THE MONTH IN NORTH COUNTRY SPORTS — OCTOBER 2022 RECAP
Saranac girls take Class B Sectional Title, Page 4 A SPECIAL PUBLICATION OF THE
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Local senior citizens continue to impress at IRONMAN events...............Page 3 Hornets win boys Class B soccer championship ..........................Page 4 Saranac girls win Class B soccer championship ..........................Page 4 AuSable Valley Central adds 6 to Hall of Fame.....................Page 5 NCCS girls, boys soccer take Class C sectional titles.....................Page 6 Chazy boys defend Class D soccer title.....................................Page 7 Chazy girls beat Boquet Valley for Class D Championship.........................Page 7 Saranac Lake boys, Saranac girls shine at cross country CVACs.....................Page 8 Chazy boys soccer takes regular season title......................................Page 10 Plattsburgh High adds 5 to Hall of Fame...................................Page 12 Bonus Zone: Extra photos of recent local sports action.................Page 13 Photo Flashback: A look back at North Country Sports..........................Page 14-15
DIRECTORY
Publisher Lamiaa Aly Editor Joe LoTemplio Designer Ben Watson
Contributors Erik Rhyne Drew Wemple John Coryer Cynthia Hecht Sandy O’Brien Haley Sheehan
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AGE IS JUST A NUMBER
Local men continue to impress at Ironman events
BY DREW WEMPLE Staff Writer
Just the thought of swimming two and a half miles, before then biking 112 miles and then closing with a marathon-distance run is enough to make anyone exhausted. The thought of doing it at 83 years old might be even more staggering. Local athletes Robert Heins, 83, of Plattsburgh, and Jim Adams, 75, of Altoona, have been smashing the norms for years now, and pushing their bodies to the limit. The two aren’t just still competing in these excruciating Ironman events, they’re winning them. The two rose before dawn on Saturday, Sept. 13, at around 3:30 a.m. in Laconia, New Hampshire, set to compete in what is
called ‘Timberman,’ which is half the distance of the Iron Man. They would see competitors trying to catch just a couple more hours of sleep in their car or making their way to the starting line at the bank of Lake Opechee. While the water, compared to the air, must’ve felt like a hot tub, as it was 68 degrees in the lake and 48 degrees out of it. But even for men of their respective age, they don’t shy away. This wasn’t something new for either Heins or Adams, rather, just a part of their lifestyle. “It is a lifestyle and I enjoy it,” said Heins, “I can’t say it’s one where you’re having a wonderful time, like when you go out and you’re biking up and down a mountain. But I want to push myself, I’ve
always been like that to try and see if I can continue.” Around seven hours later, they crossed the finish line. Adams would take first for the 75-79 age range with a time of 7 hours and 18 minutes. Heins would take first in the 80-84 age range, with a time of 7 hours and 50 being the oldest competitor to ever finish the course. “I usually try to finish around 7:30,” Heins said with a chuckle. “It’s nice to be recognized as the oldest but I just want to be recognized as a finisher.” When Heins crossed the finish BOB HEINS/PHOTO line, it was to the tune of an outpour of support from his wife and Jim Adams [left] and Robert ‘Bob’ Heins [right] pose for a photo after both finishing in fans. first place for for their age classes, at the Timberman event in Laconia, NH, on Sept. 13. “You need a support team. My wife has been fantastic through all this stuff. She had a broken toe on round in their training, wheththis last race and she’s bringing er it’s spending hours in the local my bicycle pump, our little York- YMCA lap pool, coming home at ie dog that we take with us and dusk after hours spent on a sumall my gear and carrying it to the mer bike ride or even cross councar,” Heins said, “Now that I’m try skiing in the winter. All of this retired, if I wasn’t doing this I’d done with the drive of trying to prove to themselves that they can be driving my wife crazy.” But Heins sees support ev- keep going. This obsession didn’t come from erywhere and in many different ways. Both him and Adams, are nowhere, both Heins and Adams, seen as inspirations because they as most do in this sport, took their fail to let age confine what they own path to get where they are today. For Adams, it was a way out; can do. “Some of the guys I’ve worked a way to reinvent himself and his with would say, ‘why do you pun- lifestyle. “When I was in my 20’s, I made ish yourself? Why do you want to go through that every year?,” some really bad lifestyle choices. Adams said, “So I would just say, But by the time I was almost 30, I ‘well, next year, I’m a year older. decided to change my life and turn things around. So I started run I want to see if I can still do it.’” SEE IRONMAN, PAGE 3 The two push themselves year
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Hornets blank Eagles, claim Class B championship BY JOHN CORYER Press-Republican
CHAMPLAIN — The Plattsburgh High boys’ soccer team was relentless, Oct. 28. Four players scored a goal each as the Hornets recorded a 4-0 shutout of defending champion Beekmantown in the Section VII Class B title contest. PHS scored two goals in each half with Momin Khan leading the way with a goal and two assists. “It’s been a long time coming,” PHS coach Chris LaRose said. “We haven’t won the B title in a while, since 20-15 I believe. It’s nice to finally win. “They say it’s tough to beat a team three times in a season, but we were able to beat Beekmantown four times this year. But we knew they have a very talented team and we had to be relentless against them tonight.” The Northern Soccer League Division I and top-seeded Hornets took an early lead when Khan scored just 8:07 into the contest. Bailey Van Arman got the ball to Khan, who was alone on the left side of the Beekmantown net and sent a hard shot to the far side of the net. “Getting the first goal in a game like this was crucial,” LaRose said. “We were the ones for-
tunate to get it.” The Hornets improved their lead to 2-0 at 19:15 when Khan got the ball to Andrew Bula, who rifled a shot into the upper corner of the net from just beyond the 18. The Eagles were unable to get much offense going in the first half and it continued that way in the second stanza. PHS added goals two minutes apart, at 27:26 and 29:27, to break it open. Ben Lambert tallied the first with a low, hard shot from an angle and then Khan sent a ball across to the far side of the net where an open Owen Mulligan tucked it into the net to compete the scoring. The Hornets held a decisive edge in possession and finished with a 17-6 advantage in shots on goal. “We pride ourselves on possessing the ball and limiting the scoring opportunities for our opponents,” LaRose said. “We were able to do a great job of that tonight.” Nick Clookey posted the shutout in the PHS nets with six saves and Jasper Burdo made 12 stops for the Eagles. It was a solid all-around effort by the PHS team. “Simon Meyer and Sebastian Bonnabesse
JOEY LAFRANCA/P-R PHOTO Plattsburgh High’s Jack Ferris (5) winds up to fire a shot away between Beekmantown defenders Owen Beebe (13) and Rylan Garden (28) during the Section VII Class B boys soccer championship on Oct. 28 at SEE HORNETS, PAGE 4 Northeastern Clinton.
Saranac beats B’town for Class B girls title ERIK RHYNE
Press-Republican
CHAMPLAIN — “Flick it!” Those are the words that came out of Sydney Myers’ mouth as the ball traveled from teammate Olivia Davis towards fellow Chief Aislyn Liberty. “I know Olivia flicked it and then I saw Aislyn, who is really good at flicking the ball, with it,” Myers said. “It was me one on one with (Grace) McCasland, and I knew that if I got the ball it was going to the back of the net. When I told her I knew that this had to go in or the game was probably going to keep going.” It in fact did keep going for another six minutes, but when the final whistle sounded, Saranac was crowned Section VII champions, defeating Beekmantown, 2-1, on Oct. 28. “Overall, it was a great game. It was very competitive,” Chiefs head coach Amber Liberty said. “They JOEY LAFRANCA/P-R PHOTO definitely packed the box, and we had many opportunities. But we just From left to right, Saranac captains Olivia Davis, Sydney Myers, Lia Parker and Aislyn Liberty celebrate as Myers hoists couldn’t seem to capitalize. They had the trophy in the air following the Chiefs’ dramatic 2-1 victory over Beekmantown in the Section VII Class B girls soccer a lot of people on Sydney, and the
championship on Oct. 28 at Northeastern Clinton.
other girls stepped up. and in the end, you know, they made it happen, so I could not be more proud of our entire team.” This game had the making of an instant classic. Two teams battling for possession and making the most of their opportunities when they had chances. “I knew it was gonna be a hard game,” Myers said. “I knew it was gonna be really tough to score and I didn’t really know what they were going to do to us, if they would slow us down or if they were gonna play normally and try to score like they did against AuSable, but we were ready for all of it. and I knew we had a lot of rough patches in the first half and in the second half. We came back and we went as a team and that’s what matters.” The first half saw both teams settling down their nerves as both tried to let the game come to them. Both teams had near misses. Myers and Davis both had shots that just sailed over the net, while Beekmantown’s SEE SARANAC, PAGE 4
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AVCS hall of fame set to induct 6 new members HORNETS CLINTONVILLE — After a three-year break, due to COVID-19, the Ausable Valley Sports Hall of Fame will induct six new members. Jacob Painter, Randy Douglas, Larry Stanley, Kyle Devins, Michaela (Bushey) Devins and Kevin Devins were inducted Oct. 21, during halftime of the AuSable Valley varsity football game that kicks off at 7:30 p.m., at AVCS high school. Painter is a 2007 AuSable Valley graduate who played football and basketball. He also played varsity tennis his senior year of high school. Football was Painter’s greatest passion and he was a captain and leader of the AV Brotherhood during the 2005 and 2006 seasons. In 2006, hehelped lead the team to the Final Four Championship game in Kingston. Painter played on both sides of the ball, and was awarded the Defensive MVP of the game. Douglas is a 1982 graduate of AuSable Valley. Douglas was a CVAC AllStar in three sports: baseball, basketball, and soccer. Douglas has been coaching at AVCS in some capacity since 1982. He coached JV baseball for three years before taking over as the varsity baseball coach where he had been for the past 18 years. He has brought many teams to CVAC championships and coached many first team all-stars, many of whom are already in the Hall of Fame. Stanley was a 1968 Keeseville High School graduate. Stanley participated in baseball, football, basketball and track and field. His senior year he qualified for track sectionals in the 100 yard dash, the 220 yard race, and the broad jump.
IRONMAN CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 ning,” said Adams emotionally. “I did a few marathons and then I heard about triathlons and I just thought that sounds like a more exciting sport than just running.” Heins found the sport in quite a different way. The former dentist, city councilor and county legislator was also quite the world traveler. At the young age of 67, Heins would have an experience, at the bottommost point of the world, that pushed him towards his
the Section II/X match-up in the second round. The Eagles, meanwhile, were the CONTINUED FROM PAGE 5 second seed in the Section VII B tournament this season and finished were outstanding in the back for their year at 11-6-1. us,” LaRose said. “Momin Khan, — Jack Ferris and Owen Mulligan Plattsburgh 4, Beekmantown 0 0 0 —0 played very well up front and Bailey BCS PHS 2 2 —4 Van Arman at center midfield.” First half- 1, PHS, Khan (Van Arman), 8:07. 2, PHS, Bula (Khan), The win improved the Hornets’ 19:15. overall record to 14-2. PHS has a Second half- 3, PHS, Lambert, 27:26. 4, PHS, Mulligan (Khan), bye in the opening round of the state 29:27. playoffs and will play the winner of Shots- Plattsburgh, 17-6. Saves- Clookey, PHS, 6. Burdo, BCS, 12.
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He holds the Keeseville High School 100 yard dash record. During his senior football season he was captain of the team and even scored four touchdowns in one game. He was selected to the NYS Syracuse All Star State team in 1967 and 1968. Ky. Devins is a 2007 graduate of AuSable Valley. While at AVCS, Kyle was a member of the varsity football team, including the Final Four team from 2006, as well as a member of the varsity track and field team. During his sophomore year, Kyle won the sectional title in the long jump and triple jump. During his junior and senior years, he represented Section 7 at the state meet in several events, meddling his senior year. M. Devins is a 2007 graduate of AuSable Valley. Michaela was a member of the varsity swim and diving team from 2003-2007. She was a member
new life. “I was climbing the Seven Summits of the world and got frostbite in Antarctica. So I came back here to a friend that had just done an Ironman,” said Heins, “She said ‘why don’t you just try and get yourself killed at sea level and do an Ironman.’” Now, the sport is still leading Heins and Adams across not only the country, but the world. Hawaii, Texas, California and Florida are already checked off the list, but Ironmans in Switzerland, Finland and New Zealand still have yet to be
of the varsity track and field team from 2004-2007. Michaela was even the NYSPHSAA Section 7 Diving Champion in 2004 and 2006 and also a member of the Section 7 Swimming/Diving Ke. Devins is a 1974 graduate of AuSable Valley. Kevin was a member of the varsity football team, varsity basketball team and varsity track team, where he was named co-captain in all three sports. As an athlete, Kevin was named to the 1st Team CVAC Southern Division in 1974 and 2nd Team All-CVAC, while being 10th in scoring for all of the CVAC. In 1972, Kevin was the high jump sectional champion and state qualifier, and in 1973, Kevin was the sectional champion and state qualifier in the long jump. Two other new members, Kendall Baker and Jenn Knapp, were unavailable for the induction ceremony and will be formally inducted at a later date.
conquered. While it certainly is a grind to go from race to race, with even more training in-between, Heins and Adams have found a way to truly find joy and friendship in these experiences. The two could go for hours with each other comparing hilarious anecdotes from different races they’ve been a part of. “One of the wildest things that has ever happened to me was in Lake Placid. I finished the swim and usually there’s somebody that gives you a bag with your clothes in it for the bike. This time
there wasn’t so I grabbed a bag,” said Heins. “I opened the bag and the first thing in it was a sports bra. It was a woman’s bag. They wouldn’t want me to go back out nude.” It all goes to show that while Adams and Heins have made lifestyles out of this sport and the training that comes with it, they haven’t lost their enthusiasm for it or their will to compete. They don’t exactly know when that time will come either. There’s no specific age number, no exact race total, just the phrase, ‘one more year.’
Elizableth Chapman had a shot nail the cross bar and bounce back into play. It wasn’t a matter of if a team was going to score, but rather when. That came in midway through the second half. Saranac’s Lia Parker sent the ball forward to teammate Brenna Ducatte who raced towards the goal. Entering the penalty box, Ducatte aimed and fired a shot past goalkeeper Meegan Burdo to break the scoreless tie. The Eagles wouldn’t stay quiet as six minutes after Ducatte’s goal, Lindsay Barnes sent the ball into the net, as it rebounded off the goalpost from a shot by Payton Parliament. With the clock winding down to extra time the Chiefs seemed determined for the game to end without it. Saranac outshot Beekmantown, 247, while controlling the ball for most
of the game. Myers’ goal felt inevitable. Olivia Davis moved towards the corner and sent it into the box, Myers and Aislyn Liberty did the rest. “I think in the beginning we came out a little flat, and excited and as ready as I knew that they were,” Amber Liberty said. “I don’t know if it was nerves or what but the second half we just seemed to settle in. I said eventually you find your players you get the ball wide it’s going to happen and I think they just came out more confident. They came out knowing that they were going to win and they had the mindset so I think that changed the second half.” Saranac will now face Schalmont of Section II, Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at Stillwater High School. — Saranac 2, Beekmantown 1 SCS 0 2 — 2 BCS 0 1 — 1 Second Half- 1, SCS, Ducatte (Parker), 20:43. 2, BCS, Barnes (Parliament), 14:04. 3, SCS, Myers (Liberty), 6:08. Shots- SCS 24-7 Saves- Damiani, SCS, 4. Burdo, BCS, 15
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Lafountain strikes twice, Cougars win Class C title DREW WEMPLE Staff Writer
PLATTSBURGH — The Cougars called upon junior Bailee Lafountain all season to score big goals and when the lights shone brightest, she delivered once again. Lafountain scored both Cougar goals, Oct. 27, in a win over the Bobcats, 2-0, at Plattsburgh High School. With the win, the Cougars captured the Class C sectional title and will extend their season a little longer, advancing to the state semifinals. For the Bobcats, their inspired season comes to a close, falling just short in the championship round. It was truly an all-around, complete game played by the Cougars, as both the offense and defense seemed to play off each other all evening. The defense would constrict and clear almost every Bobcat scoring opportunity, allowing the offense to continue to attack into the opponent’s zone. Not to mention Desiree DuBois making several dazzling saves, to keep the Bobcats off the board. Without DuBois this match could’ve very easily seen overtime, as DuBois made four incredible saves in net, barring the Bobcats from capitalizing on their limited opportunities. “They had a strong defense,” Northern Adirondack coach Jason Seguin said. “Their goalie is amazing; it could be 2-2 right now but she made two great saves and it’s 2-0.” While DuBois and the rest of the Cougar defense were snuffing out scoring chances on their end, the offense was taking control on the other end. The game plan seemed simple- find Lafountain and let her create. That would pay off early in the match, as at the 13-minute mark of the first half Alexa Turner would fire a corner kick into the box that Lafountain would head over
JOEY LAFRANCA/P-R PHOTO Northeastern Clinton’s Jimmy Wells (9) and Northern Adirondack’s Calvin Magoon (6) chase after a ball headed toward the Bobcats’ goal during the Section VII Class C boys soccer championship on Oct. 27 in Plattsburgh. DREW WEMPLE/STAFF PHOTO The Northeastern Clinton Cougars girl’s soccer team poses for a photo after winning the Class C sectional championship with a win over the Northern Adirondack Bobcats, 2-0,Oc.t 27, at Plattsburgh High School. the outstretched arm of Bobcats’ keeper Isabella Gilmore, into the net for a score. However, while Lafountain would draw most of the defensive attention, Cougars’ coach Tim Surprenant saw it as an opportunity for the rest of the offense to generate chances and open things up. “We put a lot of pressure on Bailey and she continues to come through time and time again. She really works hard at her game and that even can actually open it up for a lot of our other players,” Surprenant said. “She’s obviously got the goals but in other games when other teams are marking her our other girls step up, so it’s just a big relief having someone who constantly can put the ball in the net.” Those chances were certainly coming, as in the first-half the Cougars were able to outshoot the Bobcats, 11-3. After the first 40 minutes of action the Cougars were still holding onto that one-goal advantage, but the title wasn’t in grasp yet. After the break the Bobcats seemed to come out reinvigorated, leading several attacks into the Cougar zone to immediately begin the half. How-
ever, DuBois and the defense shored up once again, continuing to keep the Bobcats off the scoreboard. Just as how they had done all game, the Cougars continued to let their defense create offense. At about the nine-minute mark, the Cougars would lead a counterattack deep into Bobcat territory that eventually resulted in another Lafountain goal, this time unassisted. Northeastern Clinton saw themselves just 30 minutes away from a sectional championship, yet refused to take their foot off the gas, dominating possession and keeping the ball away from their half of the field. As the clock struck zeroes, the rest of the Bobcat girls couldn’t contain their excitement, rushing the field swarming their two-goal hero, Lafountain. While it was all-smiles for the top-seeded, champion Cougars, the Bobcat side of things was little different. While the Bobcats saw their 13-2-2 season come to a close, Seguin believed it was one of resiliency and impassioned play one that will motivate the team even heading into their
next season. “They played well and worked hard since day one. I think we won eight or nine games in a row, so not very many people can say that,” Seguin said. “Like I tell the girls, every game is a learning experience. You learn from it, you move on and pick your head up.” For the Cougars, they’ve seen all their hard work pay off and reward them with a Class C sectional crown, however, their job isn’t quite finished yet. With the win the team now advances to the state regionals, where they expect to meet up with a section 10 opponent in either St. Lawrence or Canton. “We’ve had a little experience up there so we’re excited about it. I think we have a good opportunity when we play our game,” Surprenant said. “We’ll represent section seven well.” — Northeastern Clinton 2, Northern Adirondack 0 NACS 0 0 — 0 NCCS 1 1 — 2 First Half- 1, NCCS, Lafountain (Turner), 13:19. Second Half- 2, NCCS, Lafountain, 9:12. Shots- NCCS, 19-8. Saves- Gilmore, NACS, 8. DuBois, NCCS, 4.
NCCS boys rally late to overcome NACS, take Class C BY JOHN CORYER Press Republican
PLATTSBURGH — It’s no secret goals were going to be hard to come by Oct. 27. The first goal of the Section VII Class C boys’ soccer championship contest between top-seeded Northern Adirondack and second-seeded Northeastern Clinton wasn’t scored until 17:59 of the second half by the Cougars’ Marcus Bedard. James Wells then added the finishing touch with 1:37 left in regulation as NCCS recorded a 2-0 victory to capture the C crown. Going into Thursday’s contest, the two teams had combined to allow just 20 goals in 30 games all season. “We knew going in that NAC were fighters,” NCCS coach Nick Trombley said. “We played them once earlier this season and they won, 1-0, on a penalty kick. They know how to defend and they have a very good keeper. I felt going in that our scoring chances would be limited. “Getting the first goal was important. We knew that if we could get the lead and maybe score two goals earlier in the game, that would stretch them out more and create space for us. But that didn’t happen right away.” The Cougars finally were able to grab the lead near the midpoint of the second half. Winnie Simpson made a run down the left side of the field and the ball went to Bedard in the middle, who blasted a shot from 25 yards into the net. “Winnie took the ball down the side and it was pretty much his goal,” Bedard said. “It came to me and I was able to get all of it.” “The play started with Sam Prairie getting the ball 30-40 yards from our net and we were able to get in transition,” Trombley said. “Winnie has given us tremendous individual effort all season and we had switched him to attack shortly before the goal. and Marcus is an amazing player.” NACS keeper Parker Manor made a huge save on Simpson SEE NCCS, PAGE 6
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Chazy boys defend Class D Title BY JOHN CORYER Press-Republican
BEEKMANTOWN — Impressive offense went up against impressive defense on Oct. 29. Defense won out. Peter LaBarge scored two goals and Luke Moser added one as the top-seeded Chazy boys recorded a 3-0 victory over second-seeded Schroon Lake/Newcomb in the Section VII Class D soccer championship game. Schroon Lake/Newcomb (14-3) came into the game having scored 116 goals in 16 games, with Logan Bush (58) and Isaiah Pelkey (23) combining for 81 of them. But the Chazy (16-0-1) defense, hardened by a solid strength of schedule that included non-division games against the likes of Plattsburgh High, Ogdensburg Free Acad-
emy and Canton, has been stingy all season and that was the case again on Saturday. “We knew coming in that this would be a hard game,” Chazy midfielder Isaac Merrill said. “We didn’t know a lot about them, but knew they had two great athletes and players in Bush and Pelkey. “We had to stay on them all game. We had to do a lot more defending against players like those two and our midfielders had to make sure we got up in the play but also back to defend.” The Northern Soccer League Division II champions, who defended their sectional crown, opened the scoring just 3:19 into the game when Moser scored off a Merrill pass. “It was very important for us to get that first goal,” Merrill said. “That encouraged us even more and we were
hoping it would get into their heads.” “That gave us a big advantage,” Chazy coach Rob McAuliffe said. “Getting the first goal was huge. It settled us down and gave us the advantage going into the wind in the first half.” The Eagles then made it 2-0 at the 24:33 mark when Reagan Dudyak sent a high cross in front of the Schroon Lake/ Newcomb net and LaBarge headed the ball into the net. The Eagles were able to keep the NSL Division III champions off the board the remainder of the opening half. “They were doing some good things and we were fortunate to defend as well as we did,” McAuliffe said. “They could have scored a goal or two in the first half, but were JOEY LAFRANCA/P-R PHOTO a little unlucky. Chazy’s Luke Moser, left, flies into the arms of Peter LaBarge after LaBarge gave the Eagles a 2-0 lead in “The wind was more of a SEE CHAZY, PAGE 7
JOEY LAFRANCA/P-R PHOTO Chazy’s Cali Castine (23) clears a ball away from Boquet Valley’s Claire Reynolds (13) in the final minutes of the Section VII Class D girls soccer championship on Oct. 29 at Beekmantown.
the first half of the Section VII Class D boys soccer championship against Schroon Lake/Newcomb on Oct. 29 at Beekmantown.
Chazy thwarts Boquet Valley, 2-1, claims Section title
BEEKMANTOWN — Lily Pratt is a force of nature. “She’s just a little bulldog,” Chazy head coach John Tregan said. “As I said we have some players with great skills and flashy long shots. Then we have Lily where she’s just relentless, she’ll pester or strip the ball from you. She took the ball 100 yards, the length of the field, and she went and put us in a great spot. All credit to her.” Midway through the second half, on Oct. 29, Pratt took the ball from near her team’s goal, and raced down the sideline. She took the ball all the way to the opposing corner before setting up teammate Ava McAuliffe for what turned out to be the winning goal. Taking a 2-0 lead, top-seeded Chazy would hold on to claim the Section VII Girls Class D championship, defeating second-seeded Boquet Valley. 2-1. “We knew coming in that it’d be a tough game to play a team four times in the season,” Tregan said. “You know what to expect seeing them so many times. Defend-
ing is one thing we spent a lot of time in the series defending and we defend well. We’ve talked about even in games where you probably don’t play well or you don’t finish well, you can defend with it and win big games. I was really proud of the girls.” Before Saturday’s contest the Eagles had won the season series against the Griffins, with a 2-0-1 record. The last regular season contest saw the game end in a tie. Being familiar with the opponent led Chazy to start off sluggish and nervous, McAuliffe said. “We were still confident coming into the game when you had to play fast, compact and just make sure we got the job done,” she said. “And thankfully, we did. Just grateful to be here. My team is grateful to be here, and we’re excited for what’s to come” Both teams spent the opening minutes of the contest finding their footing and working out any nerves that arose due to the nature of the game. Chazy and Boquet Valley SEE EAGLES, PAGE 7
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Ash, Rother take top spots at CVACs BY PARKER O’BRIEN
Adirondack Daily Enterprise
LAKE PLACID — After finishing the regular season undefeated, the Saranac Lake boys cross country team’s spectacular season continued Oct. 29. The Red Storm boys captured the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference championship Saturday at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Saranac Lake won the boys’ event with a team score of 48, outscoring runner-up Peru with 68 points, Saranac Central with 88 points, Plattsburgh with 103 and Lake Placid with 137. Meanwhile, Saranac Central won the girls’ meet with 46 points. Peru took second with 62 points, followed by Saranac Lake in third with 80 and Lake Placid in fourth with 85. Saranac Lake senior Sam Ash won the boys’ race with a time of 17 minutes, 12.8 seconds. Ash’s individual title win marked the second year in a row winning the event and the fourth year in a row a Red Storm boys runner won the individual title. “It’s certainly a gift to have this team to train with,” Ash said. “I’ve got a lot of support from not even just my team, but just rivals. We’re all good friends, so it’s always fun to come out here and race against them. Running is just a really fun sport for me so I just like to run from the heart.” Ash’s fellow teammate Jake Kollmer, a sophomore, finished second place in 17:32.52. Ash said that having Kollmer compete with him for the top spot has helped make him a better runner. “There wasn’t really anybody there last year. To come back thinking, ‘oh senior year, I’m going to be faster.’ In reality, everybody else also gets faster, sometimes you overthink that,” Ash said. “Last year running on your own kind of sucked for workouts and stuff, but to have him right there with me just makes me that much better and him too. I help him and he helps me.” Right behind the Red Storm boys duo was a Lake Placid duo of Andrew Scanio (17:46.74) and Aidan Fay (17:52.62) in third and fourth place, respectively. Saranac Lake had four more runners finish in the top 25, including Aiden Hesseltine (18:46.22) in ninth, Sam Bickford (19:01.42) in 17th, Morgan Martin (19:30.64) in 22nd and Max Hall (19:44.54) in 25th. “We’re feeling really good. We’re coming into the championship phase of the season so we’re all feeling really sharp and fresh for these races,” Ash said. The Blue Bombers’ top six runners were rounded out by Colin Francis (19:47.21) in 26th place, Kenny Lawrence (21:59.23) in 67th, Ethan Cash (22:18.00) in 71st and Colton Kondrat (22:34.10) in 73rd. In a competitive girls’ race that came right down to the end, Lake Placid’s Lilly Rother edged out Peru’s Maddy Welc by less than six seconds to win the individual title. “I honestly don’t know how — it was really
PARKER O’BRIEN/ENTERPRISE PHOTO Runners take off at the start of the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference championship boys’ race at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Oct. 29. painful,” Rother said. “I just pushed myself harder than I have.” Rother finished the race in 20:41.37, while Welc took second in 20:47.41. “It was a difficult race,” Rother said. “I was surprised that the Saranac girls fell back because I’ve never beaten either of them.” Saranac Central’s Laura Denial finished third in 21:21.86, while her teammate Sienna Boulds took fourth in 21:28.84. Rother said she was not expecting to win and her goal was just to beat the two Saranac girls. Astacio Bruno was the first runner for the Saranac Lake girls to finish, placing sixth in 22:15.45. Phoebe Peer took 10th place overall in 22:47.44 and Addi Ash was 14th in 23:36.55. The Red Storm’s top six runners were rounded out by Brooklyn Shumway (25:09.51) in 25th place, Sabine Decknerberger (25:29.66) in 29th and Elle Dawson (29:24.92) in 48th. The Blue Bombers had two more runners finish in the top 20, including Kai McKinnon (22:39.26) in ninth place and Harley Cohen (23:40.63) in 16th. Lake Placid was rounded out by Jenna Fay (25:31.69) in 30th, Holly Erenstone (25:47.14) in 34th and Mya Marshall (28:38.72) in 45th. The Section VII teams will race again on Friday at the state qualifiers meet at Cobble Hill Golf Course in Elizabethtown. The boys’ race at 1:30 p.m., followed by the girls’ at 2:30 p.m.
PARKER O’BRIEN/ENTERPRISE PHOTO Lake Placid’s Lilly Rother nears the finish line during the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference championship meet at Mount Van Hoevenberg on Oct. 29.
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CHAZY CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 factor than people noticed. Having the lead at the half, especially a 2-0 lead, was big going into the wind.” The clincher came with 21:52 gone in the second half when Merrill sent LaBarge in with a thru ball and LaBarge made it 3-0 with his second goal of the game. “We knew 2-0 may not be enough, but I felt getting that third goal in the second half would be enough,” McAuliffe said. “We made sure we played more defense after that and we were able to do our jobs defensively as the game progressed.” Chazy finished with a 16-9 edge in shots on goal and Zamir Foster made nine saves for the shutout in net for the Eagles and Wyatt Carniglia recorded 13 saves for Schroon Lake/Newcomb.
“They were dangerous every time they got forward and had some clear chances to score,” McAuliffe said. “But I was proud of our boys to defend the way they did. “I was very happy with that because we had to play defense as a unit, not just the four or five back. I’m not saying we didn’t give up chances, but we still were able to defend well as a unit.” The Eagles will host the Section X champion on Saturday in Beekmantown in state regional play. The top three seeds in Section X have been knocked off and the final has (4) Chateaugay against (6) Heuvelton.
— Chazy 3, Schroon Lake/Newcomb 0 SL/N 0 0 — 0 CCRS 2 1 — 3 First half- 1, CCRS, Moser (Merrill), 3:19. 2, CCRS, LaBarge (Dudyak), 24:33. Second half- 3, CCRS, LaBarge (Merrill), 21:52.
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EAGLES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 would both have opportunities to open scoring but the ball would be sent over the net multiple times as teams settled in the first half. In the 25th minute, Pratt found McAuliffe on the left side of the penalty box, breaking the scoreless tie, causing supporters to erupt in cheer. Scoring would stay the same through the break, as the ball tended to stay near midfield for much of the remainder of the first half. The second half started the same way as the first ended, in a defensive stalemate. Chazy began putting on more pressure — as they outshot the Griffins 11-4 in the second period — and it felt as if the second goal would come. Just few had to expect Pratt’s heroics to lead to the second goal, midway through the half. As she raced down the left sideline, McAuliffe pursued run-
ning down the middle of the field. The pair connected for a second time as the ball moved in front of Griffin Ella Lobdell and rocketed past her. Celebrations may have started too early as less than 30 seconds later, Claire Reynolds took a solid pass from Emma Conley to bring the score back to within one. The next 19 minutes went by excruciatingly long for the Eagles as they shifted more towards playing defensively, sending the ball down the field to cause Boquet Valley to regroup and start again. When the final whistle blew, a wave of relief came over Chazy as they were crowned champions. “I’m just so grateful,” McAuliffe said. “Like my team has worked so hard for this. My coaches work so hard for this. I think one of my main goals coming into today was to win for my coach. I love my team, but my coach has been here so much for the girls and myself throughout the season. It’s just changed my
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the NACS defense and went in on a breakaway to score at 38:23. “On our second goal, they had to CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 push forward to try and tie it and that from in close with 14 minutes left gave Jimmy the space to go in alone,” in regulation to keep the Bobcats in Trombley said. “He showed good patience on the play.” the game. The first half was scoreless. But it The Cougars, however, were able to end any hopes of the Bobcats got interesting in the first minute of coming back when Wells got behind the contest when NACS was award-
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thoughts on this sport.” Those thoughts now must turn to the regionals set to be hosted at Beekmantown on Saturday. Time and opponent will be determined after Section X crowns a Class D winner today. Before the season began, Tregan told his players the goal was to be in Beekmantown playing for a section championship.Now he hopes to build on consistency. “It’s been years since the Section VII class the team has beaten Section X, probably seven or eight years,” he said. “Chazy hasn’t been [that far] in almost 10 years. We want to get back to Courtland this year. Let’s put ourselves back in the state championship conversation every year.”
— Chazy 2, Boquet Valley 1 CCRS 1 1 —2 BVCS 0 1 —1 First Half- 1, CCRS, McAuliffe (Pratt), 25:55. Second Half- 2, CCRS, McAuliffe (Pratt), 19.42. 3, BV, Reynolds (Conley), 19:05. Shots- CCRS 16-9 Saves- Blair, CCS, 4. Lobdell, BV, 7
ed a direct kick that resulted in a goal being scored. It was, however, disallowed because of offsides. The Cougars finished with an 11-9 advantage in shots on goal. Both goaltenders — NCCS’ Evan Manor and NACS’ Parker Manor — played very well and finished with nine saves apiece. “There are close games in sectionals,” Bedard said. “They came out hard and so did we. Getting the first goal gave us confidence.” The Cougars, who competed in Division I of the Northern Soccer League this season, improved their overall record to 12-5. The Bobcats, a member of Division II, had their season end with a 10-5 mark. — NCCS 2, NACS 0 NCCS 0 2 — 2 NACS 0 0 — 0 Second half- 1, NCCS, Bedard (Simpson), 17:59. 2, NCCS, Wells, 38:23. Shots- NCCS, 11-9. Saves- E. Manor, NCCS, 9. P. Manor, NAC, 9
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For the love of the game Sydney Myers crosses 100 goal, 200 point milestones
BY ERIK RHYNE Press Republican
SARANAC — If you ever need an example of someone who lives and breathes a subject, just turn your eyes to Saranac girls soccer standout Sydney Myers and her love of soccer. “Yeah, I definitely would say so,” Myers said. “When I get home and I’m not doing homework, I definitely am like, ‘Oh, should I go do foot skills? Should I go for a run? Should I go shoot by myself or ask the girls if they want to go do something?’ It’s always on my mind.”
HISTORY Myers, a senior, etched her name among the greats in Section VII history this year when she topped 100 goals and 200 points for her career. She leads the league this year with 31 goals so far. One of her closest friends since second grade, teammate and fellow senior Lia Parker, says Myers has a true passion for the game. “You can definitely tell,” Parker said. “We’ll be in a French class or something. She’ll just pop off and say ‘Hey, do you think this is gonna happen today?’ It’s just always on her mind.” It’s been that way for as long as Myers can remember, going back to when she was four years old. Her father, T.J., who played soccer in high school, was the one who introduced Sydney to the game. “He’s been my coach ever since I played Mite soccer,” Myers said. “He’s coached me all the way up through my club team. He helps even when he’s in the booth and we’re playing on my high school team. Yeah, I always look over to him and he’s my coach all the time.” Sydney joked that her dad is “pretty hardcore” when it comes to coaching. If she performs poorly, she knows he’ll be the first to tell her. “He even lets me know the truth and what I need to work on which I like a lot,” she said. “I like that he
does that because he knows that I can be better than I am. and he wants me to know that.” It doesn’t stop there, as hardly a day goes by that Myers is not wanting to play soccer. “I don’t think there’s a day where I don’t want to go play soccer,” she said. “It’s always my main motivation and what I always want to do every day. Like when I’m at school, I always look forward to coming to practice after and having fun.” Having fun comes easier when you are a natural in the sport you love. “I definitely felt like I was just naturally able to play the sport,” Myers said. “It didn’t really ever really feel complicated for me to actually have to like focus. I take a lot of time out of soccer, and work on my own foot skills and I run and to stay in shape.”
NATURAL TALENT Saranac coach Amber Liberty remembers seeing Sydney’s natural talent at a young age. “I remember watching her at Cadyville Recreation Park and telling my husband, ‘Wow, wait until you see this kid,’” Liberty said. “And he was like, ‘Okay?’ and I said, ‘No, I watched her like school three boys, pull it back, and send the ball through to the other side.’ and she must have been eight, nine years old.” Nothing is more proof of her commitment and skill than her march to 100 goals, which she secured on Senior Night at Saranac High School on Oct. 15. It wasn’t even on her mind until she got towards the century mark. Myers’ parents were the ones who pointed out she was close to 100, and she felt determined to get it. “We absolutely knew, I mean, but you never also know in life, like you could be sidelined for anything at any given point,” Liberty said. “And we’ve talked about that. But, with her mindset and her work ethic that girl never stops, like 24/7, 365 days a year there was never a doubt in my mind that she wasn’t going to break (the mark).”
PHOTO PROVIDED BY C.R. TUNES SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY Sydney Myers began playing for the varsity team at Saranac in the eighth grade. She’s planning to play in college for St. Rose. If anyone knows Myers, they know she’s the farthest from heaping praise on herself, and always the one to shine the light on her teammates. Liberty added that there are times when she looks over and Myers is helping and coaching the younger players to make them better. Liberty said Meyers demands excellence in those around her, by demanding that in herself. She’s a true leader. “When on the field, she’s obviously a bee,” Parker said. “She is a team player. She’s always been a leader ever since she was in eighth grade. She moved up to varsity. She’s just one of those kids that has that spark. You can see it when she’s on the field. and off the field, she’s really
the same way. She talks about soccer parents watch her games and text a lot, but she’s a great friend and a her after each one. If she was to not receive a text, she’d wonder if everygreat teammate.” thing was okay. FAMILY It shouldn’t surprise anyone when Those who know Myers know how you ask her about her favorite memmuch her family means to her. ory. It’s not hitting 100 goals, or Her parents have been to every surpassing 200 career points against game she’s played and that is likely AuSable Valley in September. It was to continue for the remainder of her playing with her sister, Kayla, who career. is a junior defender at Plattsburgh “I wouldn’t be where I am today State. without them,” Myers said. “They “We had a tournament at Saranac, come to every single one of my and always against NCCS,” Sydney games. They bring me everywhere. said. “We hadn’t won it for a while. I They cheer me on every single game. crossed the ball to her and she scored They are my biggest supporters. If the final goal, in maybe the last 10 something ever happened to them, I seconds. We ended up winning. It’s don’t think I’d be able to play.’ easily my most favorite memory.” It doesn’t stop with her immediate But, she also has a second family, family either. Myers said her grand-
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ROBERT ASHLEY/SSIP40 SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY Sydney Myers scores her 100th goal against Saranac Lake on Senior Night, October 15. The Chiefs would defeat the Red Storm 10-0. the girls she’s played soccer with for years, especially the seven fellow seniors on the Chiefs, many of whom have played together as members of the Plattsburgh Football Club. “I think they are my best friends and I’ll probably never ever have greater friends than them,” Myers said. “We all just have this bond where we always know each other and we know that if we lose the ball or we need to look for someone to score they’re gonna be right there. We can always depend on each other, and we all have each other’s backs. We know that if someone messes up it’s fine. We’ll just get it back together.”
Sectional Final set for today against Beekmantown. But, what’s the plan for after soccer and even after the school year is over? Myers is set to attend the College of St. Rose in Albany. For now, she’s simply focused on taking it one day at a time. “I’m trying to just enjoy high school,” Myers said. “I’ve taken a lot of classes that are really challenging, kind of like college courses. So, I can’t really enjoy my senior year too much because I don’t have much free time. I don’t want to have much time to relax because I know once I leave and I leave my family, it’s going to be intense and I’m not going to want a lot of free time. THE FUTURE I’m kind of trying to transition myself Right now, the Chiefs are in the now.” mix for sectionals, with the Class B
Liberty, an alum of St. Rose, has said she and Myers have joked about records being broken. “I’ll just tease ‘You know, it seemed like you broke all of my records [at Saranac] and now you’re going to St Rose to beat my records,’” Liberty said. “‘I’ve said leave me alone.’ and she just smiles like her little innocent smile.” There is a timetable to when Myers will hang up the cleats, and that probably will be after she finishes college. “I love soccer, but I also really want to teach and want to just kind of grow and have a life and start my own family and stuff and just kind of start from scratch and just kind of have my own life,” she said. Myers will not completely give up the sport she’s loved all her life. If she has her way, she’ll follow more in Lib-
erty’s path and become a teacher and eventual coach. “I love the younger kids,” she said. “I love seeing people get better. Like in soccer, if someone’s struggling, I’ll just be like, ‘Yeah, next time try this and it might help.’”
But, that is the schedule for a later date. Right now she’s playing a game she loves with her closest friends and her family in the stands. Does it get any better? If you ask Sydney, she doubts it does.
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Plattsburgh High welcomes 5 to Hall of Fame
PLATTSBURGH — Plattsburgh High School will welcome five new members to its Hall of Fame, Saturday beginning at 5:30 p.m. The ceremonies include a 6:30 p.m. dinner. Festivities will be held at the VFW on Boyton Ave, Plattsburgh. Individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the PHS athletic program and, in some cases, at both the college and professional levels through their participation as athletes, coaches or administrators, are inducted annually at an Induction Dinner as part of the Homecoming Weekend every fall. If interested in attending, contact Victoria McMillian at 518-593-1397, or mcmillv@gmail.com, if you have questions or wish to make a reservation. Cost to attend is $35 per person. The Class of 2022 is: Donald Coolidge, Matt Rivers, Michael Rivers, Katrina Staves and Janice Trudeau.
DONALD COOLIDGE Coolidge was a three-sport 2004 PHS graduate. He was an all-star CVAC Linebacker in football, ran indoor track and a three-year starter on the baseball team, earning All-State Honors as a sophomore. On the baseball diamond Donald set several single season and career records while anchoring a highly successful squad that won several CVAC and Sectional championships. Donald played summer ball for the Clinton County Mariners where he won back-to-back District 4 titles while earning District Most Valuable Player. Following his high school career, Donald played 4 successful years of Baseball at Plattsburgh State, being a staple of the team’s most successful seasons and setting single season records for consecutive games with a hit, RBI’s and more.
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On the baseball diamond, he started all three years at second base, making only one error across three varsity seasons. He was also a member of the starting rotation. His junior year, he helped lead the Hornets baseball team to the CVAC Championship and subsequently advance to the New York State Final Four.
KATRINA STAVES Matt Rivers was a three-year starting pitcher for the Hornets’ Varsity Baseball team, and two year starting shortstop. In his junior year, he was named First Team All CVAC shortstop, and his senior year, he was chosen as the league’s Most Valuable Player. He hit the first pitch of the 2001 season for a home run, homered again his second at bat, and went on to lead the team in home runs for a second straight year. He was a two-year starting cornerback for the football team and was named Second Team Punt Returner his senior year. Matt, and his twin, Mike, were co-Black Letter winners for Hornets’ Baseball in 2001. After high school, Matt attended Skidmore College, where he was a four-year starter at shortstop and pitcher. His senior year, he was a Second Team All Liberty League Pitcher, and was named to the 2005 New York ABCA/Rawlings All-Region First Team as a pitcher.
MICHAEL RIVERS Michael Rivers, class of 2001, played two years of varsity football, three years of varsity baseball, and was a Co-Black Letter winner with his brother, Matt, in 2001. On the football field, Michael led the league in interceptions his senior year with a then-school-record of six in nine games and was named to the All-CVAC team as a cornerback.
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Staves, ’05, was a three-sport athlete for the Hornets in the early 2000s, playing soccer, volleyball, and competing in track and field. As a soccer player, Staves played midfield and defense. She played on the ’03 soccer team, which made it to the state semi-finals. In track and field, she was an important contributor ERIK RHYNE/ STAFF PHOTO to winning teams in ’03, ’04 and ’05 in the shotput and discus, placing sec- Chazy’s Isaac Merill (left) and NACS’ Austin Lambert battle for ball during the contest ond in the section in her senior year. between the Eagles and Bobcats. Chazy would win, 2-0. Staves’ standout sport was volleyball, where she played all positions, but excelled as an outside hitter. She played all four years on the varsity squad, losing only four games in her entire career at PHS. Staves also represented the Adirondack region at the Empire State Games in all three years of her eligibility, bringing home bronze in ’04, the only medal the Adirondack region has ever won.
JANICE TRUDEAU Trudeau started her coaching career at PHS in the fall of 1983. This year is her 40th season coaching gymnastics at PHS. During her coaching reign she has had 10 repetitive years of being undefeated in the CVAC and winning Sectional Championships, in addition to having teams win multiple championships. Janice graduated as valedictorian in a graduating class of 518 at Sahuaro High School in Tucson, Arizona. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education with a major in physical education and a major in health education from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. She received her master’s degree with a 4.0 GPA in instructional technology from American InterContinental University. Janice started Trudeau’s Gymnastics Center in 1990. It is her hope that the sport of gymnastics will continue to be enjoyed by young athletes here in the North Country for many years to come
Chazy claims regular season title with win, beat NACS, 2-0
CHAZY — The Chazy boys wrapped up the Northern Soccer League Division II championship, Oct. 6. The Eagles, however, had to work hard for it. Isaac Merrill and Peter LaBarge scored as Chazy blanked Northern Adirondack, 2-0. “We received great games offensively from Luke Moser, Isaac Merrill, Dylan McAfee and Peter LaBarge,” Chazy coach Rob McAuliffe said. “In the back, Evan Dwyer and Landon Salimando gave us strong games defensively.” NACS keeper Parker Manor made a big save from pointblank range early in the first half to keep Chazy off the board. But, at 24:07, Merrill got the ball from McAfee and sent a hard shot from 30 yards out into the near corner to put the Eagles in front. The Bobcats had a quality
chance to tie it late in the half when a low, bouncing shot went just wide of the net. Chazy then got an insurance goal from LaBarge just 3:12 into the second half. McAfee sent in a nice thru ball to LaBarge, who was able to get behind the Bobcat defense. Zamir Foster turned aside six shots in recording the shutout and Manor made 10 saves for the Bobcats. “I was very proud of my team’s effort tonight,” McAuliffe said. “NAC is a very good team. To get a win against them tonight shows that we are getting better as we move towards sectionals.” — Chazy 2, Northern Adirondack 0 NACS 0 0 — CCS 1 1 — First half- 1, CCRS, Merrill (McAfee), 24:07 Second half- 2, CCRS, LaBarge (McAfee), 3:12 Shots- Chazy, 12-6. Saves- Foster, CCRS, 6. Manor, NAC, 10.
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ERIK RHYNE/STAFF PHOTO DREW WEMPLE/STAFF PHOTO Peru’s Thomas Hagar goes for a kick as Plattsburgh’s Momin Khan follows, Oct. 4. The Moriah’s Amelia Kazlo dribbles the ball as Chazy’s Avery Parker (6) and Cali Castine (23) challenge her in a game, Oct. 5. Chazy Hornets won the game, 3-2. went on to win 2-0.
DREW WEMPLE/STAFF PHOTO DREW WEMPLE/STAFF PHOTO Beekmantown’s Nathan Parliament (9, left) stops up as AuSable Valley’s Dylan Bombard moves Plattsburgh’s Michael Phillips (2) runs the ball as Ticonderoga’s Nate Lacouse (62) gives chase, Oct. 14. The Hornets toward him in a CVAC football game, Oct. 8. The Eagles soared past the Patriots, winning 39-0. went on the beat the Sentinels, 23-8.
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GABE DICKENS/P-R FILE PHOTO The Plattsburgh State women’s hockey team watches as its 2017 NCAA Division III championship banner is raised into the rafters during a brief ceremony prior to its season opener against Utica College at the Ronald B. Stafford Arena, Oct. 29, 2017.
JOEY LAFRANCA/P-R FILE PHOTO Moriah’s Juliette Baker (2) shields the ball from Elizabethtown-Lewis/Westport’s Rachel Storey (11) during a Section VII Class D girls soccer championship at Plattsburgh High, Oct. 28, 2017.
GABE DICKENS/P-R FILE PHOTO Peru’s Kira Fisher performs her routine during the floor exercis, Oct. 19, 2013, in Section VII gymnastics meet.
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RYAN HAYNER/P-R FILE PHOTO Saranac Lake’s Idriz Cecunjanin (24) chaces after Potsdam quarterback Jay Proulx during a Section VII/X Class C football semifinal game, Oct. 29, 2011, at Ken Wilson Field. The Red Storm won, 49-22.
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GABE DICKENS/P-R FILE PHOTO Plattsburgh State’s Hannah Cook goes up for the header between Norwich opponents Amye Gnacke (left) and Clara Leister during a nonconference women’s soccer game at the Field House Athletic Complex in Plattsburgh on Oct. 28, 2014.
GABE DICKENS/P-R FILE PHOTO Members of the Ticonderoga Sentinels count down to becoming the Section VII Class D champions after defeating the Moriah Vikings, 22-7, at AuSable Valley Central School, Oct. 28, 2016.
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