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It’s the debut season for the Junior C Kahnawake Hunters team, but that’s not the squad’s only “first” - featuring Ava Weriasanoron Gabriel, the team is believed to be the only one in league history to play a woman in a position outside of the net.

Sports are an integral part of life here in Kahnawake. Whether it’s an important home game at the Sports Complex or hospital field, winning medals in a tournament, or even proudly representing the community at the international level, Kahnawa’kehró:non of all disciplines and walks of life had a busy 2024.

The town rink drew a huge crowd on Saturday for an all-day lacrosse celebration, where younger laxers had the opportunity to learn from Kahnawake Hunters players past and present.

Team Quebec’s U15 lacrosse squad, with six of its players hailing from Kahnawake, secured the bronze at the 2023 Box Lacrosse National Championships with a 5-3 victory against Team Saskatchewan.

The Kahnawake Hunters will take their first-round playoff series on the road tonight (Friday) as they faceoff against the Halton Hills Bulldogs in Georgetown, Ontario.

It takes a village to raise an athlete. That’s what has become apparent to the many coaches, family members, and friends who have supported Owen Rice throughout his lacrosse career, which has culminated in a triumphant draft to the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL), where Rice will be joining the Peterborough Jr. A Lakers.

Courtesy Kaiatanoron Mayo When Taiosheratie Mayo went to see her younger brother Shatekaienthon Van Dommelen, 16, play at the Ontario Summer Games last weekend, she was not prepared for what she saw.

Ross Powless as a player-coach for the Hamilton Lincoln Burners Senior A team from 1956-1958. He earned several awards including league scoring champion, best defensive player, league MVP and coach of the year. (Courtesy Richard Powless)

Owen Rice is making a name for himself, along with other mini Mohawk lax stars. (Courtesy David Rice) Minus the blood, there was a lot of sweat and probably a few tears at the Junior Rochester Knighthawks’ tryouts earlier this month.

Down in the second, coach Mike Hasen called on Kahnawake’s Gussy Goodleaf  to do his thing between the pipes, as part of the Rochester Knighthawks come-from-behind win against the red-hot Colorado Mammoth.