Ausable Valley's (12) goes up on the rebound chance with three defenders on her for the score. It would be another night of Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls's Basketball action, this time from the Plattsburgh High School, and it would see the Hornets tipping off against the Ausable Valley Patriots. The game would straight off tight as both teams found the basket at a good clip and tied at 12 after the first quarter. Both teams would keep up their good scoring in the second quarter, but the Hornets would be a little better in the quarter at 13-11 and take the 25-23 lead into the break. When the teams would return for the third quarter, the defense would step up for the Patriots, and they would have a 10-6 quarter and take the 33-31 lead into the final quarter. In that final quarter, the offenses on both sides would return, but the Patriots would be better on this day with a 14-11 quarter to seal the 47-42 victory. Gallery

Peru's Reese Duprey (5) with the block on Plattsburgh's Izzy Detulleo (33) as she took the chips on the baseline. It would be the opening night of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference season for the Plattsburgh Hornets, and the Peru Nighthawks would renew their rivalry again on the hardwood. The game would start well for the Nighthawks as they would jump to a 19-12 lead after the first eight minutes. In the second quarter, the Nighthawks would stay hot as they would have a 19-14 quarter and take the 38-26 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, they played an even third quarter, with the Nighthawks winning the quarter 11-10 and taking the 49-36. In the fourth quarter, the Hornets would do their best to get back in the game with a shutdown defense, and they would win the quarter 10-2, but it would not be enough on this night as the Nighthawks would get the 51-46 win and the Nighthawks would go to 3-0 on the season while the Hornets fall to 0-1 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Lucas Dashnaw (27) stuffs the rebound between the legs of La Salle's Carter Irving (31) for the go-ahead goal. It would be the opening night of the High School Hockey season and it would see the Plattsburgh Hornets host the Lasalle Cadets from Section 2 from the Ameri-can North Arena. The game would start well for the road Cadets as they would get the opening goal of the game in the first five minutes of the contest. The Hornets would keep coming and they would tie the game up at one at the 8:19 mark of the first period when Colby Chase would get his first goal of the season. The game would not stay tied very long cause at the 10:46 mark of the period just two minutes later the Hornets would take the 2-1 lead on the Lucas Dashnaw power-play goal to give the Hornets the 2-1 lead and that's where firs first-period end. There would be no scoring in the second period of the game but both teams would have their chances to make to take the lead just couldn't put it away. When the teams would head to the third period the Cadets would not waste time in tying the game up as they would get the equalizer from Michael Nocera at 4:53 mark. The rest of the period and overtime would go by without the teams finding the net again and the game would end in the 2-2 tie. Both goalies would be on point for the opener as Carter Irving for the Cadets and Owen Chapple for the Hornets would both have over 30 saves on the net as both teams start the season 0-0-1. The Cadets are back in action on Saturday as they will take on the Beekmantown Eagles. As for the Hornets, they will be back in action Saturday against Niskayuna Hawks. Gallery

Providence's Tanner Adams (19) with the opening goal of the game that he gets by St. Lawrence's Dominic Basse (31) as the Friars get the 2-1 victory. It would be the second day of the 2nd Annual Adirondack WinterInvitationall from the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, NY, and the first matchup of the day would feature the #10 Providence Friars taking on the Saints from St. Lawrence as the Friars would be looking to go perfect on the weekend against the North Country foes in front of 210 fans. The game would start well for the Friars as they would get the opening goal of the game just 3:21 into the contest as Tanner Adams would get his second of the weekend and eight on the season to give them the 1-0 lead, and that would be the only scoring of the first period In the second period,d the Saints would get their first goal of the weekend, and it would come from Tyler Cristall for second of the season as it would tie the game up atone1 just 2:31 into the period and that would be the lone goal of the period, and the teams would enter the third period tied at 1 The Saints would enter the third looking for the upset of number ten in the country, although that would not be happening on this day as the Friars would take the 2-1 lead at the 8:51 mark of the third on the John Mustrd's fourth of the season and that's how the game would end at 2-1 Friars In the winning effort, the Friars Zachry Borgiel would make 19 saves on the night as they go to 10-3-2 in the season As for the Saints, Dominic Basse would make 33 saves in the afternoon as the Saints go to 4-11 in the season, and both teams head back into conference play next season. Gallery

Providence's Nick Poisson (12) puts it over Clarkson's Ethan Langenegger (1) for the shorthanded goal to make it a 2-0 game. It would be the second game of the day from the famed Herb Brooks Arena as part of the 2nd annual Adirondack Winter Invitational, and it would feature a matchup inside the top the 20 as the #10 Providence Friars would square off with the #20 Clarkson Golden Knights. The game would start for the Friars as they would waste little time getting the contest's opening goal at the 4:15 mark of the first period on Tanner Adams's seventh goal of the season and take the early 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 13:34 mark of the period when the Friars would score this time on the shorthand from Nick Poisson for his 4th of the season. The Golden Knights would finally get into the scoring act two minutes later when Jared Mangan scored the powerplay for his fourth season, and that's where the first period would end. The game would stay there till the 8:57 mark of the second period when the Golden Knights found the equalizer from Ryan Richardson for his fourth of the season and tied the game. That would be the last of the scoring for regulation, and the next 32 minutes would go without a goal. So the teams would head to the overtime, and for some three-on-three hockey, at the 1:57 mark of the period, Graham Gamache would get the game-winner and his third goal of the season. In the winning effort for the Friar, Phillipp Svedeback made 23 saves as they went to 9-3-2 in the season and played for the St. Lawrence Saints tomorrow to finish the tournament. As for the Golden Knights, Ethan Langenegger would make 28 saves as they fall to 9-5-1 and will have another top-20 opponent tomorrow as they will take on the Massachusetts Lowell Riverhawks. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Mae Olshansky (18) comes in on the breakaway and puts it over the shoulder for the score as the Cardinals get the 4-0 victory. The #7 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would return home for the first time since November 2nd, and this time, they would take on SUNYAc for the Buffalo State Bengals in front of 360 fans at the Ronnie B Stafford Ice Arena. The Cardinals would open the scoring on the power play with Kayson Ruegge's goal at the 13:37 mark of the first period. The Cardinals would waste little time extending their lead to 2-0 on Tessa Morris's goal 2 minutes later. The game would remain there till the 11:05 mark of the third period when Mae Olshansky would score for the Cardinals and make it a 3-0 game. Then, to finish off the scoring for the Cardinals, a minute later, Kate Conlon lights the lamp and makes it a 4-0, and that's where the game would finish. In the winning effort for the Cardinals, Chloe Lewis would make nine saves on the day for the shutout, and the Cardinals would go to 4-1. The Cardinals will return to action next weekend at home as they will host the Cardinal Panther Classic and will take on St. Norbert. Gallery

The Greenwich Witches would be crowned the 2024 NYSPHSA Class D Northern Regional champs with their 34-6 win over the Moriah Vikings. The NYSPHSAA Class D football tournament quarterfinals would be the Moriah Vikings from Section VII. It would take on the #6 Greenwich Witches from the Beekmantown High School with a spot in the final four from Middletown next weekend on the line. The Witches would get the game's opening score just 3:53 into the game on the 20-yard keeper by Ryan Ingber for the 6-0 lead. The Witches wouldn't be done there as they would score again at the 8:17 mark of the first quarter on a 39-yard pass and catch Jay'den White to make it a 12-0 game. The game would stay there till there was about 2:30 left in the half when Ryan Ingber would score again, and this time from 23 yards, as the Witches would take the 18-0 lead, and that's where the first half would end. When the teams returned for the second, the Witches would pick up where they left off, strike on a 48-yard pass, and catch Joseph Radovich to expand their lead to 26-0. Then, about halfway through the fourth quarter, the Vikings would get on the board and break the shutout bid on the score from the Hughey run to make it a 26-6 game. Then, with about 2:30 left in the game, the Witches would add one more score, this time from William Weber, as they would secure the 34-6 victory. That would end the season for the Moriah Vikings as they finish at 4-5. As for the Greenwich Witches, their season will continue as they go to 10-1, and they will take on #4 Burke Catholic in the final four next weekend from Middletown. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Jake Lanyi (37) with the backhanded wrister shot on net as the Cardinals would get the 4-1 win over the Mustangs. The Cardinals would return home for the second straight night as this time they would take on SUNYAC contender the Morrisville State Mustangs from the Ronnie B in front of 1600 fans on Casella Teddy Bear toss night. The game would start well for the Cardinals as they would get the game's opening goal from Tio D'Addario at the 6:09 mark of the first period. The lead would only stay at one for a short time as the Cardinals would extend their lead to 2-0 just over a minute later on the Colin Callanan goal. The game would remain there till the 3:44 mark of the third period when Jake Sacratini power-play goal to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead. The Mustangs would finally be able to get on the board at the 9:03 mark of the third period when they would light the lamp on the Evan Fraccaro power play goal. The Cardinals would waste little time regaining their three-goal lead when Ryan Poorman scored a shorthanded goal 40 seconds later, making it a 4-1 game. The Cardinals would control the game from there for the win as they go to 3-3 on the season. Jacon Hearne would make 11 saves on the night, and they go to 3-3 season. The Cardinals will return to action next weekend in Middlebury for the annual Layer 8 shootout. Gallery

Herkimer's Tajuan Thomas (12) with the alley-oop slam as he would lead all scorers with 20 points. The Clinton Community College Cougars would be back in action at the Cougars Den, taking on the top 5 teams in Region III in the Herkimer Community College Generals. The Cougars would do their best in front of the home crowd to stay with the Generals through the first half, as the Generals would take the 40-30 lead into the locker room at the break. When the teams would return for the second half, the Generals would come out on fire, and the Cougars would not have any answer for them as the Generals would win the half 50-33. In the winning effort for the Generals, Tajuan Thomas would lead the way with 20 points on the night as they went to 6-1 on the season; as for the Cougars, Malike Alassani and Elijah Carroll would each have 11 points as the Cougars fall to 4-4 on the season and they will return to action December 3rd as they will travel to take on SUNY Canton. Gallery

Clinton Community's Victor Duenno (2) takes it up and around the defender on the drive to the basket for the score. The Clinton Community College Cougars would return home for the first time in 11 days as they would take on the Hudson Valley Community College Renegades at the campus gym. The game would take a bit to get going as both teams were looking to warm up in the gym, but it would be close through the first half, and the Cougars would take a slim 39-38 lead into the intermission. When the teams return for the second half, the offenses come with them, and the game turns into a track meet, with the Vikings winning the half 51-44 to get the road win 89-83. Although the Cougars would have their chances down the stretch and even have the lead with about three minutes left in the game. In the winning effort for the Vikings Julius Reed would lead the way 22 points as they go to 1-3 on the season, As for the Cougars they will go to 4-3 on the season and will look to get back on the winning side as they will host Herkimer on Friday night. Gallery