Saranac Lake Zack Goetz (6) dives for the endzone and the Red Storm, but they would come up short on the 28-12 loss. So it would be week 5 of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference season, and this time, we would go to Saranac Lake and Raymond Wilson Final, where the host #19 Saranac Lake Red Storm would host the #25 Beekmantown in a game of the undefeated Red Storm and 1 lose Eagles. The game would be tight throughout the first half. The Eagles would get the game's opening score on the Josh Sands 2-yard keeper at the 8:26 mark of the first quarter to take the 7-0 lead. The game would stay there til the 4:25 mark of the second quarter when the Red Storm would get on the board with their quarterback keeper as Zack Goetz would score to make it a 7-6 game, and that's where the game would enter the half. Both teams would be looking to break through in the matchup when the teams returned for the second half. The Eagles would answer that bell on the 29-yard run by Parker Broughton to take the 14-6 lead at the 4:54 mark of the quarter. The game would stay there till the 8:27 mark of the 4th quarter when the Eagles would extend their lead to 21-6 on the 16-yard pass to Patrick Hagadorn. The Red Storm would answer right back as they marched down the field, and Chris Martin would finish off on the 4-yard run to make it a 21-12 game. The Eagles would put the game out of reach with 1:16 left in the game when Shamus Bibeau would score from 9 yards out to open up the lead to 28-12, and that's where the game would finish. The Beekmantown Eagles go to 4-1 on the season with their win and will be back home next weekend against the Moriah Vikings. The Saranac Lake Red Storm would get their first season loss and go to 3-1 as they will hit the road next week and take on the Peru Nighthawks. Gallery

Beekmantown's Shamus Bilbeau (1) fights through the tackle and gets the first down as the Eagles drive down the field. Gallery

Peru's Jordan Osborne (10) and Plattsburgh's (26) battle for the ball in the corner as the Hornets try to get on the board. We would battle in class A inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the #4 Peru Nighthawks in Boy's Soccer action. The Nighthawks would open up the scoring in the 17th minute on the goal from Zach Benson as Nighthawks would take the 1-0 lead. It wouldn't take long for the Nighthawks to extend their lead to 2-0 as Jordan Osborne would score in the 21st minute, and that's where the scoring would end for the first half. When the teams returned for the second half, the Hornets would come out buzzing, but they could not break through for a goal. The Nighthawks would take control of the game in the 60th minute on the Nolan Miner as the Nighthawks would secure the 3-0 victory. In the winning effort, the Nighthawks would stay undefeated as they go to 9-0-1 on the season and will be back in action on October 10th as they host the Saranac Spartans from the Apple Bowl. As for the Plattsburgh Hornets will fall to 6-2-1 with both their losses coming at the hands of the Nighthawks and will be back in action on Monday evening as they will host the Schroo Lake Wildcats. Gallery

Peru's Ashtyn Catlin (15) rises above the rest for the header in the midfield area to help the Nighthawks on the attack. Gallery

Saranac and Plattsburgh attackers battle after the ball down the sidelines as they look to make the attack. The Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Saranac Spartans in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Boy's Soccer from the Plattsburgh High Sports Complex. The Hornets would get the scoring going first with a goal in the 6th minute from number 6 for the 1-0 lead. Then, in the 23rd minute, the Hornets would extend their lead to 2-0 on another goal. The Spartans would keep fighting and answer back in the 34 minute on the Michael Strack goal to make it a 2-1 game, but the Hornets would answer right back in the same minute to regain the two-goal lead at 3-1. The Spartans would keep fighting throughout the second half, making it a one-goal game at 3-2 in the 63rd minute. Although the Hornets would be able to fend off the challenges by the Spartans and get the win and go to 7-1-1 on the season while the Spartans fall to 5-2-1 on the season. Gallery

Saranac's Michael Strack (16) stuffs the ball in the far corner for the goal past the outstretched arms of the Plattsburgh netminder. Gallery

Seton Catholic's (2) and Crown Point's (3) battle for the ball. Seton wins and takes it into the box. The Seton Catholic Knights would host the Crown Point Panthers on their new camps field as part of the Section VII Boy's Soccer season. The Knights would get a pair of goals in the first half, taking the 2-0 lead on the Panthers into the intermission. When the teams return for the second half, it will be more of the same as when the Knights stay hot and add another pair of goals. The Panthers of Crown Point would add a late goal to break the shutout, but the Knights would still get the 4-1 victory. With the win, the Knights go to 2-5 on the season, while the Panthers fall to 1-6. Gallery

Crown Point's (7) steals the ball from Seton's (8) and is on the turn and attack. Gallery

Seton Catholic's Brooke Bilow (15) with the turn and burn on Northern Adirondack's Olivia Lamboard (7). The Seton Catholic Knights would host the Northern Adirondack Bobcats. The Bobcats would get on the board first just 4 minutes into the game on the goal from Rielyn Nutt for the early 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 29-minute mark when the Bobcats would expand their lead to 2-0 on the Mandy McKinney goal and that's where they would end the first half of play. When the teams returned for the second half the Bobcat would stay hot and get three goals in the first ten minutes of the half from Ava Moore and Rielyn Nutt as they would take a commanding 5-0 lead. That is where the game would stay till the Knights would break the shutout bid in the last minute of the game on the Julia Padd goal to make it a 5-1 final and win for the Bobcats as they go to 5-2-1 on the season and the Knights fall to 0-7, Gallery

Seton Catholic's Gaberila Wabha (18) and Northern Adirondack's (8) battle for position near midfield. Gallery

Raymond Hanson (68) and Jenna Zakrzewski (727) battle for the lead in the closing laps of there ten lap feature with the win going to Hanson. It would be the second of the Elegance Coating Championship Weekend from the Airborne Park Speedway and the big race on the day would be the 100 lap 5 thousand to win for the Sportsman Modified and there would be 49 cars fighting for 1 of the 32 starting spots. Also on the card would be the 9th State Cannabis Renegades, Moore Recycling Mini Stocks, and the 500cc Mini Sprints. The first feature of the day would be the 500cc Mini Sprints and their ten-lap event. The early leader would be Jordan Zakrzewski but Raymond Hanson would come from his 6th starting spot and get the win over Destin St Clair and Jenna Zakrzewski. Then we would have the 9th State Cannabis Renegades for their 40-lap event. The early leader of the race would be Shawn Fountain but he would only have the lead till lap 5 when Josh Terry would take the lead and hold it till the end. Although it would not be without competition Shawn Duquette and Nathaniel Guay would be short on his feelings for the rest of the race. In the end, Josh Terry would get the win on the afternoon but Shawn Duquette would win the war and be crowned the 2024 track champion over Tylor Terry. Then we would have the Mini Stocks for their 20-lap event and Tyler Bell would have the lead for the first 2 laps. Then there would be a pass at the front and Josh Laporte would take the lead and have it til lap 6 and he would have the lead til lap 13. On lap 13 Laporte would take the lead back but in the end, Jason Porter would get the lead down the stretch and hold on for the win. Then it would be time for the big go the 100 laps for the Sportsman Modified with the 5k to the winner. The race would start with an accident going into turn 1 with three cars involved and Chris Cayea would end up on his side. When they restarted the race Travis Bruno would take the lead and have the lead for the first ten laps. On lap ten Donovan Lussier would take the lead and he would hold the lead for the next 90 laps. Still, it would not be without challenges as Travis Bruno, Fire Swamp, and Jordan Fornwalt would all take their shot at the top spot. Still, in the end, Donovan Lussier would hold on for his 9th win on the season, with Joey Scarbrough finishing 16th on the day Lussier would be crowned the 2024 track champion. Gallery

Josh Terry (65) and Shawn Duquette (18) battle for the lead in the 40-lap main for the Renegades with the win going to Josh Terry but Shawn Duquette would get the ultimate prize of being crowned track champion. Gallery