Beekmantown's Jack Bell (29) made the save on the close shot as the Garnets looked to expand their lead. It would be the championship of the 2024 edition of the Applebee's Winter Classic, featuring the #7 Rye Garnets and the Beekmantown Eagles from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. The Eagles would get on the board at the 9:27 mark of the first period when Edward Sweenor scored for the 1-0 lead. Then, at the 12:19 mark of the period, the Eagles would return and extend their lead to 2-0 on the Jackson Deyo goal and take the lead into the first intermission. In the second period, the Garnet would fight back with two goals and tie the game at 2. When the teams returned for the third period, the Garnets would come out on fire and explode for five goals to secure the 7-2 victory and claim the 2024 Applebee's Winter Classic. As for the Beekmantown Eagles, they will finish 2nd in the Winter Classic and go to 3-3 on the season as Jack Bell would make 29 saves on the afternoon and will return to action on January 6th as they take on the Plattsburgh Hornets in the annual Hannah's Hope game. Gallery

A Pair of rye defenders pin the Eagles on the boards behind the net and break up the play. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Josh Seymour (17) breaks in on net for the shot as Storm's Jack Pierce (2) breaks into the play. It would be day 2 of the Applebee's Winter Classic from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena, and it would see the Northeastern Clinton Cougars and Guilderland Stoem in the Consolation game. The game would start well for the Storm as they would get the opening goal at the 9:10 mark of the first period when Keegan McGovern would score to make it a 1-0 Storm game. The game would stay there until the 6:08 mark of the second period when the Storm would strike again from Klaidi Gjini to score to give them the 2-0 lead. Then, with just under three minutes left in the game, the Storm and Gjini would strike again as the Storm would secure the 3-0 victory. In the winning effort, the Storm would finish third in the tournament behind Devin Kelly's 23-save night as they went to 2-4 in the early season. As for the Northeastern Clinton Cougars, Greysn LaFountain would make 34 saves and drop to 0-3 on the season. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Baylon Cronkrite (9) splits a pair of defenders as he races into the zone for the shot on net. Gallery

Rye's Bryan Thomas (9) with the shot from the slot on net as the Garenet would get the 13-0 victory. It would be the opening game of the Applebee's Winter Classic, and it would see the #7 Rye Garnets from Section 1 taking on the Northeastern Clinton Cougars from Section VII. This would be a day that the Garnets would be in control from the start as they would get three goals in the first period and take the 3-0 lead. When the teams return for the second period, the Garnets stay in control as they come out and score five more goals, taking the 8-0. When the teams returned for the third period, the Garnets would not release the gas. They would add another five goals to secure the 13-0 victory and take on the Beekmantown Eagles tomorrow in the championship game. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Alexander Bullriss pins the Rye defender along the boards as they go after the puck. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Logen Magoob (23) with the block on Plattsburgh's Ian Detulleo (2) as he attempted the lay up. It would be the home opener for the Plattsburgh Hornets as they would host the Northeastern Clinton Cougars in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Basketball action. I would start slow, with both teams missing their shots early in the game as they were getting a feel for the night, but in the second half of the quarter, the teams would feel better, and the Cougars would have the 5-point lead at 15-10 at the end of the first. In the second quarter, the Hornets would come alive on offense, and their defense would be shut down as they would explode for a 15-2 quarter and take a 25-17 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the second half, the Hornets would stay hot out there as they would have a 17-4 quarter, expand on their run at 32-6, and take the 42-21 lead into the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, the teams would play a little more equal as the Hornets would call all of the dogs and have a 14-11 quarter as they would get the 56-32 victory. In the winning effort, the Hornets would go to 4-1 on the season as they head into their game next week against Hudson Falls. As for the Northeastern Clinton Cougars, they will head into the Christmas break at 3-3. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Ian Detulleo (2) slices by Northeastern Clinton's Max Rabideau (33) as he lays it off the window for the score. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Jordan Wells (8) and Saranac's Brody McComber (6) battle after the ball inside the 18-yard box as the Spartans look to get back in the game. It would be the Section VII Class B Boy's Soccer championship from the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse as the #1 Northeastern Clinton Cougars would take on the #2 Saranac Spartans with a berth in the New York state tournament on the line. The Cougars would waste little time in getting the game's opening goal as Evias Carpenter would score in the second minute to give them the early 1-0 lead. The defenses on both sides would stand tall for the rest of the half as neither team would score again in the half. When the teams would return for the second half, the Cougars would give themselves some breathing room in the 66th minute on the goal from Ashton Turner, and from there, the Cougars would hold on for the 2-0 win and be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class B Champions for the second year in a row as they will enter the tournament with an 11-2-4 record ranked 18th in the state and will take on the undefeated and number 4 team in the state Menachicsville in the opening round. As for the Saranac Spartans, their season will end at 9-6-2. Gallery

Saranac's Ryan Pflanz (2) with the sliding save on the ball to keep it in bounds and continue their attack. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Tess Dumas (00) with the game-clinching stop in penalty kicks on Saranac's Madison Gagnier's shot attempt. It would be the section VII Class B Girl's Soccer championship from Suny Plattsburgh State Fied house, and it would feature the top two seeds with the #2 Northeastern Clinton Cougars and the #1 Sarana Spartans for the right to enter the New York State Girls Soccer championship. Both teams would have their chances throughout the evening, but neither team would be able to score through regulation, and over time, neither team would be able to get the ball in the net. So the game would need to head to penalty kicks, and in the seventh round, we would get our winner as the Northeastern Clinton Cougars would get the win. And go to 6-8-2 on the season as they will play #2 Mechanicville in the opening round of the New York State Tournament. The Saranac Spartans' season will end on 7-6-3 the season. Gallery

As the Spartans attack, Northeastern Clinton's Peyton Scott (44) and Saranac's Alyse Liberty (7) go after the ball along the sidelines. Gallery