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Bombers rally to Class C crown

PICKETTS CORNERS — The Lake Placid volleyball team claimed its second straight Section VII title with a 3-2 comeback victory over the AuSable Valley Patriots in Thursday’s Class C championship match at Saranac Central School. The two teams split during the regular season, each ...

Red Storm falls short in Class B title

PICKETTS CORNERS — Throughout the early stages of Thursday’s Section VII, Class B title game, Saranac Lake’s volleyball team had the top-seeded Peru Nighthawks on the ropes. However, when the Nighthawks finally got going, they seemingly couldn’t be stopped as Peru mounted a ...

Tupper ponders moving back to 11-man football

TUPPER LAKE — The Tupper Lake Central School District entertained a discussion at its school board meeting on Monday evening regarding whether or not it should move back up to 11-man football from its current eight-man football team, which the district dropped down to in 2018. It’s ...

Red Storm blanks Patriots in semifinal

SARANAC LAKE — On a night when the wind never stopped blowing and the falling rain turned to driving snow, Saranac Lake rode a punishing ground attack and a stout defense to a 19-0 victory over AuSable Valley in Friday’s Class C semifinal football game at the new Wilson Raymond ...

Storm escape Bombers upset bid

SARANAC LAKE — With the playoffs set for next week, the Saranac Lake volleyball team closed out its final home game with a 3-2 victory over Lake Placid on Wednesday. However, unlike the last time the two squads faced off, this match was much more competitive. Having lost in three sets ...

Bombers, Storm sweep final XC meet

LAKE PLACID — The local high school cross country teams put together another solid meet to close out the regular season Tuesday at Mount Van Hoevenberg. Both the Saranac Lake and Lake Placid girls squads swept their respective meets over the Peru Nighthawks and Northeastern Clinton ...