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#10 Saranac Spartans @ Beekmantown Eagles January 21st, 2025
Beekmantown's Jack Rover (21) gets a stick on Saranac's Ashytyn Catlin's (11) shot as the defense would be up to task as they would get the 3-1 victory and take the early lead in the conference standings. It would be the biggest rivalry in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference boys' hockey as it would be the first meeting of the year between the #10 Saranac Spartans and the Beekmantown Eagles from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in what might be the first of three meetings on the season as they have to meet for the title in 3 out of the last 4 year season. It would be a very physically hard-hitting game from the start as both teams were trying to show they were the dominant team on this day. Both teams would have their chances, but there would be no scoring in the first period. The Eagles would break and get the game's opening goal on the shorthand at the 11:36 mark of the period when Mason Carter would light the lamp and make it a 1-0 game in what would be the period's lone goal. The Spartans would keep coming and get the tying goal just 4:23 into the third period on the Jackson Coryer goal. The Eagles would return and get the lead again when Novak Jarus beat Shawn McLane at the 11:29 mark to regain the lead at 2-1. Then, in the game's final minute, Edward Sweenor would add the empty netter to put the icing on the cake in the 3-1 victory. In the winning effort for the Eagles, they will go to 7-4-1 on the season as Jack Bell makes 31 saves in the win as they head into their nonleague game Friday against the Malone Huskies. As for the Spartans, they will look to get back on the winning way as they will play #3 Ogdensburg Blue Devils on Saturday. Shawn Mclane would make 26 saves in the losing effort as they fell to 8-3-1 on the season. Gallery
Williams Ephs @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals January 18th 2025
Plattsburgh State's Patrick Cole (21) with the rebound goal as part of his hat trick in the 5-4 loss to Williams. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would be back in action with the second game of their fight cancer weekend, this time against another nonconference opponent, the Williams Ephs, at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena with over 1300 fans in attendance. The game would not start well for the home Cardinals as they would give up three first-period goals in six minutes from 6:53 to 12:59 when Connor Berg, David Vieten, and Mel Mortaerlli would score for the Ephs. The Cardinals would answer back with 2 two goals from Patrick Cole in 56 seconds, with one on the powerplay to make it a 3-2 game. Unfortunately, the Cardinal comeback would be cut short when the Ephs scored with 1:36 left in the period, thanks to Bobby Vorkey to make it a 4-2 game, and that's how the first period would end/ In the second period; the Cardinals would have the lone goal of the period from Vlad Pshenichnikov when he would score at the 11:39 mark of the period to make it a 4-3 game after two periods. In the third period, the Ephs would regain their two-goal lead at 7:01 when William Yee scored. The Cardinals could cut the lead back to one when Patrick Cole would score at the 12:36 mark of the period to make it a 5-4 game. The Cardinals would appear at the game at five in the closing minutes, but the goal would eventually be waived off on a delayed offsides call, and the Ephs would get the 5-4 victory. In the winning effort for the Ephs, Cal Sandquist would make 26 saves as they go to 6-7-1 on the season and head into their next game against the Colby Mules. As for the Cardinals, they will fall to 8-7-1 on the season as they head back to conference play on Wednesday against the Potsdam State Bears. Gallery
#10 Saranac Spartans @ Churchville Chili Saints January 13th 2023
Saranac's Gabe Moore (3) comes in on the breakaway and slides it by the pads of the Churchville-Chili's Cole Wilson to give the Spartans the 2-1 lead. It would be the second game of the weekend for the #10 Saranac Spartans on their road trip to the Finger Lakes region of New York State as they would take on the Churchville Chili Saints from the Scottsville Ice Arena. The hometown saints would get the lone goal of the first period at the 4:15 mark of the period on the wrister from Anthony Indiano to make it a 1-0 game, and that's where the first period would end. The second period would start well for the road-traveled Spatans as they would tie the game one on Ryan Campbell's goal at 2:59. Then, just under two minutes later, the Spartans would lead the game on the breakaway goal from Gabe Moo. TWith20 seconds left in the period, the Saints would answer back and tie the game at two on the Grayson Galliford. But that's not where the period would end as the Spartans would retake the lead at 3-2 off the issuing faceoff when Ryan Campbel would bring it down and snip it by before time expires. Then, in the third period, the Spartans would get the needed two-goal lead when Deacon Giroux found the net for the first time in his career at the 8:12 mark of the period, and from there, the defense would put the Saints in check, and get the 4-2 victory In the winning effort for the Spartans, they will go to 8-2-1 on the season as they head into their big rivalry game on Tuesday against the Beekmantown Eagles. As for the Churchville Chili Saints, they will lose their second on the weekend and go to 5-8 on the year as they will play Pitsford on Tuesday in their next game. Gallery
Middkebury Panthers @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals January 17th 2024
Plattsburgh State's Brannon Butler (23) was the quicker on net as he looked to break the 0-0 tie as the Cardinals would eventually get the 2-1 on the evening. It would be the return of a classic rivalry at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Middlebury Panthers in the first of two games on Cancer Awareness weekend in front of 1,200 fans. The game would be scoreless through the opening two periods as the defenses would stand tall that night. The Cardinals would finally break through and get the game's opening goal at the 1:18 mark of the third period on the powerplay when Ttler Ramm would make it a 1-0 Cardinals game. The game would stay there till the 16:20 mark of the period when the Panthers would tie the game up at one on the Dimitri Tzaferis goal. The game would go to overtime tied at one, and in the extra frame, Cardinals Aaron Catron would find the back of the night for the game-winner at the 1:23 mark to give the Cardinals a 2-1 win. Jacob Hearne would make 15 saves in the winning effort as they go to 8-6-1 and head into their game against Wiltheir. As for the Middlebury Panthers would fall to 7-7 on the season as Andrew Heinze would make 33 saves on the night as they head into their game next Friday against Bowdoin. Gallery
Livingston Lakers @ Saranac Spartans January 17th, 2025
Saranac's Ashtyn Catlin (1) grips the wrister for the game-winner in overtime as the Spartans get the 7-6 victory. It would be NYSPHSA Boy's Hockey from the IRA Wilson Arena on the campus of SUNY Geneseo. It would see the #10 Saranac Spartans travel and take on the Livingston Lakers to start their road weekend to Section V. The game would start well for the home Lakers as they would get the game's opening goal at the 7:53 mark of the period. The Spartans would come back and tie the game up at the 11:17 mark of the period when Adrian Barnes would score. At the 14:30 mark of the period, the traveling Spartans would take the 2-1 lead on the Noah Miner goal. Then, to finish the period with 23 seconds left, the Spartans would strike again for their goal in five minutes, and the second one for Adrian Barnes as the period would end at 3-1. When the teams returned for the second period, the Spartans would waste little time making it a 4-1 lead as Adrian Banes would complete the hat trick. Then the Lakers would come back and score two goals in 12 seconds to make it a 4-3 game. Then, with under 5 minutes left in the period, they would complete the comeback and tie the game at four The,n just 1:45 into the third period; the Lakers would take the lead back to 5-4 and be able to extend the lead to 6-4 with just over 12 minutes left in the game. The Spartans would keep fighting and make it a 1 goal game again at the 9:08 mark on the Ryan Campbell short-handed goal. Then, with 1:49 left in the game, the Spartans would tie the game at six on the Gab Moore rebound goal, and that's where regulation would end. In the overtime, the Spartans would get the game-winner on the Ashtyn Catlin powerplay goal as the Spartans got the 7-6 win. In the winning effort, the Spartans go to 5-2-1 on the season as Sean Mclane makes 17 saves, and they will be right back in action as they take on Churchville Chilli to finish off the weekend tri-ass for the Laker; they fall to 2-8-1 on the season and will be playing Brighton tomorrow finish off there weekend set. Gallery
Schroon Lake/Newcomb Wild Huskies @ Seton Catholic Knights January 16th 2025
Schroon Lake/Newcomb's (4) with the floater in the lane as Wild Huskies would get the 64-61 victory in double overtime. We would have a matchup inside the Mountain Valley Conference of Section as the Seton Catholic Knights and Schroon Lake/Newcomb Wild Huskies, as they would both be battling the top seed in the playoffs about a month away. The game would start well for the home Knights as they would run out to the 15-9 lead after the first quarter. The scoring pace would pick up when the second quarter came around as the teams were getting warm out there. Knights would win the quarter slightly with a 17-14 quarter and take the 32-23 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Wild Huskies would step up on the defense as they would hold the Knights to seven points and scored 16 to make it 45-39 Knights lead as they entered the fourth. In the fourth quarter, the Wild Huskies would stay hot out there as they would win the quarter 13-7, and we would be tied at 52. Both teams down the stretch would have their chance to hit the winner, but they would rim out. The game would head to overtime, but on this day, they would need a second one as both teams scored seven in the first one to send it to the second overtime tied at 59. In that second overtime, we would finally have a resolution as the Wild Huskies would win the quarter 5-2 and secure the 64-61 victory. In the winning effort for the Wild Huskies, they would go to 7-2 on the season as they head to their next game against Hartford on Monday afternoon. As for the Seton Catholic Knights, they will fall to 5-5 on the season as they head into their game Monday against Indian Lake/Long Lake. Gallery
Beekmantown Eagles @ Plattsburgh Hornets January 15th 2025
Plattsburgh's Dan Hartman (11) with the three from the corner as part of a 28-point night as the Hornets get the 58-46 victory over the Eagles. It would be the second straight night of the Plattsburgh Hornets and Beekmantown Eagles rivalry from Plattsburgh, as we would have Boy Basketball action this time. The game would start well for the home Hornets as they would jump out to the 14-8 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Hornets would step up their game on both ends as they would hold the Eagles to just 5 points in, scoring 21 of their own and taking the 35-13 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, it would almost be like a couple of rounds as the Eagles would come out soaring, have a 20-8 quarter, and cut it down to a ten-point game as it would be 43-33 Hornets after three. It would be the most equal one of the day in the fourth quarter as the Hornets would win the quarter 15-13 as they secure the 58-mandatory. In the winning effort for the Hornets, they will go to 7-2 on the season as Danny Hartman will lead the way with 28 points as they head into their next game against the Saranac Lake Red Storm on the road Friday. As for the Eagles, they will fall to 4-5 on the season as they are on the road again this Friday at the Ausable Valley Patriots. Gallery
Beekmantown Eagles @ Plattsburgh Hornets January 14th 2025
Beekmantown's Julia Conroy (14) with the block on the chippy underneath as the Eagles get the 55-38 victory. We would have Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls's Basketball action from the Plattsburgh High School as the Hornets would host their neighbors in their annual rivalry game against the Beekmantown Eagles. The Eagles would come out flying in the first, doubling up the Hornets with a 13-7 quarter. In the second quarter, the Eagle's defense would be top-notch for the eight minutes as they would hold the Hornets off the scoreboard with a 13-0 quarter and take a convincing lead of 26-7 lead at the end of the first half. When the teams return for the third, it would be a bit more of a competitive quarter, but the Eagles would still be on top with a 14-9 quarter and take the 40-16 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the Eagles would empty the bench and score high on both ends, but the Hornets would only win the quarter by one at 16-15 as the Eagles would get the 55-38 victory. In the winning effort for the Eagles, they would go to 6-4 on the season as they head into their next game on Thursday against Ausable Valley. As for the Hornets, they will fall to 3-7 in the season as they will be back home Thursday against Saranac Lake. Gallery
#16 Bolton Eagles @ Seton Catholic Knights January 13th 2025
Bolton's Maille Kelley (11) drives from the elbow to the hoop on Seton Catholic's Cristina Conti (20) as the Eagles would get the 44-20 victory. The Seton Catholic Knights would host the Bolton Eagles in the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference from Seton Catholic in Girl's Basketball action. The game would get off to a good start for the Eagles, racing out to a 13-4 lead after the first quarter. It will be more of the same in the second quarter as they stay hot with a 13-2 quarter and take the 26-6 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, it would be a closer match as the Knights would find some offense, and the Eagles would win the quarter 8-6 and take the 34-12 lead into the 4th quarter. It would be another t, right quarter in the fourth quarter, but the Eagles would still be better with a 10-8 quarter as they secure the 44-20 victory. In the winning effort, the Bolton Eagles go to 9-1 on the season as they head into their game on Wednesday against Keene. As for the Seton Catholic Knights, they will fall to 5-4 on the season as they will be back in action Wednesday against Wilsboro Gallery
Comfort Inn Winter Classic Championship: #15 University of New England Noreasters @ Plattsburgh State Cardinals January 12th 2025
The University of New England Noreasters would win the 2025 Comfort Inn Winter Classic with a 4-2 victory. It would be the championship game of the 2025 Comfort Inn Winter Classic from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena, It would also see the host Plattsburgh State Cardinals taking on the #15 University of New England Noreasters in front of 1,100 fans. It would take until the early stages of the second period before we would get our first score of the game, where it would see the Noreasters take the 1-0 lead on the power play goal from Juraj Elias at the 2:55 mark. The game would stay there till the final 5 seconds of the period when the Noreaster's Drew Olivieri would beat the clock and give the Noreasters the 2-0 lead after the second period. The Cardinals would come out on fire in the third period and get the game to 2-1 just 1:50 into the period on the Colin Callahan goal. The game would stay there till the 12:48 mark of the period when Drew Olivieri would score his second of the night and regain the two-goal lead at 3-1. However, the Cardinals would keep fighting and get the game within one again with 2:20 left when Kevin Weaver Vitale would roof the shot to make it 3-2. However, the Noreasters would finish the game in the final 13 seconds on the Nathan Chickering empty netter to secure the 4-2 victory. In the winning effort for the Noreasters, Stefan Carney made 27 saves, and they went to 9-5-1 in the season. As for the Cardinals, Jacob Heane would make 28 saves as they fall to 7-6-1 on the season and head into their games next weekend against Middlebury and Williams. Gallery