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February 5, 2010

Area sports: Feb. 6, 2010

DID YOU KNOW?


You can look back over the last 70 years at some of the area athletes and personalities who made headlines in area sports. Flashback will revive memories of great local athletes and outstanding team successes.

TODAY

Men's hockey

SUNY Morrisville at Plattsburgh State, 7 p.m.

Women's hockey

SUNY Cortland at Plattsburgh State, 3 p.m.

Women's basketball

Buffalo State at Plattsburgh State, 2 p.m.

North Country at Adirondack CC, 1 p.m.

Clinton Community College at Fulton-Montgomery, 1 p.m.

Men's basketball

Buffalo State at Plattsburgh State, 4 p.m.

North Country CC at Adirondack CC, 3 p.m.

Clinton Community College at Fulton-Montgomery, 3 p.m.

Girls' hockey

Upstate Hockey League playoffs

First round

Saranac Lake at Chazy, Scotts' Rink, 7 p.m.

Boys' hockey

Beekmantown at Monroe-Woodbury, 2 p.m.

Canton at Malone, 1 p.m.

Lake Placid

High School Tournament

Consolation, noon

Championship, 2 p.m.

Boys' wrestling

JV starting times

Saranac at Peru, 11 a.m.

AuSable Valley at Beekmantown, noon

Girls' basketball

JV starting times

Massena at Tupper Lake, 2 p.m.

Boys' swimming

Section 7-10 Championships, at PSU Memorial Hall, 2 p.m.

Scholastic bowling

Section VII Championships, at North Bowl, 9:30 a.m.

Youth basketball

Franklin CYO League

Malone, St. Joseph's School

St. John Bosco splinters vs. North Star, 11 a.m.

Maranatha Bible School vs. Jean's Quik Stop, 11:45 a.m.

St. John Bosco vs. North Star, 12:30 p.m.

at Ogdensburg

Bangor at Ogdensburg Boys & Girls Club, 2 p.m.

Adult basketball

Malone Adult League

St. Joseph's School

American Legion vs. Mohawk Plumbing, 5 p.m.

Arnie's Rubbish Removal vs. Adirondack Chiropractic, 6 p.m.

Fella's vs. Brasher Falls Vets, 6:50 p.m.

PAPAS Dairy vs. P&M;, 7:40 p.m.

SUNDAY

Women's basketball

Clinton Community College at SUNY Delhi, 1 p.m.

Women's basketball

Clinton Community College at SUNY Delhi, 3 p.m.

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