Northeastern Clinton's Ethan Garrand (24) with the paddle save on the breakaway attempt by Colin Latinville (19) as part of a 25 save night. It would be a Champlain Valley Athletic Conference matchup between the Northeastern Clinton Cougars and the Beekmantown Eagles in a battle for second in the conference. It would be a game that would live up to the hype as there would be no scoring in the first and second periods of these two evenly matched teams. Then the third period would come around and it would be a different story. It would start off good for the Eagles as they score two goals in the first 2:22 from Dalton Kane and Alex Brienza and have a 2-0 lead. Then at the six minute mark the Cougars would score and break up the shutout on the Jon Bulson goal for a 2-1 game. Then at the nine-minute mark, the Cougars would score again this time on the power play from Zachary Miller to make it 2-2. Then at the 11:19 mark, the comeback would be complete as the Cougars would get a second powerplay goal this time from Lucas Bedard for a 3-2. From there on the Cougars would hold on for the 3-2 depict a firey attempt from the Eagles for the equalizer. In the winning effort, the Cougars go to 5-5-1 on the season and have a matchup coming up against the Malone Huskies while the Beekmantown Eagles fall to 5-4-1 on the season and play West Seneca next. Gallery.

Beekmantown's Leah Coloumbe (15) looks to put in the rebound in front of the night on the scoring chance. The Beekmantown girls’ ice hockey team earned another victory Monday, defeating the Marauders of Hanover High School 4-2 in non-league action. The game, played on a Monday afternoon because of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, began with a senior day ceremony recognizing Madison Tetreault, Bryan Walsh, and Bailey Carter. Once the puck dropped though, the Lady Eagles didn’t waste much time. At the 2:17 mark, Carter’s pass from behind the goal line found Brooke Ruest out in front for a quick shot and a goal. Beekmantown’s lead doubled about four minutes later, as Ruest returned the favor by assisting on Carter’s goal before Sage McGinley-Smith scored unassisted to put Hanover on the board. The second period saw the Marauders apply sustained offensive pressure the first several minutes, but it was the Lady Eagles who took the puck up the ice on a counterattack for a quick score. A pass from Tetreault sprung Leah Coulombe loose, and Coulombe did not miss. Brooke Ruest largely put the game to rest early in the third period, tapping in a goal at the back door off assists from Janna Ruest and Sophia King. Hanover’s Meredith Morhun scored late in the game to narrow the gap, but the Lady Eagles held on to their 4-2 to the end. Brianne Knight made 22 saves for Beekmantown, while Marauders goaltenders Rebekah Rudd and Katie Smith made 16 and 17, respectively. Gallery.

The Beekmantown Eagles celebrate as they defeat the Plattsburgh Hornets with an overtime thriller. The Beekmantown Eagles and Plattsburgh Hornets would meet for the first of two meetings this season in the crosstown rivalry featured in the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference. It would be a game that would live up to the rivalry as the two teams would duke it out throughout body blow after body blow neither of them giving an inch. The Eagles would strike first with the opening goal from Dalton Kane on the powerplay at the 8:45 mark of the first period. The game would remain there through the rest of the period and even though the whole second period as there would be no scoring. Just when you were starting to think that this might be the lone goal of the game the Hornets would answer and tie the game at 1 at the 10:44 mark of the third on the Tyler Ried powerplay goal. The game would stay there for the rest of the period and the teams would head to overtime tied at one. In the overtime frame, the Eagles would send there fans home happy as Dalton Kane would strike again with his second goal of the game and give them the 2-1 victory. In the winning effort, Riley Hansen would make 20 saves as the Eagles go to 3-3-1 on the season while the Hornets John Dublanyk would make 21 saves as they fall to 4-4-1 on the season. Next up for the Eagles will be the Northeastern Clinton Cougars on a quick turn around Monday, January 20th while the Hornets while getting the Saranac Chiefs January 21st. Gallery.

Plattsburgh's Natatalie Kay (4) with the poke check on Beekmantown's Leah Columombe (15) to break up the play. The Beekmantown Lady Eagles ice hockey team earned a 3-1 win at Chazy’s Scotts’ Rink Friday against the Lady Hornets of Plattsburgh High School. Beekmantown scored once in each period and outshot the visitors 36-27 on the night. A back-and-forth first period ended 1-0 in favor of the home team after Hailey Letoruneau hit the top corner with a slap shot from the left point after a pass from Celine Juneau. Playing with the lead, the Eagles applied offensive pressure for much of the second period and doubled their lead midway through the frame as Makenna Bell capitalized on a rebound off a Leah Coulombe shot to jam the puck between the post and the left pad of goaltender Ava Julian. The third period saw the Plattsburgh offense start to click, but it was Beekmantown who scored again, as Brooke Ruest’s feed from behind the goal line set up Bailey Carter for the tap-in goal. The Hornets pulled one back with a Gillian Boule goal midway through the period, but that would be the end of scoring for the game. Julian made 33 saves in net for the Hornets, which Beekmantown’s Brianne Knight stopped 26 en route to the win. Gallery.

Beekmantown's Dale Gonyo (27) takes down Salmon River's Estyn Wyile (88) and break up the breakaway attempt. The Beekmantown Eagles would host the Salmon River Shamrocks in nonconference NYSPHSAA action at the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena. The would-be a matchup between two very evenly matched teams. It would take until the last minute of the first period when the Shamrocks would get the opening goal of the game from Thomas Cook. The game would stay there all the way till halfway through the third period when the Eagles would finally get the tying goal on an Alex Brenzia goal. The game would stay there and overtime would be forced and in the overtime at the 2:03 mark when the Shamrocks would get the winner from Thomas Cook and get the 2-1 victory. In the losing effort, Beekmantown's Riley Hansen would make 26 saves as they fall to 3-3 on the season and the Shamrocks go to 2-2 on the season. Next up for the Eagles will be a road game at Potsdam while the Shamrocks will host Norwood-Norfolk. Gallery.

Saranac's Zack O'Connell (12) crunches Beekmantown's Gordie King (4) along the boards with the hard-hit from behind although it would cost him some time in the box. The Saranac Chiefs would host the Beekmantown Eagles in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference action. It would be a long feeling out period as it would take til inside the final five minutes of the first period when Eagles Cooper Burdo would score and make it 1-0. The Chiefs would keep fighting and eventually tie the game up with three minutes left in the second period on Saranac's Hayden Buckley goal. The Eagles would keep fighting and eventual take the lead back on Luke Moser (10) to make it 2-1 with five minutes left in the game. That would be enough as the Eagles would get the 2-1. In the winning effort, Riley Hansen would make 31 saves as the Eagles go to 4-2-1 while Erik Frechette for the Chiefs would make 27 saves as the Chiefs are now 6-2 on the season. Gallery.