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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)

Janice Patton is one of the devoted Soaring Spirit Movement members on Facebook. When she started a special Facebook group, Waneek Horn-Miller wasn’t exactly in the best of spirits.

 (David Tuan Bui, The Eastern Door) All Ligue de Hockey Trente-Ouest President’s Cup playoff games were suspended for every Kahnawake Mohawk minor hockey team as of last Friday.

 (Courtesy Alexander Perez) For Teiotsatonteh Diabo, the 2020 Greater Montreal Athletic Association Championships was her chance at redemption. After coming up short in the 2019 finals with silver, Diabo wrestled her way to a gold medal in the 125 KG weight class, signing off her last GMAAs with Kahnawake Survival School as champion.  “To come back this year and to win gold for my last year, it was an amazing feeling,” said Diabo.

 (Courtesy Alexander Perez) After pinning his opponent, Owen Diabo walked out of the gym with his mom, Kim. Struggling to catch his breath, Diabo reached for his Gatorade, which he heartily chugged.

(Luca Scott, The Eastern Door) Two local wrestling clubs made their presence felt at the Riverdale Invitational Tournament last weekend.

Trey Deere                                                                       Reece Glover-Kirby (Courtesy Heather Laborgne)                                                                                                                                                  File Photo Two Kahnawake hockey players have been chosen to represent Team Eastern Door and the North at the 2020 Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan, in May.

(Marisela Amador The Eastern Door) Two dozen community members showed up at the Golden Age Club for Candidates Night on Wednesday evening, for the one vacant spot left open after Carl Horn resigned last month.

Jesse Rice (paddling in the front of boat) qualified for the Canadian National outrigger team in the open men’s category and will be competing in a six-man category in Australia next month.

Encouraging healthy competition is fine, but encouraging young people to be active, try events, and not be embarrassed to go for a fun run has far more potential for positive impacts.