Beekmantown's Jake Rover (21) with the open ice hit on Saranac Lake-Lake Placid Lakers Ayden McCormick (10) and jars the puck loose. It would be the battle of the top two teams in Section VII Boys' Hockey as the Beekmantown Eagles would host the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers, with the winners taking over first place in the standings as they come down the stretch. The Eagles would take the 1-0 lead just 6:18 into the game when Pryce Parker would find the back of the net. There would be 2:45 left in the first period, and a hit would send an Eagle into the glass, shattering it and delaying the game for around 45 minutes. The teams would come back, finish the period, and play the second period, with no scoring, as both teams had their chances but couldn't light the lamp. The game would enter the third period when the Eagles would extend their lead to 2-0 at the 12:45 mark on Pryce Parker's second of the night. Then, just over two minutes later, the Eagles would extend the lead to 3-0. The Lakers would get on the board in a span of 36 seconds from Braden Harvey and Ayden McCormick to make it a 3-2 game in the final minute, but the Eagles would add the empty netter from Pryce Parker to secure the 4-2 victory. In the winning effort, Jake Bell made 20 saves as the Eagles went to 8-6-1 on the season. As for the Saranac Lake/Lake Placid Lakers, they would fall to 7-8-1 as Scottie Nicholas would make 35 saves on the night. Gallery

Saranac Lake Lake Placis's Braden Harvey (2) with the hard hit on Beekmantown's Jacobey Weeden (8) that sends him to the ice. Gallery

Lake Placid's Ellie Shipman (4) with the three from the wing for one of the few triples in the game. It would be a matchup in Girls Basketball section VII, with the Lake Placid Blue Bombers and Seton Catholic Knights battling, as they have just a couple of weeks left in the regular season and are going for that all-important playoff seeding. It would be a slow start for both teams as they looked to gain their footing, as the Blue Bombers would have the 7-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Blue Bombers would find their footing as they would have an 11-6 quarter and take the 18-12 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half, it was a defensive contest, with the Blue Bombers holding on for a 7-5 halftime lead and a 25-17 victory. In the winning effort, the Blue Bombers go to 5-10 on the season, and for the Knights, they fall to 3-10. Gallery

Seton Catholic's (14) with the jumper from inside the arc for the score. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Bailey Mackellar (10) would have both goals on the night as the Cardinals would get the 2-1 overtime win against #4 Middlebury. It would be a battle of former national champions from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the #4 Middlebury Panthers would travel across the lake to take on the #15 Plattsburgh State Cardinals as they both look for an important win as they look to the NCAA Tournament, with 400 fans in attendance. The game would remain scoreless through the first period as the Panthers would get the opening goal of the game at the 3:52 mark of the second period when Avery McInerny would find the back of the net and make it a 1-0 game. The game would stay there until the 12:14 mark of the period, when the Cardinals would make it 1-1 on Bailey MacKellar's goal as they crashed the net and stuffed it home. The game would stay there through the rest of regulation, as both teams would have their chances to get the go-ahead goal but not get past the goalies, who stood tall. The game would head to overtime, where Bailey MacKellar would find the back of the net as she charged down the goalie to get the 2-1 Cardinals victory. In the wCardinals' inning effort, Faddy Stetson made 14 saves as they improved to 13-6 and return to conference play on the road this weekend. As for the Middle Panthers, Sophia Willmadee made 46 saves as they fell to 12-3-3 on the year. Gallery

Middlebury's Sophia Will (1) with the save on Plattsburgh State's Zoe Puc (37) as part of a 46 save night in a losing effort. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Owen Chapple (72) with the paddle save on Beekmantown's Edward Sweenor (56) for one of his 56 saves on the night. It would be the 12th edition of the Hannah Hope game at the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena, as the Beekmantown Eagles would host the Plattsburgh Hornets, with around 1,000 fans in attendance, all there for a good cause and hockey. The Eagles would waste little time in getting the opening goal of the game. Pryce Parker would knock a rebound past Plattsburgh's Owen Chapple for the 1-0 Eagles lead. The game would stay there all the way to the 3:13 mark of the 2nd period when Sam Bezio for the Hornets would beat Jack Bell and tie the game at one. From there, the teams would go back and forth for the next two periods, with both teams having their chance to score the go-ahead goal. Still, they couldn't get it online. The game would end in overtime, and in that overtime, Beekmantown's Pryce Parker would beat Plattsburgh's Owen Chapple with a goal on the short side as there were just five seconds on the clock. In the Eagles' effort, Jack Bell made 25 saves as they improved to 6-6-1 on the season, heading to Champlain on Tuesday to take on the Northeastern Clinton Cougars. As for the Plattsburgh Hornets, Owen Chapple would make 56 saves as they fall to 7-5-2 as they head into their game against Saranac Lake/Lake Placid. Gallery

Beekmantown Pryce Parker (44) snips the puck past Plattsburgh's Owen Chapple for the overtime game winner. Gallery

Clinton's Jeffrey Colins Weeks III (4) with the slam dunk as he broke down the court for the score, but the Cougars would fall 86-52 on the night. It would be a battle of North Country rivals from theFlorencee Center as the Clinton Community College Cougars would host the #11 NorthCountryy Community College in NJCAA Region 3 basketball as we are nearing the end of the season. The Cougars would be fighting an uphill battle the whole way through. They would do their best to stay with them early, but the Saints would start to pull away and lead 41-29 at halftime. When the teams returned, the Saints were off to the races, as they led 45-23 at halftime and secured an86-52 victory. The game would be called with around 4 minutes left after a fight broke out in the stands, and with the game in hand, the officials figured that was enough for the night. In the winning effort, the Saints go to 15-2 on the season as the Cougars fall to 4-12. Gallery

North Country's Wendy Dorvil (15) with the finger roll as the Saints would get the win on the evening. Gallery

Beekmantown's Sullivan Loughan (17) with the hit that carries Saranac's Gabe Moore (3) into the boards as they went after the puck. It would be the rematch of last year's Section VII Championship game as the Saranac Spartans would host the Beekmantown Eagles at the AC North Arena The game would remain scoreless until the 1:03 mark of the second period, when the Eagles would get the opening goal from Evan Bruyere and take the 1-0 lead The Spartans would waste little time tying the game at the 6:13 mark of the period when Gabe Moore would hit the back of the net, and that's where the second period would end, tied at one. Then at the 2:22 mark of the third period, the Eagles would retake the lead at 2-1 on the Edward Sweenor goal. Then, just 2:05 later, the Eagles would extend their lead to 3-1 when Mason Carter would add the power-play goal. Then, with just 1:52 left in the game, the Eagles would put the final touches on the game when Edward Sweenor would add his second of the game. In the Eagles' inning effort, Jack Bell would have 19 ss, and they go to 5-6-1 on the season. As for the Spartans, Teegan Vanvalkenburg would make 49 saves as they fall to 4-8 on the season. The Eagles will be back in action on Thursday with another conference game against the Plattsburgh Hornets. As for the Saranac Spartans, they will have a non-conference game on Friday. Gallery

Beekmantown's Carter Lapier (16) and Saranac's Elliot Batty (12) battle for the puck as they charge down on the net and Beekmantown's Jack Bell (31) as they look for the goal. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Alexandro Moliner (9) gets the opening goal just 52 seconds into the game for the Cardinals' 1-0 lead. It would be the classic rivalry, renewing itself: Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #3 Oswego State Lakers, with 14,500 fans at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. The home Cardinals would waste little time getting the opening goal of the game, just 54 seconds in, on a goal by Alexandro Moliner for the 1-0 lead, and the stress ball was released. Releasedust 90 seconds later, the Cardinals would make it 2-0 on the Spencer Bellina goal, and the upset-minded Cardinals were cooking. Then, at the 9:15 mark of the first, the Lakers would cut the deficit in half as Matt McQuade scored to make it 2-1. The game would stay there until 22 seconds into the second, when the Cardinals would regain the two-goal lead at 3-1 on Quinn Tavares' goal. Then at the 7:22 mark, the Cardinals would extend ttheirlead to 4-1 when Felix-Antoine Parenteau would score The game would stay there till the last 7 minutes of the second period when the Lakers would go on a four goal blitz from Tommy Bannister (shorthanded goal), Connor Gatto, Josh Simpson, and Matt McQuade (powerplay goal) and take the 5-4 lead. In the third period, the Cardinals shaded their chances to tie the game but couldn't get the game-tying goal, and the Lakers held on for the 5-4 win. In the win, the Lakers improved to 13-2-1, as Manzi and Milberg combined for 27 saves. As for the Cardinals, Spry would make 24 saves as they fall to 8-10 on the season and head to Cortland and Morrisville next weekend. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Jakle Sacratini (28) and Oswego State's Tommy Bannister (10) battle for the puck as they head into the corner. Gallery

Oswego State's Mia Devivio (35) with one of her 30 saves on Plattsburgh State's Ella Fessette (15) as she was trying to tie the game up. It would be the #13 Plattsburgh State Cardinals and the Oswego State Lakers from the Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena, with 300 fans braving the bitter cold. The game would remain scoreless until the 7:37 mark of the second period, when the Cardinals would break through with a goal from Bailey MacKellar. The game would stay there until the 5:31 mark of the third period, when Lakers Georgia Cunliffe would score a top-shelfer to tie the game at 1. Then at the 11:33 mark of the third, the Lakers would score to take the 2-1 lead on the Kayla Doerre goal. The Cardinals would have their chances down the stretch to get the equalizer, but would have none, and the Lakers would get the 2-1 upset victory. In the winning effort, the Lakers' Mia Devivomadee made 30 saves as they went to 10-7 on the season. As for the Cardinals, Maddy Stetson made 19 saves as they fell to 10-6 on the season, heading into a pair of games next weekend with North Country foe Potsdam State. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Zoe Puc (37) with the shot on net that just missed tying the game up. Gallery

Canton's Molly Lenihan (33) with the save of the scramble play in front of the net as part of a 39-save effort. The #13 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would start their weekend SUNYAC homestand with fellow North Country member, the Canton Kangaroos, in front of 300 fans at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. The game would be tough for the Cardinal offense and the Kangaroos defense, as the Cardinals would put 40 shots on net but be able only to get 1 by Canton's Molly Lenihan, as Piper Smith would get the lone goal for the Cardinals at the 15:31 mark of the third period, as they would get the 1-0 victory. In the Cardinals' winning effort, Chloe Lewis made 17 saves for the shutout, as they go to 10-5 on the season, while Canton falls to 9-6-1. The Cardinals will be back in action tomorrow as they finish the weekend against conference foe Oswego State. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kayson Ruegge (3|) breaks in on the net as they tried to break up the scoring in the scoreless game. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Ava Weiss (14) drives the baseline and takes the runner over the defender for the score. It would be the #17 Peru Nighthawks traveling to the next town over and taking on the Plattsburgh Hornets as they look to stay undefeated inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference. The game would be tight through the first quarter as both teams were feeling each other out and were tied at 10. In the second quarter, though, we would see the true Nighthawks come out, as they would have a 21-7 quarter to take a convincing 31-17 lead into the halftime break. When the teams returned for the second half, the Hornets would do their best to keep it close, but they couldn't get any closer, as the Nighthawks led 20-15 at halftime and secured the 51-32 victory. In the Nighthawks' winning effort, they go to 12-2 on the season, while the Plattsburgh Hornets fall to 8-6. Gallery

Peru's Piper Deslaurier (14) breaks out for the easy lay-in score as the Nighthawks win 51-32. Gallery