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High School Roundup: SLP girls lax falls to undefeated Canton

LAKE PLACID — After winning its last three games, the Saranac Lake Placid girls lacrosse team met its match against the undefeated Canton Golden Bears on Monday. Playing at the North Elba Athletic fields, SLP suffered a 17-8 loss, which dropped the team’s overall record to 6-4, while ...

NFCT kicks off season with ’Round the Mountain

SARANAC LAKE — The Northern Forest Canoe Trail hosted its first event of the paddling season on Saturday, with over 200 paddlers participating in the ‘Round the Mountain Canoe & Kayak Race. For the second straight year, the ‘Round the Mountain drew a record field, with 110 ...

Bombers softball falls to NCCS

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid softball team suffered a 14-3 loss to the Northeastern Clinton Cougars on Saturday evening at home. The Blue Bombers led 1-0 through the first two innings before the Cougars rattled off seven straight runs, and essentially secured the victory. Northeastern ...

Skate America returns to Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — U.S. Figure Skating today announced 2025 Skate America will be held in Lake Placid from Nov. 14 to 16, along with the calendar of U.S. qualifying competitions and international events for the 2025-26 season. Traditionally the first stop in the ISU Grand Prix of Figure ...

Olympics slide away from Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — This village’s chance of hosting a third Olympics seems out of the question ... at least for now. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee received notification in mid-April that the Lake Placid-New York State’s Plan B bid to host the sliding events at the ...

Boat race takes crew ‘Back to its roots’

LONG LAKE — Two collegiate teams battled it out until the final stroke on the sun-soaked waters of Long Lake Sunday morning. Union College and St. Lawrence University squared off against each other for the Long Lake Cup in the Great Adirondack Boat Race, the final competition of each ...