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Haudenosaunee’s quest: Lacrosse will make the 2028 LA Olympics. Will the game’s creators?

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By Connor Pignatello Lacrosse is coming to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, but there’s already a complicated and emotional storyline playing out: Will the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the originators of the thousand-year-old sport – be included when lacrosse returns to the Olympics? It’s the subject of a decades-long bureaucratic, diplomatic and moral negotiation. If this … [Read more...] about Haudenosaunee’s quest: Lacrosse will make the 2028 LA Olympics. Will the game’s creators?

Neal Powless Inducted Into American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame

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Syracuse University News By Kelly Homan Rodoski   ou could say that lacrosse is in Neal Powless’s blood. Powless G’08, the University ombuds, is a member of the Onondaga Nation Eel Clan. He is the son, grandson and brother of legendary lacrosse players. Powless picked up a lacrosse stick for the first time at age 2. He played in his first game at age 4; his older … [Read more...] about Neal Powless Inducted Into American Indian Athletic Hall of Fame

George, Thompson, and Sullivan join 2024 Upstate Lacrosse Hall of Fame

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Syracuse  - On Sunday, November 10, 2024 Drumlins Country Club hosted the Upstate Lacrosse Lacrosse Hall of Fame dinner where three Onondagas were added to this year’s class.  Those individuals are Russ George, Jeremy Thompson, and Cory Sullivan who was a member of the 2004 LeMoyne Lacrosse championship team.  Russ George who is already a member of the Ontario Lacrosse Hall … [Read more...] about George, Thompson, and Sullivan join 2024 Upstate Lacrosse Hall of Fame

Inside Lacrosse: Alfie Jacques’ Legacy Honored With Ambassador Award

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Inside Lacrosse: Alfie Jacques traveled the world, sharing the rich history of the Creator’s Game. The late Jacques, of the Turtle Clan, the Onondaga Nation, and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, was a world-class stickmaker and one of the greatest ambassadors the sport has ever seen. He loved lacrosse, loved the people who played it from all walks of life, speaking of the rich … [Read more...] about Inside Lacrosse: Alfie Jacques’ Legacy Honored With Ambassador Award

Canadian Hall of Fame Interviews Barry Powless

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St Catherines, ONT- The Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame Legends interviewed Onondaga's Barry Powless lacrosse upbringings.  Barry discusses his upbringings at Onondaga, his family, wooden sticks, his coaching career from modified field lacrosse to the pros, and how he played with father at age 13, Nations 80, the first Haudenosaunee Nationals team in 90, and many many lacrosse … [Read more...] about Canadian Hall of Fame Interviews Barry Powless