Sports
Raising money one putt at a time
After a stretch of lacklustre weather, Monday was the perfect day to hit the links - just in time for the 12th edition of the Kateri Memorial Foundation (KMF)’s Annual Charity Golf Tournament.
Time for playoff push for Hunters
It doesn’t happen often that you drop in the standings after a win, but that is where the Kahnawake Junior B Hunters find themselves after returning from their week off with a 13-3 win over the Gloucester Griffins on Wednesday.
Mixed softball looking for more players
The Kahnawake Mixed Softball League (KMSL) may be down to four teams and one game night per week this season, but league commissioner Ryan Montour thinks the games and atmosphere are getting fun again after years of very competitive play.
Diome qualifies for Worlds
Wrestler Grayden Diome had a single opponent standing between him and making Team Canada for the U17 age group’s World Championships.
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June 26, 2021Looking back at sweet lacrosse memories
COURTESY TEWENHNI’TATSHON LOUIS DELISLE This article was written by Tewenhni'tatshon Louis Delisle, special to The Eastern Door. The year was 1969, the Caughnawaga Indians had just won the Quebec Division of the Ontario – Quebec Inter – Provincial Lacrosse League, and the right to challenge for the President’s Cup, emblematic of the Senior B Championship of Canada.
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August 6, 2020Taken by cancer too soon
Brandon White and Trevor Montour fought brave battles against cancer, but both sadly died within less than a month of each other, leaving behind many loved ones.
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July 27, 2020Kahnawake batters come through
Tyson Kyer (left) at bat as the third man in the batting order. Kyer has hit six RBIs in the first three games of the season.
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July 17, 2020Kahnawake boys force draw in opener
(COURTESY KRISTINA KAITLYN GLEN) Dear Readers: As an essential service that is still open during the COVID-19 pandemic, The Eastern Door is fighting hard to keep news like this flowing, in our print product, though an online subscription at www.eastermdoor.com and here, for free, on our website and Facebook.
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July 6, 2020Olympian recruited to diversity task force
(File Photo) Water Polo Canada has developed a Diversity Task Force to eliminate systemic racism and create a better atmosphere for the sport, they said in a statement last week.
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June 26, 2020NASCAR vehicle gets Warrior flag treatment
Chad Finchum of NASCAR, driving the #13 car being sponsored by local Kahnawake business Mohawk Market. (Courtesy Derek White) A piece of Mohawk decor was on NASCAR driver Chad Finchum’s car at Unhinged 500 in the Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, Alabama on Saturday.
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June 19, 2020Kahnawake tennis, anyone?
Two tennis courts constructed last fall at the Kahnawake Sports Complex will be opened today (Friday) at noon. The splash pads at the arena were constructed with the courts at the same time.
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June 5, 2020Mohawk lacrosse player named to Hall of Fame
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)
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May 29, 2020Lacrosse leagues face uncertainty from COVID-19
Kahnawake Mohawk Jacob Ruest scores a goal while fighting off captain John Lintz of the then three-time defending President’s Cup champion St. Albert Miners at the Kahnawake Sports Complex in 2019. (David Tuan Bui, The Eastern Door)
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April 13, 2020
New group pushes people to be more active
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.
