The Moriah Vikings are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class C Champions with a 43-14 victory over the Ausable Valley Patriots. It would be the section vii class D championship football game from the Beekmantown High School, and it would feature the #1 Moriah Vikings and the #2 Ausable Valley Patriots, with the winner getting a spot in the NYSPHSAA Class D Tournament quarterfinals on November 23rd. The game's opening score would be one rare variety as the Vikings would get a safety with five minutes left in the quarter and take the 2-0 lead. Then, with 4 minutes left in the quarter, we would have our first touchdown as they would hit Chase McGiness for the touchdown and take the 10-0 lead. The Patriots would come back and get on the board just 36 seconds into the second quarter on the 22-yard run by John Fletcher to make it a 10-6 game. The Vikings would answer right back at the 2:35 mark of the quarter on a 4-yard strike to Cooper Allen, and they would regain their double-digit lead at 17-6. The Patriots would not let that get them down as they would answer right back 90 seconds later on the Hayden Bombard 15-yard strike and be back within one score at 18-14. The Vikings would answer back with a 6-yard run by Jacob Mascarenas and take the 24-14 lead into the locker room. When the teams return for the second half, the Vikings will take control of the game as they got three more unanswered scores from Cooper Allen, Jacob Mascarenas, and Jaydin Hughes, securing the 43-14 victory. In the winning effort, the Moriah Vikings would go to 3-4 on the season and will play the section 1 team in the quarterfinals of the state tournament in two weeks. As for the Ausable Valley Patriots, their season will end at 0-8. Gallery

The Colton-Pierrepont Colts are crowned the 2024 Northern Region Champions with a 2-0 victory. It would be the NYSPHSAA Northern Region Finals from the Plattsburgh State Field House and feature a couple of top 5 teams in the state, with the #3 Colton-Pierrepont Colts taking on the #5 Chazy Eagles. The game would be tight throughout the first half as both teams would have chances to get the match's opening goal but would head to the locker room tied at 0. When the teams returned for the second half, it would be more of the same as it was starting to look like we were headed to overtime. The Colts would get a pair of goals in the final ten minutes as they would secure the 2-0 victory, punch their ticket to the final four next weekend in Cortland, and enter with an undefeated record at 18-0-2. As for the Chazy Eagles, their run has ended at 8-7-2. Gallery

The Beekmantown Eagles would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Champions with a 32-0 win over the Peru Nighthawks. It would be the Section VII Class B Football championships from the Plattsburgh High School, and it would be the classic rivalry as the #1 Beekmantown Eagles would take on their longtime rivals, the #2 Peru Nighthawks, for the title and the berth in the NYSPHSAA tournament. The game would start well for the Eagles as they would get on the board in the 7th minute of the first quarter when Patrick Hagadorn would hit the 34-yard field goal and give them the 3-0 lead. In the closing seconds of the first quarter, the Eagles would get the game's first touchdown on a 24-yard run from Shamus Bilbeau and take the 10-0 lead. Then, just past the halfway mark of the second quarter, the Eagles would connect on another field goal and take the 13-0 lead. However, during that drive, there would be a scary moment as the Eagles Quarterback Josh Sands would be tackled, have his lower leg, get rolled up on, and need to be stretched off the field. Then, with 11 seconds left in the half, the Eagles would strike again on Shamus Bilbeau's second game score, this time from 5 yards out, and take the 19-0 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Nighthawks would do their best to keep them in the game as the defense would step up, and there would be no scoring in the quarter, and the Eagles would hold onto the 19-0 lead as they entered the 4th quarter. In that fourth quarter, though, the Eagles would waste little time adding to their lead when Shamus Bilbeau would get his third game score, this time from 7 yards out, and they would take the 26-0 lead. Then, with just over two minutes left in the game, the Eagles would put the icing on the cake with a touchdown from Parker Broughton and make it a 33-0 win. With the win, the Eagles go to 8-1 on the season and will head to the Nymphs tournament next weekend against Ogdensburg on November 15th at Plattsburgh High School. As for the Peru Nighthawks, the season will end 6-3. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Natalie Battinelli (11) spikes over the defender for the score as the Hornets advance to the Section VII Class B Finals. It would be the start of the Section VII Volleyball playoffs, and the Plattsburgh High School would host one of the two semi-finals on this day. The #1 Plattsburgh Hornets would enter the playoffs undefeated as they would take on the #4 seeded Saranac Spartans with a spot in the Sectionals finals on Friday against the winner of the Beekmantown Eagles and Saranac Lake Red Storm. The home Hornets would come out firing, but the Spartans would do their best to keep the first set tight, and the Hornets would do better with a 25-19 victory. In the second set, the Spartans would after the win from the start of the seat, and they would get the 25-20 set win. As they head into the third set, the Chiefs would leave little to the imagination as they would get the easy 25-7 victory. As they would head to the 4th set, the Hornets would stay hot as they would get the easy 25-13 victory. The Hornets would win the match 3-1 and go to 17-0 on the season as they will take on the winner of the Beekmantown Eagles and Saranac Lake Red Storm Friday evening with a title on the line. As for the Saranac Spartans, their season would end at 10-7. Gallery

The Chazy Eagles would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class D Boy's Soccer champion for the 7th straight year with the 2-0 win over the Keene Beavers. It would be the Class D Section VII Boy's Soccer Championship from Beekmantown High School, and there would be a traditional powerhouse there; still, this time, they would be the underdog as they would come in as the #2 seed and take on the #1 Keene Beavers, with the winner headed to the New York State tournament. The Chazy Eagles would be looking to defend their title and would get the game's opening goal at the 15-minute mark from Madox Tyndall to make it a 1-0 game, and that is where the game would stay through the first half. The game would stay there till the 55th minute when the Eagles and Tyndall would score again and take control of the game at 2-0. That is where the game would finish, and the Eagles would win as they go 17-2-1 in the season and will take on the winner of Section X on November 9th in the quarterfinals of the state tournament. As for the Keene Beavers, their season would end at 16-3 on the season. Gallery

The Chazy Eagles would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class D Girl's Soccer champions with the 1-0 overtime victory against the Boquet Valley Griffins. It would be the section VII Class D girls' Soccer championship from Beekmatown High School as the #1 Chazy Eagles would take on the #2 Boquet Valley Griffins with a birth in the New York State tournament and take on the winner of Section X, the following weekend. Both teams would have their chances throughout the afternoon, but neither could get a ball into the net. Both teams would have a chance to reach the winning goal. However, the game would lead to sudden death over time when deciding on a champion on this day. The Chazy Eagles would get the game-winning goal in the 87th minute from Brooke Stephens to give the 1-0 victory. The winning effort would give the 8-6-2 record as they enter the New York State tournament. As for the Boquet Valley Griffins, the season would end at 9-6-1. Gallery

The Moriah Vikings are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class C champions with there 1-0 win over Ticonderoga in double overtime. It would be the Section vii Class C Girl's Soccer championship. The #1 Moriah Vikings take on the #2 Ticonderoga Sentinels for the right to enter the New York State tournament and take on the winner of Section X on November 6th. Both teams would have their chances throughout the match, including a goal by the Vikings that called back on a handball, and the scoreless match would continue. The regular 80th minutes would not be good today as they would head to overtime. In the 97th minute, the Vikings would finally get the first and only goal of the game from Alexis Mascarenas to secure their spot in the state tournament with their undefeated season at 17-0. They will take on #8 Lisbon Knights in the tournament's opening round. Gallery

The Northeastern Clinton Cougars are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Girls Soccer champions after winning the game in penalty kicks. It would be the section VII Class B Girl's Soccer championship from Suny Plattsburgh State Fied house, and it would feature the top two seeds with the #2 Northeastern Clinton Cougars and the #1 Sarana Spartans for the right to enter the New York State Girls Soccer championship. Both teams would have their chances throughout the evening, but neither team would be able to score through regulation, and over time, neither team would be able to get the ball in the net. So the game would need to head to penalty kicks, and in the seventh round, we would get our winner as the Northeastern Clinton Cougars would get the win. And go to 6-8-2 on the season as they will play #2 Mechanicville in the opening round of the New York State Tournament. The Saranac Spartans' season will end on 7-6-3 the season. Gallery

The Northeastern Clinton Cougars are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Boy's Soccer champion for the second year in a row. It would be the Section VII Class B Boy's Soccer championship from the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse as the #1 Northeastern Clinton Cougars would take on the #2 Saranac Spartans with a berth in the New York state tournament on the line. The Cougars would waste little time in getting the game's opening goal as Evias Carpenter would score in the second minute to give them the early 1-0 lead. The defenses on both sides would stand tall for the rest of the half as neither team would score again in the half. When the teams would return for the second half, the Cougars would give themselves some breathing room in the 66th minute on the goal from Ashton Turner, and from there, the Cougars would hold on for the 2-0 win and be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Champions for the second year in a row as they will enter the tournament with an 11-2-4 record ranked 18th in the state and will take on the undefeated and number 4 team in the state Menachicsville in the opening round. As for the Saranac Spartans, their season will end at 9-6-2. Gallery

A pair of Peu Nighthawks would bring down Plattsburgh's Dan Hartman (11) behind the line for the sack. It would be the lone section vii football gamer of the weekend as the #2 Peru Nighhawks would host the #3Plattsburgh Hornets in Class B semi-finals as the winner would get the #1 Beekmantown Eagles the next weekend at Plattsburgh High School with a title on the line. The Nighthawks would get the game's opening points halfway through the first quarter in an unusual way with a safety and take the 2-0 lead. The Nighthawks would then add a touchdown two minutes later from Elijah Hendricks on the 12-yard pass and take the 9-0 lead. The game would stay there till the six-minute mark of the second when Wyatt Bridges would score from 2 yards out to take a 16-0 lead. Then, with three minutes left in the half, the Hornets would get on the board with a two-yard run from Dan Hartman to make it a 16-6 game, and that's where we would enter the half. When we returned for the third quarter, the Nighthawks would stay on the pedal when Wyatt Bridges would get the 16-yard score 4 minutes in and extend their lead to 23-6. The Hornets would answer back with three minutes left in the third quarter when Jahvari Anderson would score on the 26-yard pass reception to make it a 23-12 game. The Nighthawks would answer back 30 seconds into the 4th quarter when Wyatt Bridges would score from 19 yards out and make it a 30-12 game. Then, to finish off the game, Wyatt Bridges would score again 4th on the night, this time from 29 yards out, to secure the 37-12 victory. In the winning effort, the Nighthawks would go to 6-2 in the season as they will take on the Beekmantown Eagles in the Section VII Class B Finals on November 8th. Gallery