A Voice from the Eastern Door
A Voice from the Eastern Door
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Submitted by Carrie Smoke For the first time in the 25 year history of the North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) girls were allowed to play box lacrosse, and Team Eastern Door & the North took home the first gold. These are just stats on paper. The team effort showed every time our team stepped on the floor. The team had to make a major adjustment with playing the 3 20-minute stop time periods as compared to 3 15-minute run time periods as in OLA minor lacrosse that they are playing now. This...
The Mohawk Bears Den Medicine Men's inaugural season has come to an end. The First Nations Junior B Lacrosse League's newest team finished 2017 as runners up for the league title. The Seneca War Chiefs swept the team 3-0 in a best-of-three playoff series. The final bout was at the Medicine Men's home field, Massena Arena, on Saturday, July 22. The War Chiefs won 11-6. They won game two by the same score and game one 12-7. They were played at Seneca. Akwesasne Coach Kariwate Mitchell said he...
The 2017 FIL Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup in Guildford, England, came to a close on Saturday, July 22. The Haudenosaunee Nationals ended with a count of 5 wins and 3 losses. On Thursday, July 20, the Nationals lost to Czech Republic 18-6. On Friday, July 21, Haudenosaunee played Italy in the 11th/12th place match and fell 18-17. Erin Francis was the MVP of the game with 3 goals and 3 assists. World Cup goal and assist totals: Wadataiwi Bomberry (Six Nations/Mohawk) 10 goals, 5 assists...
Thursday, July 27 8-4 Tehotiiennawakon 6-9pm AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B (Practice) Friday, July 28 8-4pm Operational Support 5-8 AMLA Saturday, July 29 9-3 AMLA 9-10:30pm Basil Lazore Masters Lacrosse Sunday, July 30 10-1 AMLA 8-9:30pm Women Warriors Monday, July 31 6-7:30 Focus Mtg Entewatatha:wi Turtle Room 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Akwesasne Roller Derby Tuesday, August 1 8-12 Nola Benedict 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B practice Wednesday, August 2 9-12 Tehotiiennawakon Turtle Room 10:30-4 Tri District Elders Pavilion 1-4 Nation Building Turtle Room 5-9...
The Stars of the Cornwall and District Soccer league took one on the chin last Wednesday, July 12 losing to Strikers 6-4. The Stars goals came from Taylor Francis and Calandra Thompson. That same night the Lady Devils blanked Cornwall Gravel 7-0....
The 2017 FIL Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup is going on right now in Guildford, England, and the Haudenosaunee Nationals are at 5W-1L as of press-time on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Games will continue until July 22. Six Akwesasronon are on the team, which includes ladies from the Mohawk, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca Nations. They are Erin Francis, Jacelyn Lazore, Mirabella Lazore, Kyra Thompson, Vanna Thompson and Victoria Thompson. On Thursday, July 13, the Nationals took on South Korea...
Massena Women's Softball...
The Snake Island Muskies dug a big hole for themselves and were unable to climb out of it. Last Wednesday, July 12 the visiting Ottawa Axemen took a big 5-0 first period lead and despite a three goal second period total the Muskies were unable to rally. Final score: 11-3. Jordan Thomas scored two with Akwi David chipping in one in the loss. Grayson Philips picked up two assists while Lee Thompson and Tom Thomas each picked up one assist. Fred Hartley led Ottawa with four goals while Jordan...
On Friday, July 14, 2017 the Akwesasne Indians took on the Kahnawake Hunters in Game 3 of the second round of playoffs and ended the series with a 3-game winning streak. The Indians beat the Hunters 11-6 at the Anowarako:wa Arena. Skye Sunday led the scoring with four goals and two assists but Russ Oakes garnered the most points with one goal and 10 assists. Kason Tarbell (1A) and Hawi Tarbell (1A) had two goals each and Nonkon Thompson (1A) and Kendrick Angus rounded out the scoring with one...
Thursday, July 20 6pm Mohawk Government Turtle Room 5-6 AMLA 8-9:30 Jr. B Practice Friday, July 21 8-4 Operational Support Turtle Room 5-8 AMLA Saturday, July 22 2-4 Mohawk Government Turtle Room 9-12pm AMLA 7-9pm Jr. B Indians vs. Green Gaels (Game) 9-10:30 Basil Lazore Masters Lacrosse Sunday, July 23 9-1 AMLA 2-4pm Jr. B vs. Green Gaels (Game) 8-9:30 Women Warriors Monday, July 24 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Akwesasne Roller Derby Tuesday, July 25 1:30 - 4pm Tehotiiennawakon Turtle Room 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B Lacrosse practice Wednesday, July 26 1-4...
Photos submitted by Debbie Francis The 2017 FIL Rathbones Women's Lacrosse World Cup is being held in Guilford, England. It started on Wednesday, July12th and will run through July 22nd. Twenty-five nations will compete for the title of World Lacrosse Champions, including Team Haudenosaunee, which includes six Akwesasronon: Erin Francis, Jacelyn Lazore, Mirabella Lazore, Kyra Thompson, Vanna Thompson and Victoria Thompson. Pools of teams will be scheduled to play each other over the opening days...
A large crowd of Akwesasne Junior "B" Indians fans made the trip last Sunday to watch their team win their fifth straight 2017 Ontario Lacrosse playoff game with a win over the Kahnawake Hunters. Final score 10-7 and a 2-0 series lead. Russ Oakes scored six in the win and added three assists to climb to the top of the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Kainen Francis scored two and Skye Sunday and Nonkon Thompson added one apiece. Sunday and Kason Tarbell added four assists each. For the...
Submitted by Kanastatsi Jacobs Team Eastern Door & the North is ready to attend the 2017 North American Indigenous Games in Mississauga, Ontario from July 16-23rd. Team EDN is made up of 372 athletes, coaches and managers, with 61 athletes, coaches and mangers coming from Akwesasne. EDN is driven by Respect - Sports Excellence & Team Spirit....
The Mohawk Medicine Men claimed a win in their first playoff matchup against the Onondaga Red Hawks in a best-of-three series. After a tight first period where only one goal was scored, the Akwesasne squadron pulled ahead 7-3 by the end of the second period and nearly doubled the effort in the closing frame for a 13-6 win. The game was played July 7 at Massena Arena. Josh Huaitt scored the Medicine Men's first four goals, one 11:58 into the first period and three in 17 minutes of the second peri...
Join Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, NY, for Convention Days 2017! Convention Days commemorates the First U.S. Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848. This three-day event will be filled with exciting speakers, workshops, historical actors Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Frederick Douglass, theater performances, live music, film screenings, children’s activities, art exhibits, and more! Notably, Saturday, July 15 is Indigenous Women’s Day! Key events on that day include: 10:00 am - 11:00 am: Welcoming words by Park Superin...
It had all the markings of a St. Regis Braves blowout but a late third period surge by the Tyendinaga Thunderbirds turned it into a close Three Nations Lacrosse League Senior game. Final score 16-13. On Wednesday, July 5 the Braves hosted the T-Birds at the Benson Center in Cornwall and jumped out to an early 2-0 lead two minutes into the game. Tyendinaga tied it up shortly afterward but the hosts scored five straight to end the first period 7-2. Jacob Rust led Braves scorers with three and...
Thursday, July 13 11-2 EAC 4-7 EAC 5-9pm AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B (Practice) Friday, July 14 8-4pm Operational Support 5pm Tyke 8:00 Jr. B vs. Kahnawake (Game) Saturday, July 15 9 Bantam 2 10 Novice 1 11 Peewee 1 12 Bantam 1 1 Midgets 9-10:30pm Basil Lazore Masters Lacrosse Sunday, July 16 9 Peanut/paperweight-last day, Play day 7:00 Jr. B vs. Kahnawake (Game) If needed from Saturday’s results played in Kahnawake 8-9:30pm Women Warriors Monday, July 17 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Akwesasne Roller Derby Tuesday, July 18 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B practice W...
(June 24, 2017) Toronto, Ontario - The Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) announces the newest members of the Ontario Lacrosse Hall of Fame (OLHOF) located in St. Catharines, Ontario. The 2017 Inductees for the OLHOF are Jamie Batley - Player (Peterborough), Paul Day – Builder (Grimsby/Peterborough), Roy Ledoux – Builder (Cornwall) Scott McMichael ***– Player (Brooklin), Ken Montour – Player (Ohsweken), Bert Russell – Veterans Category (Brampton). Jamie (Bats) Batley - of Peterborough is elected in the Player Category. Jamie is known as an exc...
The Snake Island Muskies competed against the Tyendinaga Thunderbirds in a challenging match that ended in a 17-7 victory for the visiting Thunderbirds on June 29 at the Massena Arena. Tyendinaga's Shayne Jackson scored the opening goal in just over 2 minutes in the first period. He was answered by a Muskies goal scored by Ross Cree. The Muskies managed two more goals in the first, while the Thunderbirds impressed with seven more goals. The Muskies had one goal in the second stanza and three in...
(July 2, 2017) The National Lacrosse League officially announced the 2017 NLL Season Awards winners. Georgia Swarm's Lyle Thompson was named the 2017 NLL Most Valuable Player following the Swarm's incredible season capped off by claiming the Champion's Cup. Thompson finished the regular season with 116 points (45 goals, 71 assists), grabbed 21 points in the post season off 6 goals and 15 assists and was also named the Champion's Cup MVP. On the business side, New England Black Wolves' Amber Cox...
The Jr. B Indians beat the Orillia Kings 16 to 7 on Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Anowarako:wa Arena. Skye Sunday scored six goals and one assist while Russ Oakes had four goals and 10 assists. Skkylar Thomas (7A) and Blaze White (3A) had two goals each and Ty Logan and Kason Tarbell (5A) scored one a piece. Assists came from Hawi Tarbell, Nonkon Thompson, Kainen Francis, Myles Jacobs and Keegan Thomas, who also had the win in the net. The Indians take on the Kahnawake Hunters next Saturday at...
Massena softball....
The St. Regis Braves quickly pulled ahead of the Caughnawaga Indians and held onto that lead for an eventual 18-6 win. The two teams met on the Braves home turf, Massena Arena, on June 28. St. Regis gained a 7-2 lead after the end of the first period, which would hold up through the following two. They outscored their opponents 4-0 in the second and 7-4 in the third. Ty Thompson led the offense with a game-high two goals and five assists. Miles Thompson netted four goals and one assist. Blake Ke...
Thursday, July 6 8-4 Area Management (Turtle) 4:30-7pm Comm Health (track) 5-9pm AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B (Practice) Friday, July 7 8-4 Operational Support 5-8 AMLA Saturday, July 8 9-10:30 Basil Lazore Masters Lacrosse Sunday, July 9 9-12 AMLA 8-9:30pm Women Warriors Monday, July 10 5-9 AMLA Tuesday, July 11 5-9 AMLA 9-10:30 Jr. B practice Wednesday, July 12 1-4 Nation Building 5-9 AMLA...
In Senior B lacrosse action the Snake Island Muskies hosted the St. Regis Braves. The two Akwesasne teams took to the floor at the Massena Arena on Thursday, June 21. The Braves won in a 14-3 victory in the match-up. In the first period, the Braves outscored the Muskies six goals to two. The Braves defense and goalie held the Muskies offense scoreless in the second, while the Braves attackers tallied four goals. In the closing frame, the Muskies were only able to generate one goal. This was not...
