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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June 27, 2023Golfers swing big at inaugural event
For Josh Mayo, making it to the playoffs alongside his friend Noah Norton sent him down memory lane; as teenagers they’d play until dark and close up the golf course, and they’d walk back home on the 207.
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June 21, 2023Billings kicks off football program
Today Luc Pelland is a math and science teacher at Howard S. Billings High School in Chateauguay, but it was not always evident he was going to dedicate his life to education.
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June 14, 2023Fans banned from Hunters game
After a heated Hunters game in Kahnawake last week, the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) barred fans from attending Saturday’s game against the Orangeville Northmen, a decision that left many fans and community members angry and upset, wondering if the league understands the significance of the sport in Kanien’kehá:ka culture.
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June 6, 2023Repeat at Heritage Cup
The U15 Haudenosaunee Nationals youth development team kept their title as champions, winning the 2023 Heritage Cup undefeated 5-0 at the May 26-29 tournament in Glassboro, New Jersey.
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May 30, 2023Survival wins lacrosse championship
When Kahnawake Survival School’s (KSS) field lacrosse head coach Kirby Joe Diabo sat down to the final game of the season on May 23 against Westwood High School, he knew the fate of the game was no longer in his hands.
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May 24, 2023
Hunters mandated to provide security
Following altercations at a game last month, the Kahnawake Hunters will now be mandated to provide a minimum of three security officers for all remaining games in the Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL).
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May 16, 2023Blue Jays on cusp of D1 playoffs
Like many community parents, Fran Morris watched as her son, Koleton Marquis, grew up slinging a lacrosse ball at games here, there, and everywhere.
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May 9, 2023Bringing back the bronze from Prague
After an adrenaline-filled few days, Kaymen Diabo and Kobe Lahache returned home from their first-ever lacrosse tournament overseas, which took place in Radotín, Czech Republic, a district of Prague.
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May 2, 2023Knocking it out of the park
Emily Meloche took up softball when she was only seven years old. “I started because my sister was playing, and I wanted to be like her when I was younger.
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May 1, 2023Skating show brings tropical vibes
The Kahnawake Figure Skating Club (KFSC) was back at the Kahnawake Sports Complex to host its annual show on ice last Sunday, after a long hiatus due to the pandemic.
