTI 1:30-2:50 E....
The Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Class of 2019 inductees have been announced. You will note that we have two Indigenous inductees this year, one from Six Nations and the other from Akwesasne. Both worthy of this distinction. However, the well has run dry. More candidates need to be nominated for both the Ontario and Akwesasne Lacrosse Halls of Fame. The following categories are available, Player, Builder, Player/Builder. For Ontario, under the Player category, the athlete needs to have been...
By Andy Gardner Fifth-seeded Salmon River upset fourth-seeded Ogdensburg in the opening round of Section 10 Class B girls soccer playoffs on Saturday, Oct. 26. Hannah Johnson and Joryan Adams scored for the Shamrocks in the first half en route to the 2-1 victory over the Blue Devils. Erin Perretta scored for OFA. Meanwhile, the Shamrocks boys soccer contingent kicked their way to a 2-0 win over the Massena Raiders on Tuesday, Oct. 22. “It’s been a tremendous season for our program. We are excited to be hosting the class B semifinal in our sta...
The Salmon River Shamrocks applauded their six graduating senior members during their final home game of the season. Playing their final season for the Shamrocks are Rylie Gray (hitter, #5), Kania Swamp (hitter, #16), Kylee Smoke (setter, #12), Jolie Gibson (middle hitter, #45), Kyra Cree (hitter, #47) and Tyana Benedict (middle hitter, #50). Their last home game of the year was against the Massena Raiders on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Salmon River won the first set 25-19. Then Massena came back and...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders and Salmon River Shamrocks volleyball squads closed out their regular seasons and playoff games were to-be-determined as of press deadline for this edition. Massena’s closing regular season game was Friday, Oct. 25 against Tupper Lake. The Raiders swept the Lumberjacks 3-0. The Shamrocks played their last regular season game the previous day against Chateaugay. The Bulldogs won 3-0. “I am extremely proud of the team tonight. We are battling injuries and sickness right now and three of our starters were una...
By Andy Gardner Delanie Deshane, who wears #10, is finishing her second season on the varsity squad. She plans to attend college with a nursing major after graduation. Her favorite team memory is getting the nickname "Delangmer." Karli St. Ann is in her second varsity season. She wears #13. She plans to attend college with a major in criminal investigation in the fall. Her favorite team memory is Alexis kicking balls at her. Her parents are Monique and Ben. Alexis Seymour is also in her second...
All youth less than 17 yrs. must be supervised and please wear helmets during scheduled times. To schedule and inquire about availability please call 613-936-1583 #1. Thursday, October 31 3-4:50 Seven Leaf 5-5:50 OTI Friday, November 1 5-8 Gibbs Hockey 8-10 AMHA Saturday, November 2 9-11:20am For Rent 11:30-12:20 Learn to Skate 12:30-1:50 For Rent 2-3:20 AMHA 4-5:50 Glen Walter 6-8:50 For Rent 9-10:20 J. Marleau Sunday, November 3 9-11:50 AMHA 12-1:30 OTI 1:30-2:50 J. Carter 3-4:50 For Rent 5-6:30 Girls Hockey Lucien 6:30-7:50 AMHA 8-9:30 J....
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders swim team easily defeated Potsdam after narrowly losing to Malone three days earlier. Meanwhile, Salmon River had two meets postponed. Lia Lazare swam to two individual first-place finishes and two relay firsts in Massena's home meet against the Potsdam Sandstoners on Friday, Oct. 18. The final score was 61-33. The 200-meter medley relay went to Callie Dow, Peyton Brown, Rowan Mayette and Carlie Donnelly with a time of 2:17.71. Second place went to Marley...
The Salmon River Shamrocks boys soccer team on Wednesday, Oct. 9 paused during their final home game of the season to applaud their seven graduating senior players. They are Ethan Leduc, Charles Leduc, Clayton Jones, Timothy Cook Jr., Khlyler Johnson, Raven Conners and Phoenix Conners. Their head coach is Tim Cook Sr....
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders applauded nine outgoing senior members of their varsity football and cheerleading teams before the start of their Friday, Oct. 18 game against the St. Lawrence Central Larries. It was Massena's final regular season home game of the year. Their senior football players are wide receiver/cornerback Hunter Pryce, wide receiver/safety Ty Page, fullback/linebacker Ethan Miller, running back/cornerback Christian McSurdy, tackle/defensive end Ian McDermott, lineman...
By Andy Gardner Massena and Salmon River soccer teams recently squared off with Lisbon, Brasher, Canton and Potsdam. The Shamrocks lost 3-0 to Lisbon on Friday, Oct. 18. “After the goals we had a bit of fire but (Lisbon goalie Abagail) Flack did a great job backstopping her team. They jumped on us quick in the second half and we couldn’t take advantage of a few opportunities that we were given,” Coach Liz Durfee said. “On a highlight, we did have the opportunity to recognize our eight seniors: Yenastanunha Thompson, Rylee Garrow, Delanie...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders and Salmon River Shamrocks volleyball teams fared well in recent tilts with Tupper Lake, Brushton-Moira, Chateaugay and Malone. The 'Rocks beat the Tupper Lake Lumberjacks 3-0. The scores were 25-10, 25-17 and 25-18. Kylee Smoke fashioned 10 service points and six assists. Tyana Benedict served up nine points with four kills. Rylie Gray had seven service points and seven kills. Ryanna Bero tallied seven service points and seven assists. Kendall Jock served fiv...
By Andy Gardner MASSENA -- The Massena Central School District approved winter sports coaches at their Thursday, Oct. 17 meeting. The board approved varsity boys hockey coach Michael Trimboli at a $5,199 salary and assistant coach Kenneth Hurlbut at a $3,614 salary. Chris Lapierre was approved as a boys hockey team volunteer. Greg Paquin will be varsity girls hockey head coach at a $4,617 salary. Taylor Zappia will be assistant coach at a $3,614 salary. A.J. Kormanyos was approved as a girls varsity hockey volunteer. Brandon Downs was approved...
By Andy Gardner Despite back-and-forth scoring against St. Lawrence Central on their home turf, the Massena Raiders lost 28-19 to the Larries on Friday, Oct. 18. The Raiders will now head to playoffs at Canton for the Section 10 Class A semi-final game. The winner of that game will play for the Section 10 Class A title the following week in Watertown. St. Lawrence managed a 14-6 lead after the first quarter, and then the Larries scored a touchdown with a successful PAT kick in the second. The...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders varsity swim team on Friday, Oct. 18 paid tribute to seven outgoing senior members of the swim team. Swimmers among the Class of 2020 are Peyton Brown, Rowan Mayette, Gabrielle Thomas, Madison Cusworth, Riley Pratt, Callie Dow and Jordan Stiles. They were each given a few minutes to speak about their favorite swim team memories prior to the start of their final home game of the season against Potsdam. Massena won 61-33. The team used the game as an...
By Derrick Lafrance Students of the Ahkwesahsne Mohawk and Tsi Snaihne Schools got a chance to compete against the best runners in the area. Last Wednesday, October 16th under threatening skies, the students of grades four through eight tackled the hills and leaf covered course at Grays Creek in Lancaster for the Bob Nichols run. The run served as a qualifier for the Upper Canada Cup which takes place next week. The cooler temperature at the start of the races made for ideal running conditions...
By Andy Gardner The New York State Public High School Athletic Association’s executive committee has voted to remove the international tiebreaker rule for state softball regional games. They also voted to allow baseball to implement the 10-run rule with section or league permission. The 10-run rule ends a game when one team is leading another by 10 or more runs after five innings, or 4.5 innings if the home team is winning. This is currently the rule for North Country softball. The international tiebreaker rule in softball automatically p...
By Derrick Lafrance Down and dirty lacrosse...literally. Last weekend the second annual event was played behind the American Legion Post 1479 and the pristine softball diamond was turned into a mud bath. Teams participating were The Blackout, Timbers LC, Arisweres, Bud Heavies, Chee Eagles and Akw. Aces. Despite some game cancellations the tourney was a success with Black Out winning the championship with an 11-0 win over Timbers. The Timbers LC got to that championship with a 7-5 win over Bud...