Sports
Hunters, Bombers tied going into weekend
As the best-of-five series goes to Kahnawake for game three tonight (Friday), the Kahnawake Hunters and the Barrie Bombers have been showing just how close the East division of the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) has been this season.
Price heads to Hall
Carey Price’s 15-season career with the Montreal Canadiens will now forever be immortalized, after he and five others were named to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday afternoon.
Kahnawake, Akwesasne meet in first round
After going into their first-ever playoff series last year as deep underdogs against the North Shore Kodiaks, the Kahnawake Junior C Hunters (7-9) have found themselves on the opposite end of the spectrum this time around as heavy favourites against the Akwesasne Lightning (3-13).
Local laxers in Vermont for friendly
When lacrosse coach Al Jones received the invitation from longtime friend Jeffrey Culkin to have a Kahnawake team play an exhibition game as part of the revival of Junior lacrosse in Vermont, he didn’t hesitate to accept the offer.
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January 24, 2025Local athlete takes spot in history books
A beating drum that followed the Haudenosaunee Nationals everywhere thundered in the stands of the Utica University Nexus Center as England saw a close game at the half slip away into a drubbing.
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January 24, 2025US, Canada make statement to committee
One of the last actions of the Biden administration was the release of a joint statement with Canada outlining both countries’ support for the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to be able to participate in the lacrosse events at the 2028 Olympic Summer Games in Los Angeles.
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January 24, 2025Whitby Warriors draft Darris Jones
It came as a complete surprise for 16-year-old laxer Darris Jones to hear that he had been drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League (OJLL)’s Whitby Warriors.
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January 24, 2025Meloche invited by Skate Canada to open nationals
Kahnawa’kehró:non Konwatsitsawi M. Meloche said she was honoured that Skate Canada, the governing body for figure skating in Canada, invited her to open each day of the 2025 Canadian Championships in Laval, from January 14-19.
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January 24, 2025Mohawks compete hard in tourney
Two Kahnawake Minor Hockey Association (KMHA) teams were in St. Laurent last week for the Hockey Saint-Laurent provincial hockey tournament, with one team, the U13C Mohawks, making it all the way to the finals in an ultimately losing effort.
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January 17, 2025Terrance reflects on World Juniors experience
For the first time in their history, the United States won back-to-back gold medals at the World Junior Hockey Championships on January 5, defeating Team Finland 4-3 in overtime to do so at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa.
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January 17, 2025Minor lacrosse getting a head start on season
A new year means new projects for the Kahnawake Minor Lacrosse Association (KMLA), with preparations for the upcoming season already started.
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January 17, 2025Raiders’ camps hoping to attract new blood
The Chateauguay Raiders football team will be holding a winter camp at the Beau-Chateau Sportsplex once again this year, to help kids get ready in advance of the next football season.
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January 10, 2025Girls take part in Hockey Celebration
The 10th edition of the Caroline Ouellette Hockey Celebration took place right before the holidays, with many talented girls participating on teams across age groups and divisions.
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January 10, 2025Outdoor ice ready for Kahnawa’kehró:non
Skating enthusiasts in Kahnawake can rejoice, as the outdoor ice surface near the old site of K1037 is ready to use, with the second one in the New Development on the way soon.
