Northeastern Clinton (17) and Plattsburgh's Molly Meyer (8) battle for the ball along the sidelines. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — The Plattsburgh Hornets hosted the Northeastern Clinton Cougars in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls soccer action at the Plattsburgh Athletic Complex on Wednesday. The two teams traded blows throughout the first half, creating scoring chances on both ends of the field. However, neither side found the back of the net, and the game remained scoreless heading into halftime. The evenly matched play continued through much of the second half as both teams searched for the game's first goal. The breakthrough finally came in the 71st minute when Lexi Arno capitalized on a scoring opportunity to give Northeastern Clinton a 1-0 advantage. Arno was not finished. Just one minute later, she struck again to extend the Cougars' lead to 2-0 and provide some valuable insurance. From there, the Northeastern Clinton defense clamped down, preventing the Hornets from mounting a comeback and preserving the shutout victory. With the win, the Cougars improve to 4-4 and will return to action Thursday when they host the Saranac Spartans. Meanwhile, the Hornets fall to 0-5-1 and will keep searching for their first win next week when they travel to face the Saranac Spartans. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Molly Meyer (8) and Maddie Arno (19) battle for the ball at midfield. Gallery

Beekmanrown's Olivia Hagadorn (22) fends off Plattsburgh's Bailey Hewson (10) and fights through and gets the shot on net as they get the 5-0 win. It would be championship Wednesday for Section VII, at least on the class A level from the Northeastern Clinton Soccer Field, and the first matchup of the night would see the #1 Beekmantown Eagles looking to repeat their title against the #2 Plattsburgh Hornets for the right to head to the New York State tournament. The Eagles would get the scoring in the 14th minute as they would take the 1-0 lead on the Grace McCasland goal. They would waste little time doubling their lead to 2-0 on the Carly Hafadorn goal. Then, to finish off an impressive 7-minute stretch, they would score again, this time from Payton Parliment, as she would score in the 21st minute to make it a 3-0, and that's where the scoring would stop in the first half. When the teams returned for the second half, the Eagles would stay hot, and they would extend their lead to 4-0 in the 46th minute as Payton Parliment added her second goal of the night; in the 57th minute, the Eagles would put the finishing touches on the game as Olivia Hagadorn would find the back of the net and make it a 5-0 game. From there, the Eagle's defense would put the final touches on the game as they would only allow three shots on the net in the winning effort. Also, in the winning effort, Grace McCasland would have 1 goal and four assists on the night as she would get game MVP. In the winning effort, the Beekmantown Eagles will enter the New York State tournament with a 16-1 record and play Schalmont 16-0 in the opening round. As for the Plattsburgh Hornets, their season will end at 13-4 on the season and the 20th ranking in the state. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Ava Weiss (14) with the step through to take the ball from Beekmantown's Carly Hagadorn and fend off the Eagle attack. Gallery

Peru's (17) with the shot on the net as she was looking to get them on the board. It would be the semi-finals of the Section VII Class A Girl's Soccer as the #2 Pittsburgh Hornets would host the #3 Peru Nighthawks, with the winner taking on the #1 Beekmantown Eagles on October 30t in the title game. This game would go back and forth all evening, with both teams having their chances to get on the board, but regulation would not be enough on this day, and overtime would needed. In the overtime, they would enter scoreless, go through the first ten minutes, and no one would score. So they would need double overtime on this evening, and in that overtime, Bailey Hewson would send the home crowd home happy as sh would sneak it under the crossbar for the goal. That would give the Hornets the 1-0 win, and they go to 13-3 in the season as they head into the title game against the Beekmantown Eagles. As for the Peru Nighhawks, their season will end at 5-10-1. Gallery

In the scoreless game, Plattsburgh's Olivia LaMountain (3) and Peru's (11) go after the ball along the sidelines. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Amaya Abellard (13) with the goal as she beats Saranac's Latla Pellerin (1) for the goal. We would have a match-up inside the top of Girl's Soccer action for Section All, be it one team from Class A and the other from B inside Section VII, as the #20 Plattsburgh Hornets would host the #16 Saranac Chiefs in their last game of the regular season. The home Hornets would get off to the early lead on the 6th-minute goal from Bailey Hewson to give them the early 1-0 lead. The Hornets would waste little time expanding their lead to 2-0 on Bailey Hewson's second goal of the game in the 18th minute, and that's how the scoring would end for the 1st half. Then, when the teams returned for the second half, the Hornets would take control of the game in the 48th minute when Amaya Abellard scored to take the 3-0 lead, and that's where the scoring would end. In the winning effort, the Plattsburgh Hornets would finish their regular season at 12-3 and enter the Section VII Class A playoffs as the #2 seed. As for the Saranac Spartans, they will go to 7-6-2 during a nonsectional game against the Canton Bears on Wednesday to finish off the regular season. Gallery

Saranac's Madalyn Wynnik (16) battles for the ball with Pattsburgh's Bailey Hewson (10) as she gives her the shield along the sidelines. Gallery

Beekmantown's Grace McCasland (3) with the shot on net as she would have a pair of goals in the game. It would be a battle inside the top 20 as the #18 Plattsburgh Hornets would host the #13 Beekmantown Eagles inside the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls's Soccer action as both teams start to make that late-season push for the playoffs. The Eagles would start the scoring in the 7th minute of the game as Grace McCasland scored to make it 1-0. The game would stay there till the 30th minute when Grace McCasland would strike again and make it a 2-0 Eagles lead, and that's where the first-half scoring would end. When the teams returned for the second half, the Eagles would stay on the attack and extend their lead to 3-0 in the 47th minute on the goal from Carly Hagadorn. The Hornets would get on the board in the 63rd minute on the goal from Bailey Hewson, and there would be a bit of history as she would get her 100th point in her career, making it a 3-1 game. From there, the Eagles' defense would take control of the game, and that's where the game would end. The Eagles, with their win, would stay perfect on the season at 11-0, while the Hornets would fall to 9-2 on the season. Gallery

Beekmantown's Olivia Hagadorn (22) and Plattsburgh's Sophia Amaya Guitierrez (18) battle after the ball at midfield as the Eagles would get the 3-1 victory. Gallery

Northeastern Clinton's Kylee Surprenant (18) with the swipe of the ball from Plattsburgh's Sophia Amaya Guitierrez (18) and is gone the other way. It would be Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls's Soccer action from the Plattsburgh Athletic Complex as the Hornets would host the Northeastern Clinton Cougars. The Hornets would get the opening goal of the game in the 15th minute mark from Olivia Lamountain for the 1-0 lead. The game would stay there till the 22nd minute when the Hornets would double up their lead at 2-0 on the Amaya Abellard goal. Then in the 30th minute, the Hornets would start to put their mark on the game with Amaya Abellard's second goal of the game and that's where the first half would end. When the teams returned for the 2nd half the Cougars defense would be better as they would keep trying to get on the board. Although just a minute in the Hornets would take the 4-0 lead on the Bailey Hewson goal. The Cougars would get on the board in the closing minutes of the game but by that point, the Hornets would have control and get the 4-1 win. In the winning effort, the Hornets go to 6-1 on the season as the Cougars fall to 2-4 on the season. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Amaya Abellard (13) shields Northeastern Clinton's Caitlin Cameron (11) as they go after the ball as the Hornets look to attack. Gallery

Plattsburgh's Olivia LaMountain (3) and Peru's Reese Duprey battle for the ball at midfield. We would have the crosstown rival game as the Plattsburgh Hornets would host the Peru Nighthawks in Champlain Valley Athletic Conference girls's Soccer action from the Plattsburgh High Sports Athletic Complex. The Nighthawks would not waste time getting the game's opening goal just three minutes in when Maggie Garrow would strike the back of the net for the 1-0 lead early. Although, the Hornets would be able to get the equalizer later in the half to tie the game at one point to end the first half. The game would stay tied until the 53rd minute when Amaya Abellard would score to give the Hornets the lead, and from there, they would hold on for the victory. In the winning effort, the Hornets would stay perfect on the season and go to 4-0, while the Nighthawks fall to 1-2. Gallery

Peru's Maggie Garrow and Plattsburgh's Bela Meyer (7) get all tangled up as they go after the ball at midfield. Gallery