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Tuesday’s season-opening contest between the Junior A Whitby Warriors and Mimico Mountaineers wasn’t just the first game of Whitby’s Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL) season.

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.

Two teams with ties to the community have qualified for the United States Box Lacrosse National championships this September, winning their respective divisions at the Six Nations Regional Championships held in Allegany and Salamanca, New York, over the weekend.

It’s been a good last few months for local laxer Tioháhes Morris.

The accolades have kept rolling in for the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters, as the 2025 team prepares to be inducted as part of the upcoming class for the North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame (NAIAHF) to recognize their Founder’s Cup victory.

A new U11 three-on-three box lacrosse league will be playing its first games in the coming weeks – and for those behind the project, it’s a testament to the demand for lacrosse to be played in the winter in Kahnawake.

Star laxer Ava Weriasanoron Gabriel has reached yet another milestone, this time being the first overall selection in the Women’s Arena Lacrosse League (ALL) East draft for the Arrows.

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.

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!