The Spirit of All Nations.
Southwest Cyclops Kimbo Squire sends a rocket towards Jake Henhawk in the Demons goal in Saturday’s 12-10 Demons win at the ILA, in Ohsweken. Henhawk played a great game as the Cyclopes poured everything at the net. The Demons and Niagara Lock Monsters play for the Creators Cup this Saturday night at the ILA for an 8 pm start. Photo by Dave Laforce.
TORONTO – Six Nations’ boxer, Cher Obediah-Blasdell won the Gold Medal for her 57K weight class at the Silver Gloves Tournament held this past weekend at the Dawn Valley Parkway Hotel, in Toronto.
BUFFALO – Not that he really had to prove himself, but Garden River First Nation’s Ted Nolan made a lot of heads turn when he led team Latvia in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Team Latvia made it to the quarterfinals for the first time ever under Nolans leadership.
NDP leader Thomas Mulclair was in Brantford Tuesday night as a guest of Marc Laferrier, the local candidate of record, for a talk and Q&A with about 160 party faithful and others curious about the NDP platform.
BRANTFORD – Nobody seriously expected either team to sweep the best of seven Allan Cup Hockey League final series especially between the Brantford Blast and the Dundas Real McCoys.
ST. CATHARINES – In Week 8, the Barrie Blizzard (4-4) won their fourth straight game 15-9 over the SouthWest Cyclops (2-6) to clinch third place on the season.
CALEDONIA – The Corvairs got past the Thorold Black Hawks last Wednesday night in convincing fashion with a 6-1 win to advance to the Conference Finals against the St. Catharines Falcons, beginning Tuesday night, March 25, at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena.
Greg Verner, President of the Ontario Basketball Association, Presented the OBA club of year award to Haldimand Huskies President Fred Doolittle and Vice President Taylor Holdsworth at the year-end awards banquet hosted at McKinnon Park Secondary School in Caledonia, last Friday night. Several Six Nations players in all divisions received their medallions and individual trophies at the gala, which filled the McKinnon Park gym. (Photo by Jim Windle)
BRANTFORD – Six Nations woman boxer and National Bronze Medalist, Cher Obediah Blasdell, faced her most challenging opponent twice this month.
NEWFOUNDLAND – Newfoundland and Labrador joined the Nova Scotia Provincial government in demanding Prime Minister Steven Harper call a national inquiry into murdered and missing Aboriginal women, Friday.
BRANTFORD – A strong third period ended a seesaw battle at the Brantford and District Civic Centre, Friday night in Game 6 of the Allan Cup Hockey league semi-finals.
CALEDONIA – After tripping over the starting gate in the GOJHL semi-finals by dropping Game #1, 3-2, in Caledonia on Tuesday Mar. 11th, and requiring OT to win Game #2, 2-1, the Pro-Fit Corvairs began looking more like the team they have been all season on Sunday night in Caledonia.
TORONTO – Powered by an 11 point outburst by Cody Jamieson, the Rochester Knighthawks slipped by the Toronto Rock, 17-12, in a come-from-behind thriller at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Saturday night, to keep the third place Rock at bay and the next day, in Philadelphia, moved into a first place tie with the Buffalo Bandits with an 11-7 win over the Wings.
The Barrie Blizzard spoiled the Ohsweken Demons’ perfect season in their last game before the playoffs, at the ILA Saturday night in a surprising 16-14 win over the first place Demons.
The Six Nations Minor Hockey Association is hosting the 43rd Little Native Hockey League tournament, which opened at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Sunday evening with pomp and pageantry, speeches and a great lineup of musical talent.
