A Voice from the Eastern Door
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By Andy Gardner Through their annual car show held in July, Swamp's Performance Automotive recently gave two $500 donations to a local lacrosse player and high school club. They raised the cash at the Cruisin' for Kids car show in July. This year's beneficiaries are Rorontakehte David, a local lacrosse player, and the Environmental Science Club at Massena Central School. This is Cruisin' for Kids' seventh year. It raises support for local youth or youth organizations. In addition to the car...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders swim team avenged a loss to Canton with a win over Edwards-Knox. Meanwhile, the Shamrocks went against Potsdam. In the E-K meet on Friday, Sept. 19, Massena swam to a 70-21 win. Massena took first in every event except for the opening bout, the 200-medley relay. Lia Lazare swam to first place in the 200-individual medley, finishing in 2:57.11. Massena's Jordan Stiles took third in 3:13.58. In E-K's sole win, the 200-medley relay, Hannah Hotaling, Kaylin...
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By Derrick Lafrance A new tradition was celebrated last weekend in Tsi Snaihne to celebrate athletes of the past. The annual Snye Bums tournament was held at the Tsi Snaihne Recreation field and the conditions were perfect. Sunny skies, cool breeze through the field, no mosquitos and lots of laughs. As with the previous three years the Snye Bums team won the championship and the 2019 title was against a determined Ball Busters team. Other teams playing in this two-day event were Krushers, Aces,...
By Andy Gardner The Massena and Salmon River volleyball teams had recent luck in tilts with Brushton-Moira, Franklin Academy and Tupper Lake. The Raiders defeated Brushton-Moira on Friday, Sept. 20. The score was 3-0. The set scores were 25-13, 25-17 and 25-11. Delany Durant had 16 service points and five kills. Tsiakoseriio David had seven service points and eight kills. Anna Thompson had eight service points and four kills. Olivia Morrell had nine service points and 20 assists. The same day, S...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders won their first varsity football game since 2017, a blowout 41-6 victory over the Franklin Academy Huskies in Malone. Quarterback Dominic Monacelli went 7-13 passing for 118 yards. He threw one touchdown pass and one interception. He rushed for 17 yards on two attempts and also ran in one touchdown. Dylan Lazore caught one pass for a 10-yard gain. Zach Austin rushed 101 yards on four carries, and caught two passes for 30 yards. He also scored two touchdowns. Michael Kuhn ran 100 yards on 14 tries, caught one...
Last Saturday at Salmon River, the Shamrocks Varsity boys hosted Carthage and won this game 2-1. Scoring were Jared Showen and Charles Leduc. Pictured is Stone Chubb, left, trying to get possession off Joey Baker of Carthage. Chubb assisted on the goal by Showen. Photo: Derrick Lafrance....
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River and Massena volleyball teams had tough luck against Potsdam and Canton in several recent matches. On Thursday, Sept. 12, the Shamrocks traveled to Potsdam and lost 3-1. The scores were 22-25, 18-25, 25-23 and 21-25. Ryanna Bero scored 14 points for SRC. Teammate Kendall Jock served up 8 points. Rylee Gray, Kylee Smoke and Tyana Benedict came through with six service points each for the 'Rocks. For Potsdam, Jackie Butler served up 14 points. Two days earlier,...
Starting eighteen months ago Karen Francis started preparing for her first Ironman race – the Ironman 70.3 Atlantic City. Having completed in several triathlete races, sprint distances and two Olympic distances (1-mile swim, 26-mile bike and 10k run) this past summer she aimed for more competitiveness, not in her co-racers, but within herself. She swam more, ran more and biked more. She logged everything, including her calorie intake. On Sunday, September 15, at :30 in the morning and ending i...
By Andy Gardner Massena faced Potsdam for their annual Hall of Fame Game on Saturday, Sept. 14 at Mike Nicholas Field, and the Sandstoners won 30-8. Ethan Miller ran in Massena's touchdown, and Ty Page came through and scored the two-point conversion. Massena quarterback Dominic Monacelli went 4-8 passing for 35 yards. He also rushed 32 yards on 10 carries. Monacelli also made 11 tackles. Nate Eastwood rushed 47 yards on 13 carries. Zach Goolden rushed 11 yards on five attempts and caught one...
By Derrick Lafrance It was a beautiful late summer weekend as local ball players paid tribute to one of their own. The seventh annual event was held last weekend at the Louie King Memorial Ballfield. Teams were The Gramblers, Shizzy, St. Boys, Saints, War Party, Sons Of Pitches, Aces, defending annual tournament champion Dirty Birds, and when it was over, Country Funk took the championship with a final win over the Saints. Smoke passed away in 2012 and was an avid softball player known for her...
The Salmon River Shamrocks varsity soccer squadron won the Harrisville tournament. "Great effort by our guys. First half we tilted the field. Credit to Harrisville, they kept coming in the second half. All three goals came on set plays showing how important that part of the game is. I'm very proud of our competition level today," SRC Coach Tim Cook said in an email following the championship game. Salmon River's Tim Cook Jr. and Harrisville's Jadon Sullivan were honored as All-Tournament Team....
By Derrick Lafrance The 2019 youth soccer league began last week with many Akwesasne youth taking the field. The league starts from age 3 to 12 and North Franklin home games are held at the Bombay and Rainbow Park field. The park at Generations field is being worked out for games at a later date. The season started September 3rd and the playoffs begin second week in October making for a short but exciting season for the youngsters and their parents. The league and the volunteers needed to make...
Ice making process Saturday, September 14 1-4 EDN Soccer Tryouts...
Tryouts for the Team EDN U19F soccer team will be held on Saturday, September 14 at the A’nowara’ko:wa Arena on Kawehno:ke from 1 PM - 3 PM. There is a charge of $5/athlete — if you’ve attended the previous tryout on August 10, it is not required for you to attend this one. For more information, please contact: • Melody Horn — [email protected] or 438-494-4224 • Josee Sunday — [email protected] More info: pen-edn.com/events/event/soccer-u19f-2/?lang=en....
By Andy Gardner The Akwesasne Bucks made it to the championship round of the 2019 President's Cup at Kahnawake Sports complex, but the title went to the Six Nations Rivermen. The Bucks had a strong showing in the Cup, finishing with a 5-2 tournament record, the second best only to the Rivermen who were 6-1. Six Nations' only loss was to Akwesasne. The Bucks had two players among the top 10 scorers throughout President's Cup. Seth Oakes was the second-highest point scorer with 18 goals and 21...
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By Andy Gardner Massena and Salmon River's varsity boys and girls soccer teams recently went up against Indian River, Gouverneur, Watertown and General Brown. On Friday, Aug. 30, the Massena Lady Raiders opened their season at home against Indian River. They lost 3-2 in overtime. Massena at two different points in regulation came back from trailing by a goal before the visiting team booted in the only overtime marker. Ryleigh Colvard posted the first goal of the game for Indian River three...
By Andy Gardner The Snake Island Muskies defeated the Capital Region Axemen 8-4 in what the Muskies’ social media referred to as a “Pre-President’s Cup” matchup at Anowarakowa Arena on Aug. 19. The Muskies and the CanAm League’s Akwesasne Bucks are both competing for the President’s Cup in a week of games at Kahnawake Sports Complex. In the Muskies win over the Axemen, the home team punched in four goals in the first period. Then Joe Hall connected for what would hold up as the game-winner after 3:47 in the middle stanza on a play set up by Gar...
Sophia Brown, the great granddaughter of the late Sarah Jacobs, granddaughter of Val Brown and daughter of Shannon and Kris Brown, is 15 years old and a Sophomore at Peru Central High School. She plays lacrosse for the Plattsburgh Lacrosse Club and has been a member of the club for two years. She started as a defensive player and transitioned into goal this year, as there was a need for a goalie on her team. While playing in goal at a game with our "sister team", Westmount/Montreal Quebec,...
Turf removal process...
Thursday, August 22 9-10:30 Snake Island Muskies practice Friday, August 23 613-936-1583 to rent turf Saturday, August 24 613-936-1583 to rent turf Sunday, August 25 613-936-1583 to rent turf Monday, August 26 Turf removal process Tuesday, August 27 Turf removal process Wednesday, August 28 Turf removal process All youth less than 17 yrs. must be supervised and must wear helmets during scheduled times. To schedule and inquire about availability please call 613-936-1583 #1....
By Derrick Lafrance The Akwesasne Jr. "B" Indians lacrosse team only twice lost back to back games all season. The second time was the one that hurt. Last Wednesday in a filled-to-the-rafters arena on Kawehnoke the visiting Six Nations Rebels punched their ticket to the Founders Cup tournament with a 12-9 hard fought win. This was the deciding game five in the Ontario Jr. championship game and Akwesasne looked ready to win as Kyren Sunday scored off the opening faceoff. Tyler Armstrong took the...
The Akwesasne Women's Soccer Team won their 3rd straight playoff Championship in the NCWSSL (North Country Women's Summer Soccer League) on Thursday, August 8th at Potsdam State Turf against the Potsdam Women's Team with a score of 1-0 with the winning goal by Karley Cree with the assist from Karyss Terrance. Back Row: Jenna Thompson-Horn, Iakokwenienstha Porter, Serena Hall, Yanenowi Logan, Jadie Burns, Madi Seguin, Nicole Bonaparte, Abigail Johnson and Sky Timmons. Front Row: Taylor...
By Derrick Lafrance It was a hot Saturday followed by a torrential downpour in the finals but when it was over, this ninth annual event was celebrated by players and fans alike. The Tina's Pride tournament is a favorite summertime tradition in memory of Tina Thompson and the ninth annual event held on August 3rd and 4th was no exception. When it was over the Village People took top honors. This team defeated Moose Knuckles in the final and other teams playing and supporting the cause were...