With the crunching hit along the boards, Plattsburgh State's Brandon Butler (23) sends Potsdam State's Mason Hohen (7) into the air along the board in the corner. It would be the return of the battle of the North Country as the Plattsburgh State Cardinals would host their travel partners, the Potsdam State Bears, from the Ronald B Stafford Ice Arena in front of 1,000 fans on poster night with the rare midweek game. The upset-minded Bears would get the game's opening goal on the powerplay from Eli Douhart-Wood at the 10:45 mark of the first period. The Cardinals would keep coming and equalize the game at one with the Kevin Weaver Vitale goal at the 17:16 mark of the period. Then, with just 25 seconds left in the period, the Cardinals would take the 2-1 lead on the goal from Jake Sacratini, and that's how they would head to the intermission. The game would stay until the 12:09 mark of the second period when Brody Spencer Ha would extend the lead to 3-1. The Bears would not be going away on this night as they would make it a one-goal game at the 17:21 mark on the Michael Campbell goal, and we would head to the second intermission with the Cardinals having the 3-2 lead. The Cardinal offense would be on fire in the third period, scoring four goals in just 8 minutes. Aaron Catron would score twice, and Patrick Cole and Jake Sacratini would score to make it a 7-2 game. The Bears would get a late goal with about two minutes left when Payton Felix would score on the powerplay, but the Cardinals would hold on for the 7-3 victory. In the winning effort, the Cardinals go to 9-7-1 on the season as Jacob Hearne would make 27 saves on the night, and they will be back in action on Saturday as they travel to take on Amherst. As for the Bears, they will fall to 4-11-3 on the season and will return to action on January 31st as they will take on Canton. Gallery

Plattsburgh State's Jacob Hearne (31) with the stick save on Potsdam State's Jakub Hall (23) as part of 27 save night in the 7-3 victory. Gallery

Donovan Lussier (61), Travis Bruno (33), and Shane Pecore (0) battle three wide of the corner for the lead during the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified 40-lap 2 to win feature. It would be the second week of the from the Airborne Park Speedway and it would feature the Sprint Cars of New England presented by McGee's Auto for there season opening 360 sprint race along with the Sportsman Modified $2,000 to win, Limited Sportsman Modified, Renegades, 500cc Mini Sprints, Mini Stocks, and Pro Stocks. The racing would get going after a brief delay on the night with the rain, and the first feature would be the 500cc Mini Sprints for their first visit to the track of the season. There would be eight cars for their ten-lap feature. Jenna Zakrzewski would get the lead off the start of the race, but after some issues in the heat race, Chris Pierce would charge from the back of the pack, take the lead, and get his first career win in the division. Then we would move on to the 2 thousand dollar to win 40-lap feature for the J+S Steel Sportsman Modified. It would see Travis Bruno and Jamy Begor battle for the lead at the start of the race, and Bruno would prevail. Still, there would be a challenge coming from the back as both Fire Swamp and Donovan Lussier had problems in the heat race and had to go to the last chance qualifier to make the show; they would come up from the tenth row. They would put on a battle for the fans as they went after the win, and in the end, Donovan Lussier would get the win for his first of the season as he tries to duplicate last year's division high seven wins, as Fire Swamp and Cory Castell round out the top three. Then it would be the Mini Stocks and their fifteen-lap event. It would Jeremaih King get the lead off the start of the race and have a nice early race battle with Jason Bradley and then battle would be up front between the teammates as Jake Fountain and Ryan Senecal would duke it out for the win and on this day it would be defending track champion Ryan Senecal getting the victory. Then it would be time for the feature event of the night the Sprint Cars of New England 360 tour would bring 16 of the best sprint cars from new england and Canada to battle it out for 25 laps on the half mile, Travis Billington would get the pole but the lead would short lived as Jeff Trombley would get the early lead of the race. Still, there would be a charge from Jordan Poirier and Matt Tanner, and Poirier would get his second straight win at the Airborne half mile. Then it would be the first appearance of the season for the Pro Stocks, and there would be 18 strong. It would see Denis Gauverau get the lead at the start of the race. Still, it would not be a runaway as Sid Harmer kept it close as he tried to chase him down, and it would see multi-time champion Luke Horening come from the middle of the back and charge to third, and at one point have a chance at the lead. Then we would have the 9th State Cannabis Renegades on deck for their 20 lap event, and it would see Brad Bushey go wire to wire for the win, but it would not be without stiff competition from Tylor Terry and Tyler Irwin, as he would get his first ever win on dirt. Then, to finish off the jammed back night of the race, it would be the Hoosier Tires Limited Sportsman Modified, with their 15-lap event, and it would see Kobe Hernandez with the go-away victory for his first career win. The Airborne Park Speedway will be back in action next Sunday April 27th as part of Bike Giveaway night with eight divisions in attendance 358 Modifieds, Sportsman Modified, Limited Sportsman Mofified, Renegades, Mini Stocks, Pro Stocks, 500cc Mini Sprints and the Crown Vics as it will be the last event before they start there regular thursday night racing. Gallery

Denis Gauvreau (72) gets to the checkered flag first for the Pro Stock 25 lap main event win. Gallery

Saranac's Layla Pellerin (1) with the snag on the line drive to keep the Hornets off the board. It would be the Saranac Spartans and the Plattsburgh Hornets doing battle in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference Softball action from Plattsburgh High. The Sprtans would take the early lead in the game on a pair of runs on base hits in the first inning to take the 2-0 lead after the first inning. In the second inning, the Spartans would expand their lead to a single run for the 3-0 lead. The game would stay there til the fourth when the Hornets would get on the board with a run and make it a 3-1 lead. The fifth offense would explode on both sides as they would combine for seven runs as the Spartans would take the big 8-3 lead. In the sixth inning, the Hornets would stay hot and do what they could to make ot a game with a 3-1 inning to make it a 9-6 game, and that's where it would stay to give the Spartans the 9-6 victory. In the winning effort for the Spartans, Elizabeth Recore would lead the way with a hit and a pair of RBIs as they go to 3-3 on the season. As for the Plattsburgh Hornets, they will fall to 3-3 on the season as they go after the division crown. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Amaya Abellard (13) gets in front of the ground and catches and fires across for the out. Gallery

It would be the 2025 season opener from the Airborne Park Speedway, and it would be the earliest in the 71-year history of the track, as we took the green on April 13th, and it would mark the return of the Airborne Park Speedway under the Dirtcar banner after a year away. Jake Fountain (22) and Glen Engstrom (17) battle for the win down the stretch as they go after the win in the 15-lap main for the Mini Stocks. The season would start with the 2nd annual Leon Gonyo Memorial, 4 thousand to win for the 358 Modifieds and two thousand to win for Sportsman Modified, along with the Renegades, Crown Vics, Limited Sportsman Modifieds, and Mini Stocks, as there would be over 130 cars in the pits. After all the time trials, heats, and last chance qualifiers were done, it would be onto the mains, and the first one up would be the Crown Vics. It would be a six-car field and see Richie Turner get the lead-off start, but Eric Friend would come up challenging from his last row start, take the lead, and cruise to the win, as we would get our second straight Crown Vic win at the Airborne Speedway. After the intermission, it would be onto the Sportsman Modified 2 thousand to win 30 lap main event. It would see Fire Swamp get the early lead from the early start of the race. Still, there would be a challenge up front from an old rival as the six-time track champion would come up and battle for the lead with Nick Heywood, and just over halfway through the race, he would take the lead. Still, it would not be without challenge as Swamp and Donovan Lussier would stay in sight and challenge for the lead, but Heywood would win today. Then it would be onto the main event of the evening, the Leon Gonyo Memorial, a 4 to win 358 Modified 40 lapper. It would see Felix Roy go wire to wire for the win, and it would be a Roy 1-2 finish. Jeremy would finish second, and then Jackson Gill would get third to round out the top three. Then we would be onto the Renegades for their 20-lap feature and see last year's champion, Shawn Duquette, get the lead off the start of the race. Still, there would be a challenge from last year's 2nd place man, Tyor Terry, and they would duke it out for the win, and on this day, it would be Tyor Terry getting the win and the early edge on the season. Then it would be onto the Limited Sportsman Modified and their 15-lap event, and see Gary English go wire to wire for the win. Then the final race of the evening would be the Mini Stocks, a 15-lap event, and 25 cars would take the green. It would see Jake Fountain get the lead at the start of the race and would be sailing around in the lead, but there would be a late race surge from Glen Engstrom, but it would come up about a car length short at the checkered flag, and Jake Fountain would get the opening win of the season. The racetrack will return to life next weekend, April 19th, as the Sprint Cars of New England invade the track with their 360s. Gallery

Nick Heywood (29) and Fire Swamp (88) dive into turn one and go side by side as they go after the win in the two thousand to win Sportsman Modified main event. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Declan Baker (13) scored the goal as he fell down in front of the net for his second goal of the afternoon. It would be the 2025 home opener for the Plattsburgh Hornets as they would take on the Ogdensburg Blue Devils to start their 2025 Section X season. The Blue Devils would jump out to a big lead after the first quarter at 8-1, and scoring for the Blue Devils would be Ty Jacobs (twice), Aiden O'Neil (fourth), Brody Barrett, Tegan Frederick, and scoring for the Honets would be Alek Duprey. In the second quarter the defense would be the name of the game all around as the Hornets would win the lower scoring quarter at 3-1 as Declan and Killan Baker along with Alek Duprey second of the game and getting the one goal for the Blue Devils would be Tegan Frederick second of the game to make it a 9-4 Blue Devils lead at the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Blue Devils would take control of the game with a 3-0 quarter as Nathan Irvine, Ty Jacobs (third of the game), and Aiden O'Neil (fifth of the game) made it a 12-4 game after the third quarter. In the fourth quarter with the outcome no longer in doubt the teams would empty the benches and the Blue Devils would win the quarter 2-1 on Tanner Fonda and Kaden Bogart goal for the Blue Devils and getting the lone goal for the Hornets would be Declan Baker as the Blue Devils secuer the 14-5 victory. In the winning effort, the Blue Devils Jackson Thronhill would make eight saves as they go to 4-0 on the season as they head into their next gam against the Salmon River Shamrocks. As for the Plattsburgh Hornets, they will fall to 0-3 on the season as they head into their last game before the break against the St Lawerence Larries. Gallery

Plattsburgh Warren Pray (29) with the hard crunching hit on the Blue Devils attacker to break up the play. Gallery

Quinnipac's Chris Pelosi (28) gets the goal that he roofs to give the Bobcats the 2-1 lead late in the third period. The ECAC Hockey would make their annual return to Lake Placid and the home of Miracles for their final four, and their first game would see the #1 Quinnipac Bobcats and the #6 Cornell Big Red battle for a spot in the championship game Saturday evening in front of 5300 fans. The Big Red would start the scoring in the first period when Jonathan Castagna would strike on the powerplay for his fifth goal of the season to give them the 1-0 lead with just 4 seconds left in the first period. In the second period, the Bobcats would answer back at the 14:09 mark when Andon Cerbone would score his 15th of the season and tie the game at one, and that's how the game would go to the third period. In the third period, the Bobcats would get their first lead at 14:42 when Chris Pelosi scored. Then with the Big Red down a man and pulling the goalie to even it back up, Kyler Kovich would score for his fifth goal of the season to send the game to overtime. In overtime, the Bobcats would take a slashing penalty, and Tim Reggo would rifle it past the goaltender for the game winner at the 14:39 mark of the overtime and advance to the finals with a 3-2 victory to take on the winner of Clarkson and Dartmouth in the other semi-finals. In the winning effort for the Big Red, Ian Shane would make 22 saves in the afternoon as they go to 17-10-6 in the season. As for the Bobcats, Matej Marinov would make 19 saves as they fall to 24-11-2 and wait to see if they're in the NCAA Tournament. Gallery

Cornell's Ian Shane (30) with the glove save on Quinnipac's Aaron Schawtz (11) for one of his 22 saves on the afternoon. Gallery

Clarkson's Ty Brassington (44) and Dartmouth's Cam Macdonald (15) have a meeting of the minds as they go after the loose puck at the blueline by the benches. It would be the second semi-final game of the day from the Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, NY, as it would be a part of the championship weekend in front of 5300 fans. It would be tight through the first period as both teams would have chances, but no one could light the lamp, and there would be no score after the first period. The Golden Knights would get the game's opening goal at the 1:04 mark of the second period when Ryan Bottrill would score for his eighth goal of the season for the 1-0 lead. The Golden Knights would be able to double up their lead at 2-0 when Tristan Sarsland would score just over 4 minutes later for his eighth of the season, and that's where the second period would end at 2-0, Clarkson. When the teams returned for the third period, the Golden Knights would extend their lead to 3-0 just 4:54 into the period when Trey Taylor would score his 9th of the season. The Big Green would keep coming and get on the board with 4:28 left in the game when John Fusco scored his 11th of the season to make it interesting down the stretch. However, the Golden Knights would put the icing on the cake with 1:50 left in the game when Ayrton Martino would get his 25th of the season to secure the 4-1 win for the Golden Knights. In the winning effort for the Golden Knights, Ethan Langenegger would make 25 saves as they go to 24-11-3 on the season and advance to the ECAC Hockey Championship against the Cornell Big Red tomorrow. As for the Dartmouth Big Green, Roan Clarke would have 11 saves as the season ended at 18-13-2. Gallery

Dartmouth's Roan Clarke (32) with the diving save on Clarkson's Aryton Martino (15) to keep his team in the game early. Gallery

Cornell's Nick Desantis (28) with the goal on the break-in as he beats the sprawled-out Clarkson's Ethan Langenegger (1) to give the Big Red the 2-0 lead. It would be the 2025 ECAC Hockey Men's Hockey Championship from the famed Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid, NY, and it would feature the #2 Clarkson Golden Knights going against the #6 Cornell Big Red, who are looking for back-to-back Whitelaw Cups in front of 6000 fans. The Big Red would get the game's first goal at just 5:11 when Ondrej Psenicka beat the netminder for the 1-0 lead as the Big Red looked to respond. Then it would be just 1:52 later when the Big Red would extend their lead to 2-0 when Nick Desantis would score his eighth of the season, and that's where the first period would end. The game would stay there till the 13:23 mark of the second period when the Golden Knights would make it a one-goal game at 2-1 on Erik Bargholtz's sixth goal of the season, and that's where the period would end. In the third period, the game would go back and forth with both teams having their chances to get one, including the tying goal by the Knights. Although the only goal of the period would be the empty netter by Ryan Walsh to seal the deal with 1:49 left in the game to give the Cornell Big Red their second straight title at 3-1 and punch their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Gallery

Clarkson's Ethan Langenegger (1) with the glove save as part of a 21-save night on Cornell Sullivan Mack (18). Gallery

Chateaugay's Irelynn Laplante (12) takes flight on the breakaway score for two of her 16 points on the afternoon. It would be regional finals day from the Clinton Community College with a ticket to the final four on the line, starting with the Class D Girls. It would see the #6 Chateaugay Bulldogs from Section X taking on the # 9 Schroon Lake Wildcats from Section VII. The game would start quickly, but it would be good for the visiting Bulldogs as they would jump out to an 11-lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Bulldogs would use their quick shooting to jump on, take control of the game with a 16-5 quarter, and take the 33-16 lead into the intermission. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Bulldogs would keep up their tight defense, have another good quarter at 10-5, and take the 43-21 lead into the final quarter. With the outcome of the game well out of doubt, the coaches would put the benches in for the fourth quarter, and the Bulldogs would win the low-scoring quarter at 6-3 as they would secure the 49-24 victory. In the winning effort for the Chateaugay Bulldogs, they will punch their ticket to the final four and get the winner of LaFragville and South Knighton at Hudson Valley Community College. In the win for the Bulldogs, Madison McComb and Irelynn Laplante each had 16 points as they went to 24-1 in the season. As for the Schroon Lake Wildcats' season, it would end at 14-8, while Olivia Hartwell would lead the team with 13 points. Gallery

Schroon Lake's Sloan Clark (1) with the three from the corner over Chateaugay's Irelynn Laplante (12) for the score. Gallery

Berne Knox Westerlo's Dayne Coate (1), with the runner in the lane, threw off the window for the score as part of an eight-point game. It would be the second game of championship day from the Clinton Community College and this time it would be the boy's this time as the #1 Berne Knox Westerlo Bulldogs and the #13 Moriah Vikings as they battle for the Northern Region title and a spot in the final four as the Vikings look to make the return trip. Getting started would be a fast-paced game, but the Buldogs would have a 16-10 lead after the first quarter. In the second quarter, though, the Bulldogs would start to take control of the game as they would have a great quarter at 21-10 and take the 37-20 lead into the locker room. When the teams returned for the third quarter, the Vikings would do their best to get back in the game, but it would be a fairly even quarter with the Vikings getting the 17-16 quarter as the Bulldogs would take the 53-37 lead into the fourth quarter. The fourth quarter would be another high-scoring quarter, with most of the points coming from the foul line as the Bulldogs would have the 26-21 quarter to secure the 79-58 win. In the winning effort for the Bulldogs, they would stay undefeated in the season as Shake Kirker would lead the way with 36 points as they go to NYS Final Four next weekend. As for the Moriah Vikings, the season would end at 18-6 as Cooper Allen would lead the way with 24 points. Gallery

Moriah's Cooper Allen (24) splits the defenders and throws up the unbalanced shot for the score as part of a 24-point night. Gallery