A Voice from the Eastern Door
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The Akwesasne Wolves competed in the Almonte House B Tournament and brought home the gold medal. They were undefeated all weekend with goalie Aidan Durant-Thompson having three shutouts. Great job boys! Back row L-R: Coaches Nathan Sunday, Elliot Lazore, Justin Durant and Eddie Thompson. Middle row: Cruz Lazore, Kayden Thompson, Wyatt Thompson and Roman Castell. Bottom row: Timmy Cree, Wade Francis, Aidan Durant-Thompson, Awenniserathe Mitchell and Navan Hill. Submitted by Bobbi...
Thursday, February 14 12-4 Mohawk Government Turtle Room 4-7 EAC Turtle Room 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-5:50 Own the Ice 6-8:50 AMHA 9-9:50 Women Wild Friday, February 15 9-3 Mohawk Government Turtle Room 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-7:50 Gibbs Hockey Skills 8-10 Family Skate Saturday, February 16 12-3 Tehotiiennawakon Turtle Room 5:30-8:30 L. Papineau Turtle Room 9am Initiation Program 10-11:20 Gibbs Hockey 11:30-12:20 Learn to Skate 12:30-3:30 Family Skate Winter Carnival 4-5:50 Glen Walter 6-7:20 S. L. Papineau Party Ice 7:30-8:50 A. Terrance...
By Derrick Lafrance The memory of a great hockey supporter was honored January 22, 2019 with a pre-game ceremony. The 13th Annual Wayne Castor Salmon River Hockey Fan Award was presented to Hilary Jacobs before the Shamrocks game against Beekmantown. Castor passed away 14 years ago and was the father of Peter Barnes and Kevin Castor and Uncle to Sawentanon and Teio Skidders. Castor supported the Shamrocks Hockey and Lacrosse teams, always lending a hand by driving players to games, offering...
The Akwesasne Wolves Novice team unfortunately demonstrated the importance of covering the opposition. Four Wolves were in the slot while Cornwall Colts Novice "B" player James Hart was left all alone to score. Kolten Benedict scored the only Akwesasne goal in the 2-1 loss. This game was last Sunday, February 3 at the Benson Center. Photo: Derrick Lafrance....
Yanenowi Logan, left, of the Akwesasne Wolves tries to break away from Jenna Thompson of City Ladies. This game, which ended in a 1-1 tie, was last Sunday, February 3 at Benson Center. Taylor Armstrong scored that goal for the Wolves. The Stars also tied Elevation Fitness by that same 1-1 score with Nidia Dearmayero scoring. Photo: Derrick Lafrance....
By Mitchell Courtney, Rochester Knighthawks Feature Writer Chasing their 16th national championship title, the Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team is confident that they can do what is necessary to succeed. After falling to No. 1 ranked Yale in their final tune-up game, the Orange are preparing to face off against Colgate in their first regular season contest on Friday, Feb. 8. Senior Tyson Bomberry believes that the team is in a good spot as the games begin to count. "I think we have a really...
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River Lady Shamrocks on Friday, Feb. 1 recognized their four graduating seniors. They are center Jasmine Pyke, winger Delaney Moreau, defense Ieneratokwas Swamp and winger Madison Collette. Salmon River's season came to an end in the game that followed the recognition. They played Massena in Section 10 semi-finals and lost 3-2. Massena went on to lose to Potsdam in sectionals....
By Derrick Lafrance Ethan Swamp and Trennace Benedict did all the scoring for North Franklin Squirts during a recent game. Unfortunately, it wasn't enough as the visiting Saranac Lake Squirts turned an early 2-0 lead into a 9-5 win. Benedict scored the first two and Swamp netted the hat trick. Swamp and Yutne'ki:saks Thompson picked up assists. NF looked to make it a game, coming within two several times before the game got out of reach, but Saranac pulled away before they could...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Lady Raiders on Monday, Jan. 28 recognized four graduating senior players. They are Katy Underwood, Gabby Puente and Julia Blair, who play forward, and Jessica Amo, who plays defense. After the ceremony the Raiders played Canton and won their final home game of the year 7-3. Two days later, Massena went on to clinch an overtime win over the defending champions Salmon River in the Section 10 girl's hockey playoffs semifinal round. That gave them a spot in the Section...
By Derrick Lafrance New hockey players got a chance to sharpen their skills while meeting opponents they will undoubtedly face off again in the future. The North Franklin Shamrocks Mite division held a Carnival last Saturday, February 2nd at Salmon River Central. The Tom Cavanaugh rink was divided up into two and teams from Canton, Norwood, Tri-Town and Akwesasne took part. The games were divided up into three ten-minute periods with the only stoppage being the opening faceoff. When a goal was...
By Andy Gardner After clinching a chance to play for the Section 10 title, the Massena Lady Raiders lost the championship game to Potsdam on Saturday, Feb. 2. The final score was 9-1. Ella Oakes scored the lone Massena marker early in the second period, on a play set up by Kylie Letham and Katy Underwood. Mackenzie Garrow made 23 saves. Kennedy Emerson and Erica Sloan paced the Potsdam offense, with Emerson scoring four times and Sloan scoring twice while assisting four markers. Massena Central battled to an overtime win over the defending...
February 2019 - Monday to Thursday - 11:00am to 1:00pm @ A’nowara’ko:wa Arena Fitness Room Presented by A’nowara’ko:wa Arena and MCA Community Health. For more information please call 613-575-2341 ext. 3220....
By Andy Gardner Massena and Salmon River’s basketball and hockey teams played teams including Canton, Potsdam, St. Lawrence and Chateaugay over a seven-day span. Here are the results: Friday, Feb. 1, Massena 75, Potsdam 38 -- Visiting Massena led 38-5 by halftime. Josh Sheets scored a game-high 15 points, including four three-pointers. Alex Rusaw scored 14 points, Tyler Bacon 10, Zach LaBarge eight and Zack Goolden six. Adam Peets and Ethan Firnstein scored five points apiece. Luke Greco scored four. Tyler McDonald and Ryan Herrick scored three...
Thursday, February 7 8-4 Nation Building 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-5:50 Own the Ice 6-8:50 AMHA 9-9:50 Women Wild Friday, February 8 8-4 Area Management Turtle Room 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-7:50 Gibbs Hockey Skills 8-10 Family Skate Saturday, February 9 10-4 Lacrosse Association Meeting Turtle Room 4-8 S. Sylvester Party Turtle Room 9am Initiation Program 10-11:20 For Rent 11:30-12:20 Learn to Skate 12:30-2 E. Seymour Ice Time 2-3:50 A. Terrance Ice Time 4-5:50 Glen Walter 6-8 S. Sylvester Party Ice Time 9-10:30 Jason Sunday, February 10...
On December 10, 2018, Chrissy Benedict of Akwesasne signed a National Letter of Intent to Division 1 school Siena College. Chrissy is the daughter of Wennietanoron Oakes and granddaughter of Daniel Oakes and the late Delinda McDonald, Thomas Benedict & Kathy Benedict. She is currently a senior at Massena High School. She has attended the Hill Academy and Salmon River Central school as well. Chrissy's lacrosse career started when she was in the 3rd grade and she has had numerous coaches that...
(January 25, 2019) Wendake – Last November, the First Nations of Quebec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC) called upon the artistic talents of First Nations and Inuit artists, illustrators, painters and graphic designers, both amateur and professional, as part of a contest for the creation of the new logo for the men and women's hockey teams of the Eastern Door and the North (EDN). Among the six proposals received, it was the logo created by artist Frank Polson from t...
By Mitchell Courtney As the preseason rolls on and offseason training programs come to a close, the country’s top college lacrosse programs are just about ready to go to battle for real. However, a few scrimmages and tune-up contests stand in the way of the regular season for most teams. Unfortunately for the Syracuse Orange and their head coach John Desko, junior Jerry Staats suffered an injury that will sideline him for the remainder of the 2019 season. Staats, an Onondaga Community College transfer, figured to find a niche on the Orange rost...
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River Shamrocks varsity girls hockey team closed out their regular season with a win over Malone, and the boys squadron downed Beekmantown in a blowout win. Meanwhile, the Shamrocks boys and girls varsity basketball teams squared off against Canton, Colton-Pierrepont and Ogdensburg. The Lady Shamrocks closed their hockey season on a high note on Friday, Jan. 25 with a 4-0 win over Malone. Rylee Garrow and Madison Collette scored the game-winner plus an insurance marker in the first seven minutes. Collette went on to...
By Derrick Lafrance A couple of early goals set the pace for the Akwesasne Wolves Atom "B" as they routed Cornwall 5-2 last Saturday in Cornwall. Taeys Philips-Benedict started the scoring in the first minute as he blocked a shot from a Cornwall Colt's player in front of the net, gathered up the puck and skated end to end to score unassisted. Awenniserathe Mitchell and Kenyan Shenandoah added first period goals to lead 3-0. They each assisted on each other's goals. In the second period Kayden...
By Andy Gardner The Massena Raiders boys varsity basketball team turned around their recent fortunes with a 58-30 win over Gouverneur on Friday, Jan. 25. Massena had been on a four-game skid prior to the victory. Tyler Bacon scored 14 points and Jacob Sheets 13 to pace Massena as they took control early in the game with an 18-7 first-quarter run. Chris McGregor scored six points, Ethan Firnstein five, Spencer Beckstead and Zack Goolden four each, Adam Peets and Alex Rusaw three each and two apiece from Zach LaBarge, Luke Greco and Ryan...
By Derrick Lafrance The cops hit the ice two weeks ago to raise money for young inspiring performers. The annual Law Enforcement Tournament held at the Anowarako:wa Arena brought police officers from as far away as Six Nations and Quebec. Local teams were the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police and Cornwall City Police Department. The Kahnawake Peacekeepers took part as well as the combine of Six Nations/St. Regis Mohawk Tribal/Surete Du Quebec. The Kahnawake guests and Co...
Thursday, January 31 9-2 Public Skate 9-4 Nation Building Turtle Room 4-7 EAC Turtle Room 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-5:50 Own the Ice 6-8:50 AMHA 9-9:50 Women Wild Friday, February 1 9-4 Nation Building 9-2 Public Skate 3-4:50 Sticks and Pucks 5-7:50 Gibbs Hockey Skills 8-10 Family Skate Saturday, February 2 9-4 Environment Wetlands Turtle Room 9am Initiation Program 10-11:20 For Rent 11:30-12:20 Learn to Skate 12-3:50 For Rent 4-5:50 Glen Walter 6-8:50 For Rent 9-10:30 Jason Sunday, February 3 3-6 S. Sylvester Party Turtle Room 10:30-12 Atom...
(January 22, 2019) BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College senior Abby Kelly (Bombay, N.Y.) became the 15th player in program history to reach 1,000 points, scoring a career-high 27 in a victory over Colby College last Saturday in Morrell Gymnasium. Kelly is wrapping up a sensational career with the Polar Bears, who currently are the No. 1 ranked in team in NCAA Division III Women's Basketball. Last year, Kelly averaged a team-high 11.7 points per game on a team that finished as NCAA Division III...
By Andy Gardner The Salmon River varsity girl's basketball team squared off against four opponents over the course of a week, and the boys basketball and girls hockey teams earned respective wins over Potsdam and Canton. Wednesday, Jan. 16, Salmon River 5, Canton 3 -- The Lady Shamrocks scored four goals in the first two periods while holding their opponents to two, and then the teams swapped markers in the third stanza. Brycelan Sunday scored twice and assisted once. Ieneratokwas Swamp had a...
Submitted by Mitchell Courtney Lacrosse has been intertwined with Native American culture since its inception, and most would not hesitate to emphasize the role that the Native American people have played in growing the sport. A good number of North America's premier lacrosse talent, and perhaps future NLL stars, are proud to call themselves Native American. Below is an update on the Native American players who are currently competing at the college level. Wake:Riat BowHunter was one of the...