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

Clinton Community College's Harvey Merrill (2) and North Country Community College's Elijah White (27) battle for the ball along the end lines as the Cougars try to keep the attack going. We would have NJCAA Region III Men's Soccer from the Plattsburgh State Field House as the Clinton Community College Cougars would host the North Country Community College Saints as they would be benefiting the American Cancer Society. Both teams would come into the game looking to right their early season woes and get back on the right track. The Cougars would get the game's opening goal as Ben Burdo would give them the 1-0 lead 11 minutes in. The Saints would not let that get them down as they would keep fighting and Jon Snell would score on the penalty kick in the 22nd minute to tie the game up at one. The Cougars would be relentless though and not give up as they would keep coming and be able to retake the one-goal lead at 2-1 on the Cyle Marshall goal and that would end the scoring for the first half. The Cougars would come out of the locker room on fire as they would have the rare lead to start the half and they would answer with Ben Burdo's second goal of the game in the 61st minute to expand their lead to 3-1. Although the Saints would not give up they would keep fighting back and make it a one-goal game again in the 74th minute as Jon Snell would get his second goal of the game and make it a 3-2 game. The Cougars would not be throwing off their game answer right back 2 minutes later and regain their goal lead at 4-2 on Ben Burdo's hat trick goal and from there the Cougars would hold on for the win and their first of the season at 4-2. In the winning effort, Zamir Foster would make 6 saves as they go to 1-5 on the season. As for the North Country Community College Saints, Marc Bechard would make ten saves on the day but it would not be enough as they fell to 0-5 on the season. The Clinton Community College Cougars will look to build on this win as they head into their next game on September 18th against Hudson Valley Community College. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Claire Bottjer (3) and R.I.T.'s Jessie Gomez (3) battle for the loose ball just out of the 18-yard box as the Cardinals look to attack. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host their second straight Liberty League foe at the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse Complex. It would be a very evenly played game with both teams having their scoring chance. In the end, though there would only be one game scored on the afternoon tilt as R.I.T.'s Elena Onodera would get the lone goal of the game and fourth of the early season in the 50th minute of the game. In the winning effort for the Tigers their pair of goalies would have the clean sheet. As for the Cardinal's netminder, she would make 8 saves on the day and do her best to keep their team in the game. The Cardinals will be back in action Wednesday, September 18th as they will have their third straight Liberty League foe in the Clarkson Golden Knights. Gallery

Plattsburgh's (14) dribbling skills were on display as he would get around Brushton-Moria's defender (2) on the attack. It would be a nonsectional game today at the Plattsburgh High Sports Complex as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Brushton-Moria Panthers in Boy's Soccer action. This would be a game that the Hornets would be in control from the opening kick of the game as they would put up a seven spot in the first half to take control of the game In the second half it would be more of the same as they would add another three markers in the half to help them secure the victory on the afternoon and go to 2-1 on the early season. Gallery

Beekmantown's Shamus Bilbeau (1) breaks through the tackle of Saranac's Jack Lachre (51) as he gets the first down and has two scores on the night. It would be the second week of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference season. Still, it would be the first conference game for both teams as the Beekmantown Eagles would host the Saranac Spartans as they were both looking to get their conference season going right off the back. The Eagles would control the ball for most of the first quarter and would get the opening score of the game at the 10:37 mark of the quarter on a 5-yard run by Parker Broughton for the 8-0 Eagles lead. The Eagles would waste little time getting the ball back and marching it down the field as Parker Broughton would score again this time on a 47-yard strike to give the Eagles the 15-0 lead just 1:25 into the second quarter. Then with just over three minutes left in the half, the Eagles would break the game open on a 93-yard pass and catch to Patrick Hagadorn for the 22-0 Eagles lead and that's where they would end the first half. When the teams returned for the second half it would be more of the same as the Eagles would stay on the gas and extend the lead to 29-0 at the midway mark of the third period on the short run by Shamus Bibeau. The game would stay there till the 3:43 mark of the fourth quarter when Shamus Bibeau would score again on the short run to give the Eagles the 35-0 lead and victory. In the winning effort, the Beekmantown Eagles go to 1-1 on the season as they will host the Massena Red Raiders next week in non-conference action. As for the Saranac Spartans, they will head home for their home opener against the Moriah Vikings as they look to shake their 0-2 start. Gallery

J+S Steel Sportsman Modified Jonathan Toohill (2jt) and Beau Reeves (00) battle for the lead in the first of the twin 20s that would end up seeing Beau Reeves get around for his first win of the season. Airborne Park Speedway would be entering its last three weeks of the racing season for 2024 and the main event of the evening would be Twin 20 lappers for the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. The first feature of the night would be the first of the twin 20s and there would be 22 cars that would take the green flag the winner on the night would be Beau Reeves for the first win of the season after a good battle up front between him and Joey Scarbrough and then Evan Roberts would finish out the top three. Then we would have the 358 Modified feature after the intermission break and it would see Tanner Siemons lead 90 percent of the race until a late race caution would bunch the field back up. The restart would see Mike Mahaney come from the second row like he was shot out a cannon take the lead and get his second straight win of the season. Then we would have the second J+S Steel Sportsman Modified and it would see Bucko Branham get the lead at the start of the race. Although the challengers would be coming they won't have far to come as Donovan Lussier and Nick Heywood who started 4th and 5th would soon be there battling with Branham for the win and in the end Donovan Lussier would get his seventh win of the season and close the gap on points leader Joey Scarbrough. Then we would have the 9th State Cannabis Renegades for 20 laps affair and it would see Richie Turner get the early lead of the race but the top point men would be coming from mid-pack and make their presents known at the front. At the end of the night, it would be a battle up front between Shawn Duquette and Tylor, and on this night Duquette would get the better of Terry and extend that points lead to 16 points. Then to finish off the night it would be the A and B Main's for the Moore Recycling Mini Stocks and it would see Jeremiah King start on the front row and have an early race battle with Jason Bradley but after a few laps, he would gap the filled. There would be challengers coming from back in the back as Ryan Senecal started ninth and came up there but would have nothing for King on this night as he would earn his first career victory and Jake Fountain would come from 13th to finish off the top three. Then to finish off the night it would be the B Main for the Mini Stocks and for the second week in a row, it would see Tyler Bell get the early lead but the car would just lose power and Kyle Botala would cruise around him for the lead and get the B Main win. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Lauren Haley (1) with the fingertip save on the shot from Skidmore's Addie Dring (25) as part of a seven-save night. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals Women's Soccer would open up the home portion of their season against the Skidmore Thoroughbreds in front of a crowd of just over 200 people for the nonconference midweek tilt. The game would remain scoreless through the first of the game but that would not be without both teams having their chances to get the opening goal of the game but the goalkeepers would be up to the task. The Thoroughbreds would get the opening goal of the game just 2 minutes into the second half when Ella Stone broke through for the opening goal of the game. The Thoroughbreds would keep the gas pedal and would double their lead to 2-0 just five minutes later with Ella Stone's second score of the game. Then in the 62nd minute of the game, the Thoroughbreds would take control of the game as Ella Stone would add her third goal of the game and put a stranglehold on the Cardinals. The Cardinals would not go quietly though as they would keep fighting for the last 28 minutes of the game but they would be unable to find the back of the net for the score as Skidmore would get the 3-0 victory. In the winning effort, Skidmore goes to 4-0-1 on the season while the Cardinals fall to 1-3 as Lauren Haley would make seven saves on the night. The Cardinals will be back in action on September 14th as they will welcome in the RIT Tigers. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Essynce Gorham (14) with the spike down the line for the score. It would be the season opener for both the Plattsburgh Hornets and Northeastern Clinton Cougars from Plattsburgh High School in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference. It might have been the season opener for the Hornets they looked like they were in mid-season form as they would dispense of the Cougars in just 45 minutes 25-6, 25-2, and 25-7. With the win, the Hornets would start their season at 1-0 while the Cougars fall to 0-1. 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

It would be a pair of eighteens going after the loose ball at midfield. It would be an early-season matchup in Section VII Girl's Soccer. We would have an interconference affair from St. Peter's in Plattsburgh as the Seton Catholic Knights would host the Ticonderoga Sentinels in action. The Sentinels would start hot and have the 4-0 lead after the first half of play. When the teams returned for the second half it would be more of the same for the Sentinels as they would add another six goals and cruise to the 10-0 victory. In the victory for the Sentinels, they would have three players that would have multi-goal games as they would even up their record at 1-1 while the Knights would start their season at 0-1. Gallery