Claudio Montanha would stay on for the 8 seconds and get the ride of the weekend aboard Mike's Motive with 90.5, finish event number four, and move into the top ten in the world standings. It would be championship Saturday night on the PBR as the Unleash the Beast Tour would make their 5th stop of the 2025 season as they would return to the SNHU Arena, and there would be a sell-out crowd as they would be waiting to see who would be winning on this night. On the second night of the PBR, Manchester would start in favor of the Bulls as only three of the first half of the second round would make the 8 seconds. In the end, there would be 12 that would make the time for the round, and only six would be perfect after the second round, with the leader of the pack being Derek Kolbaba with a 175, and Kolbaba and Pacheco would win the round with 87.5. Then it would be onto the short go, where they would bring the top 12 after the first two rounds. In short, Aerekrek Alibaba would have the first pick in the draft, and he would take the last rough ride. In the short round, Claudio Montanha would get the first 90-point rid90-point weekend aboard Mike's Motitave to take the overall lead at 178. The lead would be short-lived, though, as Kaiden Loud would get on Buffalo Heifer and ride him for 88.75 and become the first rider of the weekend to cover all three pulls and take the lead into the clubhouse with a score of 260. Then it would be down to Derek Kolbaba and Red River, and he would, for the 90-point ride, get his first event win seasons and seven seasons and move to the number 4 spot in the battle for the World Title. The PBR will be right back in action next weekend as they head over to the state of New York for the 6th stop on tour as they roll into the state capital in Albany. Gallery.

Adriano Salgado would be aboard Blake Shrp's Rockville for 91.5 and get the short go-round win but end up number 3 in the event as he would be inside the top ten in the battle for the world title. Gallery.

Daniel Keeping came in 17th in world as he would get aboard Sweet Life Farms The Accountant and would ride him for 84.75. It would be the opening night of PBR Manchester in front of a near-sell-out crowd. Thirty-nine of the top bull riders in the world will be in attendance as the Pro Bull Riders make their annual return to the SNHU Arena. The Cowboys would have the upper hand on the Bulls this evening as 18 would get qualified rides at night. The scariest moment of the night would be when Vitor Losnake would go against Bad Hart when he would smack face first off the bull and be knocked out and just along for the ride and then land square on the top of the head when he would hit the ground and just lay motionless on the ground and would be taken out of the arena the on backboard,d. Still, we find out later that he would return to the arena later that night but be done for the weekend. The ride of the night would go to Adriano Salgado with an 89, as he would be the opening night winner. Although there would be a trio of riders hot on feels in the running for the 40k first place check as Claudio Montanha, Derek Kolbaba, and Kaique Pacheco would all be tied at 87.5 as Keyshawn Whitehorse and Paulo Eduardo Rossetto would round out the top 5 with 87's. All the Cowboys and Bulls will return tomorrow for the second round as part of the championship Saturday. Gallery.

Hudson Bolhton would be off to side as he would ride CB Bucking Bull Infectious to 85.75 as he would come in ranked 17th in the world as he battles fo the rookie of the year on the Unleash the Beast PBR Tour. Gallery.

Beekmantown's Parker Broughton (11) with the shot from the circle on the net over the defender as the Eagles get the 9-3 win. It would be the opening game of the 2024 edition of the Applebee's Winter Classic from the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse, and it would feature the Guilderland Storm from Section II and Beekmantown Eagles from Section VII. The game would start great for the Eagles as they would light the lamp five times in the opening period from Jacoby Weeden, Mason Carter (twice), Evan Bruyere, and Pryce Parker. When the teams returned for the second period, it would be more of the same for the Eagles as they would add another three goals from Novak Jarus, Jackson Deyo, and Edward Sweenor for the 8-0 Eagles lead. In the third period, they would finish off their scoring on Novak Jarus's second of the night. The Storm would answer back their way with three goals in the period, but it would not be enough as the Eagles would get the 9-3 win and head to the finals against the Rye Garnet. In the winning effort, Jack Bell made 19 saves. Gallery

Storm's Burns (55) with the poke check on Beekmantown's Mason Carter (12) to break up the play as he broke in on the goalie.Gallery

Rye's Bryan Thomas (9) with the shot from the slot on net as the Garenet would get the 13-0 victory. It would be the opening game of the Applebee's Winter Classic, and it would see the #7 Rye Garnets from Section 1 taking on the Northeastern Clinton Cougars from Section VII. This would be a day that the Garnets would be in control from the start as they would get three goals in the first period and take the 3-0 lead. When the teams return for the second period, the Garnets stay in control as they come out and score five more goals, taking the 8-0. When the teams returned for the third period, the Garnets would not release the gas. They would add another five goals to secure the 13-0 victory and take on the Beekmantown Eagles tomorrow in the championship game. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Alexander Bullriss pins the Rye defender along the boards as they go after the puck. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Logen Magoob (23) with the block on Plattsburgh's Ian Detulleo (2) as he attempted the lay up. It would be the home opener for the Plattsburgh Hornets as they would host the Northeastern Clinton Cougars in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Basketball action. I would start slow, with both teams missing their shots early in the game as they were getting a feel for the night, but in the second half of the quarter, the teams would feel better, and the Cougars would have the 5-point lead at 15-10 at the end of the first. In the second quarter, the Hornets would come alive on offense, and their defense would be shut down as they would explode for a 15-2 quarter and take a 25-17 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half, the Hornets would stay hot out there as they would have a 17-4 quarter, expand on their run at 32-6, and take the 42-21 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the teams would play a little more equal as the Hornets would call all of the dogs and have a 14-11 quarter as they would get the 56-32 victory. In the winning effort, the Hornets would go to 4-1 on the season as they head into their game next week against Hudson Falls. As for the Northeastern Clinton Cougars, they will head into the Christmas break at 3-3. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Ian Detulleo (2) slices by Northeastern Clinton's Max Rabideau (33) as he lays it off the window for the score. Gallery

Keene's Peter Robjent (22) lays it off the window as he gets ahead of the Seton defenders for the score. We would have Mountain Valley Athletic Conference action inside Section VII as the Seton Catholic Knights would host the Keene Beavers in an early season tilt. The game would start quickly, with both teams going up and down the court, and the Knights would have a slight 15-12 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the high pace of both teams would continue as the Beavers would win the quarter 19-15 and take the slim 31-30 lead into the intermission. When the teams return for the second half, they will still have the high pass up and down the court, as the Beavers will have the 14-11 and get a slightly bigger lead at 45-41 after three quarters. In the quarter, the Knights would give everything they have to get back in the game and, a couple of times in the quarter, have the deficit within one; still, they would be unable to get over that hump in the quarter, and the teams would tie for the quarter at 15, but the Bevers would hold onto get the 60-56 victory. With the Keene Beavers going to 2-1 on the season as the Knights fall to 0-2, both teams will be back in action later in the week before the holiday break. Gallery

Seton Catholic's Michael Mannix (11) gets around the defender and puts the contested shot off the window for the score. Gallery

Kenmore East's Luke Geraci (11), with the hard hit on Saranac's Nolan Miner (9), takes him off his feet and right to the ice, where he lies for a few minutes before getting back up. It would be the second game of the weekend for the Saranac Spartans as they would host another Section VI team at the Ameri-can North Arena as they continue the season's early start. The visiting Bulldogs would get the game's opening goal in the first couple of minutes for the 1-0 lead. Then, about the 4:30 mark of the game's opening period, the Spartans would tie the game up at one on the Ashtyn Catlin goal. Then, at the 6:17 mark of the period, Ashtyn Catlin would strike again for the Spartans to give them the 2-1 lead. Ten seconds later, the Bulldogs would tie the game up at two on the Evan Adair goal. The Spartan's offense would not go quietly, though, as they would retake the lead with 6 minutes left in the period on the Brody Macomber goal to make it a 3-2 Spartans lead, and that's where the first period would end. When the teams return for the second period, the defense would be the game's name as both teams would have their chances to score, but the Bulldogs would have the lone goal of the period just three minutes in to tie the game up at three. The Bulldogs would come up for the third period looking for the go-ahead goal and get it at the 5:25 mark from Ben Martin for the 4-3 lead. The game would stay there till the 10:06 mark of the period when the Spartans would tie the game up at four on the Nolan Miner. The Spartans would keep coming, and they would get their lead back at the 13:15 mark of the Gabe Moore goal and make it 5-4. Then, with just over a minute left in the game, Ashtyn Catlin would come down on the breakaway and beat the Bulldogs netminder to complete the hat trick and give the Spartans the 6-4 win. In the winning effort, Ashtyn Catlin would have three goals, and Brody Macomber would have three-point nights with a goal and two assists as they go 3-1 on the season as they head into the St. Albans tournament next weekend. As for the Kenmore East Bulldogs, they suffer their first loss of the season and go 2-1 as they head back into sectional play next week. Gallery

Saranac's Ashtyn Catlin breaks on the goalie and puts it high for his third goal of the game in the win for the Spartans. Gallery

Grand Island's Chris Swain (1) with the pad save on Saranac's Ashtyn Catlin's wrister in close on the net. The Saranac Spartans would start the home portion of their 2024-2025 campaign after a perfect 2-0 weekend in Syracuse as they would welcome in Section VI foe and Division 1 team, the Grand Island Vikings. The game would start well for the visiting Vikings as they would get the opening goal in the first 90 seconds from Kyle Kowalczewski for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there til midway through the period when the Vikings would extend their lead to 2-0 on the Ricky Kwarciak goal, and that's where the first period would end. The Spartans would get on the board at the 5:46 mark of the second period when Evan Patrie would find the net on the wrister and make it a 2-1 game. Then, about 30 seconds later, the Spartans would tie the game at two on the Ryan Campbell goal. The Vikings would return and retake the lead at 3-2 on the powerplay goal from Jaxon Montana. Then, after a miscue in the Spartan's end, the Vikings would break out on the breakaway, and Donovan Heacock would score to make it a 4-2 Vikings game with about 2:30 left in the second period, and that's where the period would end. The Spartans would make it a 4-3 one-goal game just 2:31 into the third period on the Ashtyn Catlin goal. The Spartans would have their chances through the rest of the period, including a couple of powerplays and even five-on-three powerplays, but they could not get the equalizer on the night, and the Vikings would get the 4-3 win. In the winning effort, the Grand Island Vikings go to 2-0-1 on the season as they head into their game against Germantown. As for the Saranac Spartans, they fall to 2-1 on the season as they will take on another section 6 team, the Kenmore East Bulldogs, tomorrow back at AC North Arena. Gallery

Saranac's Ashtyn Catlin (11) stuffs it past Grand Island's Chris Swain (1) as he makes it a one-goal game early in the third period. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Bailey Hewson (10) goes up and around Ausable Valley's (12) for the score on a 47-42 loss to Ausable Valley. 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 be 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

Ausable Valley's (3) with the three from the corner over the defender for the score. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Alyssa Hemingway (14) with the layup that she puts over Peru's Resse Duprey (5) for the score. 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

Peru's Violet Berry (10) with the three from the wing for the score as the Nighthawks get the 51-46 victory. Gallery