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Lacrosse’s LeRoy Halftown wants to set example for Native American youth

Article via NYIT Athletics

OLD WESTBURY, N.Y. — Two weeks into his Division II men’s lacrosse career, junior LeRoy Halftown already has a significant achievement on his résumé. Halftown produced seven goals against the District of Columbia on Saturday, the most in a single game by an NYIT player in four years, and three shy of matching the school record shared by Pete Doyen (1995) and Joel Cocarel (2001).

No understatement, the 22-year-old Halftown was born for such moments. A proud member of the Seneca Nation, one of six Native American nations that form the Iroquois Confederacy, Halftown started playing box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse, at two years old.
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IROQUOIS NATIONALS ANNOUNCE 2016 U-19 WIL ROSTER

Haudenosaunee June 30, 2016 – The Iroquois Nationals are proud to announce the Final Roster of 27 players for the 2016 Federation of International Lacrosse’s U-19 World Field Lacrosse Championships. This year Canada serves as FIL’s 2016 Nation host as was the Haudenosaunee Nation in 2015.

The Iroquois Nationals roster includes a perfect balance of collegiate, prep school, and high school athletes representing Native American territories.  These 27 indigenous youth lacrosse players will participate in the Under 19 World Lacrosse Championships held in Coquitlam, British Columbia on July 7 – July 16, 2016.
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Emerson Shenandoah and Jade Haumann: 2016 Tewaaraton High School Scholarships Winners

WASHINGTON, May 16, 2016 — The Tewaaraton Foundation press release has announced the recipients of the tenth annual Tewaaraton Native American Scholarships. The 2016 scholarship winners are Jade Haumann, Seneca Nation, Wolf Clan and Emerson Shenandoah of the Mohawk Nation, Snipe Clan. The scholarship honors high school students of Haudenosaunee heritage who exemplify high character, leadership, and academics both on and off the lacrosse field.
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IROQUOIS NATIONALS AlUMNI AND THE NLL ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS

The Iroquois Nationals is proud to acknowledge alumni players and staff who participate in the National Lacrosse League. The Rochester Knighthawks have 8 current players and including alumni player, Curt Styres, Rochester Knighthawks Owner and General Manager, and Andy Secore, Assistant Coach. Also the Iroquois Nationals have alumni staff of Jason Johnson, Assistant Coach and Dave Soudan, Equipment Manager for the Hawks.

In a press release of April 21, 2016, the Rochester Knighthawks announced today that they will hold their annual Native American Night on Saturday, April 23rd. It will be a celebration of the Creator’s Game when the Knighthawks host the Buffalo Bandits at 8:00 p.m. at Connors & Ferris Field at The Blue Cross Arena.

“When I play, I think of it as more than a game,” said Knighthawks forward Cody Jamieson, an Iroquois Nationals stand out. “I don’t just go out there and think this is just a game of lacrosse. It’s a way of life. You have to play it right and play it for its purpose. It’s what I am here to do. It’s energy, emotion and passion. It’s everything.”
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LaxMagazine: NLL Drafts Thompson, Staats, Bomberry, Longboat, & Curry

Article via LaxMagazine.com

TORONTO — The National Lacrosse League’s newest fans will get to see the sport’s most celebrated brother act since the Gaits, as the Georgia Swarm selected Lyle Thompson first overall in the 2015 NLL draft Monday night in Toronto.

Thompson, the two-time Tewaaraton Award winner out of Albany, will join his brother, Miles, on the Swarm, who relocated from Minnesota to Georgia in the offseason. He’s only the second player history to go No. 1 in both the MLL and NLL drafts (Kevin Crowley, 2011).
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The Post Standard: Silver medal finish, golden destination: Proud coach on lacrosse homecoming for Six Nations

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Photo by Michael Greenlar

Article via Syracuse.com
By Sean Kirst

Even after a hard defeat, Rich Kilgour did Sunday what he’d been doing with eloquence, all week.

His Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team had just lost to Team Canada, 12-8, in the finals of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships at the Carrier Dome. The defeat was especially painfully for the Nationals, because the tournament was hosted for the first time by a native government – the Six Nations, or Haudenosaunee – with most of the games played at the Onondaga Nation.
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Iroquois Nationals fall short in quest for gold

Iroquois take silver in WILC 2015It’s a refrain the Iroquois Nationals are all too familiar with.

For the fourth consecutive time, Team Canada edged out the Iroquois Nationals for the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships gold medal.

This time around, Canada came away with a 12-8 victory in front of over 10,000 fans at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY.

“It’s a tough one, that’s for sure,” Iroquois Nationals head coach Rich Kilgour said. “I’m disappointed. I’m definitely not disappointed in us. I’m just disappointed that we came up a goal or two short. I really think we had the team to do it this year. But you have to give Canada credit. They’re a great team and they beat us in a really good lacrosse game.”

In the first quarter, both teams exchanged goals, with Johnny Powless, Haina Thompson and Miles Thompson getting on the board for the Iroquois Nationals, while Curtis Dickson scored twice for Canada with Shawn Evans adding one.
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A look at the Iroquois Nationals helmets

IMG_20150920_150620There have been a lot of people complimenting the Iroquois Nationals on their sharp Nike uniforms during the FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.

People have also loved the team’s Bauer helmets by Cascade Lacrosse and Quiet Storm Custom Wrapz.

Iroquois Nationals executive director Ansley Jemison sat down with a GoPro on his head to explain the process and the meaning behind them.
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