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Red Storm football top Spartans, 21-6

PICKETTS CORNERS — After dropping its last two contests, the Saranac Lake football team returned back to its winning ways Saturday. Backed by three rushing touchdowns from senior quarterback Zack Goetz, and a solid effort on defense, the Red Storm defeated the Saranac Central Spartans, ...

’Jacks fall to Massena spikers

TUPPER LAKE — Facing off against one of Section X’s best, the Tupper Lake volleyball team kept it close through two sets against the Massena Raiders Thursday, but ultimately lost the match 3-0. The visiting Raiders won the contest by scores of 28-26, 25-19 and 25-10. Despite falling, ...

Boquet tops Red Storm in girls soccer

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake girls soccer team suffered a 3-1 loss Wednesday to the Boquet Valley Griffins at Camp Dudley in Westport. Despite out shooting its opponents 6-4, the Red Storm struggled to find the back of the net and allowed three goals in the opening half. “Coming ...

USA Luge Association elects president

LAKE PLACID — USA Luge announced on Tuesday that its Executive Board has elected Robert “Bullet Bob” Hughes as president. Hughes succeeds two-time Olympian Erin Warren, who has served in the role since 2018. The national governing body announced Hughes had been elected to a two-year ...

Local nominated for football award

SARANAC LAKE — When Saranac Lake high school senior Zane Ragsdale moved here from Hawaii — where he had been in foster care — during the coronavirus pandemic, he decided to join the school’s football team. Now, Ragsdale is in his fourth season with the Red Storm, and playing ...

Storm girls race past Beekmantown, Seton

SARANAC LAKE — With the cross country season winding down, the Saranac Lake girls cross country team earned a pair of victories at the Dewey Mountain Recreation Center Tuesday, while the boys squad split with its opponents. The Red Storm girls took three of the top five spots, to earn ...