99 SPORTS NEWS:

THE HIGH SCHOOL 2009-2010 SPORTS SEASON BEGINS NOW OFFICIALLY.  GONNA BE AN EXCITING AND FUN YEAR FOR YOU AND I HERE ON 99 SPORTS.  MAKE SURE TO TUNE IN TONIGHT AT 4:30 FOR BOYS SOCCER AS SALMON RIVER COMES TO MADRID WADDINGTON TO TRY TO TAKE THE STING OUT OF THE YELLOWJACKETS EARLY IN THE YEAR. TUNE INTO 1470 AM FOR THE BIG GAME

SUNY POTSDAM SOCCER NEWS:

SPEAKING OF SOCCER SUNY POTSDAM MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER GETTING READY TO BATTLE TODAY.  THE WOMEN ARE AT HOME AGAINST SUNY CANTON TONIGHT AT 8 P.M. WHILE THE MEN ON THE ROAD TO GO UP AGAINST SUNYIT.  THE WOMEN'S PROGRAM COMING OFF THE MOST WINS IN THE PROGRAM'S HISTORY LAST YEAR LOOKING TO MOVE EVEN MORE FORWARD THIS YEAR WITH 14 PLAYERS RETURNING FROM LAST YEARS TEAM.  TOUGH YEAR LAST YEAR FOR THE MENS PROGRAM FINISHING 4-12-2 BUT LOOK TO REBOUND THIS SEASON WITH 12 RETURNING PLAYERS

JACK PHILLIPS:

JACK PHILLIPS A CLARKSON GOLDEN KNIGHTS HALL OF FAMER PASSED AWAY ON SUNDAY EVENING IN MICHIGAN.  PHILLIPS FIRST STEPPED ON TO THE CAMPUS SEVEN DECADES AGO.  HE WAS A GIANT IN THE CLARKSON ATHLETIC COMMUNITY AS A STUDENT ATHLETE, COACH, ADMINISTRATOR AND IS STILL REMEMBERED AS ONE OF THE BEST ATHLETES THE AREA HAS EVER SEEN.  HE PLAYED BASKETBALL AND BASEBALL FOR THE KNIGHTS AND IN 1947 WON A WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP WITH THE NEW YORK YANKEES.  JACK PHILLIPS WAS JUST A WEEK AWAY FROM TURNING 88 BEFORE HE PASSED ON SUNDAY

CRAIG CONROY:

CRAIG CONROY IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL HOCKEY PLAYERS EVER TO COME OUT OF THE AREA.  HE'S PLAYED FOURTEEN YEARS IN THE NHL, HE'S BEEN A TEAM CAPTAIN, BEEN IN THE OLYMPICS, AND BEEN A STANLEY CUP FINALS PARTICIPANT AND NOW BEING RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE THE NORTH COUNTRY'S GREATEST ATHLETES OF ALL TIME.  CONROY PLAYED HIS HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY AT POTSDAM FROM 1986-1989 AND THEN MOVED ON TO PLAY AT NORTHWOOD PREP UP IN LAKE PLACID MADE HIS DEBUT FOR THE CLARKSON GOLDEN KNIGHTS IN 1990 AND BEGAN HIS PRO CAREER IN 1994.  CONROY NOW PREPARING FOR HIS 15TH SEASON IN THE NHL AND CURRENTLY PLAYS FOR THE CALGARY FLAMES.  LAST SEASON PLAYED 82 GAMES FOR THE FLAMES AND FINISHED WITH 48 POINTS 4TH BEST ON THE TEAM AND IS ONE OF FLAMES MOST POPULAR PLAYERS

 SLU FOOTBALL:

SLU FOOTBALL KICK OFF THE SEASON THIS SATURDAY BIG HOME OPENER AGAINST ITHACA SATURDAY AT 1PM.  GO TO DAILY AUDIO REPORT TO HEAR COACH PHELPS ABOUT PRACTICE THIS WEEK TO GET READY FOR BIG GAME

POTSDAM BOYS AND GIRLS MODIFIED CROSS COUNTRY:

PRACTICE STARTS TOMMORROW AT 3 PM AND MEET AT THE HIGH SCHOOL FITNESS CENTER