Franklin County Fair Night #2 - August 10th 2019

rock away

Nick Harden (125) with the hard shot to the side of Jerry O'Connor that rocks it on it side but stays on its wheel. It would be the second night of demolition derby action at the Franklin County Fair there would be around 120 cars in the pits from compact, 8 cylinder and truck and vans. Before the night would start though we would go back and honor the past with the first demolition derby hall of fame and there would be 13 members in the class. Once the derby got underway the smashing would be fierce from start to finish with a couple rollovers and few fires throughout the night. When the smashing would end on the night there would be three winners on the night Randy Martin in the 4 cylinder class, Jerry O'Connor in the truck class, and Chris Mossow in the 8 cylinder class.Gallery

crunch

Ethan Hults (7EH) with the hard hit on to the front of the 3c that folds up the front of the 3C although the 3C wuld hang on for a top three finish. Gallery

Clinton County Fair - July 21st 2019

father and son

Alex Martin (77jr) and Randy Martin (77a) would go back to back as they battle not just for the overall with but for who is better in the house with Alex getting this round. It would be the return of the annual demolition derby at the Clinton County Fair with around 150 cars in attendance. The cars would range from stock 4, 6, and 8, cylinders and then you would have the modified 8 cylinders and ectreme truck division. There would be hard hitting throughout the night and the barriers would be up to the task and keep all cars in the track. When the smashing would stop you see some frimilar faces in the winner circle with Alex and Randy Martin taking 1 and 2 in the 6 cylinder division. As for the four cylinder division the win would go to Brandon Lamere and the Extreme trucks would see Brittany Woodside getting the victory. Gallery

crunch

Jason Seymour(01) would slam Eli Beshaw (91) along the wall in front of the stage with a crunching hit that would slow down beshaw.Gallery

Plattsburgh Hornets @ Saranac Chiefs - October 19th 2019

Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Week 7
Interception

Plattsburgh's Dylan Garrant (21) with the interception on the ball that was slightly overthrown to Saranac's Garrett Adolpho. It wouldn't just be the last week of Champlain Valley Athletic Conference regular season but the last game and it would feature the Plattsburgh Hornets and Saranac Chiefs. Defense would be the name of the game in the first half as neither team would be able to get the ball in endzone. The Hornets would eventual get on the board and take the 7-0 lead on the Javon Carpenter 30 yard pass 3:30 into the third quarter. The Hornets would extent there lead to 14-0 on the Dylan Garranrt 54 yard pass one minute into the fourth quarter. The Chiefs would cut the lead in half with just under five minutes left in the fourth on the seven yard pass to Justin Bedard to make 14-6. That would be all the scoring as the Hornets would hold onto the win and go to 3-4 on the season while the Chiefs fall to 3-4. The playoffs start next week and the Plattsburgh Hornets will travel to Peru for the Indians in the Class B Semifinals while the Chiefs will travel to Saranac Lake and play Red Storm.Gallery.

Vermont Catamounts @ #10 Clarkson Golden Knights - October 18th 2019

NCAA Men's Hockey
hat trick

Clarkson Zach Tsekos (17) on the scramble play in front of the net gets the hat trick goal on the night. It would be the Clarkson Golden Knights hosting the Vermont Catamounts in the home opener at Cheel arena. The game would would take a while to get going as the game would still be scoreless after the first period. The Golden Knights would take the 1-0 lead 6:43 into second period when Zach Tsekos would score on the power play to make it 1-0. The Catamounts would fight there way back and tie the game up at 1 at the 12 minute mark of the period on the Joey Cipollone goal. We would go to the third tied but the Catamounts would take the lead 2-1 quickly into the period on the Christian Evers goal. The Golden Knights would give up though as they would tie the game up at the ten minute mark when Zach Tsekos gets his second of the night. The Golden Knights would regain the lead 3-2 on Zach Tsekos third goal of the night. From there the Golden Knights would hold on for the win. In the winning effort Frank Marotte would make 31 saves as the Golden Knights go to 2-0-1 while the Catamounts fall to 0-1. Gallery.

Ticonderoga Sentinels @ Plattsburgh Hornets - October 12th 2019

Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Week 6
pass break up

Plattsburgh's Dylan Garrant (21) gets a hand on the ball to break up the pass intended for Ticonderoga's Connor Yaw. It would be week 6 of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference season and it would feature the Ticonderoga Sentinels at the Plattsburh Hornets. It would take sometime for the scoring to happen as the defenses were up to the challenge. Then Hornets would end up taking the 7-0 lead on the 17 yard touchdown pass to Dylan Garrant as the second quarter began. That is where the score would remain through the first half and until the 3:25 of the third quarter when the Hornets extend there lead to 14-0 on Javon Carpenters ten yard run. The Hornets would take control of the game with just under 4 minutes left in third quarter when Myles King would catch the pass at the goal line for the 20-0 lead. The Sentinels would get on the board 1:30 into the fourth quarter on Monty Benedict touchdown to make it 20-7 down the stretch. Although the Hornets would put the game away down the stretch on the 2 yard pass to Benjamin Bourdeau and secure the 27-7 win. In the winning effort the Hornets go to 2-4 while the Sentinels fall to 1-5 on the season. Gallery.

Moriah Vikings @ AuSable Valley Patriots - October 11th 2019

Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Week 6
touchdown

Moriah's Braden Swan (32) with the catch in the back of the endzone for one of his four touchdowns on the night. It would be week 6 of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference and would feature the Moriah Vikings traveling up to the the Au Sable Patriots. The game would start of good for the Patriots as they would hit Luis Perez with a 65 yard pass on the first play of the game for a quick 8-0 lead. Although the Vikings would strike right back two plays later with a Maddox Blaise 63 yard run to tie the game at 8. Then the Vikings would strike again at 4:17 mark of the first quarter on a 3 yard run and take a 16-8. The Vikings would strike one more time in the first quarter with 4 minutes left on Mason Spring sneak to take a 24-8 lead. As time would expire in the first quarter the Patriots would cut the lead in half at 24-15 on the Evan Snow QB sneak. The scoring would slow down from there as the Vikings would score 3 minutes into the quarter on the Luke Spring 15 yard pass to make it 30-15. The Vikings would score as time would expire in the half on a very controversial touchdown Braden Swan to make it 38-15 at the half. When the teams came back the second half the scoring would slow down. As the Vikings would get the only score of the half at 3:24 of the third quarter on the Maddox Blaise run and secure the 44-15 win. In the winning effort the Moriah Vikings go to 4-2 while the Ausable Valley Patriots fall to 3-3 season as the teams go into the last week of the season. Gallery.

Saranac Chiefs @ Peru Indians - October 11th 2019

Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Week 6
catch

Peru's Austin Carpenter (3) with the catch over the middle with Saranac's Connor Recore (80) defending. A sluggish first quarter wasn't enough to deter the Peru Indians, as they rode a solid running game to a second-half comeback, snapping their losing streak with a 21-11 win over Saranac. The Indians found themselves in a hole early, as Saranac's Connor Burns found Hunter Devins for a 73-yard touchdown pass. Two botched fourth-down snaps by Peru resulted in a pair of safeties, and the Chiefs led 11-0 after one quarter of play. That would be the end of the scoring for the visiting team, though, and Peru found its elusive running game on the back of Jack Hanson, who rattled off 181 rushing yards in the game. Twice in the second quarter, the Indians drove to within five yards, only to two turn the ball over each time. Momentum remained with Peru in the second half. An interception by Gavin Padron set the Indians up for a five-yard touchdown run by Hanson to cut the Chiefs' lead, and a 38-yard scoring run in the third quarter by Hanson gave the home side the lead.The Indians put the game away for good with a five-yard pass by Zach O'Connell to Austin Carpenter.The result leaves both teams with a record of 3-3 heading into the final week of the regular season. The Indians will host Saranac Lake at 7:30 p.m. Friday, while the Chiefs will host Plattsburgh High School Saturday at 1:30 p.m. Gallery.

Plattsburgh Hornets @ Beekmantown Eagles - October 4th 2019

Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Week 5
touchdown

Beekmantown's Nate Finley (3) takes it around the corner and stretches out for the first touchdown at the new field. It would be week 5 of the champlain valley athletic conference and would feature the Plattsburgh Hornets at the Beekmantown Eagles at the all new Beekmantown Sports Complex. The game would take sometime to get going and it the Eagles would get on the board with the quarterback keeper for a 7 yard run by Nate Finley to make it 6-0. That would be the only scoring all the way til there was four minutes left in third quarter when Matt Dion would scoop up a fumble and take it 65 yards for the score. From there to the end the defense would clap down and the and the Eagles would get the 13-0 win. With the win the Eagles go to 4-1 and take the lead in the division while the Hornets fall to 1-4 on the season. Gallery.

Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs Potsdam State Bears - Women's SUNYAC Basketball - January 8th 2019

down the lane

Plattsburgh State's Thersea Quinn (12) drives down the lane and draws the contact as she goes up for the basket. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host fellow SUNYAC team Potsdam State Bears in the battle of the North Country. It would be a tight game through the first quarter where the Bears had the slim one point lead at 14-13. When the teams were out for the second quarter the Cardinals would would step it a little bit and win the quarter 16-13 to take a 29-27 lead into the intermission. When the teams came back for the third quarter the Bears were not going to let the Cardinals walk away and they would win the quarter 22-17 and the Bears would lead 49-46 after the third quarter. In the fourth quarter though the Cardinals would get the last word and win the quarter 26-20 and get the 72-69 victory. In the winning effort Tatlor Durnin would lead the way with 26 points as the Cardinals go to 4-8 on the season. Gallery

three

Plattsburgh State's Taylor Durnin (10) with the three from beyond the arc as part of a game high 26 points. Gallery

Plattsburgh State Cardinals Vs Brockport State Golden Eagles - Women's SUNYAC Basketball - January 25th 2019

three from wing

Plattsburgh State's Thersea Quinn (12) with the three ball from the wing as part of a three point night. The Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host the Brockport State Golden Eagles in SUNYAC women's basketball. The game would be tight throughout the first quarter and the Cardinals would have the slim 15-11 lead. In the second quarter the Eagles would play scrappy and win the quarter 17-11 and the Cardinals would trail 28-26 at halftime. When the teams came back for the third quarter the Cardinals would play shutdown defense and win the quarter 12-8 and the Cardinals would take a 38-36 lead into the fourth quarter. In that fourth quarter the Cardinals would hold serve with a 16-14 quarter and the Cardinals would secure the 54-50 victory. In the winning effort the Cardinals go to 8-9 on the season as Taylor Drunin leads the way with 22 points in the win. Gallery

floater

Plattsburgh State's Taylor Drunin (22) with the floater in the lane as part of a game high 22 point night. Gallery

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