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Gold again

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LAKE PLACID — North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik has co-sponsored a bill that would have the U.S. Treasury create three Congressional Gold Medals recognizing the “Miracle on Ice” hockey team, with one of the proposed locations for these awards being the Lake Placid Olympic Center. The ...

Nordic combined champs to be held this weekend

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LAKE PLACID — Elite-level Nordic combined athletes and ski jumpers from the U.S. will compete here this weekend at the United States Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined National Championships during the Flaming Leaves Festival. Athletes will jump at the Olympic Jumping Complex on Saturday, ...

Storm girls soccer wins sixth game

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SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake girls soccer team continued its winning ways Monday by topping the Seton Catholic Knights 5-1 on the road. Tyler Burth recorded a hat trick and added an assist to help the Red Storm improve to 6-3-1 overall. Mar Carmona Guarido and Brisa Brunette each found ...

First fall 3P held in Saranac Lake

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SARANAC LAKE — Sixteen racers pedaled their bikes, ran up a mountain and paddled across Floodwood Pond in the first-ever fall Backcountry 3P held Saturday on the outskirts of the village. The race combined biking, hiking and canoeing/kayaking into one big event. The competition started ...

Bobsled, skeleton athletes compete in push champs

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LAKE PLACID — USA Bobsled and Skeleton hosted its annual Push Champs at the indoor ice push track at Mount Van Hoevenberg last week. The competition was held on Sept. 30, Oct. 1, Oct. 3 and Oct. 5. In the women’s pilot race, Kaysha Love took first with a three-heat time of 11.33 ...

Eagles knock off Storm football

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SARANAC LAKE — After winning its first three games of the season, the Saranac Lake football team met its match Saturday, falling 28-12 against the Beekmantown Eagles at the Wilson-Raymond Field. In a battle between two state-ranked teams, the Eagles held a 7-6 lead at halftime before ...