PLATTSBURGH — The CVAC announced its hockey All-Star team and yearly honors after Saranac and Plattsburgh High's championship matchup in Lake Placid March 2.
First-year head coach Jamie Reidy of Plattsburgh High was named Coach of the Year after leading the Hornets to their first Section VII championship appearance since 2003, while NCCS forward Nate Lamberton received Most Valubable Player honors in helping the Cougars to the CVAC regular-season title and Lake Placid head coach Keith Clark received the Ray Holmes Sportsmanship Award.
First Team
Forwards
Shamus Foster
Beekmantown
Foster led the CVAC in points, netting 21 goals with 28 assists. His on-ice presence was especially important for an Eagle team that lost 12 seniors prior to the season.
Nate Lamberton
Northeastern Clinton
Lamberton finished tied for third in CVAC scoring and led his team with 22 goals and 12 assists. The Cougar forward played with a lot of third-period energy despite a large helping of ice time throughout games, playing a big role in his team's earning of the league regular season title.
Jordan Conroy
Plattsburgh High
Conroy assumed the playmaker role for the Hornets this season, tallying 23 assists in Plattsburgh's Section VII runner-up campaign. He also netted nine goals.
Brandon Patraw
Saranac Lake
Patraw finished even with Lamberton as the CVAC's third-leading scorer and led his team in points with 34. He scored 16 goals and assisted on 18.
First Team Defensemen
Jake Hooper
Saranac
Hooper led a tough Saranac defense that gave teams fits in the playoffs and helped the Chiefs to the 2009 Section VII Championship. He finished third on the team in scoring with four goals and nine assists.
Frank Buksa
Beekmantown
Buksa finished tied for 16th in scoring in the CVAC as a defenseman. The Eagle sophomore assisted on both of his team's Section VII semifinal goals and netted the game-winner in the quarterfinals.
Goaltender
Brandon Bechard
Plattsburgh High
Bechard helped PHS reach the Section VII Championship game as a freshman. He played a big role in keeping the Hornets in games until the team began to gel midway through the season and came up big in the Hornets' semifinal win over Beekmantown.
Second Team
Honorable Mention
The Second Team Forward selections consisted of Lake Placid's Matt Bussey, Saranac's Logan Morris and Beekmantown's Brett Palmer.
Logan McDougall of Saranac Lake and Connor Herdic and Gerald Marks of Northeastern Clinton were selected for Second Team Defense, while Saranac Lake's Dana Tarantelli was named Second Team goaltender.
Honorable Mention selections were Bobby Marks of Northeastern Clinton, Drew Tedford of Saranac Lake, Tim Walsh of Beekmantown, Ryan Latinville of Plattsburgh High, Aaron Tenbuuren of Saranac and AJ Murphy of Lake Placid.
Sports
Lamberton MVP in hockey
- Local Sports
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Cardinals finish sweep of Utica
Plattsburgh State wrapped up its conference season with a pair of wins over Utica in women's college hockey.
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Clinton women roll to victory
Cougars control game against Tompkins-Cortland in women's basketball; men fall to Panthers.
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Braun, Mercer lead Plattsburgh State track
Cardinals compete in Valentine Invitational at Boston University.
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Sports shorts: February 13, 2012
Race the Base benefit March 17; Registration ongoing for floor hockey; Rising Starts tourney to be held in March; Zumba classes to run from March to April
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Area sports: February 13, 2012
A schedule of sports events today featuring local teams and venues.
- February 12, 2012
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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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Cardinals finish sweep of Utica






