Both Haudenosaunee clubs capture bronze medals at world championships

The Haudenosaunee women’s club

By Sam Laskaris Writer Numerous Six Nations members have returned home with some hardware as they represented the Haudenosaunee Nationals at the world box lacrosse championships. Both the women’s and men’s global tournaments concluded on Sunday in Utica, N.Y. The two Haudenosaunee clubs concluded their action at the tourney on Saturday. Both squads registered convincing victories in their bronze-medal matches. The Haudenosaunee women’s club posted a 21-4 triumph over Australia. And their male counterparts thumped England 14-5. This marked the first time the women’s category had been included at the world tournament. Six Nations member Fawn Porter was the captain of the Haudenosaunee entry. Porter was thrilled to be part of the historic event. “It means so much and it’s such a big deal for this organization,” she said. “And…

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