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October 29, 2012

Sports Shorts: October 29, 2012

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Class D girls’

soccer semifinals postponed

PLATTSBURGH — The two Section VII Class D girls’ soccer semifinal games — Willsboro at Elizabethtown-Lewis and Moriah at Chazy — have been postponed due to inclement weather on the way.

No make-up date for either game has been announced as yet.

Section VII

volleyball playoffs to begin today

PLATTSBURGH — The Section VII girls’ volleyball playoffs will begin today, weather permitting, with Northeastern Clinton at Saranac at 5 p.m. in Class C quarterfinal action.

The C semifinals are scheduled for Wednesday, both at 5 p.m., with Saranac Lake at Plattsburgh High, and the winner of the Northeastern Clinton/Saranac match at AuSable Valley.

The Class B, Class C and Class D championship matches will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, at Clinton Community College.

Peru and Beekmantown will tangle for the B title at 1 p.m., the semifinal winners in C go at it at 3 p.m., and Lake Placid will oppose Northern Adirondack for the D crown at 5 p.m.

Details for the sub-regionals win will follow.

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