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The Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) Akweks’ field lacrosse team is 3-3 at the end of the regular season, finding themselves in a different position than in years past when they have consistently been at the top of the Greater Montreal Athletics Association (GMAA) standings - including last season, when they won the championship banner.

After a loss to start the Kanehsatake Eagles’ first competitive season in 30 years, the team enjoyed a breakthrough weekend, bouncing back to earn a dominant victory in their second game.

For the first time, a banner now adorns the rafters of the Kahnawake Sports Complex. And it isn’t just any banner: it is the one marking the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters reaching the highest possible level in their level of lacrosse - and succeeding, winning the team’s first-ever Founder’s Cup last year.

After years of development, Saturday saw the new outdoor rink next to the Kahnawake Sports Complex have its first lacrosse action with two Kahnawake Mohawks Minor Lacrosse Association (KMMLA) all-star games that followed the official opening ceremony and ribbon cutting.

Despite some challenges on the ice, the girls playing for Team Eastern Door and the North (EDN) at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) can hold their heads up high after closing out their tournament with a 4-1 win over Team Nova Scotia.

After never having practiced as a whole team together, the Kanehsatake Eagles won two pre-season box lacrosse games this past weekend, including a win against the Kahnawake Sturgeon Bellies. The Eagles had not faced a team from Kahnawake for about 30 years.

Spirits are high as the Kanehsatake Warriors kick off their official training for the lacrosse season, but the roster remains without an all-girls team this year.

The National Aboriginal Hockey Championships (NAHC) are always a memorable experience for all the players who get to participate in the annual tournament.

Interest in Senior lacrosse is growing - not just in Kahnawake, where the Sturgeon Bellies of the Circuit Provincial de Crosse Senior (CPCS) Senior C league will compete in their second season, but province-wide with the addition of two new teams to the league this year.

Last year, it took four games for the Kahnawake Junior C Hunters to get their first-ever regular season win to start their inaugural season.