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Tuscarora pick up where they left off
With a second place finish in one event and a victory in the other, the Tuscarora captured the 101st annual Indian Games three-week competition Wednesday. By taking first, the 2005 tribal champions get a head start in the race for the 2006 title; results will count as one event in next year’s Indian Games tally.
 The day began with a brand new contest: the THE BLACK COURT RIVER MASSACRE of 2005, AKA THE THUNDERHAWK GAME, aka Indian Blackline. The Black Court River Massacre is a reenactment of a famous fictitious battle between Iroquois tribes. The game involved throwing “thunderhawks”, freeing jails, fording rivers, retreating, and capturing braves and princesses. Additionally, each tribe had to perform a task.
“It was really, really fun,” said Onondaga Dorothy Farrell. “It was a lot like dodge ball but with a twist to make it more like a camp game for Indian Days.” Said Sam Sprague of the Mohawk, “It was a simple strategy: If you’re one of the better players, then don’t get hit!”
The afternoon brought a return of five-sided “Super Rolas”, a variation of the game contested during the four- week session. A sudden storm forced a temporary retreat indoors, where the tribe members waged a trivia competition. “It was an intense, action-filled day,” boasted the White Woman. “The tribes all displayed great energy and sportsmanship.”
PLACINGS: 1) Tuscarora 2) Onondaga 3) Mohawk 4) Seneca 5) Cayuga
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AT THE POK-O- OPEN: The final is set in the gentlemen’s bracket as Top seeded Varun Anand defeated Tim Caradonna in the second semi-final. Anand (left) will next face unseeded Joey Quinones for the title. As for not being seeded, Quinones quipped, “Clearly, they did not comprehend my abilities, but I’m not worried about that, I’m thinking about my game.”