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December 19, 2012

Sports Shorts: December 19, 2012

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Christmas baseball clinics scheduled

PLATTSBURGH — North Country Baseball will host its first Christmas Clinic at the Crete Civic Center Dec. 27 and Dec. 28.

North Country Baseball will offer a pitching and catching clinic from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. and a hitting clinic from 11 a.m. to noon.

The pitching/catching clinic is $25 for two days. The hitting clinic is also $25 for two days.

Both clinics are $40 total.

Register by emailing info@northcountrybaseballcamp.com or visiting the North Country Baseball Facebook page.

Chazy hockey clinic set for Dec. 26, 27

CHAZY — Chazy Youth Hockey will host a skills clinic Dec. 26 and 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Scotts Arena.

The clinic will focus on power skating and stick handling.

The cost is $10 per day for Chazy Youth Hockey members and $15 per day for non-members. Learn-to-skate players are discouraged from attending.

The morning session will run from 10 to 11:30 a.m., and the afternoon session will run from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Lunch will be provided.

For more information, contact Tom Brandell at 563-3349 or tbrandell@charter.net.

Volleyball league starting at PARC

PLATTSBURGH — The Wellness Center at PARC is hosting an eight-week volleyball league on Wednesday nights from 7-9 p.m. starting January 2.

Register your team of 6-8 players before Dec. 28. Stop by the Wellness Center at PARC to pick up a packet.

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