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Back-to-back champions

PLATTSBURGH – By now, you’d think the Saranac Lake boys basketball team would get used to making program history. But yet, the Red Storm seems to keep outdoing itself. Competing in the Section VII, Class B title game, the state-ranked Saranac Lake squad used a “championship-level ...

SLP boys fall to Hornets in semis

PLATTSURGH — The Saranac Lake Placid boys hockey team suffered a season-ending 4-3 loss to the Plattsburgh Hornets Thursday evening, in the Section VII semifinal round at the Ameri-Can North Sports Center. Eli McCormick, an eighth-grader, scored twice for SLP, while his older brother ...

Bobcats snowshoe team competes at home

PAUL SMITHS — Twenty snowshoe athletes took part in the Bobcat Snowshoe Race at the Paul Smith’s College VIC this past Saturday, hosted by the Paul Smith’s College Snowshoe Team. Bobcats’ student-athlete Morgan Cheney of Pulteney won the women’s 5-kilometer race with a time of ...

Saints capture first conference title

SARANAC LAKE — The North Country Community College men’s basketball team wrapped up its regular season schedule this past weekend with a 24-3 overall record, marking one of the most successful seasons in program history. With a win over Clinton Community College on Saturday, the ...

Hundreds watch at Olympic Center as US wins gold

LAKE PLACID — The Sara-Placid Lakers 10U hockey team was in the midst of a championship bout in the Sunday Lake Placid International Tournament when their game was put on hold for a moment. More than 4,000 miles away, American Jack Hughes scored the “golden goal,” lifting the ...