MENS COLLEGE HOCKEY:

SUNY POTSDAM MENS HOCKEY TEAM CAPPING OFF A NICE START TO THEIR NEW YEAR TAKING THE TIMES-ARGUS TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP IN A SHOOTOUT UP AT NORWICH UNIVERSITY.  THE BEARS GOT THE FRIDAY NIGHT WIN AGAINST NEW ENGLAND 4-3 THEN RALLY SCORING 2 GOALS IN THE LAST 3 MINUTES SATURDAY TO TIE NORWICH 4-4 THE NUMBER 3 RANKED DIVISION 3 CLUB IN THE COUNTRY.  AFTER NO GOALS SCORED IN OVERTIME BEARS SY NUTKEVITCH BURYING THE GAME WINNER IN THE SIXTH ROUND OF THE SHOOTOUT.  TODD HOSMER, NICK LEIGH, COLIN MACLENNAN AND KEVIN MACLELLAN LIGHTING THE LAMP FOR THE BEARS, TREVOR ONEIL 32 SAVES IN THE WIN

SLU NETMINDER KANE TISI MAKING 37 SAVES IN A 2-2 TIE AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-OMAHA IN THE 2010 WELLS FARGO DENVER CUP UP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER.  SAINTS BEAT BOSTON COLLEGE FRIDAY NIGHT AND BATTLE BACK FROM A 2-1 DEFECIT TO GET THE TIE SATURDAY.  DEREK KELLER AND CANTON NATIVE KYLE FLANAGAN BURYING THE BISCUITS FOR THE SAINTS

CLARKSON NOT GETTING THE NEW YEAR START THEY WOULD OF LIKED DROPPING A PAIR OF GAMES OVER THE WEEKEND TO NORTHERN MICHIGAN 4 ZIP AND TO BOWLING GREEN 4-3 AS PART OF THE DODGE HOLIDAY CLASSIC HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA OVER THE WEEKEND

SPEAKING OF HOCKEY OGDENSBURG NATIVE JIM HOWARD CONTINUES TO PLAY WELL FOR THE DETROIT WINGS WITH A RECENT 35 SAVES PERFORMANCE IN A 4-1 WIN OVER PHEONIX.  HE RANKS 8TH AMONGST GOALIES IN THE NHL AND STANDS AT 13-8-2 ON THE YEAR AND COULD BE A POSSIBLE OLYMPIC CANDIDATE CURRENTLY WITH A 2.25 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE AND A .921 SAVE PERCENTAGE

WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL:

SAINTS IMPROVE TO 8-1 ON THE YEAR WINNING THE LYCOMING BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT UP IN WILLIAMSPORT, P.A. OVER THE WEEKEND WITH A 59 TO 55 VICTORY OVER LYCOMING COLLEGE SATURDAY NIGHT AND THEN A 64 TO 55 WIN OVER MISERICORDIA COLLEGE ON SUNDAY

IN MENS BASKETBALL SU ORANGE DROPPING THEIR FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR TO BIG EAST FOE PITTSBURGH 82-72

HS WRESTLING:

OFA'S JAKE SNOVER EARNING THE MOST OUTSTANDING WRESTLER AWARD FOR THE BLUE DEVILS AT 145 LBS. GOING 4-1 AND THE GENERAL BROWN DUELS ON SATURDAY

COOL FACTS:

TREVOR MARISICANO GRANDSON OF FORMER HAMMOND RESIDENT JANET HADLOCK STEWART AND NEPHEW OF MR. AND MRS. EDWIN HADLOCK IS HEADED TO THE OLYMPICS AS PART OF THE USA 2010 SPEED SKATING TEAM