Kendall Horn became the first local soccer player to win a national championship at the CEGEP level, as she did with the Champlain College Cavaliers last week. (Courtesy Angie Marquis) Not many get the chance to play soccer at a provincial level, never mind bring home a gold medal in a national
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Kodiak girls one and two in soccer and softball
Lazare and the Cheetahs heading for finals
Cedar Lazare is well-known as a goalkeeper protégé and continues to earn her reputation on her CEGEP’s soccer team. (Courtesy Cedar Lazare) Collegial soccer season is coming to an end, and players from Kahnawake are prepping for the finals with their teams. Vanier College, with Cedar Lazare as their rookie keeper, is having
Master laxers return to sport of their youth
The mixed Mann's Travel team came in third at the Ohi'yo tournament this weekend, thanks to strong defence and smooth offensive plays. (Courtesy Teiawenniserate Tomlinson) The passion for the Creator’s game did not evaporate like the sweat off the backs of a core number of Kanehsata’kehró:non. Today, as men with jobs and
Survival girls gelling, gaining confidence
Kahnawake Survival School’s girls volleyball team held court in the first home match day of the season, thanks to some quality serving from the girls. (Daniel J. Rowe, The Eastern Door) In Kahnawake Survival School’s first home volleyball match of the season, the Midget girls wanted to make sure they won
Mohawks spur Cougars to championship
The Chateauguay Cougars Senior women’s team reunited Avery Diabo (centre), Autumn Bomberry (right of Diabo) and Paxton Phillips (right), who played for the first time with her cousin Kenzie Kane (left) and partnered again with her auntie Marissa Leblanc (second from left). (Courtesy Avery Diabo) In the end, the Chateauguay Cougars
Judokas throw slick skills around in Rhode Island
The judokas at Nick Tritton's gym are developing into solid practitioners of the sport tossing and turning their ways to multiple medals at international tournaments. (Courtesy Nick Tritton) A team of tough and talented judokas from town took a trip to Providence, Rhode Island on the weekend, and tossed their way
Kirby scores in McGill Redmen debut
McGill University eked out the team’s first lacrosse win Saturday night, and did so with the help of Cougar Kirby, who, after transferring from the University of Albany, became the first Kahnawa’kehró:non to suit up for the Redmen. (Daniel J. Rowe The Eastern Door) It didn’t take long for new Kahnawa’kehró:non recruit
Indians confident heading into semi-finals
The Caughnawaga Indians went 5-0 at the President’s Cup before resting a bunch of players and dropping their last two round robin games. Eric “Dirt” McComber’s team is looking to be the first team from Kahnawake to win the national championship. Elimination rounds start today (Saturday), with the Indians playing
Historic 1969 rematch to open President’s Cup today
Game one at the President’s Cup today will feature a rematch of the 1969 finals that Nanaimo is preparing for when they faceoff against the Caughnawaga Indians. (Courtesy Shawn Swanson) Nanaimo eagerly awaited the Caughnawaga Indians’ arrival from Kahnawake for the President’s Cup tournament that begins today (Sunday). The reason is rooted in