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February 26, 2010

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AuSable at full strength for hoop contest
CLINTONVILLE — The AuSable Valley varsity basketball team had a full complement of reserves Thursday night, not one as reported in Friday's Press-Republican.

The reporter incorrectly assumed there was only one player on the bench. Coach Jamie Douglass did not in any way say that the Patriots had only six players in uniform for the game.

The Press-Republican apologizes to Coach Douglass, the players and parents.

Letourneau credited with NCCS goal
PLATTSBURGH — There is a scoring change on the Northeastern Clinton goal in Thursday's Section VII Div. II semifinal with Plattsburgh High. The Hornets wonthe game 4-1.

Matt Letourneau accounted for the NCCS goal, assisted by Devan Ashline.

Jr. Cards top Clifton Park in sectionals
BETHLEHEM — The Jr. Cards beat Clifton Park 1-0 Friday in their first game of the Squirt Tier II Sectionals in Bethlehem. The Cards outshot Clifon Park 38-8 but Luke Carpenter was the only one to beat the goalie with a nice rap-around in the second period. Christian Thomas assisted on the goal.

The defense of Chase Bedore, Josh McCauley, Kade Collins and Paul Fine-Lease made it hold up while Stone Cole Harvey recorded the shutout.

The Cards play Massena this morning.

B'town Booster Club postpones meeting
BEEKMANTOWN — The Beekmantown Booster Club will not hold its regular monthly meeting Monday because a conflict with the Section VII ice-hockey championship game involving the Beekmantown Eagles.

Instead, the Booster Club will meet on Monday March 8, at 7 p.m., in the school library. It will be open to the public.

If there are any questions, call Letitia Taylor, BBC president, at 561-4271.

PYH IP Program celebration Sunday
PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Youth Hockey IP program will have its end-of-year celebration on Sunday, at 10:15 a.m., at the Plattsburgh Field House.

PYH Board to meet on Wednesday
PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh Youth Hockey Board will meet on Wednesday, at 7:30 p.m., at the Plattsburgh Field House. This is open to the public.

Debbie Garrand shoots hole-in-one
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Debbie Garrand of Plattsburgh scored her first hole-in-one recently while playing at The Sanctuary Golf Club in Scottsdale. She used a wedge on a par 3, 88-yard hole.

It was witnessed by Maureen Dame, Sue Kennedy and Paula Lorry of Plattsburgh.

Chesterfield fish, game club to meet March 4
KEESEVILLE — The Chesterfield Fish & Game Club will meet on Thursday, March 4, at the newly renovated indoor shooting range on the club grounds at 359 Green Street, Keeseville (Clintonville area). The meeting will begin promptly at 7 p.m.

YMCA floor hockey to begin March 6
PLATTSBURGH — The Plattsburgh YMCA will continue registration for its youth floor hockey league for boys and girls in grades K-4 until March 4. The instructional program has practices/games in the YMCA gym Saturdays for eight weeks with an emphasis on fun, safety and fundamental skills.

Each child will receive a t-shirt, uniform and trophy. The program includes an end-of-the-season swim and pizza party at the YMCA. A mouthguard is required of all participants.

Registration forms can be picked up at the YMCA, 17 Oak St., or downloaded at www.PlattsburghYMCA.com. Parent volunteers are still needed for this program.

For more information, call 561-4290.

Beauvais to shoot for $25,000 at Siena game
LOUDONVILLE — Siena basketball fan Bill Beauvais will be shooting for $25,000 from Northeastern Fine Jewelry when he takes aim from half court on Sunday afternoon during the Saints' final regular season home game at the Times Union Center.

Last year's finalist, Cohoes native Brendan Bradt, sent thousands of Siena fans into hysteria when he hit the shot from half court and landed the grand prize of $25,000 from Northeastern Fine Jewelry. Bradt will be in attendance at Sunday's game to see if history can repeat itself.

Beauvais was one of 13 fans randomly selected at Siena men's basketball home games during the regular season to participate in the $25,000 Shooting Stars competition. Each fan selected had 45 seconds to score as many points as possible from designated areas on the court. Beauvais racked up 400 points during his shooting session on Jan. 11. As the top scorer, Beauvais earned the opportunity to shoot for the grand prize of $25,000 in cash during Sunday's match up between Siena and Marist.

On the rare chance that Beauvais should fail to drain the jumper, he will still receive a $1,000 gift card to Northeastern Fine Jewelry.

Beauvais, 37, has been a Siena season ticket-holder since moving to Albany in 1996 after graduating from Clarkson University. A native of Westport, Beauvais played on the basketball team at Seton Catholic Central High School.

Chazy pee wees win sectional tourney
CHAZY — The Chazy Pee Wee team recently won the NYSAHA Northern Zone sectional hockey tournament in Saranac Lake. They will move on to the state tournament in Syracuse March 5-7.

Chazy was 4-0-2 over the weekend. In round-robin play, Chazy tied North Country 1-1, then beat Saranac Lake 5-1 and Tupper Lake 9-2. Chazy tied North Franklin 2-2 and then defeated Norwood-Norfolk 2-1 in the semifinal. Chazy downed North Country 3-0 in the championship game. Chazy's record for the season is 29-14-4.

Team members are: Alex Fisher, Michael Parent, Ryan Waterbury, Ben Frederick, Skye Dominy, Kevin Fisher, Cameron Giroux, Ely Giroux, Devin Clarke, Brady Vassar, Seth Holder, Brantley Marion, Brenden Davison, Brent Davison, Wade Weeden and Bryce Lee. Coaches are Tom Brandell, Craig Giroux and Robin Weeden.

Casa del Sol's Harrison has top Bud ski run
WILMINGTON — Morgan "Captain" Harrison of Casa del Sol turned in the fastest time Wednesday in Race 3 of the 2010 Budweiser Challenge at Whiteface Mountain. Harrison put down a time of 28.45 seconds for his second slalom run.

Todd Anthony, WillkomenHof Bed & Breakfast, skied the second-fastest run, 29.43, while Bill Borlan, Scheefer's Construction, was next with a 29.46 time.

Bill Dora, Scheefer's, turned in the top time among Category II men with a 32.02. Favor Smith and Scott Martin of WillkomenHof were second and third, with times of 32.22 and 32.27.

Wes Canny of The Cottage led the Category III skiers with a time of 34.79, followed by David Collin, The Cottage 60 team, in 34.82, and Bert Yost, WillkomenHof 60, in 35.56.

The Cottage went 1-2 in the women's Category I race with Robin Anthony timed in 29.59 and Brittany Doll, second, in 29.90. Sue McClure, Casa del Sol, was third in 32.12.

Kathy Pfohl, WillkomenHof, had the best time among Category III women with a 35.82. Denise Bujold, The Cottage, was second in 36.28 and Ginger Dora, Scheefer's, third, in 36.37.

ADK chapter lists outings for next week
PLATTSBURGH — The Algonquin Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club (ADK) has scheduled two outings for the coming week.

On Wednesday, the public is invited to join leader Lynn Valenti for a Walk About Town. The group meets at 3 p.m. on the steps of City Hall for a brisk walk around a Plattsburgh neighborhood.

A cross-country ski trip at Taylor Pond is planned for Saturday, March 6. Contact leader Jim Nichols by March 4 at 561-7038, jnichols7038@charter.net.

PBS to air special on Placid Olympic story
LAKE PLACID — As the U.S. Olympic Hockey Team chases gold at the Vancouver Winter Games, PBS will broadcast a special Feb. 27 national presentation of a new documentary about the village of Lake Placid that marks the 30th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice.

"Small Town, Big Dreams: Lake Placid's Olympic Story" chronicles the rise of Lake Placid from an unknown mountain town to a winter sports capital that hosted the Winter Olympics in 1932 and 1980.

"Small Town, Big Dreams" will air coast to coast on more than 100 PBS stations, Saturday, Feb. 27, the final weekend of the 2010 Vancouver Games.

"The story of that 1980 hockey team is in many ways the story of Lake Placid, about ingenuity and underdogs," says Scott F. Carroll, the film's producer. "Now, thirty years later, another young, underrated hockey team is giving us something to cheer about."

The one-hour documentary includes 1980 Olympic footage as well as old films and photographs blended with audio recordings unearthed from local archives. It was written and directed by former Lake Placid News reporter Marc Nathanson and narrated by New York stage actor Ted Kastenbaum.

The film is presented by Mountain Lake PBS and American Public Television. It is also available on DVD.

On the net: www.smalltown-bigdreams.com

Hoop skills competition set for March 6
PLATTSBURGH — The Clinton County Youth Bureau will conduct an iHoops Skills Local Competition on Saturday, March 6 at the City Gym on the Old Base Oval. This free contest is open to athletes ages 9 to 14.

Registration will open at 9:30 a.m. and the competition will begin at 10 a.m. Awards for the iHoops Skills Challenge will also be presented in the following age groups — 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14 (age to be determined as of May 14, 2010). The champion in each gender and age group will qualify for regional competition.

Participants must provide a copy of a birth certificate/proof of age. Pre-registration is not required.

For more information, call the Clinton County Youth Bureau, at 565-4750.

North Bowl to hold Donato qualifiers
PLATTSBURGH — North Bowl Lanes will be having two qualifying squads for the 8th-Annual Joe Donato Scratch Singles Tournament. One in five bowlers from each squad will advance to the semifinals, which are being held at Red Wood Lanes in Albany on Sunday, March 21. First place is worth $,3600 guaranteed and second place, $1,800.

The North Bowl Lanes squads will be Sunday, March 7 and 1 p.m. and Wednesday, March 10 at 8:45 p.m. The entry fee is $50, with the format being three games across six lanes. There is no handicap. For more information, call John Munson, at 561-1680.

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