Plattsburgh's Amara Gorham (33) with the block on Malone's Brynn Leclair (3) as she went for the reserve layup as the Hornets get the 31-30 victory. It would be the third game of the day from the Clinton Community College Holiday Classic, and girls would be back on the court this time as the Plattsburgh Hornets would challenge the Malone Huskies. The game would be slow out of the gate, as defense would be the name of the game, as the Hornets would hold the slim 4-3 lead after the first eight minutes. In the second quarter, there would be a bit more offense, but defense would still be tough as the Hornets would have an 8-6 quarter and take the 12-9 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, they were re-grouped, and the offenses would be on display as the Huskies took the quarter 17-13 and the slim 26-25 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth, the game would come right down to the wire, and the Huskies couldn't get a rebound to have a chance down the stretch, as the Hornets would win the quarter 6-4 and secure the 31-30 victory. In the winning effort for the Hornets, Ava Weiss led the way with 11 points as the Hornets got back to 500 at 3-3 on the season. As for the Huskies, Sadie Varin would lead the way with 18 points on the afternoon. Gallery

Saranac's Madison Gonyea (10) wins the opening tip of the game, and she would drop 18 points as they get the 57-35 victory. After the opening day of the 6th annual Clinton Community College Holiday Classic was postponed due to weather, the Boquet Valley Griffins and the #16 Saranac Spartans would open the two-day tournament. The Spartans would get off to a quick start as they jumped out to a 21-6 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Griffins tried to get in the game, but the Spartans led 14-10 and took a 35-16 lead into the locker room. When the teams returned for the third quarter, it would be more of the same: the Griffins would keep it close with a 14-13 quarter, but would still enter the 4th down 48-30. In the fourth quarter, the Spartans finished them off with a 14-5 run and secured the 57-35 victory. In the winning effort, Madison Gonyea led the way for the Spartans with 18 points, as they improved to 5-2 on the season. For the Griffins, they would fall to 3-3 on the season. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Anna Raccine (2) throws up three to beat the first half buzzer to take a 16-11 lead at the break. It would be a battle inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference of Section VII in girls' basketball between the host Plattsburgh Hornets and the visiting Northeastern Clinton Cougars in an early-season tilt. The game would start well for the visiting Cougars, who took a 7-2 lead after the first quarter in a defensive battle. The Hornets would answer back quickly in the section quarter with 5 points in the first minute to tie the game at 7, but the Cougars would finish the half on a 9-4 run to take the 16-11 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Hornets would show their muscle, scoring 7-1 to take an 18-17 lead into the final eight minutes of the game. In that final quarter, the Cougars would get their shot back and goon toto have an 11-4 quarter to secure the 28-22 victory on the nig, their first win of the season, and go to 1-2 while the Hornets fall to 1-3 on the season. Gallery

Well's (14) with the block shot on Seton Catholic's (15) as she drives to the basket for the score attempt. It would be a matchup within the Mountain Valley Athletic Conference, with the Seton Catholic Knights hosting the Wells Wildcats in Plattsburgh in an early-season contest. It would be a defensive battle through the first quarter, with the Wildcats holding a slim 4-3 lead. In the second quarter, the Wildcats found their offense and pulled away with a 12-3 quarter to take a 16-6 lead into the break. When the teams returned for the second half it would be the defensive contest that we started the game with as the Wildcats would win the half 10-6 and they would secure the 26-12 win, In the winning effort the Wildcats would stay perfect on the season as they go to 3-0 while the Knights fall to 1-3 on the season. Gallery

The Chateaugay Bulldogs are crowned the 2025 Nothern Regional Class D Girls' Basketball champions with a 49-24 victory over the Schroon Lake Wildcats to advance to the final four. It would be regional finals day from the Clinton Community College with a ticket to the final four on the line, starting with the Class D Girls. It would see the #6 Chateaugay Bulldogs from Section X taking on the # 9 Schroon Lake Wildcats from Section VII. The game would start quickly, but it would be good for the visiting Bulldogs as they would jump out to an 11-lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs would use their quick shooting to jump on, take control of the game with a 16-5 quarter, and take the 33-16 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Bulldogs would keep up their tight defense, have another good quarter at 10-5, and take the 43-21 lead into the final quarter. With the outcome of the game well out of doubt, the coaches would put the benches in for the fourth quarter, and the Bulldogs would win the low-scoring quarter at 6-3 as they would secure the 49-24 victory. In the winning effort for the Chateaugay Bulldogs, they will punch their ticket to the final four and get the winner of LaFragville and South Knighton at Hudson Valley Community College. In the win for the Bulldogs, Madison McComb and Irelynn Laplante each had 16 points as they went to 24-1 in the season. As for the Schroon Lake Wildcats' season, it would end at 14-8, while Olivia Hartwell would lead the team with 13 points. Gallery

Saranac's Breanna Ducatte (14) with the scoop shot as she goes around Peru's Bella Berry (4) as part of an 18-point night in 50-34 victory over the Nighthawks. After over a 15 year hituas it would be the return of the Section VII Champions and on the first night it would be the girl's taking center stage and the second game of the day would see a battle inside the top 15 as it would be the #11 Saranac Spartans from Class B taking on #12 Peru Nighthawks from Class A. The Spartans would start by taking control of the game in the first quarter as they would have a 13-5 lead on the Nighthawks after the first eight minutes. The second quarter would be more evenly matched as the Nighthawks would win slightly with a 14-13 quarter, but the Spartans would have the 26-19 lead at the break. When the teams returned for the second half, the Spartans found their groove again, had a 12-8 quarter, and took the 38-27 lead into the final stanza. In the fourth and final quarter, the Spartans would put the closing marks on the game with a 12-7 quarter and secure the 50-34 victory. In the winning effort for the Spartans, Breanna Ducatte would lead the way with 18 points as they go to 16-3 on the season, enter the New York State tournament, and play the Section II champion on March 12th. As for the Peru Nighthawks, they will fall to 17-4 on the season as Reese Duprey would lead the way with 18, and they are also headed to the New York State tournament and will play the winner from Section II. Gallery

Moriah's Maddy Eichen (4) with the off balance shot as she drove to the basket as part of a four point game in the 52-39 victory over Schroon Lake Wildcats. It would be the opening game of the Girls' Section VII Champions Challenge, and it would see the #9 Moriah Vikings from Class C take on the #11 Schroon Lake Wildcats from Class D at the Cinton Community College gym. The game would start very evenly matched with a 14-13 lead for the Schroon Lake Wildcats. When the second quarter rolled around, the Vikings took control of the game with a great showing on a 15-4 quarter and took the 28-18 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Wildcats would be able to get their game back again, but the Vikings' offense would stay hot as well, and the Vikings would win the quarter 16-14 and take the 44-32 lead into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter would be another tight one, as defense would be the name of the game. The Vikings would win the quarter 8-7 and secure the 52-39 win. In the winning effort for the Vikings, Emma Harrington would lead the way with a 30-point game as they go to 18-4 on the season as they head into their New York State Tournament game against the Lisbon Golden Knights. As for the Schroon Lake Wildcats, they would fall to 14-7 on the season as Olivia Hartwell would have 17 points on the night as they head into their New York State Tournament game against the Chateaugay Bulldogs with a berth in the final four on the line. Gallery

The Schroon Lake Wildcats were crowned the 2025 Section VII Class D girls ' basketball champions with a 51-33 victory over the Chazy Eagles. We would have the second game of the day on championship Saturday from the Clinton Community College gym as part of Section VII Championship Saturday. It would feature the #2 Schroon Lake Wildcats and the #4 Chazy Eagles for the Class D title, and after the first quarter, we would have nothing decided as the game would be deadlocked at 13. However, in the second quarter, the Wildcats would start to pull away as they would have a 13-7 quarter and take the 26-20 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, it would stay tight as the Wildcats would edge out the quarter at 12-10 and take the 38-30 lead into the fourth quarter. In that fourth quarter, the Wildcats could seal the game away as they would go on a 13-3 run to secure the 51-33 victory and win the Class D title. In the winning effort for the Wildcats, Olivia Hartwell would lead the way with a 29-point game as they go to 14-6 and advance to the New York State Tournament, where they will take on the winner of Section X on March 15th. As for the Chazy Eagles, Carly Lapierre would lead the way with 12 points as their season would end at 13-8. Gallery