Plattsburgh State's Mike Falanga (10) takes out the Morrisville State Mustangs goalie as he crashes the net to go after the loose puck. It would be the last weekend of the regular season and the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the first of a pair of games against the Morrisville State Mustangs as they fight for there playoff lives. It would not start off good for the Cardinals though as the visiting Mustangs would strike first just 19 seconds into the game on a goal by James Boisvert for the one 1-0. Although the Cardinals would answer back with a pair of goals from Matt Araujo and Hunter Alden and the 2-1 lead into the intermission. In the second period though the teams would combine for 5 goals as the Cardinals would take a 6-2 lead with goals from Mike Falangana, Adam Tretowicz (twice) and Joe Drabin. In the third period, the Cardinals would add to more goals from Hunter Alden (second of the night) and Brendan Young as they cruise to the 8-2 win. In the winning effort, Johnny Poreda would make 26 saves as the Cardinals go to 8-13-2 on the season and keep the playoffs alive. They are right back at it tomorrow night against the same Morrisville State Mustangs as they battle for the playoffs. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Johnny Perodea (29) with the glove save and the beauty on the open ice shot as part of a 26 saves night. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Brandon Wells (34) with the chest save and the puck drops down into the mitt as he has 17 saves on the net. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Cortland State Red Dragons in SUNYAC Men's Hockey action in front of 1300 fans at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. The game would not start off good for the home Cardinals as the Red Dragons would take the early 1-0 lead three minutes into the game on the Doug Eglstram goal. Then just over four minutes later at the 7:42 mark of period the Red Dragons would extend there lead to 2-0 on the goal by Doug Eglstram his second of the night. The game would stay there till the 12:44 mark of the second period when the Red Dragons would strike again on the Shane Beaulieu goal to make it 3-0. The Cardinals would finally get on the broad just over 30 seconds later when Brandon Young would score to make it a 3-1 game. Then on the powerplay at the 16-minute mark, the Cardinals would strike again this time from Cullen Kane for his first goal as a Cardinal. The game would remain a one-goal till the 2:28 mark of the third when Doug Eglstram would get his hat trick goal and take the two-goal lead back. The game would stay there till the 11-minute mark of the third when Cullen Kane would strike again and make it a 4-3 game. Then just 12 seconds later the comeback would be complete when Andrew Pizzo would score off the face-off and we would have a 4-4 game. The game would change in the weirdest way with just under five minutes when Stefano Alzoni was trying to dump the puck down the ice Brandon Wells would try and catch it and it would bounce off his glove and end up in the net and that would end up being the winning foal as the Cardinals fall 5-4. In the losing effort, the Cardinals would combine for 20 saves as they fall to 6-11-3 on the season.Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Mike Falanga (10) with the check along with the sideboards on Cortland State's Luca Esposito (10) to breakup the play. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Amanda Vaughn (23) and Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Faith Warner (6) battle for the loose puck along the broads. The #2 Plattsburgh Hornets would host the #3 Saranac/Lake Placid Lakers in the Upstate Girls Hockey League Section VII Semi-finals with the winner going to the sectional finals Monday night at SUNY Plattsburgh. The hometown Hornets would get the opening goal of the game from Ada Johnston at the 7:30 mark of the first. The game would stay there until the 11:15 mark of the second when the Hornets would score again from McKenzie Brown for the 2-0 lead. Then just over halfway through the third period, the Hornets would put the game out of reach on the Gillian Boule goal for the 3-0 lead and secure the win. In the winning effort, Ava Jullian would make 13 saves in the shutout effort. With the win the Plattsburgh Hornets advance to the section vii championships against the upset-minded #4 Malone Huskies. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Taylor Heywood (3) on the wrap around attempt on Saranac Lake/Lake Placid's Brooke Paries (1). Gallery

Franklin Academy’s Olivia Cook scores on the breakaway to score the eventual game-winner over Beekmantown. The Huskies defeated the Eagles 3-2 in the sectional semifinal Wednesday at the Scotts’ Rink in Chazy. History was made Wednesday night at the Scotts’ Memorial Rink in Chazy, as the Franklin Academy girls’ hockey team earned an upset victory over Beekmantown in the Section 7 Semifinals. The Huskies’ 3-2 win on the road was the first playoff triumph in program history. In a back-and-forth first period that saw the road team edge the hosts in shots on goal 8-6, Franklin Academy scored the only tally in the final moments of the period when Vail St. Hilaire put home a feed from her sister Whitney. The Eagles found themselves in an ever-deeper hole early in the second period, after Huskies defenseman Courtney Bouyea hit the upper corner with a wrist shot from the high slot off a pass from Olivia Cook. Beekmantown’s leading goal-scorer, senior Bailey Carter, got the home team on the board at the 9:30 mark of the second, but Cook restored Franklin Academy’s two-goal lead 91 seconds later on the breakaway. The Eagles appeared to have scored another goal shortly before the end of the second period, by the referee cut the celebration short after ruling that the net had been dislodged. Carter scored the only goal of the third period, collecting a cross-ice pass from Brooke Ruest on the power play and send it home from the right half board to beat Huskies goaltender Gina Norcross. An aggressive forecheck late in the game by Franklin Academy stifled the Eagles’ ability to pull goaltender Brianne Knight until the final 30 seconds, and the Huskies held on for the 3-2 win. Norcross made 23 saves in the win, while Knight made 17. With the win, Franklin Academy advanced to Monday’s Section 7 Final against Plattsburgh High School. Gallery

Franklin Academy defenseman Courtney Bouyea sends a wrist shot from the high slot to go-ahead 2-0 over Beekmantown. The Huskies defeated the Eagles 3-2 in the sectional semifinal Wednesday at the Scotts’ Rink in Chazy. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Taylor Claire (21) with the off balance shot as part of a 14 point night. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Oswego State Lakers in SUNYAC Women's Basketball at Memorial Hall. The game would start off good for the home Cardinals as they would have a ten-point lead after the first quarter 15-6. Although in the second quarter the Lakers would come for revenge and win the quarter 18-8 and take the slim 24-23 lead at the intermission. When the teams would come back from the break for the third quarter the Cardinals would take control and win the quarter 19-13 and have a 42-37 lead headed to the fourth. In that fourth quarter, it would be more of the same for the Cardinals as they win it 20-14 and get the 62-51. In the winning effort, Taylor Durnin would lead the way with 15 points as the Cardinals go to 6-10 on the season. Gallery.

Plattsburgh State's Taylor Claire (21) with the block shot on the shot in close to the basket. Gallery.

Plattsburgh State's Jeremy Eiseman (13) drives to the basket along the baseline for the score. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Oswego State Lakers in SUNYAC Men's Basketball action at the memorial hall. The game would be tight through the first half as the Lakers would have a slim 27-25 lead at the break. When the teams would return for the second half the Cardinals would have no answer for the Lakers as they would lose the half 36-19 and the game 63-44. In the losing effort, Travis Cox would lead the way with 14 points as the Cardinals fall to 6-10 on the season. Gallery.

Plattsburgh State's Marlon Todd (00) with the off-balance shot in traffic while in the lane going for the score. Gallery.

Plattsburgh State's Theresea Quinn (12) takes off on the layup as part of a seven-point night. It would be a midweek affair between the Potsdam State Bears and Plattsburgh State Cardinals at Memorial Hall in SUNYAC play. The game would be tight through the first quarter and the home Cardinals would trail 23-21 after the 1st quarter. In the second quarter, the Cardinals would come back and take a two-point lead after a 22-18 for a 43-41 lead at the intermission. When the teams came back for the second quarter it would not fair well for the Cardinals as they would lose the quarter 18-8 and trail 59-51 as the headed into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals would do there best to get back in the game but it comes up short as they win the quarter 15-10 but lose the game 69-66. In the losing effort, Hanna Whitney would lead the way with 19 points as the Cardinals fall to 6-13 on the season and will return to action Friday night against Fredonia State. Gallery.

Plattsburgh State's Taylor Durnin (10) is underneath the basket among the trees for the chippy as part of a nine point game. Gallery.

Plattsburgh's Ava Julian (1) with the blocker save on the breakaway attempt of Salmon River's Karli St. Ann (13). It would be senior day at the Amer-Can North Arena and the Plattsburgh Hornets would honor there two senoirs before the game against the Salmon River Shamrocks. The road Shamrocks would get the opening goal of the game in the final two minutes of the first period as Karahkwenhawe White would score for the 1-0 game. When the teams back for the second the Hornets wouldn't take long and tie the game up on the McKenzie Brown goal to make it 1-1 3:30 into the period. The game would stay there till the 2:21 mark of the second period when the Shamrocks would regain the 2-1 lead on the Kayla Cunningham goal. Although the Hornets wouldn't give up and keep fighting and tie the game at 2 on the Reylyn Giroux goal halfway through the period. Although the Shamrocks would take the lead back for good on Kayla Cunningham's second goal of the game with 4 minutes left and get the 3-2 win. In the losing effort, Ava Julian would make 19 saves as the Hornets go to 11-8 and get set for the playoffs next week. Gallery

Plattsburgh's McKenzie Brown (6) and Salmon River's Olivia Moulton (10) battle for the loose puck in the corner. Gallery

Clarkson's Anthony Romano (20) with the early goal on the doorstep to get the Golden Knights started off. As the #7 Clarkson Golden Knights would host the #13 Arizona State Sun Devils in the first of a pair of games on the weekend in front of 2900 fans. The game would start off good for the home Golden Knights as they would take the quick 1-0 lead three minutes into the game on a goal from Anthony Romano. The game would stay there till the 12-minute mark of the second period when the Sun Devils would tie the game up on the James Sanchez goal. The game would stay there through the rest of regulation as there would be no more scoring. The game would go to overtime and the Golden Knights would send the home crowd home early with a winner just a minute in from Jack Jacome. In the winning effort, Frank Marotte would 23 saves as the Golden Knights go to 17-5-2 on the season and look for the weekend sweep. Gallery

Clarkson's Jack Jacome (16) on the doorstep going for the go ahead goal to avoid overtime. Gallery

Beekmantown's Riley Hansen (1) with the shoulder save for one of his 24 saves on the night. The Beekmantown Eagles would host the West Seneca Trojans in a nonconference affair. It would be a very tight game throughout and there would be no scoring in the first period. It would actually take till the last minute of the second period before there would be a goal and that would be the Trojans getting on the board with a Jacob Bily goal for a 1-0 Trojans lead. When the teams came back for the third period the Eagles would keep up the fight through the period going for the game-tying goal but it wouldn't happen. The Trojans would add a late empty-net goal from Hunter Kashuba to secure the 2-0 victory. In the losing effort, Riley Hansen would make 24 saves as the Eagles would fall to 3-4-1 on the season. The Eagles will be right back in action the next day as they travel to Potsdam to take on the Sandstoners as they look to get back to 500 on the season. Gallery

Beekmantown's Keegan Rodier (15) and West Seneca East's Daniel Boyle (22) battle for the loose puck along the boards. Gallery