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

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

St. Lawrence's Caelan McHarney (4) takes flight for the Saints ahead of Plattsburgh State's Jaden Wilson (11), as she would have a team-high 10 points on the night. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals Women's Basketball team would be back in action at Memorial as they would look to extend their winning streak to three as they would take on North Country foe from the Liberty League, the St. Lawrence Saints. The game would start well for the home Cardinals in the high pace affair with a 19-13 lead at the end of the 1st quarter. The Saints would keep coming, though, and they would take it into the intermission tied at 33 with a 20-14 quarter. When the teams would return for the third quarter, the Saints would stay hot as they would come out with a 17-11 quarter, taking the lead at 50-44 and entering the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the home Cardinals would do their best to get the lead back, and they would even have their chance down the stretch to tie the game with under ten seconds, but it would come up short with a 16-14 quarter, and the Saints would get the 64-60 win. In the winning effort for the Saints, they would stay perfect on the season at 4-0, and Caelan McHarney and Annie Perry would have ten each to lead the Saints. As for the Cardinals, Imani Walcott would lead all scorers with 19 points, and they would fall to 2-2 on the season. They will be back in action Saturday against Clarkson. Gallery

Potsdam State's Xy'el Bradford draws the contact as she leans in for the shot as part of her game-high 19 points. It would be the second day of the Holiday Inn Express Cardinal Classic, and the opening game would be a matchup between Little East Conference and SUYAC foes as the Potsdam Stae Bears would take on the Castleton State Spartans. The game would start low scoring as they were feeling each other out, as the Bears would have a slim 10-8 lead after the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, the offenses for both teams would start to get in a rhyme in the early season contest as the Bears would win the quarter 20-12 and take the 30-20. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Bears would stay hot and win the quarter 16-11 and take the 46-31 lead into the 4th quarter. In the fourth quarter, the teams would play even throughout, and the Spartans would have the slim win of 14-13, but it would not be enough as the Bears would get the 59-45 victories. In the winning effort for the Bears, Xy'el Bradford would lead the way with 19 points as they went to 2-2 on the season. As for the Spartans, they would have players with 11 points in the game as they go to 1-2 in the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Kayla Johannesen (24) with the three from the wing as the Cardinals would get the 67-40 victory. It would be the last game of the 2024 Holiday Inn Express Cardinal Classic, and it would be the host Plattsburgh State Cardinals from the SUNYAC taking on the Utica Pioneers from the Empire 8 as they would celebrate the 50 years of women's in sports on the NCAA level. The Cardinals would start hard against the Pioneers and have the 22-6 lead after the opening quarter. In the second quarter, the Pioneers would do their best to slow the Cardinals down, but they would still win the quarter 15-7 and take the 37-13 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Pioneers would have their best offensive quarter as they would score 15, but the Cardinals would still beat them with 21 as they took the 58-28 lead into the 4th quarter. In that fourth quarter, the teams would empty the benches, and the Pioneers would win the quarter 12-9, but the Cardinals would hold for a convincing 67-40 victory. Julia Greek would lead the way with 13 points in the winning effort as the Cardinals scored 2-1 on the season. As for the Pioneers, Vanessa Hall would have ten points as they fall to 0-3 on the season. Gallery

The Ogdensburg Blue Devils would be named the 2024 Class B 7/10 Super Bowl champions 14-10. It would be the opening round of the NYSPHSAA Class B Football tournament, and it would feature the #16 Beekmantwn Eags from Section VII taking on the #22 Ogdensburg Blue Devils from Section X from the Plattsburgh High School with the winner getting a spot in the quarterfinals. It will host Section II, Glens Falls. The game would start as a defensive battle with both teams feeling each other out, and there would be no scoring in the opening quarter. The first score of the game would come in the opening minute of the second quarter when the Blue Devils got one board with a 7-yard run by Luca Labella for the 7-0 lead. However, the Eagles would answer right back on their next drive with an 8-yard quarterback keeper as Porter Hunter would score to tie the game up at seven, and that's where they would stay for intermission. The Eagles would take their first lead of the game at 10-7 on a 31-yard field goal from Patrick Hagadorn at the 8:42 mark of the third quarter. The game would stay there till the 3:03 mark of the fourth quarter when Luca LaBella would find the endzone for the second time of the night from 2 yards out for the 14-10 Blue Devils end. The Eagles would have their chance down the stretch to get their lead back, but their effort would come up short, and the Blue Devils would get the 14-10 win. In the winning effort, the Ogdensburg Blue Devils go to 9-1 on the second and will get Glenns Falls next weekend in the quarterfinals from Potdsdam. As for the Beekmanton Eagles, their season will end at 8-2. Gallery

The #4 Chaxy Eagles are your 2024 NYSPHSAA Northern Region Class D Boys Soccer champions with a 2-0 win over the #3 Heuvelton Bulldogs. It would be the Northern Regional Finals of the NYSPHSAA Class D Boy's Soccer tournament, and it would feature the #3 Heuvelton Bulldogs from Section X and the #4 Chazy Eagles from Section VII from the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse with a berth to the final four on the line. The Eagles would waste little time getting on the board in the 7th minute of the game on the masterful shot from Landon Duprey for the Eagle's 1-0 lead. The defenses would be on the mark for the rest of the half, as that would be the only half score. When the teams returned for the second half, the Eagles would strike early again, this time in the 43rd minute as Jacoby Weeden with the touch to give the Eagles the 2-0 lead. The Eagles would have their defense up to the task the rest of the game as they would hold on for the 2-0 lead and get the return trip to Middletown and the final four next weekend as they go to 17-2-1 on the season. As for the Heuvelton Bulldogs, the season will end at 16-3. Gallery

The Saranac Spartans would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class C Champions with their 30-28 victory over the Saranac Lake Red Storm. It would be the battle of the Saranacs once again for the Section VII Class C Championship from the Beekmantown High School for the right to head to the NYSPHSAA Class C Tournament. The game would start with the Red Storm jumping out to a quick 13-0 lead, but the Spartans would come back with a couple of scores of their own as they would take the 14-13 lead into the locker room at the half. When the teams return for the second half, it will be a back-and-forth game, but neither team will be able to get any separation. In the game's closing minute, the Spartans would score to take the 30-22 lead. The Red Storm would thunder down the head, and they would get the touchdown. Knowing that they needed the two to two tie the game, they would take their quarterback on the sweep, Zack Goet, but they would come up just short, and the Spartans would get the 30-28 victory. In the winning effort, the Spartans go to 3-6 on the season as they will head to section x next week for their state game. As for the Saranac Lake, Red Storm would end their season at 4-4. Gallery