Peru's Trent Taylor (15) wth the sliding tackle on Plattsburgh's Braeden Calkins (12) to keep him the first down. It would be week three of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference football season and we would have a matchup inside the Class B division as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Peru Nighthawks. The offenses would be displayed for both teams during the game as the teams would combine for five first-quarter touchdowns with Sawyer Schlitt getting a couple for the Nighthawks and Deangelo having one for the Hornets and the defense for the Nighthawks defense would get involved in the scoring as Elliott Supely would have an interception for a touchdown as the Nighthawks would have a 20-14 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter the Nighthawk offense would stay hot as they would have three more scores and Sawyer Schillt would add another score as they would have a 39-14 lead at the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half the defenses would seem to find their footing. There would only be one score in the third quarter when Hornets Dan Hartman would scramble for the Hornets touchdown and make it a 39-22 game as they would enter the third quarter. In the fourth quarter the Nighthawks would add a pair of touchdowns to put the icing on the cake led by a Brody O'Connell sneak as the Nighthawks get the 54-22 victory. In the winning effort, the Nighthawks go to 1-1 on the season as they will have their home opener against the Beekmantown Eagles next Friday night. The Plattsburgh Hornets fall to 1-2 on the season as they will stay at home next week and welcome the Moriah Vikings to the complex. Gallery

Peru's Evan Patrie (6) and Chateagay's Ethan Vincent (16) they battle for the ball and position along the sides in the Nighthawks attack area. It would be a nonsectional boy's soccer game from the Peru High School Soccer Field as the Peru Nighthawks would host perennial class D-ranked Chayeaugay Bulldogs. The Nighthawks would get the opening goal of the game from Nick Petro to give them the early 1-0 lead. The Nighthawks would keep coming and get a second goal in the first half on a penalty kick from Seanan Edwards to give them the 2-0 lead in the 34th minute and that's where the first half would end. When the teams came back for the second half there would be no give in the Bulldogs and would keep up the physical play but in the 46th minute, the Nighthawks would extend the lead to 3-0 on Seanan Edwards's second goal of the game. The Nighthawks would keep their foot on the gas and would make it a 4-0 game in the 53rd minute on the Jordan Osborne goal. Then with five minutes left in the game, the Nighthawks would put the icing on the cake as Hayden Lozier would score to secure the 5-0 win. The Nighthawks would extend their perfect record to 5-0 as they will be back in action on September 18th against the Saranac Spartans. As for the Chateaugay Bulldogs, they will fall to 1-2 on the season and will look to get back to 500 in their next contest. Gallery

Saranac Lake's Gracen Foster (13) with the spike over the Nighthawks net player for the Red Storm point. It would be the opening match of the season for both the Peru Nighthawks and the Saranac Lake Red Storm in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Volleyball action from Peru. It might have been the first of the season but it might have been a candidate for match of the season as it would go all give sets including the fourth one going to a 26-24 for the Red Storm. In the end, the Red Storm would just be too much on this day for the home Nighthawks as the Red Storm go to 1-0 while the Nighthawks fall to 0-1 on the season. Gallery

The Beekmantown Eagles have crowned the 2024 Section VII A Champions with a 42-36 victory over the Peru Nighthawks. It would be the opening game of Section VII Basketball Championship weekend from the campus of Clinton Community College and it would feature #1 Beekmantown Eagles and #2 Peru Nighthawks in the Girl's Class A Finals. The Nighthawks would come into the game with upset on their mind and in the first quarter they would show it with a 10-4 quarter. In the second quarter, it would be the complete opposite as the Eagles would settle and their offense would come as they would win the quarter 10-3 and have a slim 14-13 lead at the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter the teams would play very evenly as the game would be tied at 26 as they head into the fourth quarter. In that fourth quarter the Eagles would have a 16-10 quarter as there would be over a third of the points scored in just that quarter along the Eagles would get the come-from-behind victory at 42-36. In the winning effort, the Eagles would go to 10-11 on the season as they enter the NYSPHSAA Girl's Basketball State Tournament Gallery

Plattsburgh's Cayden Williams (23) with the lay-in that he puts in as the Hornets advance to the Section VII Class A finals. It would be time for some playoff basketball at Plattsburgh High as the Hornets would host long-time rival the #3 Peru Nighthawks in the semi-finals of the Section VII Class A Boy's Basketball Tournament with the winner getting the #1 Beekmantown Eagles at Clinton Community College on March 1st. The upset-minded Nighthhawks would get off to a good start and have the lead through the early stages of the game but the Hornets would find their shot and have the 21-20 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Hornets would start to pull away from the Nighthawks as they would have a 21-10 quarter and take the 42-30 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half and the third quarter the Hornets would stay hot as they would double up the Nighthawks with a 20-10 quarter and take a 60-40 lead into the 4th quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Hornets would put the icing on the cake with a 20-14 quarter and secure the 80-54 victory. In the winning effort, the Hornets would go to 15-6 on the season and meet with the Beekmantown Eagles for the Section VII Class A Boy's Basketball crown while the Peru Nighthawks season comes to an end at 3-18. Gallery