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Keith Lobdell
Griffins use third quarter surge to beat Eagles
Elizabethtown | The Boquet Valley varsity boys basketball team turned a one-point halftime deficit into a 12 point lead at the end of the third quarter en route to a 61-46 win Thursday. Read more
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Champlain National Bank fulfills local Christmas wishes
PLATTSBURGH | Champlain National Bank has created many ways to help brighten the holidays for families, youth and seniors throughout the North Country. Project We Care provides for nearby neighbors in need. Read more
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Mount Inez: Official
LEWIS | A mountain named Inez: It’s official. The U.S. Department of Interior, Board on Geographic Names (BGN) this morning approved a requested name change for Mount Discovery, renaming the peak Mount Inez. Read more
Keith Lobdell
Bobcats rally for win
ELLENBURG DEPOT | Rhylee Poupore and MacKenna LaBarge had key baskets late as the Northern Adirondack girls varsity basketball team scored a 35-24 win over Moriah Wednesday, Read more
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Winter commencement on tap at Plattsburgh State Field House
PLATTSBURGH | Some 300 SUNY Plattsburgh students are eligible to walk across the dais at the college’s annual winter commencement Saturday, Dec. 14, in the field house gymnasium. Read more
Keith Lobdell
Fogarty runs in national meet
PORTLAND, ORE. | Saranac Lake junior Peter Fogarty finished his cross country season where very few in Section VII ever have - a national championship event. Read more
Keith Lobdell
Chiefs, Bobcats use streaks to win on mat
PERU | A six match win streak for the Saranac varsity wrestling team starting at 195 lbs. and continuing through 120 lbs. led the Chiefs to a 39-21 win over Peru Wednesday. Read more
Village of Champlain enacts curfew
CHAMPLAIN | The Village of Champlain issued an official curfew for those under the age of 18. The idea of a curfew came after Clinton County Sheriff’s Department reported numerous acts of vandalism or petty crime after the sun went down. Read more
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Farmers Market building receives funding
PLATTSBURGH | The City of Plattsburgh’s Farmers and Crafters Market will have a new home on Green Street. The building, which has been set on for a while now, recently passed its environmental review following asbestos removal. Read more
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Sun Community News welcomes new reporter, Brian Happel
PLATTSBURGH | Brian Happel, Former NewsChannel 5 producer shifting gears as a reporter, and is looking forward to immersing himself in the community he lives in. Read more
Stefanik, Douglas express support of USMCA
WASHINGTON, D.C. | Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released a statement Tuesday expressing her support of a deal on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Read more
Prices to rise for recreation
PLATTSBURGH | The City of Plattsburgh approved new Crete Center fees and event rates in order to upkeep with necessary costs for the public recreation complexes across the city. Read more
Class D boys basketball: MVAC teams targeting defending champion Wells
The Wells varsity boys basketball team will enter the 2019-20 season as the defending Section VII/Class D champions, one of several teams looking to replace key losses to their rosters. Read more
Class D girls basketball: The title is up for grabs
With the defending Section VII/Class D champion Westport now merged as part of Boquet Valley, there will be a new sectional champion in the first week of March, with several teams ready to prove their worthiness, including the Griffins. Read more
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Betty Little announces retirement
NEW YORK | New York state Republican Sen. Betty Little has announced that she will not be running for re-election in 2020, choosing not to run against five-year-long Clinton County treasurer and Democratic Senate runner Kimberly Davis. Read more
Keith Lobdell
Eagles start bowling season with 4-0 win over Patriots
PLATTSBURGH | Morgan Brunet shined on the North Bowl Lanes for the Beekmantown girls varsity team in their 4-0 win over AuSable Valley Thursday. Read more
Keith Lobdell
Eagles oust defending sectional champs
PLATTSBURGH | The Beekmantown varsity boys bowling team scored an early season statement win Thursday, edging defending Section VII champion AuSable Valley, 3-1, at North Bowl Lanes. Read more
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Durgan, Preston and Summo named top NSL girls soccer stars
PLATTSBURGH | Northern Soccer League coaches have named Avery Durgan of Beekmantown (Div. I), Rylee Preston of Lake Placid (Div. II) and Alyssa Summo of Keene (Div. III) as the Most Valuable Players of the Northern Soccer League Read more
Keith Lobdell
Preston’s goal leads SLP over Hornets
PLATTSBURGH | For the second game in a row, the SLP girls varsity hockey team headed into overtime. Read more
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Peru students get crash course on adulting
PERU | Some people say money makes the world go round. Students at Peru High School got a brief taste of that Wednesday thanks to an event aimed at preparing them for life after graduation. Read more
