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NLL, Ontario Junior A

Young Jacobs is busy being great

Even if you don’t remember that kid outta Portland, Peter Jacobs, it doesn’t matter. The way this kid’s rollin’, it won’t be long before he’s a household name in the world of lacrosse.

Jacobs, the 18-year-old with the savvy of a seasoned veteran, is the forward who helped lead Portland to the National Lacrosse League title game, scoring two goals in a losing effort. In the final seconds of that game against Buffalo, he nearly scored in the final seconds to force overtime. Well, this summer’s no different. He’s been a solid baller for his Jr. A Akwesasne Indians and now he’s headed out West to see what he can do for his Iroquois National team at the World U19 Field Lacrosse Championships in British Columbia. “I’d do anything for it (lacrosse),” Jacobs told The Cornwall Standard Freeholder.

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Ontario Junior A

Orangeville stacks up with Keogh and Hosmer

As the Ontario Junior A trade deadline approaches, the Orangeville Northmen have pulled off a deal that may have the team booking a trip to the Minto.

The Orangeville Northmen have obtained the Jr. A playing rights of Stephen Keogh and Todd Hosmer from the Toronto Beaches in exchange for the Northmen’s 2010 1st and 2nd round draft picks as well as monetary compensation for their services for the remainder of the 2008 season.

Orangeville General Manager Bob Clevely is understandably “very excited to have them on board with the Northmen organization.”

The Northmen were reportedly one of five teams vying for Keogh and Hosmer as the Beaches made the class-act decision to trade two of their star players to a definite contender in their final year of Junior lacrosse. In nine games this season, the NCAA championship-winning Keogh has racked up 26 points while Hosmer has 24 points in 12 matches. Through 14 games the Northmen are in first place with a record of 13-1.

Ontario Junior A

Friday night in Ontario Junior A

Peterborough Lakers 6 Brampton Excelsiors 4 Matt Crough put up two goals and one assist while Jesse Guerin added one goal and four helpers and goaltender Kalvin Thomas made a ridiculous 62 saves to lead the Lakers to their ninth win. Dylan Evans and Jeff Johnson took care of the Brampton scoring with two goals apiece.

St. Catharines Athletics 10 Mississauga Tomahawks 2 Corey Small (4g, 2a) and Joey Resetarits (3g 2a) teamed up to help thump the Tomahawks last night. Zack Boychuk earned the win in net. Simon De Sousa and Mike Dawson scored for Mississauga.

Orangeville Northmen 14 Orillia Rama-Hammond Kings 3 It was a lopsided game in Orillia as well, as Matt McLeod led his Northmen with four goals. Nick Rose made 40 saves in the win, and Derrick Gordon turned away 49 in a losing effort.

K-W Braves 11 Whitby Warriors 3 Rounding out the big wins of Friday night was K-W getting their sixth win of the season.

THURSDAY, JUNE 19th
Orangeville Northmen 11 Toronto Beaches 6

Major Series Lacrosse

THURSDAY, JUNE 19th
K-W Kodiaks 8 Brampton Excelsiors 7
Six Nations Chiefs 11 Barrie Lakeshores 7

Ontario Junior A

Beaches and Chiefs pick up Monday night wins

The Toronto Beaches earned their third win in a big way last night, beating up on the Whitby Warriors 12-5. Carter Bender and Branden Collins scored three goals each while Stephen Keogh tapped in one goal and added four assists, and goaltender Shaun Palmer stopped 42 of 47. Mark Cockerton had two goals in the loss.

In the other Ontario Junior A game last night the Burlington Chiefs blew the game wide open in the first period, going up 9-2 and stretching that lead even further over the course of the game to end up with a 16-5 win over the Mississauga Tomahawks.

Kiel Matisz led the Chiefs with five goals and two assists, Kevin Brownell hurled in three and three, and Chris Moulson scored one and helped on four. It was Jason Crawford with the win in net. Todd Kozak had two goals for the Tomahawks.

Ontario Junior A

Brampton gives Orangeville first loss

Orangeville may have gotten the early jump in the game, but it was all Brampton to end it as the Excelsiors scored four in the third and held their opponents goalless to top the previously undefeated Northmen 7-5.

Cameron Flint had a pair in the pivotal third and Dylan Evans had two goals and two assists. Tyler Carlson made 31 saves in the win. For the Northmen, Deron Dempster had three goals. The game ended with some fireworks, as four players from each side earned fighting majors with less than 30 seconds left in regulation.

The other top team in Ontario Junior A, the Six Nations Arrows, inched out a win over the Akwesasne Indians 9-8. After going up 7-1 after the first period, the Arrows had to fight off a five-goal Indians comeback in the third and held on to the lead thanks to their lone third period marker from Jacob Kicknosway-Louks.

Kicknosway-Louks had a total of two goals and one helper on the night, while Tyler Hill had three goals and Angus Goodleaf turned away 37. Kyle Buchanan led the Indians with two goals and two assists, and Jerome Thompson pitched in with four helpers.

In the final Ontario Jr. A game of the night, the Peterborough Lakers doubled up on the Toronto Beaches 12-6. Zac McIllmoyle popped in four goals and Kyle Clancy had one goal and six assists while goaltender Ryan Masters got a workout with 48 saves. Stephen Keogh had two goals and two assists for the Beaches.

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Ontario Junior A, RMLL

Six Nations and Whitby get wins, Eclipse and Miners tie

The Six Nations Arrows got back to winning last night, bouncing back from the loss to Orangeville to slap the Peterborough Lakers 9-4. Cody Jamieson led the Arrows with three goals and four assists while Wayne Vanevery added a pair of markers and Angus Goodleaf made 44 saves. Jesse Guerin and Matt Evans had one goal and two helpers in the loss. The win was the the Arrows’ tenth on the season.

Elsewhere in Ontario Junior A it was Justin Fox’s third goal of the game with under three minutes remaining that locked up the 7-6 Whitby Warriors win over the Rama-Hammond Kings. In addition to Fox’s efforts, the Warriors got a big game from Coady Adamson with two goals and two assists. Please note that Adamson’s points were originally and mistakenly attributed to Matt Cockerton. Jesse Gill stopped 26.

Over in Alberta the Edmonton Eclipse and Edmonton Miners fanned the flames of their rivalry, scrapping their way to a 7-7 tie. The Eclipse — who were missing their Captain and main scoring threat Simon Giourmetakis — dug themselves out of penalty trouble to earn the tie, getting a big game from transition player Shane Lopantynski with one goal and one assist. Captain Mike Lutes led the Miners, not only with his goal but also by managing to stay out of the penalty box in a game where 108 minutes were handed out.

Major Series Lacrosse, Ontario Junior A

Saturday in Ontario lacrosse

The K-W Kodiaks’ undefeated season ended last night with a 12-6 loss to the St. Regis Indians. John Tavares and Mark Steenhuis had eight points each, Steenhuis with four goals and four assists and Tavares with two and six. Athan Iannucci added two goals and three assists for the Indians, while Ryan Benesch led the Kodiaks with two markers. Mike Thompson earned the win in net.

There was one other game on the MSL schedule last night, with the Brampton Excelsiors besting the Peterborough Lakers 13-9. Jeff Shattler and Aaron Wilson had two goals and three assists apiece, and Mike Hominuck had one goal and four helpers. For the Lakers, Cory Vittarelli lit it up with five goals.

The Jr. Indians got in on the winning action as well last night, thumping the Orillia Rama-Hammond Kings 14-4. Kyle Buchanan continued to make a mess of opposing defenses, scoring three and helping out on five. Also for Akwesasne, Jerome Thompson had two goals and four assists, and Mark Kirby had two and three. Rick Acorn had two goals and one assist for the Kings.

It was a lot closer in the St. Catharines-Burlington game, where Andrew Potter’s marker with under three minutes left served as the 10-9 game-winner for the St. Catharines Athletics. Potter had a total of three goals and one assist on the night, while Joel McCready had three goals of his own. Kevin Brownell kept his scoring pace up, putting in four and assisting on one for the Chiefs.

Ontario Junior A

Northmen double up on Arrows in battle of the undefeated

The top teams in Ontario Junior A clashed last night at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena, with the Orangeville Northmen coming out on top of the Six Nations Arrows 8-4. With the win the Northmen stay undefeated with a record of 8-0 while the Arrows slip to a still-impressive 9-1.

Orangeville got ahead early, going up 3-1 in the first and maintained a close lead until they scored four straight to start the third. The Arrows got one back before regulation ran out but the lead belonged to the Northmen from beginning to end. Matt McLeod led all scorers with three goals and two assists while Sean Gillies put up four helpers and Nick Rose turned away 37 shots. For the Arrows, Ben Reaume had one goal and two assists and Angus Goodleaf made 47 stops in the loss.

Over in Brampton, Tyler Burton’s overtime winner led his St. Catharines Athletics over the Excelsiors 8-7. Corey Small led the Athletics with two goals and four assists while Zack Boychuk took care of the other end of the floor with 54 saves.

The Peterborough Lakers and Whitby Warriors took their battle into overtime, where Matt Crough and Kyle Clancy connected to make it a 7-5 final for the Lakers. The Peterborough defense played a tight game, letting just 26 shots sneak through to goaltender Ryan Masters, who made 21 saves on the night.

It was a close one in Mississauga as well, where Scott Tinning hit the back of the net for the K-W Braves with just seven seconds left on the clock to grab the 7-6 win over the Tomahawks. Tinning had three goals for the winners.

And the Toronto Beaches have now won two in a row with a 7-4 finish over the Orillia Rama-Hammond Kings.

B.C. Junior A, Ontario Junior A

Toronto and Coquitlam notch wins in Junior A

Two winless teams went into the lone Ontario Jr. A game last night, but only one came out that way as the Toronto Beaches defeated the Mississauga Tomahawks 9-6.

It was even in the early going with the lead bouncing back and forth until Toronto’s Chris Nash and Damon Edwards each snapped one in in the final five minutes of the second period to take a 7-5 lead. Mississauga got one back in the third but the Beaches followed it up with another pair to finalize the win.

Todd Hosmer had three goals and two assists for the Beaches while Aiden Genik had one and two and Shaun Palmer brushed off 47 shots from the Tomahawks. Martin Whittaker had one goal and two helpers for Mississauga. Both teams are back in action tonight with Mississauga vs. K-W and Toronto taking on Orillia Rama-Hammond.

Over in BC, Coquitlam got the early 3-0 jump on South Fraser in the first period, but the Stickmen came back and made a game of it in the second and third where they were only outscored 9-8 by the Adanacs. Coquitlam paced themselves to a 12-8 win.

Jarrett Davis accounted for half of the Adanacs goals, scoring six and helping on one. Mike Krgovich had two goals and three assists, Scott DeFrancesco had one and four, and defender Matt Wilson assisted on three. Joel Weber and Dan Lewis split time in net, making ten saves each.

For South Fraser, Greg Mahony had three goals and three assists and Scott Davidson had two and two. Goaltender Mike Lowe made 45 saves on 57 shots. South Fraser has a home game tonight against the Nanaimo Timbermen.

Ontario Junior A

Burlington and Orangeville with Wednesday wins in Jr.

In the midst of all the noise being made over the Six Nations Arrows, Orangeville Northmen and Akwesasne Indians and their impressive starts, the Burlington Chiefs have managed to sneak off to a 5-2 record to begin the season, notching win number five last night over the K-W Braves 12-5.

The Chiefs outscored the Braves in each of the three periods, with Kyle Matisz scoring three and helping on five and Ryan Learn scoring two and adding three helpers to contribute his five points on the night. Jason Crawford nabbed the win in goal, holding the Braves to just two goals over the final two periods. For the Braves, Adam Payerl put up two goals and one assist.

Speaking of impressive starts, the Orangeville Northmen are now 7-0 with their latest win over the St. Catharines Athletics.

With 35 seconds to go in the second period the Northmen eked out a one-goal lead to take into the third after spending most of the game volleying the lead back and forth with the A’s. The Northmen widened the gap with two goals in the first six minutes of the third and held on to finish things up 8-5.

Sean Gillies had three goals for the Northmen, while Matt McLeod had one goal and two assists and Nick Rose earned the win in net. Andrew Potter and Corey Small had two points apiece for the A’s.

Ontario Junior A

Monday night in Ontario

Thanks to a pair of goals in the first period from Kevin Brownell and one each from Jordan MacIntosh and Tommy Hurley, the Burlington Chiefs got an early lead and never let it go, defeating the Whitby Warriors 10-6 in front of the home crowd.

Brownell, MacIntosh, Justin Wilson-Kirby, Tyler Midwinter, Ryan Learn and Kyle Matisz each contributed three points to the win while transition threat Cameron Mann had two helpers in his first game back with the Burlington Chiefs. Gary Muzzin earned the win in net. For the Warriors, Mark Matthews had three goals and two assists.

In other Ontario Junior A action, the St. Catharines Athletics buried the Toronto Beaches 17-4. For the A’s, Andrew Potter pumped in five goals, Joel McCready had three, Dan Williams had two goals and four assists, and Bryan Neufeld and one and four. Zack Boychuk put in a strong performance in net. Daniel De La Casa, Cade Zulak, Stephen Keogh and James Neville scored for the Beaches.

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Major Series Lacrosse, Ontario Junior A

Six Nations Jr. wins, Sr. loses, and KW tops Barrie

Well, you can’t win ‘em all, so for now Stephen Keogh will have to settle for an NCAA National Championship as his Toronto Beaches fell to the Six Nations Arrows 9-2 last night in the lone Ontario Jr. A game. Keogh scored both of the Beaches goals, teaming up with Branden Collins each time.

For the first place and undefeated Six Nations Arrows, Mitch Nanticoke turned in a five goal two assist game and Cody Jamieson hit the back of the net twice while assisting on three. Angus Goodleaf stopped 41 of 43.

The Six Nations Chiefs weren’t so fortunate, dropping a 12-10 decision to the Brampton Excelsiors in Major Series Lacrosse action. Brampton capitalized on a strong second period, outscoring Six Nations 8-3 to rebound from a slow start and build the two goal lead they’d end the game with.

Brodie Merrill and Dan Dawson had four points apiece for the Excelsiors, while Colin Doyle popped in three goals. Anthony Cosmo earned the win in net. For the Chiefs, Casey Powell had two goals and two assists and Cody Jacobs had one and three.

Elsewhere in Sr. A, the K-W Kodiaks beat the Barrie Lakeshores 7-6.

B.C. Junior A, Ontario Junior A

New West downs Delta and Whitby tops K-W in Jr

In the New Westminster Salmonbellies and Delta Islanders match last night, both teams got off to a slow scoring start. Unfortunately for the Islanders, only one of the the teams stayed that way and New West prevailed in a 16-3 blowout.

After taking 25 shots in the first period and only finding the back of the net twice, the Salmonbellies cranked the floodgate open in the second and third, scoring seven in each period. Despite a 13-minute break from action in the second, Delta goaltender Steve Bourget made a total of 41 saves on 53 shots.

Leading New West in scoring was Kevin Crowley with three goals and three assists. Adam Foss also added three goals while Alex Turner, Alex Tuura and Jarrett Toll scored two apiece. Tanner Lemire, Dane Stevens and Kyle McCartney scored for the Islanders. Sean Tessarolo turned away 26 of Delta’s shots.

It was a lot closer in Ontario last night, with the Whitby Warriors squeaking by the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves 5-4 in overtime. Brett Bridges scored his second goal of the night at 8:23 in the extra time to take the win. Mitch McMichael also had a pair for the Warriors.

The Braves got the early jump, going up 4-0 in the first period on the strength of two goals from Adam Payerl and three helpers from Shawn Udema. Warriors goaltender Jesse Gill shut-out the remainder of the game — two full periods plus overtime — and added one assist while his team orchestrated their slow and steady comeback. With the win the Warriors have evened out their record to 5-5. K-W also sits at .500 with 4-4.

Ontario Junior A

Lakers shut down Beaches, Chiefs top Excelsiors

The Toronto Beaches hit a wall in their game against the Peterborough Lakers Monday night, although he probably prefers to be called Kalvin Thomas. On the strength of Thomas’s 41 saves, the Lakers polluted the Beaches 6-1 to improve their record to 4-2, good enough for third place in Ontario Junior A lacrosse.

Nick Diachenko had two goals for Peterborough while Kyle Clancy had one goal and two assists and Jesse Guerin had three helpers. Aaron Brown scored the lone Beaches goal. Brett Kikot posted a shutout third period for Toronto.

The second period was the story for the Burlington Chiefs last night, outscoring the Brampton Excelsiors 4-1 over the course of those 20 minutes to lock up a 7-5 win.

Kevin Brownell had three for the Chiefs, Kiel Matisz two goals and two helpers, Ryan Learn had one and four, and Gary Muzzin made 55 stops. For the Excelsiors, Garrett Ince had a pair of goals in the third period and Tyler Carlson put up 36 saves.

Ontario Junior A

Whitby, Brampton, Six Nations and Orangeville win Sunday

They had the lead anyway, but a five-goal third period — including a hat trick from Mark Matthews — sealed up a 10-4 Whitby Warriors win over the Brampton Excelsiors. Whitby goaltender Jesse Gill allowed just one goal in the third and turned in 41 saves on the night. In addition to his three goals Matthews chipped in with three assists. Mark Cockerton added three goals as well. For the Excelsiors, Dylan Evans and Ryan McClelland had one goal and one helper each.

Over in Orillia, the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves landed on top of a defensive battle with the Rama Kings, taking the win 4-2. Evan Kirk stopped 36 of 38 to win it on his end of the floor while Scott Tinning, Jon Thomson, Matt Hummel and Chris Lalonde beat Rama Kings keeper Derrick Gordon, who otherwise posted 39 saves. Tinning and Thomson creaked the lead open in the third with their goals while Kirk posted a shutout period.

It was Wayne Vanevery with the overtime heroics, scoring with six seconds left in OT to give the Six Nations Arrows a 7-6 win over the Burlington Chiefs. In addition to assisting on the game-winner, Cody Jamieson had another two goals and two assists to lead the Arrows with five points. Angus Goodleaf made 44 saves for Six Nations, while Gary Muzzin stopped 48 for the Chiefs. Kevin Brownell scored three in a losing effort.

In other OLA action the Orangeville Northmen topped the St. Catharines Athletics 7-5.

Ontario Junior A

Akwesasne Indians thump Mississauga Tomahawks 13-7

Maybe the St. Catharines Standard wasn’t so far off when they mistakenly identified the Akwesasne Indians as the Awesome Indians last week. With their 13-7 win over the Tomahawks they move to 4-1-1 on the season.

The Indians got the early jump on the Tomahawks, going up 7-3 in the first period and later increasing their lead by two in the third. Miles Thompson, Justin Oakes, Peter Jacobs and Kyle Buchanan popped in two goals apiece, while Jeremy Thompson had one goal and four helpers to lead the team in points. Joe Tallis made 28 saves.

Mike Dawson, Mark Whittaker, Dan McIsaac and Simon De Sousa had three points each for Mississauga.

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Ontario Junior A

Friday night Ontario Jr. A action

There were five games played Friday night, with the biggest margin of victory being a 7-3 Six Nations Arrows win over the Brampton Excelsiors. With the win the Arrows are 4-0 on the season and currently sit on top of the standings. The Excelsiors fall to 1-2.

Things were a lot closer over in Akwesasne, where the Jr. Indians and Peterborough Lakers battled their way to a 6-6 tie. Kyle Buchanan led the Indians with two goals and two assists while Peter Jacobs worked to adjust his game to Jr. A. Zac McIllmoyle led the Lakers with one goal and two helpers. Goaltenders Ryan Masters and Justin Delormier each posted shut-out overtime periods.

The Orangeville Northmen kept their record perfect, earning their third win of the season 5-4 over the K-W Braves. Jay Card, Greg Harnett, Matt Macleod and Matt McMurray had two points apiece for the Northmen while goaltender Nick Rose stopped 37 of 41. Evan Kirk turned away 55 shots for the Braves and added two assists.

It was another one-goal game in Mississauga where the Tomahawks fell 6-5 to the Orillia Rama-Hammond Kings. After scoring the first goal of the game, the Kings’ offense went silent as the Tomahawks went on a five-goal run in the second period. Unfortunately for the Tomahawks, the Kings then matched that five-goal run and had the upper hand in the final score thanks to the game-opening goal. Mike Woods posted three points for Orillia.

The Whitby Warriors downed the Toronto Beaches 9-7 on the strength of three goals and one assist from Mark Cockerton, two goals and two assists from Mark Matthews, and 38 saves from Jesse Gill. For the Beaches, James Neville and Branden Collins each had three goals and one assist while Shaun Palmer turned away 42 of 51.

Ontario Junior A

KW, Brampton and Whitby with Wednesday night wins

Thanks to a 4-0 first period, the Kitchener-Waterloo Braves were able to outlast being outscored 3-2 in the second and 2-0 in the third to take a 6-5 victory over the St. Catharines Athletics. With the win the Braves improve their record to 3-2 while the Athletics’ record evens out at 2-2.

Braves goalie Evan Kirk packaged up the win for his team with 46 saves on 51 shots while Matt Hummel had two goals and two helpers and Adam Payerl, Shawn Udema, and Josh Crone had two points apiece. For the A’s, Mike Bowen stopped 35 of 41, Geoff McNulty had two goals and one assist, and Dan Williams had four helpers.

In other Jr. A action, the Brampton Excelsiors doubled up on the Burlington Chiefs 8-4. With a Dylan Evans goal at 16:22 in the second the Excelsiors took the lead and never gave it back, scoring four straight in the first half of the third to put the game out of reach despite a late goal from Burlington’s Tommy Hurley. JJ Laforet led the Excelsiors with two goals and two assists while goaltender Tyler Carlson stopped 35 of 39 and chipped in with one assist. Brampton and Burlington now hold identical records of 1-1.

The Whitby Warriors bounced back from a 4-0 deficit, scoring two in the second to chop the lead to 4-2, and then outscoring the Mississauga Tomahawks 3-1 in both the third and overtime periods to earn the 8-6 win.

Whitby goaltender Jesse Gill turned away 50 shots while also assisting on four goals to lead his team in points. Matt Cockerton, Mark Cockerton and Mark Matthews pitched in three points apiece. For the Tomahawks, Simon De Sousa, Todd Kozak and Mike Cameron each had one goal and two assists. Marc Nano made 67 saves. Whitby improves to 2-5 while Mississauga falls to 0-3.

Ontario Junior A

Orillia, Orangeville and Peterborough grab wins in Junior A

The name of the game was defense for the Orillia Rama-Hammond Kings last night, as they defeated the Toronto Beaches by a score of 8-3. Rama Kings goaltender Brandon Noble turned away 45 of 48, holding the Beaches to just one goal for 54 minutes, with the final two Toronto markers coming in the last six minutes.

Colin Boucher and Caleb Wiles led at the other end of the floor for the Rama Kings, scoring two goals and two assists apiece. This is Orillia’s second win in a row and second win on the season, improving their record to 2-3 while the Toronto Beaches fall to 0-2.

In other Ontario Junior A action, the Orangeville Northmen improved to 2-0 with a 14-10 win over the Whitby Warriors. Jesse Gamble, Matt Macleod, Andrew Suitor and Glen Bryan chipped in with four points apiece for the Northmen, while Nick Rose allowed just four goals on 26 shots before being relieved of his goaltending duties at the 44 minute mark. The Whitby Warriors — who lost almost the entirety of their 2007 line-up — fall to 1-5.

It took them a period of overtime to do it, but the Peterborough Lakers bumped their record up to 3-2 with a 9-7 win over the Mississauga Tomahawks. Tied 6-6 after regulation, Jesse Guerin scored twice for the Lakers while Kyle Clancy added one to the win. Paul Ryan had one OT marker for Mississauga.

Ontario Junior A

Update to the Kent Squire-Hill story

As we reported yesterday, Kent Owen Hill–the man reportedly charged in the death of Tashina General–has been confirmed to be Six Nations Arrows transition player Kent Squire-Hill. Hill has been charged with second degree murder in connection with the death.

In light of these developments, Arrows head coach Regy Thorpe spoke with the Hamilton Spectator. While Thorpe describes Hill as a “wonderful man on and off the field” he stresses that the thoughts and prayers of the Arrows are first and foremost with the family of Tashina General.

On January 23, 2008 General’s mother notified police that her daughter had not returned home overnight after leaving for work the day previous. Her remains were discovered Friday, April 25 in an area near Chiefswood Road and Indian Townline. According to police, cause of death was strangulation.

Hill is said to have appeared in Brantford court yesterday for a remand hearing after he was reportedly arrested in North Bay and brought back to Six Nations. Hill is the alleged ex-boyfriend of General though the paternity of General’s unborn baby is as yet unconfirmed.

In addition to his junior career with the Six Nations Arrows which includes four league titles and one Minto Cup, Hill was a member of the 2006 and 2007 Iroquois Nationals, was named the 2007 Midfielder of the Year for the National Champion Onondaga Community College, and was expected to play for Syracuse University this fall.