Photo: Northeastern Clinton's Gonyo carries the puck through the neutral zone, trailed by Plattsburgh's Hunter Broadway. The Northeastern Clinton boys hockey team kicked off its season in winning fashion, taking down Plattsburgh High School 8-0 Wednesday at the Rouses Point Civic Center. The way the game started from the Cougars certainly didn't foreshadow the victory to come, as sophomore forward Ryan Racine has assessed a cross-checking penalty just 47 seconds into the game. Northeastern Clinton killed the penalty, but it set the tone for a period in which they struggled to generate consistent offense. Plattsburgh nearly opened the scoring just before the midpoint of the second period on a 2-on-1 rush, junior Hayden Colburn looked to make the pass to senior Brandt Clarke across the crease. Cougars goaltender Ethan Garrand was able to cover the puck to end the opportunity. The scoreboard did change shortly after the ensuing faceoff, as the Cougars pushed up the ice and forward Sam Bulson found the back of the net with 8:01 remaining in the first period. That lead was doubled in the final minute of the period, as Lucas Bedard stole the puck in the neutral zone and skated in alone on goal. With only a two-minute break between periods, Northeastern Clinton was able to ride the momentum of that late goal into the second period. Reid LaValley scored 49 seconds into the period to bring the score to 3-0. It was far from the last, as the Cougars scored five times in the second. Thomas Richard stopped the clock at the 6:42 mark of the period with a shot from the left hash marks off a feed from below the goal line by Noah Gonyo. The Cougar's next two goals came within a single minute on the game clock, though the gap in real-time was much larger, as Lucas and Marcus Bedard scored on either side of a mid-period intermission for the only ice cut of the game. Lucas Bedard carried the puck into the zone through the right faceoff circle and appeared to be looking to pass it across before surprising Hornets goaltender Ty Calkins with a no-look shot up high. After the break, Marcus Bedard scored on a low shot through traffic from the blue line to reach an emphatic 6-0 margin. Owen Roberts scored in the final minute of the period before Marcus Bedard notched the only tally of the third. The shutout was put to the test late, as a pair of roughing penalties put the home team down 5-on-3 in the dying minutes of the game, but Garrand held his ground. Garrand stopped all 29 shots he faced in the game, with Calkins stopped 30 in the loss for the Hornets. The two Bedard's led with two goals each in the game, while LaValley recorded a goal and two assists, and Winnie Simpson was credited with three assists. Gallery.

Plattbsurgh captain enters the offensive zone as Northeastern Clinton's Jack Bulson steps up to challenge. Gallery.

Beekmantown's Gordie King (4) with the hit along the end wall on Saranac's Nik Hamel (9) trying to take it around the back of the net. It would finally be the return of Boy's High School Hockey as the start of the season was delayed by about three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening night game of the season would see the Beekmantown Eagles playing the Saranac Chiefs at Ameri-Can North Arena. The game would take some feeling out as there would be no scoring through the first period of the game. The lamp would finally get lit for the first time of the season at the 3:11 mark on the Saranac Chiefs goal by Nik Hamel for the 1-0 lead. The Eagles would keep fighting and at the 8:55 mark of the period, they would get the tying goal from Reid Fessette and would end the period tied at one. When the team hit the ice for the third period the tight contest would continue and the Chiefs would regain the 2-1 lead at the 353 marks on Nik Hamel's second goal of the night. Although the lead would be short-lived as Zach Lapier would tie the game back up at two under a minute later on the first high school goal of his career and the game would head to overtime tied at two. In that overtime frame, the Beekmantown Eagles would get their first lead of the game and it was the most important one as it would be a game-winner by DJ Gonyo to give them the 3-2 victory. In the winning effort, Riley Hansen would make 39 saves on the night as the Eagles start the season 1-0 and the Chiefs fall to 0-1 on a 35 save night by Macen Mero. They are back in action Saturday night for the rematch at Amer-Can North at 630. Gallery.

Saranac's attackers try to stuff the puck in on the scramble play as Beekmantown's Riley Hansen (1) and Carter Ducatte do their best to keep the puck from crossing the end line. Gallery.

Boquet Valley's Brandon Tromblee (goalie) comes up and makes the running save on the Eagles shot. It would be a familiar place for the Chazy Eagles as they would be back in the Section VII Class D Championship only thing different would be their opennet as they would host the Boquet Valley Griffins for the title. The Eagles would play their game and get the opening goal of the game in the 26th minute from Tanners Conners to take the 1-0 lead. Then in the 32nd minute of the game, the Eagles would expand on their lead at 2-0 with the Riley Hansen goal. Then in the 39th minute, Riley Hansen would strike again to make it 3-0. In the second half of the game, the Griffins would step up their defense and hold them off the scoring sheet although the Griffins had no answer. As the Eagles would hold on for the 3-0 victory and secure the 2020 Section VII Class D Boy's Championship unfortunately with the COVID-19 Pandemic going on this would be the end of their season. Gallery

Chazy's Luke Moser (18) in the corner with the move on Boquet Valley's Brody Lobdell (17) that just breaks the ankles. Gallery

Chazy's Catherine Langlois (8) and Moriah's (12) battle for position in the midfield. It would second game of a championship doubleheader in Chazy this time it would be girls soccer as the host Chazy Eagles would look to defend their Section VII Class D Championship against the Moriah Vikings. The Eagles would get the opening goal of the game in the 14th minute from Celine Junneau to take the 1-0 lead. The game would remain there for the rest of the first half but just two minutes into the second half the Eagles would extend there lead to 2-0 on the Ava McAuliffe goal. Then in the 51st minute, the Eagles would take command of the game at 3-0 on Celine Juneau second goal of the afternoon. Then in the 59th minute, the Eagles would put the icing on the cake with the Olivia McLennan goal at 4-0. In the 73rd minute through the Vikings would get on the board with the Mikenna Valentine goal for a 4-1 game. In the winning effort, the Chazy Eagles would defend their Section VII Class D Championship. Gallery

Chazy's Olivia McLennan (5) rushes down the field on the break for the shot as the Viking comes in tow. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Emma Whalen (GK) with the diving stop on Peru's McKenzie Brown (10) open shot to keep her team in the game. It would be a rematch in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Girl's Soccer action as the Plattsburgh Hornets host Peru in a rematch of a game that saw these two teams head to overtime last time around. This game would start off with the same kind of feel as the teams would play the first half to a zero-zero draw in a very hotly contested game. When the game would come back from the intermission it would stay that way as the teams remained tie through the first half of the second half. Finally, Peru would break the ice in the 68th minute with a goal by Abigail Bruce for the 1-0 lead. Although the lead would be short-lived as Plattsburgh's Maddy Woodward would get the equalizer in the 70th minute. But that would not be enough as Peru would answer twice in the final ten minutes of the game with goals from Aofie Lawliss and McKenzie Brown to secure the 3-1 victory for Peru. Gallery

Peru's Abigail Bruce (1) with the swipe of the ball from Plattsburgh's Madeleine Woodward (9) and charges back on net for the shot. Gallery

Seton Catholic's (10) and Northeastern Clinton's (11) battle for position along the midfield sidelines as they try to take it to there half. In the closing days of the 2020 Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Girl's Soccer season, the Northeastern Clinton Cougars would travel to Plattsburgh and take on the Seton Catholic Knights. The Cougars would get the opening goal of the match from Sample at the 13th minute to take the 1-0 lead. The Cougars would keep the pedal down and expand the lead to 2-0 on the Letourneau goal. The game would remain there through the rest of the half and into the early part of the second half when the Cougars would take the 3-0 lead in the 51st minute on the LaFountain goal. The Knights would avoid the shutout with the goal by Maddy Whalen in the 62nd minute to make it a 3-1 game. In the winning effort, Racine would make 9 saves as the Cougars get the win headed into the playoffs. Gallery

Seton Catholic's (24) and Northeastern Clinton's (15) battle for the ball and positioning along the sidelines for control and the game. Gallery

Seton Catholic's Allisyn Johnson (16) with the shot on net that she puts around Willsboro Lynne McDougal as they look to expand their lead. It would be a Mountain Valley Athletic affairs as the Seton Knights would host the Willsboro Warriors on Halloween special as it would also be the breast cancer awareness game. The game would start off good for the home Knights as they would get the opening goal of the game from Haley Murnane from Gillian Boule as the Knights take a 1-0 lead. The Knights would keep the accelerated pressed as they would double up on the lead on the scramble goal for the 2-0 lead. Although the Knights would add one more before the half would end as Madyson Whalen would make it 3-0. Although the Warriors would not go quietly into the halftime break as they would get one Lyane McDougal to make it a 3-1 game at intermission. When the teams would return for the second half the defenses on both sides would step up and hold there. Although the Warriors would be able to penetrate the Knights armor as they would get a goal from Jenna Ford about midway through the half to make it interesting down the stretch. Although that would be all the scoring in the game and the Seton Catholic Knights would hold on for the 3-2 victory. Next up for the Knights will be a game on November 2nd in Lake Placid while Willsboro will head to Beekmantown on November 3rd. Gallery

Willsboro's Gabby Marble (1) with the drag around Seton's defender as she carries through the midfield on the charge. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Simon Meyer (7) and Beekmantown's Dalton Kane (28) engage in a physical battle for the ball near midfield.

A full regulation game and two overtimes were insufficient to separate the Plattsburgh Hornets and Beekmantown Eagles in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference boys soccer on Halloween. A game that saw both teams generate many scoring opportunities ended in a 1-1 draw in Beekmantown. The action began quickly, as Beekmantown's Zachary Dubrey scored just 20 seconds after kickoff off an assist from Dalton Kane. The Hornets responded quickly, tying the score just 4 minutes later with a free kick by senior Ryan Kavanaugh. PHS nearly took the lead a minute later, as junior Jack Ferris saw his close-range shot stopped by the Eagles' starting goalkeeper, Rocco Golden. The Hornets enjoyed most of the possession in the first half, helped in part by the fact that they were attacking with the wind at their backs, but the Eagles had their fair share of opportunities on the counterattack. In the 29th minute, a PHS corner was cleared by the Beekmantown defense and the ball fell to Dubrey near midfield. Dubrey beat two defenders en route to the goal, forcing a diving save out of goalkeeper Jackson Ryan. Just two minutes later, a long ball up the field by the Eagles turned into another chance, as Dubrey used his speed to win the race to the ball and get a shot off. In the second half, the Eagles switched to Victor Mason in net, who was up to the challenge. The remainder of the game saw both team exchange goal scoring chances several times, but neither team could find the back of the net. In the end, the teams settled for a tie in a tense, physical affair. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Jack Ferris (2) and Beekmantown's Collin Hemingway (10) get to the ball simultaneously near the sideline. Gallery

Chazy's Callie Harvey (11) and Plattsburgh's (17) battle for the loose ball around the sideline in the even-steven game. It would be a matchup of a couple of the top teams in Girls Soccer inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference at Plattsburgh as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Chazy Eagles in section vii action. The game would go back and forth throughout the first half and the teams would stay even as there was no scoring in the half. When the teams came back for the second half the game would still stay as tight as ever. The Hornets would finally get the opening goal of the game about halfway through the second half from Tesea as the Hornets take a 1-0 lead. It would take the Eagles a while but they would eventually get the equalizer with like ten minutes left in the game from Olivia Mclennan to tie the game at 1. The game would stay that way through the rest of regulation and head to the overtime. In the overtime period, the Hornets would get the game-winner from number 2 to secure the Hornets victory over the Eagles. Gallery

Plattsburgh's (9) with the cross over on Chazy's Mackenzie Chapman (1) on the dribble and heads towards the net. Gallery

Chazy's Wayne Simpson (16) with the drag around the goalie as he slides in the back of the net for the goal. It would be the game of the season as the Chazy Flyers would host the Adirondack Thunder at the Amer-Can North Arena in the bantams division. The Flyers would take no time in taking control of the game as they would score 5 goals in the first period coming from Ryan Racine, Braeden Calkins, and Cassidy Goodman. In the second period, the Flyers would keep their foot on the loud pedal and add another 4 goals from Evan Patrie, Quinn Brandell, Wayne Simpson, and Ryan Racine for the 9-0 lead. In the third period, Flyers would take their foot off the pedal and back it down as they would get two goals from Landon Giroux. The Flyers would get the 11-0 win and start their season off on the right foot at 1-0. Gallery

Chazy's Ryan Racine (88) with the defensive zone face-off win and sends the puck out of the zone and down the ice. Gallery