{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The Turtle Island News","provider_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com","author_name":"Sandy","author_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/author\/sandy\/","title":"Rivermen preparing for upcoming season - The Turtle Island News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qK6PHPOoK3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/rivermen-preparing-for-upcoming-season\/\">Rivermen preparing for upcoming season<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/rivermen-preparing-for-upcoming-season\/embed\/#?secret=qK6PHPOoK3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rivermen preparing for upcoming season&#8221; &#8212; The Turtle Island News\" data-secret=\"qK6PHPOoK3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-13-at-8.01.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"thumbnail_height":600,"description":"By Sam Laskaris Writer The Six Nations Rivermen have officially kicked off preparations for their 2026 season. The local Senior B lacrosse squad held its first day of tryouts on Sunday at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA) About 30 prospective players attended the first day of camp. \u201cThere were some pleasant surprises,\u201d said Rivermen general manager Jay Smith. \u201cThere weren\u2019t any surprises that were negative. But there was a lot of new faces and the season is looking bright already. So, we should be good.\u201d Smith anticipates the majority of those who were on the Rivermen roster last season to also try to crack the roster of the squad, which competes in the Ontario Series Lacrosse (OSL). \u201cI\u2019m going to say probably most are coming back,\u201d Smith said. \u201cBut there"}