Seton Catholic Vs Saranac Spartans December 27th 2023

Clinton Community College Boy's Basketball Holiday Classic
above the rim
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Kyle Coryea

Saranac's Henry Napper (14) rises above the rim and snatches the rebound for the Spartans and sends them on the breakout. It would be the opening day of the Clinton Community College Holiday Classic and the third game of the day would feature the Seton Catholic Knights and the Saranac Spartans. It would be tight through the first quarter as the Spartans would have a slim 13-12 lead after the first eight minutes of the game. In the second quarter, the Spartans would find their stride and break the game wide open with a 26-6 quarter and take a 39-18 lead into the intermission break. When the teams returned for that third quarter the teams would be evenly matched as the Spartans would only win the quarter 16-10 and take the 55-28 lead into the fourth quarter. In that quarter the teams would stay evenly matched as the Spartans would win the quarter 10-6. Although with that second quarter that got very lopsided, the Spartans would get the big 65-34 victory. With the win Henry Napper would lead the way as the Spartans get their first win of the season and go to 1-3 on the season while the Seton Catholic Knights fall to 1-5 on the season. Both teams are back in action tomorrow as the Spartans will meet up with the Boquet Valley Griffins and the Seton Catholic Knights will get the Peru Nighthawks. Gallery

Malone Huskies Vs Saranac Spartans December 27th 2023

Clinton Community College Girl's Basketball Holiday Classic
with the scoop
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Evan Patrie

Saranac's Mchenna Brown (2) with the scoop shot under the basket for the score as the Spartans were off to the races. It would be the second game of the day of the Clinton Community College Holiday Classic and we would have the Malone Huskies and Saranac Spartand to tip-off. The Spartans would get off to a hot start against the Malone Huskies with a 21-9 opening quarter. In the second quarter, the Huskies would do their best to not let the lead expand as it would be a 15-11 quarter for the Spartans and take a 36-20 lead into the halftime break. When the teams returned for the third quarter though the Spartans would put the clamps on the Huskies and take control of the game with an 18-6 quarter and have a 54-26 lead headed into the fourth quarter. Where the teams would have an even quarter at ten a piece but the Spartans would get the convincing 64-36 victory. In the winning effort, Breena Ducatte would lead the way with 31 points as the Spartans go to 4-1 on the season and will face the Boquet Valley Griffins on the second day of the tournament while the Malone Huskies fall to 2-1 on the season and will get the Peru Nighthawks. Gallery

Boquet Valley Griffins Vs Peru Nighthawks December 27th 2023

Clinton Community College Boy's Basketball Holiday Classic
layup
Photo By: 
Evan Patrie

Boquet Valley's Jackson Hooper (3) takes it through the lane and the traffic and lays it off the window for the score as part of a seventeen point game. It would be the opening game of the Clinton Community College Holiday Classic and we would feature the Peru Nighthawks and the Boquet Valley Griffins in Boy's Basketball action. The game would start tight as the Griffins would have a slim 16-12 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter though the Griffins would start to pull away with a 13-8 quarter and take a 29-20 lead at the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter the Nighthawks would do their best to stay with the Griffins as the Griffins would win the quarter by a slim 13-10 and take a 42-30 lead into the fourth quarter. In that fourth quarter, the Griffins would double up the Nighthawks with a 14-7 quarter and secure the 56-37 victory. In the winning effort, Jackson Hooper would lead the way for the Griffins with 17 points as they go to 7-0 and stay undefeated on the season as they will take on the Saranac Spartans on Day 2 of the tournament. Gallery

Applebee's Winter Classic Championship: #11 Rye Garnets @ Beekmantown Eagles December 23rd 2023

High School Boys Hockey
2023 Applebee's Winter Classic Champions
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Kyle Coryea

The Beekmantown Eagles are crowned the 2023 Applebee's Winter Classic champions. It would be the championship game of the latest edition of the Applebee's Winter Classic and it would feature the #11 Rye Garnets and the host Beekmantown Eagles. The host Eagles would get off to a good start as they would score just 2:4 into the game on the Edward Sweenor goal. Then just under two minutes later the Eagles score again this time from Sam Bingel putting him just 1 point away from 100 points in his career. Then with 3:38 left in the first period, the Eagles would score again as Edward Sweenor would get his second of the game for the 3-0 Eagles lead. In the early moments of the second period, the Garnets would get on the board to make it a two-goal game on the Ryan Draddy goal. Then at the 5:02 mark of the second period the Eagles would get a goal lead back at 4-1 on the Zack Lapier goal but Sam Bingel would get the assist to secure his 100th career point. The Eagles would start to put the icing on the cake just 55 seconds after the Louis Swennor goal to give the Eagles the 4-1 lead. Then with three minutes left in the game freshmen Edward Sweenor would finish off his hat trick and give the host Eagles the upset 6-1 win and the Winter Classic title. Gallery.

Applebee's Winter Classic Consolation: Guilderland Storm Vs Northeastern Clinton Cougars December 23rd 2023

High School Boys Hockey
tap in
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Kyle Coryea

Northeastern Clinton's Owen Ebersole (14) would tap in the puck in the open net as part of a three-goal game. It would be the consolation game of the Appebee's Winter Classic and would feature the Guilderland Storm and the Northeastern Clinton Cougars. In the opening period the teams would combine for 5 goals and the Storm would have a 3-2 lead. The three for the Storm would come from Keegan McGovern and Klaidi Ginghi while scoring for the Cougars would be Scott Wryre and Owen Ebersole. In the second period, the Storm would add another two goals from Quinn Rice while the Cougars would add one more from Winnie Simpson as the Storm would take a 5-3 lead into the third period. In that third period, the teams would combine for 8 goals. The Storm would have a pair of goals in the period from Quinn Rice and Joe Kosier. While the Cougars would get 6 goals in the period including a span in the period where the Cougars would score 4 goals in 3:12 scoring in the period would be Owen Ebersole (twice), Winnie Simpson (three), and Garrett Pilon as the Northeastern Clinton Cougars would get the 9-7 win. The Northeastern Clinton Cougars return to action on December 30th as they host out of Rice Memorial Green Knights. Gallery.

Applebee's Winter Classic Day 1: Rye Garnet Vs Northeastern Clinton Cougars December 22nd 2023

High School Boys Hockey
in the open net
Photo By: 
Kyle Coryea

It would be the second game of the 2023 edition of the Applebee's Winter Classic from the Ronald B Stafford Arena and it would feature the Northeastern Clinton Cougars and the Rye Garnet. In the opening period, the teams would combine for eight goals with the Rye getting six goals while Northeastern Clinton would get goals from Wayne Simpson and Owen Ebersole. In the second period, there would be another three goals as the Garnets would extend their lead to 8-3. In the third period, the teams would combine for another seven goals with the Garnets getting four goals and Cougars getting another three thanks to Owen Ebersole and Wayne Simpson as the Rye Garnet would get the 12-6 win. The winning effort the Rye Garnet will play the Beekmantown Eagles for the tournament title. While the Northeastern Clinton Cougars will get the Guilderland Storm in the 3rd place game. Gallery.

Applebee's Winter Classic Day 1: Guilderland Storm @ Beekmantown Eagles December 22nd 2023

High School Boys Hockey
on the edge
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Kyle Coryea

Beekmantown's Sam Bingel (11) cuts the corner behind the net for the shot on net as he would have a three-point night. It would be the opening day and opening game of the 2023 edition of the Applebee's Winter Classic from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. The Storm would get the opening goal of the game with 3:30 left in the first period on the Keegan McGovern goal. The Eagles would come back and tie the game up at one on the Edward Sweenor goal with 41 seconds left in the period. In the second period, the Eagles would get a pair of goals from Edward Sweenor and Novak Jarus as the Storm would get one but the Eagles would take the 3-2 lead into the third period. In the third period, the teams would combine for 6 goals. The Eagles would get the first goal of the period just three minutes into the period from Louis Sweenor as he dumped the puck into the zone for the 4-2 lead. The Storm would answer right back 30 seconds later to make it a one-goal game again at 4-3 on the Klaidi Gijini goal. From there the Eagles would come back with three unanswered goals from Sam Bingel, Edwin Sweenor, and Keegin Rodier as they would secure the 7-3 win. In the winning effort, the Eagles would go to 2-1 on the season as they will play the Rye Garnet tomorrow to see who the winner of the 2023 Applebee's Winter Classic championship is. Gallery.

Saranac Spartans @ Rice Memorial Knights December 20th 2023

High School Boys Hockey
hard hit
Photo By: 
Kyle Coryea

Saranac's Evan Patrie (6) and Rice Memorial's Chais Lyford (23) have a meeting of minds as they go after the loose puck during the hard-hitting contest. For their third straight game, the Saranac Spartans would travel out of state and take on the Rice Memorial Knights from Burlington, Vermont at the Cairns Arena and would look to continue their good weekend. It would take most of the opening period but the home Knights would get the first goal of the game with 1:54 left in the period on Preston Wheeler's goal to give the Knights the 1-0 lead. The Spartans would keep coming though and tie the game up about halfway through the second period on the Adrian Barnes go from the offensive faceoff circle to beat the goal. However, just about four minutes later the Knights would answer back and retake the one-goal lead at 2-1 on the Oliver Quong powerplay goal. The game would stay there till there were just under six minutes left in the game when the Spartans would tie the game up again on the Ryan Campbell goal. From there both teams would give their chances for the game-winner in the last minutes of the period and the five-minute overtime so the team would end the game tied at 2. So the Spartan's record will go to 2-2-1 on the season as they head into the Christmas break and there first league game against the Beekmantown Eagles on December 30th at A.C. North Arena. Gallery

Manchester Invitational Championship Night December 16th, 2023

Pro Bull Riders (PBR)
championship ride
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Kyle Coryea

Brady Fielder would ride the #4 ranked bull in the world UTZ Bestex Smokestack to the only 90-point ride of the weekend at 91 points and claim victory. It would be the second night of the 2024 edition of the PBR Manchester Invitational from SNHU Arena and there would be a sell-out crowd in attendance with over 11 thousand western sports fans in attendance. It would be the 4th time the PBR would come to Manchester, New Hampshire and we would see if we could have our fourth different event winner. It would start with the 40 best cowboys in the world all getting a second chance to ride the eight seconds before they would bring back the top 12 for the championship round. When the dust settles there would be only three riders covering all three bulls on the weekend with Brady Fielder getting the best of them all with a 260.25 for the weekend rounding out the top three would be Kaique Pacheco second with 254.75 and Alan De Souza with 252.50. With Brady Fielder's win, it would be their first career win on the PBR Unleash the Beast Tour and the first win on the tour for anyone from Australia since 2015. With the win, Brady Fielder would move to the 4th spot in the world title chance chasing Cassio Dias as they will take a week off for the Christmas break before they head to Albany on December 29th and 20th to finish off the 2023 portion of the season as the road continues to the World Finals in Dallas, Texas, and ATT Stadium. Gallery

Manchester Invitational Round 1 December 15th, 2023

Pro Bull Riders (PBR)
over the front
Photo By: 
Kyle Coryea

Boudreaux Campbell would be ableto ride Tall Boy for 83.50 as he would be leaning right over the front of the bull for the 8 seconds ride to get the weekend started. The Professional Bull Riders and the Unleash the Beast would pull into Manchester, New Hampshire, and the fourth stop on the 2024 tour with 40 of the best bull riders in the world for the fourth year in a row for the Manchester Invitational at the SNHU Arena. The first half of the night would be going the way of the Bulls as there would be only 4 qualified rides of the first 18 outs. The the second half of the night cowboys would get the upper hand on the Bulls as they would ride 11 out of the last 22 as we get to the best Cowboys in the world. There would be a few issues along the way as there would have to be six rides throughout the night. When the dust would settle on the opening night there would be a tie at the top of the pile with A pair of Brazilians Eduardo Aparecido and Felipe Furlan tied at 86.25 but the top 6 would only be separated by 2 with Silvano Alves, Jesse Petri, Lucas Divino, and Alan de Souza rounding it out for the night. As we head into the second day with round 2 and then the top 12 will come back for the championship short go to settle the title for the Manchester Invitational. Gallery.

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