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The Kahnawake Junior B Hunters’ season is just around the corner, but first the defending Founder’s Cup champions will be taking part in the annual preseason tournament this Sunday in Gloucester, Ontario.

Right before Christmas, players from the Founder’s Cup-winning Kahnawake Junior B Hunters got to celebrate one final time as a team, where they were presented with custom-made championship rings.

When you work at a newspaper, every week is memorable. Just a quick glance at a front page from months ago can bring back a flood of memories. But while every week is distinct, the year can be a blur when you think of how fast 52 weeks go by.

It was a huge year for sports in Kahnawake, with championship wins and draft selections going along with medals, much effort, and lots of fun!

With the National Lacrosse League (NLL)’s new collective bargaining agreement finally signed on October 20, players have begun to sign free agent deals this week, including two names familiar to Kahnawake lacrosse fans.

The Hunters’ Founder’s Cup win is the biggest cherry on top that any Kahnawake sports fan could ask for.

It would have been hard to ask for a better start for the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters at their first-ever Founder’s Cup tournament, going 2-0 after wins against the Mountainview Mavericks and the Nova Scotia Privateers.

The Kahnawake Junior B Hunters have accomplished what seemed impossible a few short years ago - and unlikely as recently as this time last week - by winning the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) championship for the first time ever, reverse sweeping the Elora Hawks after Kahnawake lost the series’ first two games.

The Kahnawake Junior B Hunters find themselves in the exact same position as they were in last year’s Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) playoffs: down 2-0 in the finals against Elora, hoping to avoid a sweep in front of their fans at the Kahnawake Sports Complex.

For the Kahnawake Hunters, this moment is what this season has always been about: avenging last year’s loss in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) finals to get another chance at the Founder’s Cup.