PLATTSBURGH — Northeastern Clinton won the Champlain Valley Athletic Conference regular-season championship and with it, an opening-round bye in the Section VII boys' hockey playoffs, which get under way tonight.
Plattsburgh High, runner-up in the CVAC, earned the No. 2 seed and the other first-round bye.
Third-seeded Beekmantown will host No. 6 seed Lake Placid tonight at the Field House at 7 while Saranac Lake, the No. 4 seed, will host No. 5 at 6:30 p.m.
The semifinals will take place Thursday and Friday with the final next Monday at 7 p.m. at the 1930 Ice Rink in Lake Placid.
Quarterfinals
Feb. 24
(5) Saranac (7-13-2, 4-4-2) at (4) Saranac Lake (11-10-3, 4-4-2), 6:30 p.m.
(6) Lake Placid (4-16-1, 0-10) at (3) Beekmantown (18-6, 6-4), at Field House, 7 p.m.
Semifinals
Feb. 27
Lake Placid/Beekmantown at (2) Plattsburgh High (12-9-3, 5-3-2)
Feb. 28
Saranac/Saranac Lake at (1) Northeastern Clinton (12-5-4, 7-1-2).
Finals
Mar. 2
1930 Ice Rink, Lake Placid, 7 p.m.
Sports
2 hockey playoffs tonight
- Local Sports
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Peru wrestlers defend Section VII title
Indians grab eight champions; Saranac, NAC crown three each in the Section VII wrestling championships.
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Eagles fall in hockey title game
Potsdam's third period goal defeats Beekmantown in the Upstate Girl's Hockey League championship.
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Cardinals bounce back against Knights
Plattsburgh State knocks off Geneseo in SUNY Athletic Conference men's hockey.
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PSU women win but don't get standings help
The Plattsburgh State women's hockey team beat Utica, but its chances of finishing first diminished because RIT also won.
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Plattsburgh boys repeat in swimming
Hornets take Section VII/X swimming title, break sectional record.
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Chiefs victorious in sectional track
Saranac captured both boys and girls Section VII track & field titles
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Clinton weathers Mohawk's hot shooting
Cougars outduel Hawks in women's basketball; North Country rolls in second half in men's basketball.
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Tolosky nets two, including game-winner, for Hornets
Plattsburgh falls behind Tupper Lake, but scores two in third for a boys' hockey victory; Saranac falls to Burnt Hills/Ballston Spa.
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Marlow leads Huskies in NAC track
Franklin Academy took first in Northern Athletic Conference boys' track and field, and the girls finished second.
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Sports Shorts: February 12, 2012
ADK chapter to hold events; Missing Children's tourney has openings; Youth Bureau to host winter program
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Area Sports: February 12, 2012
A schedule of sports events today involving area teams and venues.
- February 11, 2012
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Votraw's three gives Plattsburgh Div. I title
Patriots give Douglass 100th win; Peru, Ticonderoga grab wins in CVAC boys' basketball.
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Schroon Lake takes control of MVAC's North Division
Warriors, Indians, Orange, Blue Bombers capture victories in MVAC boys' basketball
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Beekmantown back in hockey finals
Eagles defeat Alexandria Bay in the Upstate Girls' Hockey League semifinals, will play Potsdam today for the title.
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Brockport stuns Plattsburgh State
Cardinals give up two goals in third period to fall to Golden Eagles in men's college hockey.
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Plattsburgh State clinches playoff berth
Cardinals defeat Potsdam for first road conference win of the season in women's college basketball.
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Cold shooting second half dooms Cardinals
Plattsburgh State falls to Potsdam with opportunity to seal playoff berth in men's college basketball.
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Plattsburgh State travels to Utica
Cardinals wrap up regular season schedule against Pioneers in women's college hockey.
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Peru looks to defend Section VII title
Indians hold nine top seeds out of 15 weight classes in Section VII wrestling championships.
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Frechette, Bradish combine for five goals in Eagles' win
Beekmantown defeats Burnt Hills/Ballston Spa in boy's hockey.
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Yellowjackets ruin Bulldogs' perfect season
Madrid-Waddington, Chateaugay finish tied for NAC boys' basketball lead.
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Area sports: February 11, 2012
A schedule of sports events this weekend involving area teams and venues.
- February 10, 2012
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Cadieux earning time in net
The sophomore newcomer has been Plattsburgh State's main goalie in the second half of the season.
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Cards can clinch playoff spot tonight
The Plattsburgh State men's basketball team visits Potsdam.
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Peru wrestlers defend Section VII title






