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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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August 27, 2016Eight teams. Nineteen games. One champion.
NLL championship √, Mann Cup √, President’s Cup √. Goalie Angus Goodleaf has won almost every trophy in the lax world, and he plans to be between the pipes when his hometown finally captures the ever-elusive trophy at the end of the month.
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August 26, 2016Fast pitch stars shine in front of national talent
The Quebec Rebelles players pose for a team picture after their 6-1 victory against the Alberta Lloydminster Liners last Wednesday August 17 at Parc Michel-Martin.
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August 22, 2016Hannah Deer makes mark at national percheron show
Hannah Deer's lead horse, George, was crowned National Champion Percheron Ladies Cart at the Indiana Fair this week. (Courtesy Stacie Lynch)
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August 19, 2016Mohawks book date back at the big dance
A knife’s edge was all that divided the two teams in the QSLL finals, but in the end it was the Mohawk side of the blade that found the mark, and booked Kahnawake into the President’s Cup in Alberta.
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August 15, 2016Silvers and bronze for Team First Nations at nationals
Team First Nations’ silver and purple clad boys took medals in three divisions, including Midget, but none of the colour they set out to nab in the beginning.
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August 12, 2016Mohawks head to Ottawa with big series lead
The Kahnawake Mohawks have a commanding series lead in the best-of-seven series against the Capital Region Axemen, with a chance to close the series this weekend.
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August 5, 2016Paddlers get a chance to show their stuff
Jayla White hopped in a war canoe as one of several races the Atom up-and-comer competed in, in her first-ever regatta.
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July 29, 2016Mohawks end Ottawa’s unbeaten reign, Indians win
Kahnawake Mohawks goalie Angus Goodleaf makes one of 25 saves Saturday night at the Kahnawake Sports Complex. The Mohawks (11-3) beat the Capital Region Axemen (13-1)
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July 22, 2016Nationals repeat bronze performance in Coquitlam
The Iroquois Nationals U19 squad battled the Canadians to the end, coming up just short. The Nationals regrouped and dominated Australia for bronze.
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July 4, 2016Six Nations and Akwesasne sweep aside opponents in first round of playoffs
Hunter goalie Tiger Stacey and the Six Nations Rebels are in round two of the OJBLL playoffs that continue next weekend.
