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October 25, 2023 791 views

By Sam Laskaris Windspeaker.com Zach Whitecloud will forever have fond memories of the 2023 National Hockey League playoffs. That’s because…

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Column: Haudenosaunee deserves a lacrosse team of its own at the 2028 Olympics

October 25, 2023 772 views

By Paul Newberry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS They call it the “medicine game,’’ which is a bit of a misnomer because…

Students from across Six Nations Elementary schools competed in cross country at Chiefswood Park Thursday Oct., 19. (Photo by Lisa Iesse)

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Six Nations Cross County, students hit the ground running…

October 25, 2023 901 views

Results: OMSK JK girls – Aida (Teegan) Staats-hill 2nd JK boys – Dalton Porter 1st – Micheal Porter 3rd –…

Six Nations had three of its lacrosse teams win provincial championships in their categories at the Fall Ball finals held in Orangeville on Saturday.

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Six Nations lacrosse clubs capture provincial championships

October 18, 2023 979 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer Officials with the Six Nations Minor Lacrosse Association certainly had plenty of reasons to celebrate this…

Six Nations’ Danielle Johnson (pictured on far right) is a member of a Toronto-based adult synchronized skating club that will participate in the upcoming Winter World Masters Games in Italy. Photo courtesy Danielle Johnson.

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Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – Danielle Johnson

October 18, 2023 743 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer It’s going to happen. More than two decades after she was forced to miss out on…

The Haundenosaunee Nations won the bronze medal at the World Lacrosse Super Sixes event held in Oshawa.

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Bomberry leads Haudenosaunee Nationals to bronze medal at World Lacrosse tournament

October 11, 2023 912 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer Three Six Nations members were part of a Haudenosaunee Nationals squad that captured a bronze medal…

$By Sam Laskaris Writer A men’s lacrosse squad comprised primarily of Six Nations players captured top honours at an Onondaga Nation tournament. The local club, called Down Belowers, participated in the three-day event named The Nations Cup. All matches in the tourney, which concluded on Sunday, were at the Onondaga Nation Arena, near Syracuse, N.Y. Five teams participated in The Nations Cup. Players were representing their Haudenosaunee communities. This marked the first time The Nations Cup had been staged since 2019. The event was not held in each of the past three years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This year’s entrants included three squads from Onondaga Nation. They were the Onondaga Fire, Onondaga Warriors and a club simply called House Team. Also participating was a squad from Allegany, N.Y. The Down Belowers won all six of their matches at the tournament. They defeated the Onondaga Fire 8-7 in the championship final. Travis Longboat scored the game-winning goal for the Down Belowers on a penalty shot in the dying moments of the final. The Down Belowers were awarded a penalty shot after the Fire was called for a too many men infraction. The Down Belowers are a tournament team organized by brothers Elan, Stephen and Al Henhawk. The squad competed in its first tourney in 2019. “It’s all just to have some fun,” said Elan Henhawk, who is also one of the Down Belowers’ goalies. Clubs at The Nations Cup were also playing for a bit of cash. Teams had to pay a $1,000 registration fee. Members of The Down Belowers ended up winning $3,500. Elan Henhawk said his side did not know what sort of competition it would face at the tournament. “It was thrown together so fast,” said Henhawk, a member of the Six Nations Tomahawks, a Senior C team that won the Ontario-based Senior Series Lacrosse championship this past August. “We didn’t get the schedule of it until the day before.” One of the reasons the schedule was late getting posted was because tournament organizers had to reshuffle things. Henhawk said a squad from Kahnawake, Que. was also supposed to compete in the event but did not take part. Henhawk shared the Down Belowers’ goaltending duties with Dusty Hill. Hill, who has signed a contract with the National Lacrosse League’s Georgia Swarm, said he played in The Nations Cup as a tuneup for his upcoming training camp with the Swarm. “It felt really comfortable,” said Hill, who backstopped the Down Belowers to victory in Sunday’s final. “It was just being with a bunch of guys I’ve known pretty much my whole life.” The Down Belowers trailed by as many as three goals in the second period of Sunday’s championship final. “We all knew the goals were going to come,” Hill said. “We had a lot of experienced players.” The Down Belowers’ next tournament will be the Dreamcatcher Lacrosse Festival. That event, which is scheduled for Dec. 1-3, will be held at Six Nations’ Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.$

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Local men’s lacrosse squad wins Onondaga Nation tournament

October 11, 2023 929 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer A men’s lacrosse squad comprised primarily of Six Nations players captured top honours at an Onondaga…

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Expanded WALL will include December draft for Ontario squads

October 11, 2023 704 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer The Women’s Arena Lacrosse League (WALL) is getting a makeover. Officials with the WALL, which consists…

The Six Nations-stacked Haudenosaunee Nationals won the bronze medal at a box lacrosse tournament in Utica.

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Haudenosaunee Nationals squad capture bronze medal at historic international tournament

October 4, 2023 930 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer The Haudenosaunee Nationals, a women’s box lacrosse squad stacked with Six Nations players, managed to bring…

Six Nations’ Brandon Montour is recovering from off-season shoulder surgery and will not begin the NHL season with his Florida Panthers’ teammates.

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Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – Brandon Montour

October 4, 2023 1202 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer There’s no denying the 2022-23 campaign was a career year for Six Nations’ Brandon Montour. Though…

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Winners of the Bitove Indigenous Award are announced

October 4, 2023 804 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer A half dozen athletes are the latest recipients of a Bitove Indigenous Award. The awards, established…

Connor Church, a Metis wrestler from Winnipeg, has been named as the male winner of the national Tom Longboat Award for the second straight year.

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Dragon boat racer and wrestler named as 2023 Tom Longboat Award recipients

September 27, 2023 895 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer A dragon boat racer who won a total of eight medals, including three gold, at a…

Goal tender Chelsea Gibson is one of 14 Six Nations members named to the Haudenosaunee Nationals women’s box lacrosse team that will compete at LAXNAI in Utica.(Photo by LaxMomLife Imagery)

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Six Nations women well represented at international lacrosse tournament

September 27, 2023 865 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer One of the world’s top box lacrosse tournaments will include a women’s division for the first…

The Brantford Bulldogs and Guelph Storm played a pre-season Ontario Hockey League match in Ohsweken this past Friday. Photo courtesy Brantford Bulldogs.

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Historic Ontario Hockey League contest held in Ohsweken

September 27, 2023 792 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer A bit of sporting history was made in Ohsweken this past Friday. That’s because an Ontario…

Six Nations’ Brenden Anderson is toiling with the Ontario Junior Hockey League’s Toronto Jr. Canadiens this season. (Photo by OJHL Images)

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Six Nations overager commences final junior season with Toronto Jr. Canadiens

September 20, 2023 884 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer Brenden Anderson has dropped down a level for his final season of junior hockey eligibility. But…

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COLUMN Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – Justin Martin

September 20, 2023 981 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer One just never knows who is watching. That’s why it’s prudent to try, if possible, to…

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Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario youth leadership programcoming to Six Nations

September 20, 2023 647 views

Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario (ISWO) wants to bring a program to inspire, educate and give youth more confidence. Danielle…

The biggest crowd showed up Friday at the Blue Track and quickly became running rainbows after running for their colour in the Health departments annual Moment For Life Colour in recogniton of World Suicide Awareness Day. (Photo by Jim C. Powless)

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Weekend of fund raising runs and lots of colour

September 20, 2023 748 views

Six Nations running track got a good workout this past weekend with two ambious runs to raise money for charity.…

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Six Nations Chiefs win Mann Cup

September 20, 2023 884 views

By Sam Laskaris Local Journalism Initiative Reporter The Six Nations Chiefs’ perfect record in the Mann Cup national lacrosse championship…

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Late Six Nations softball player to be inducted posthumously into national hall of fame

September 13, 2023 847 views

By Sam Laskaris Writer A former Six Nations softball star has landed in Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. It was…

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Column: Haudenosaunee deserves a lacrosse team of its own at the 2028 Olympics

Six Nations Cross County, students hit the ground running…

Six Nations lacrosse clubs capture provincial championships

Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – Danielle Johnson

Bomberry leads Haudenosaunee Nationals to bronze medal at World Lacrosse tournament

Local men’s lacrosse squad wins Onondaga Nation tournament

Expanded WALL will include December draft for Ontario squads

Haudenosaunee Nationals squad capture bronze medal at historic international tournament

Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – Brandon Montour

Winners of the Bitove Indigenous Award are announced

Dragon boat racer and wrestler named as 2023 Tom Longboat Award recipients

Six Nations women well represented at international lacrosse tournament

Historic Ontario Hockey League contest held in Ohsweken

Six Nations overager commences final junior season with Toronto Jr. Canadiens

COLUMN Sam Laskaris – BEHIND THE ACTION – Justin Martin

Indigenous Sport and Wellness Ontario youth leadership programcoming to Six Nations

Weekend of fund raising runs and lots of colour

Six Nations Chiefs win Mann Cup

Late Six Nations softball player to be inducted posthumously into national hall of fame

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