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February 21, 2012

Flashback: Feb. 21, 2012

10 YEARS AGO (2002)

E Jim Shea Jr. captures the gold medal in skeleton at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, 70 years after his grandfather Jack Shea won gold in speedskating at the 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid.

▶ Tara Osier scores 13 points and Katie Meserve grabs 15 rebounds as Ticonderoga snaps Northeastern Clinton's 14-game winning streak with a 56-44 victory. Abby Lambert leads the Cougars with 14.

▶ Jamie Breyette scores 2:43 into the game and Joe Steadman makes it stand up with 27 saves as PHS edges Saranac Lake 1-0 for the Section VII Div. II hockey title.

▶ Steve Marsh, Brad Malark, Dave Poirier and Troy Rabideau record pins to lead Northern Adirondack to the Section VII wrestling championship.

20 YEARS AGO (1992)

▶ Fred Hughes scores 24 points, including the game-winner with 10 seconds to play, as Malone knocks off state-ranked Ogdensburg 84-83. Joe Rockhill chips in with 22 points.

▶ Junior Alicia LaValley scores 23 points to go over 1,000 for her career in leading Plattsburgh State to a 60-47 triumph over Brockport. Kim Ferris contributes 18 points and Michelle Bushaw, 7.

▶ Ryan Miller scores 3:41 into overtime to give PHS a 4-3 win and its first playoff victory over Ogdensburg in 5 tries.

▶ Brad Vassar's putback with one second left gives Northern Adirondack a 43-42 win over Saranac.

▶ Snowmobile racing's Herman Gehrke goes out on top, retiring after winning his third world championship in Wisconsin.

▶ Julie Moore scores 22 points and blocks 5 shots while Rebecca Dayton stars on defense as Westport downs Tupper Lake 65-31 for its fourth straight Section VII Class D title.

▶ Crystal Gonyo nets 12 points and Northeastern Clinton, atoning for 3 earlier losses to the Chiefs, defeats Saranac 41-39 in the Class C final.

▶ Suzy Paiser pours in 24 points and Katie Zeglis adds 16 as Seton Catholic claims its third straight Class B banner with a 70-51 win over Beekmantown. Suzanne Frenyea puts up 17 points and 18 rebounds in a losing cause.

25 YEARS AGO (1987)

E Peru ends Beekmantown's 2-year reign over wrestling as John Lamar, Jeff Way, Tony Montemorra, Keith Mason, Shawn Edwards, Scott Sabella and Rob Bashaw all post pins for the Indians in the sectional finals.

▶ Beartown's Mike O'Connor, 13, finishes first in slalom and first in multi to become the top qualifier on the New York State Junior III & IV alpine ski team.

▶ Jamie LaBoy scores twice to lift Saranac Lake to a 4-2 win over Malone. Tim Morgan accounts for the Huskie goals.

▶ Rob Donah hits for 29 points in Northern Adirondack's 72-63 triumph over AuSable Valley.

▶ Lori Lafave scores 24 points and pulls down 17 rebounds to lead Chazy to a 59-52 win over Elizabethtown-Lewis, giving the Eagles a 12-0 finish and their second straight MVAC basketball title.

▶ Ann Tursky tallies 13 points and freshman Kristi Sprague chips in with 10 as Moriah defeats AuSable Valley 38-20. The Patriots lose standout Lisa Brelia to a knee injury.

30 YEARS AGO (1982)

▶ Tom Kelsh connects for 28 points to lead Saranac to a 51-50 victory over St. John's in the CVAC tournament semifinals.

▶ Rick Samuels erupts for 5 goals in Saranac Lake's 8-4 hockey win over Norwood-Norfolk.

▶ Paul Glodis scores 32 points and Tom Curle chips in with 12 as Plattsburgh State beats Southampton 63-61 in overtime.

▶ Jada Lacey nets 16 points as MVAC champion Willsboro repeats with a 64-60 win over Chazy. Suzanne Souza paces the Eagles with 18 points.

▶ Francois Leboeuf scores twice and adds 2 assists while Bosco McKinney makes 22 saves to lead St. John's to a 6-2 win over PHS and its sixth straight Section VII hockey title. Frehman Kyle King makes 31 saves for PHS.

▶ John Konowitz picks up 100th victory as coach of the AuSable Valley Patriots in a 60-51 triumph over Beekmantown.

40 YEARS AGO (1972)

▶ Don Verkey hits for 28 points to go with 31 rebounds as Plattsburgh State rallies from an 11-point halftime deficit to down Oneonta 91-90 in overtime.

▶ Rich Berg scores a school-record 47 points to lead North Country Community College to a 114-106 triumph over Jefferson CC.

▶ The FISU (World University) Games get under way in Plattsburgh and Lake Placid with 400 athletes on hand.

▶ NFL great Lenny Moore gives 3 speeches in Plattsburgh as part of an International Symposium on Fair Play in Sports.

▶ Roy Ano drops in 21 points and Ed Barrie, 20, as AuSable Valley caps an unbeaten season with an 85-78 win over Saranac. Steve Parker leads the Chiefs with 23.

▶ Bob Johnson's 2 free throws with seconds left give Moriah a 59-57 win over Peru.

50 YEARS AGO (1962)

▶ MAI overcomes Carl King's 40-point night to defeat OLVA 68-56. Jerry Moynihan nets 33 for the Muzzlers.

▶ Harley Sweet's 647 series leads Bouyea's Bowling Bakers to a 2,922 to 2,506 win over the host Willsboro Keglers. Sweet and Ed Weilberg tie for high game with a 225 while Vern Haskins posts a 592 set for Willsboro.

▶ Mark Ricketson, Jeff Berger, Carol Collin and Kite Morris turn in the fastest times for their age groups in ski racing at Beartown.

▶ Bill Williford scores 16 points and John Beck, 14, as Schroon Lake wraps up the MVL title with a 78-58 win over Moriah. Ron Baker leads Moriah with 22.

60 YEARS AGO (1952)

E Warren Munson scores 16 of his game-high 20 points in the second half to rally PHS to a 57-50 win over Chateaugay. Jack Mellon leads Chateaugay with 24.

Ray Watkins hits for 18 points as MAI downs OLVA 47-36 to win the Catholic League East Division. Warrren Tessier nets 13 for the Foxes.

▶ Saranac Lake's Charlotte Chase is the top female speedskater in the Ottawa District Championships.

▶ Jim Ladd, Rod Brunelle, Pauline Weatherwax and Nancy Bird lead Plattsburgh High to victory in the annual Gold Cup speedskating races.

▶ Bob Garrow scores 21 points in Plattsburgh State's 59-47 comeback win over Potsdam. Ken Van Orman leads the Bears with 10 points.

70 YEARS AGO (1942)

E Les Bouyea scores 21 points as Morrisonville tops Altona 58-24 for its 24th straight victory and second straight conference crown. Breen leads Altona with 10 points.

▶ DeLaire hits for 25 points as the Plattsburgh Normal School defeats Oneonta State Teachers College 63-33.

▶ Broderick's 9 points lead Ellenburg to a 25-23 win over Champlain, despite Craig's 19-point effort.

▶ Plattsburgh's Al Diebolt, running for Colgate University, sets a 500-yard indoor record of 57.1 seconds at Madison Square Garden.

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