TUPPER LAKE — Jim and Jeff Cornick had a typical and ideal father-son relationship years ago. Jeff, the son, loved being involved in sports with his father Jim. Playing basketball and riding mountain bikes were just two of many activities they enjoyed together when Jeff was growing up in ...
LAKE PLACID — Visiting officials from the World University Games on Wednesday lauded the Adirondacks’ potential to host its event and also noted that Lake Placid is the only host city they are currently considering for the 2023 games. Milan Augustin, director of the International ...
LAKE PLACID — Summit Lacrosse Ventures is ready to bring a pair of developing tournaments to Lake Placid to help the village kick off its summer season. Both tournaments represent offshoots of the August Lake Placid Summit Classic, a mainstay in the village for the past 27 years. Summit ...
RAY BROOK — There’s no golf event quite like the annual Larry Stringer Tournament, which was held for the 10th consecutive year on Saturday at the Saranac Lake Golf Club in Ray Brook. Every year on the third Saturday in June, friends gather together, play together and enjoy ...
SARANAC LAKE — Sophie Kirkby has been riding on a luge sled for half her life. And the resident of Ray Brook, who just turned 16 earlier this week, appears to be in it for the long haul. After competing on European tracks for the first time this past winter, Kirkby is hoping to keep ...
SARANAC LAKE — Three student athletes on this spring’s Saranac Lake girls lacrosse team were named to Section X all-star teams, and another host of Red Storm players were also honored by the league for sportsmanship and academics. Sophomore Lindsey Rath led the way as a first-team ...
SARANAC LAKE — At the beginning of the recently completed season, head coach Dermott Morgan said he’d love to see his Saranac Lake boys lacrosse team be more successful when it came to being competitive against the traditional powerhouses in Section X. Although the Red Storm didn’t ...
LAKE PLACID — In perfect golf conditions, the foursomes from Northern Insuring and Elizabethtown Community Hospital came through with trophy-winning performances in the 17th annual United Way Olympic Celebrity Classic. The four-person scramble tournament was held Tuesday on the ...
LAKE PLACID — Gold-medal bobsled pilot Steve Holcomb had “a fatal combination” of a prescription sleep aid and a 0.18 percent blood alcohol concentration in his system at the time of his death, USA Bobsled and Skeleton announced in a press release Tuesday evening. The sleeping ...
LAKE PLACID — The six-week Placid Planet Time Trials series wrapped up its season Wednesday, June 7 on Riverside Drive in Lake Placid. The free series offered cyclist a chance to compete against the clock each Wednesday night. Tatyana Reinbolt and Todd Dowling were the big winners of ...
KEENE VALLEY — The 13th annual Great Adirondack Trail Run took place under clear skies and a blazing sun, leading plenty of runners to take a dip in Johns Brook after completing the run. The event, which is put on by The Mountaineer gear store in Keene Valley as a fundraiser for the ...
LAKE PLACID — Gold-medal bobsled pilot Steve Holcomb had “a fatal combination” of a prescription sleep aid and a 0.18 percent blood alcohol concentration in his system at the time of his death, USA Bobsled and Skeleton announced in a press release Tuesday evening. The sleeping ...
LAKE PLACID — Essex County officials aren’t releasing final toxicology and autopsy reports on the cause and manner of death of bobsled gold medalist Steve Holcomb. That’s because the late bobsledder’s family has threatened to sue the county coroner if he releases details. Essex ...
LAKE PLACID — A veteran and a rookie took the full-distance titles Sunday in the 13th annual Lake Placid Marathon on a day that started under the cover of clouds and turned into a scorcher as the afternoon approached. The race saw 170 runners cross the finish line at the 26.2-mile ...
LAKE PLACID — Essex County officials aren’t releasing final toxicology and autopsy reports on the cause and manner of death of bobsled gold medalist Steve Holcomb. That’s because the late bobsledder’s family has threatened to sue the county coroner if he releases details. Essex ...
LAKE PLACID — Stuart Baird joined the Lake Placid track team as a junior just to stay in shape to be better at the sport he loves the most: the game of soccer. But in the process, Baird, who is now a senior and will graduate later this month, found out he’s a pretty good runner too. ...
LAKE PLACID — Rebuilding the Lake Placid Marathon and Half back to its peak, after seeing a continual decline in participation over the past several years, is like running up the last hill on McLenathan Avenue before the finish line at the Olympic Speedskating Oval. It’s hard work, but it ...
SARANAC LAKE — Saranac Lake High School held its annual athletic awards presentation Tuesday night and seniors Ethan Wood and Brittany Shumway led the list as the Red Storm’s varsity athletes of the year. Shumway competed in four sports — soccer, cross country, ice hockey and track ...