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Derek White spent Valentine’s Day doing what he loves the most - racing. And though it wasn’t the race he expected, the opening of the NASCAR ARCA Menards Series season at the Daytona International Speedway certainly proved to be a memorable one for White.

A huge line snaked through the Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) gymnasium last Wednesday, as Kahnawake’s next generation of budding hockey players and fans waited for their turn to meet Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) legend Abby Roque, one of the Montreal Victoire’s top scorers.

When Bryar Lawrence took over responsibility of organizing ice races in 2023, three years after the passing of his good friend and previous commissioner Brandon White, he knew he would be taking up the mantle of someone who had been a big part of racing in the community, up to the day he tragically died of cancer at the age of 45 in 2020.

The Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) Juvenile Akweks basketball team has now won six straight games, and with just two more separating them from a Greater Montreal Athletic Association (GMAA) championship banner, their chances of winning are starting to feel very real for coaches and players alike.

Are you the community’s next lacrosse star?  That’s what the Kahnawake Hunters will be trying to find out starting this weekend as the Founder’s Cup champions hold tryouts for both the Junior B and Junior C levels.

The Kahnawake Survival School (KSS) U14 hockey team is already guaranteed a spot in the Greater Montreal Athletics Association (GMAA) playoffs starting next week, and head coach Nicholas Lesperance is hoping they will have everyone available for their semifinals game.

Registration for the upcoming Kahnawake Mohawks Minor Lacrosse Association (KMMLA) season is ongoing, and with lacrosse already being the number one sport in the community, the association is still continuing to grow, particularly when it comes to girls’ lacrosse.

With the Greater Montreal Athletic Association (GMAA) wrestling championships in less than one week, Tuesday’s South Shore Regional Wrestling Championships was the last chance for wrestlers to test their mettle before the big day.

Playoffs are coming soon for Kahnawake Survival School (KSS)’s Juvenile basketball team, and the way they have been playing, it’s likely going to be more than a one-game experience.

At 15 years old, Kahnawa’kehró:non forward Nikarahkwa Diabo has proved to be a valuable asset to the U18BB Central Hockey Alliance Grizzlies Black in his first year, even if it might not necessarily appear on the score sheet every night.