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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.

The suspension of the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake (MCK) elections was easily one of the biggest local stories of the year, but there was plenty more taking place in Kanesatake/Kanehsatake in 2025.

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!

It has been a great year for the Kahnawake Hunters’ Junior B team, and things are continuing to look up for some of the players after their historic Founder’s Cup win this summer.

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.

Owen Rice was a fundamental part of the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters winning the Founders Cup this year, an accomplishment which recognized on Wednesday by fellow Kanesatake community members.

Fresh off their celebratory parade and party in town on Saturday to celebrate their Founders Cup win, Kahnawake Junior B Hunters players Kaymen Diabo and Hawi Francis learned that their summer of lacrosse success was not quite over.

Everyone is back home, the streams and watch parties are over, the trophy is in town being photographed, drunk out of, and even used as a putter.

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.