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Mohawk Medicine Men 2018 Season

Host Founders Cup

event, but because their territory is in Tickets on Sale
By Victoria Klassen were originally supposed to host the

the United States, there were some
cross-border issues that could not be
resolved in time.
Kariwate Mitchell, general
manager and head coach of the
Mohawk Medicine Men said that
six weeks is not a lot of time to put Photo Icelevel
together an event of this scale. They
are working hard in preparation for
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this upcoming competition. $ $ 50

The Akwesasne Indians play in the
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he Junior B National Lacrosse currently has four teams left fighting
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Founders Cup, is taking place from the Founders Cup. If the Akwesasne
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Mohawk Medicine Men, who play be two local teams in the national a Colts Alumni Game Jersey!
in the First Nations Jr. B Lacrosse championships. (offer valid until June 1st, 2018)
League, are hosting the tournament. “They play in the Ontario Lacrosse
This is only the second year the To Colts fans everywhere,
Association so there could be two
Mohawk Medicine Men team has teams from our community playing
existed. Thank You for a great season.
in this tournament,” said Mitchell. See you in 2018-19.
Eight teams will compete, each one “Because we play in different
the winner of their respective league. leagues, we’ve never had a chance to

Along with teams from Quebec, play against each other. This might
Ontario, New Brunswick, Manitoba, be that time.”
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Mitchell said spectators can
from the hosting league participate expect some exciting lacrosse: “It’s
— the Mohawk Medicine Men and the national championships; all the MVP of the Month
the Seneca War Chiefs.
teams are playing for the gold to be
Six weeks before the Founders the best team in Canada at the Junior Nathaniel Van Putten
Cup was scheduled to take place, B rank. It’s going to be competitive, Home town: Monkland School: Holy Trinity
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the venue moved from New York to fast paced, high calibre lacrosse. It’s Grade: 12 Age: 17
Akwesasne. The Seneca War Chiefs going to be good entertainment.” August’s MVP, Nathaniel Van Putten, plays for the Cornwall River Rats senior
men’s baseball team of the National Capital Baseball League. “Despite being
Greater Cornwall & Areas Community Sports Newspaper the youngest player on our Cornwall River Rats team at 17, Nathaniel has been
the ace of our pitching staff for the past two seasons. He was also named the
Tier 2 playoff MVP for the NCBL last year when we won the
tier two championship,” says River Rats’ coach John Flannigan.
Sports Energy Nathaniel is an Ontario Scholar who will be returning to Holy Trinity for a fifth year to take extra classes

before applying to Carleton University where he hopes to study Criminal Psychology. Having led the HT

2019.
Greater Cornwall & Areas Community Sports Newspaper Falcons to a baseball berth at OFSAA in Whitby this past season, it’s fair to say he’s hoping for a repeat in
This multi-sport athlete is at home playing basketball, volleyball, badminton, soccer, track, and hockey for
Would like to acknowledge and thank our his school, but baseball is his passion. Nathaniel has been “playing up” (playing with an older age group)
since he turned 14. In fact, he started playing baseball with men in the NCBL at 15. One of the things he
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student contributors from the Carleton
peers. He very much enjoys playing with his Trinity team mates. He also enjoys the challenge that playing
senior ball provides. “The senior players are big, strong, and fast,” he says. “They are also very mentally
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Nathaniel hopes to continue his baseball career at the post-secondary level.
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