The Middlebury Panthers punch their ticket to the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Hockey Frozen Four with a 2-0 win over the Plattsburgh State Cardinals. It would be time to start the NCAA Division III Women's Hockey Tournament again from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena as the #4 Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the #6 Middlebury Panthers as the classic rivals would meet again with a ticket to the final four on the line in front of 900 passionate fans. The visiting Panthers would get the opening goal of the first period just over the halfway mark of the first period and take the 1-0 lead on the Audrey Lazar goal. The game would stay there till the 7:32 mark of the second period when the Panthers would double their lead to 2-0 on the Kate Flynn goal. From there defense would be the main course on the menu as it would be the only two goals on the day but it would not be without some great effort by the Cardinals to try and get back in the game. In the winning effort for the Panthers, Sophia Will would make 30 saves for the shutout victory. As for the Cardinals Lilla Nease would do her best stopping 15 of 17 on the day but the Cardinals would fall short of the final four for the first time since the 2011 season as their season comes to an end at 22-5-1. Gallery

The Moriah Vikings are crowned the 2024 NYSPHSAA Class C Northern Regional champions with a 43-40 victory over the Maple Hill Wildcats. It would be the second game of the day on Regional Finals day from Clinton Community College and this time it would be on the boy's side in Class C and a battle between the top ten teams for the right to head to Cool Insuring Arena as #3 Moriah Vikings from Section VII would meet up with #6 Maple Hills Wildcats from Section II. It would be a slow start to the game as both teams would come out shooting cold and the Vikings would have a slim 6-4 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the teams would still be shooting cold on the day but the defenses would come up to the task as it would be a 7-6 quarter in favor of the Vikings giving them a 13-10 lead at the half. When the teams would return for the second half they would find their shot as both teams would score more in the third quarter than they did the whole first half as the Wildcats would have a 20-16 quarter and take a 30-29 lead into the final eight minutes of the game. In the last quarter, the game would go back and forth with the lead changing multiple timers down the stretch as the Vikings would have a 14-10 quarter and get the 43-40 victory. In the winning effort for the Moriah Vikings, Cooper Allen would lead the way with 20 points as they go to 21-2 on the season and head to the final four next weekend in Glenns Falls against the Haldane Blue Devils. As for the Maple Hill Wildcats, their season comes to an end at 21-5. Gallery

The #3 ranked Duanesburg Eagles are crowned the 2024 NYSPHSAA Girl's Basketball Northern Regional Class C Champions with a 51-29 win over #25 Moriah Vikings. It would be the quarterfinals of the NYSPHSAA Girl's Basketball Class C Championship and it would be a battle of the top 25 teams as the #3 Duanesburg Eagles would travel up to Clinton Community College and take on the #25 Moriah Vikings from the host section VII. The upset-looking Vikings would get off to a good start as they would be doubling up the Eagles with a 9-4 opening quarter for the early lead. In the second quarter, the Eagles would start to cut into the lead of the Vikings as they would have a 10-6 quarter to give the Vikings the slight 15-14 lead at the intermission. When the teams would return for the second half the Eagles would come out soaring with a 12-3 quarter to take the eight-point lead of 26-18 into the fourth quarter. The Eagles would be too much in the fourth quarter as they would have a 25-11 quarter to close out the Vikings with the 51-29 victory. In the winning effort, the Eagles will advance to the New York State Final Four behind the 35-point performance of Allison O'Hannah while the Moriah Vikings season will end. Gallery

Clarkson's James Meredith (18) and Plattsburgh State's Cythina Barnosky (20) battle for the loose ball behind the Cardinals net. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals Women's Lacrosse team would return home for a nonconference matchup against a fellow north country for the Clarkson Golden Knights at the Fieldhouse Complex. The game would not start good for the home Cardinals as they would be down 8-2 after just the first quarter scoring for the Cardinals were Cynthia Barnosky and Maddy Garcia while the Golden Knights would have Grace Graney (twice), Makenna Cassin (twice), Julia Lavarnway, Gabby Cranfield, Madelynn Barnum (twice). In the second quarter the Cardinals would do a little better on defense as they would hold the Golden Knights to four goals but their offense wouldnt have much as they would only get one for a 4-1 quarter getting the lone goal for the Cardinals would be Janey Adams while the Knights would have Julia Larnaway (third of the game), Mckenna Cassin (third of the game), Madelynn Barnum (second of the game) and Gabby Cranfield (second of the game). When the teams returnd for the third quarter the Cardinals looked way better but they wouldn't be able to get over the hump of the Golden Knights as It would be a 4-4 quarter to make it a 16-7 game with Caitlin Nash, Fiona Fitzgerald and Cynthia Barnosky (second of the game) while Hailey Millington, Brooklynne Perrigo, Julia Larnaway (a fourth of the game) and Makenna Cassin (third of the game). In the fourth quarter the teams would just finish out the game and the Knights would have a 2-1 quarter getting the lone goal for the Cardinals would be Cynthia Barnosky (third of the game) while Madelynn Barnum would get her third and fourth of the game as the Golden Knights would get the 18-8 victory. In the winning effort, the Golden Knights go to 2-0 on the season and the goalies combine for 3 saves on the afternoon. While the Plattsburgh State Cardinals went to 1-2 on the season and had 11 saves in the game. Gallery

The Boquet Valley Griffiths are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class D Champions with their 40-37 victory over the Chazy Eagles. It would be the last game of the weekend 2-day championships from the Clinton Community College and the Section VII Basketball championships and it would feature the #1 Chazy Eagles and the #2 Boquet Valley Griffins battling for the Girls Basketball Class D title. The game would be low-scoring and tight through the first quarter as the Eagles would have a slight 9-8 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Griffiths would find their shot and start to pull away from the Eagles with an 11-5 quarter and take the 19-14 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter it would be a complete flip of the last quarter as the Eagles would have a 15-9 quarter giving the low by slim lead as they went to the fourth quarter at 29-28. In the fourth quarter the game would go back and forth with the lead being traded a few times through the quarter but when the final buzzer would ring the Griffiths would have a 12-9 quarter and secure the 40-37 victory and the 2024 Section VII Class D title. With the win the Boquet Valley Griffiths advance to the NYSPHSAA Class D Tournament and will have a quarterfinal game on March 9th at Clinton Community College against the winner of section II for the right to go to the state final four the following weekend at Hudson Valley Community College. Gallery

The Schroon Lake Wildcats would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class D Champions with their 63-55 double-overtime victory over the Crown Point Panthers. It would be the fourth game of the day and seventh game of championship weekend and it would be for the Class D Boy's title it would feature the #1 Crown Pont Panthers and the #4 Schroon Lake Wildcats as they battle in the rematch of last years title which was also a thriller. The game would be starting well for the top-seeded Crown Point Panthers as they would jump out to the big lead at 20-8 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Wildcats would start their chargeback with a 15-8 quarter but the Panthers would still have the 30-23 advantage as they headed into the intermission period. When the teams returned for the third quarter defense would be the name of the game as the Wildcats would have a slim advantage of 8-7 for the quarter and the Panthers would still hold the lead at 37-31. When the teams went into the fourth quarter the Wildcats would leave everything out there and tie the game at 41 with a 10-4 quarter and they would even have a shot at the end to win it regulation but the game would head to overtime. In the overtime frame, the teams would trade baskets back and forth and a second overtime would be needed but in the second overtime, the Wildcats would get control and win the overtime 19-11 get the 63-55 victory, and be crowned the 2024 Class D Section VII champions. Gallery

The Cortland State Red Dragons have crowned the 2024 SUNYAC Men's Hockey champion with the 3-2 overtime victory over the Plattsburgh State Cardinals. It would be the SUNYAC Championship from the Plattsburgh State Fieldhouse with the winner getting the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament in front of a sold-out crowd of 2,188 fans. It would be the #3 Plattsburgh State Cardinals hosting the #4 Cortland State Red Dragons and having seen the Cardinals win both regular season matches. The game would be tight through the first period with both teams getting their scoring chances but no one would be able to flip on the red light to get a goal and it would be scoreless after the first period. In the second period, we would get the first goal of the game, unfortunately, it would be the Cortland State Red Dragons getting the opening goal of the game at the 11:28 mark from Colby Seitz to make it a 1-0 game and that's how the second period would end. The Cardinals would waste no time tying the game up in the third period just 58 seconds in on the powerplay goal from Ryan Bonfield. The game would stay there till there was 4:38 left in the game the Red Dragons would regain the lead at 2-1 on the Nate Berke goal. Down the stretch, though the Cardinals would pull the goal to try and get the equalizer, and with 33 seconds left they would do just that on Ryan Bonfield’s second goal of the game and the game would head to overtime. In the overtime, the Red Dagons would get the game-winner as they would get the lead for the third and final time on the night on the Anthony Bernando goal and the 3-2 Dragons win. In the winning effort, Jack Riedell would make 41 saves on the night as the Cortland State Red Dragons get the conference's auto bid and head to the NCAA Tournament. As for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals, Jacob Hearne makes 31 saves and their 21-5-2 record will have to wait and see if they get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Gallery

The Cortland Red Dragons are crowned the 2024 SUNYAC Women's Hockey Champions as they defeat the #1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals. It would be conference championship Saturday afternoon once again for the #1 Plattsburgh State Cardinals except this time they would be going after the first ever SUNYAC title as they would take on the #2 Cortland State Red Dragons in front of 1200 fans at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. It would be a very evenly contested game through the first period as both teams would have their chances but no one could get on the board. The game would finally get the first goal of the game at the 10:13 mark of the second period when the Cardinals would take the 1-0 lead on the Mae Olshansky powerplay goal. The lead would be short-lived as the Cortland State Red Dragons would answer back just over three minutes later on the Mia Hisanick powerplay goal to tie the game at two. The game would remain there through the rest of the second period and all of the third period sending the first-ever crowning for the SUNYAC title into the overtime period. In the overtime we would have to answer quickly as Cortland State's Elena Eichmann would light the lamp just 2:33 into the overtime and the party would be on for the Cortland State Red Dragons as they would get their first-ever women's conference tournament title and head to the NCAA Tournament. In the winning effort, Molly Goergen would make 26 saves on the day as they go to 19-5-2. The season is not over though for the Plattsburgh State Cardinals as they will get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament with a 21-4-2 mark on the season and both teams will find out their opponent when the bracket is announced Sunday evening. Gallery.

The Moriah Vikings would be crowned the 2024 Section VII Class C Boy's Basketball champions for the 11th straight season as they defeat the Northern Adirondack Bobcats 70-62. It would be the third game of the day at the NYSPHSAA Section VII Basketball championships and this time it would be for the Boys Basketball Class C title and it would be #1 Moriah Vikings and the #2 Northern Adirondack Bobcats In the battle of David versus Goliath the game would be going the way of David as the Northern Adirondack Bobcats would have the 21-17 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Vikings would start to knock the rust off and get in the groove but the Bobcats would play a scrappy game the Vikings would win the quarter 14-13 but the Bobcats would have the 34-31 lead at the intermission. In the second half though it would be the Vikings off their past ten sectional title that would come out and they would start making their shoot as they would have a 24-14 quarter and take the 55-48 lead into the last eight minutes. In the fourth quarter, the Bobcats would do their best to get the lead back but Goliath would just be too much on this day as the Vikings won the last quarter 15-14 and secured the 70-62 victory. In the winning effort for the Vikings, Cooper Allen would lead the way with 27 points. The Moriah Vikings would make their annual return to the NYSPHSAA Class C Tournament and will play the winner of the Section X and II game on Saturday, March 9th back at Clinton Community College for the right to make the trip back down to Glenns Falls and the Cool Insuring Arena. Gallery

The Moriah Vikings are crowned the 2024 Section VII Class C Champions with their 37-33 victory over the Ticonderoga Sentinels. It would be the second game of the day from the Clinton Community College and this time it would be for the Section VII Class C Girls Basketball finals in front of another great crowd. It would get off to a slow start as both teams were feeling the pressure of the championship game and the upset-minded Sentinels would have the slim lead at 8-6 after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Vikings would start to find their shot and groove on the court as they would have an 11-6 quarter and take the lead at 17-14 as the teams broke for the intermission. When they did return though the Sentinels would come back regrouped and focused as they would have a 13-8 quarter and take the slim 2-point lead at 27-25 as they entered the championship quarter in that quarter the Vikings would answer the bell and shut the Sentinels with a 12-6 quarter and get the Section VII C Girls Basketball title with a 37-33 victory. In the winning effort for the Vikings Hannah Bedore would lead the way with a 13-point afternoon. Next for the Vikings will be the NYSPHSAA Class C Tournament and game back at Clinton Community on Saturday, March 9th against the winner of a game between the winner of Section X and II for the right to go to the state final four at Hudson Valley Community College. Gallery