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Locals, pros test out biking course

LAKE PLACID — Elizabethtown native Max Van Wie was all smiles speeding down the upcoming Union Cycliste Internationale Mountain Biking World Series course this past Friday at the Olympic Sports Complex, at Mount Van Hoevenberg. While Van Wie, who built and designed the course, has ...

St. Bernard’s School to host golf scramble

SARANAC LAKE — St. Bernard’s School will its annual golf scramble tournament on Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Saranac Lake Golf Club. The tournament will kick off with a shotgun start at 10 a.m. and will feature a variety of contests and prizes for participants. The event is for golfers of ...

Tupper Lake grad named school’s athletic director

TUPPER LAKE — Inside the new Tupper Lake School athletic director’s office are red and black boxes, a picture of the late Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant and a Tupper Lake miniature football helmet. Hayden LaMere, a 2010 Tupper Lake graduate, says he’s always bled the Red and ...

Lake Placid lands women’s ski jump world cup

LAKE PLACID — After hosting back-to-back men’s FIS Ski Jumping World Cups, this village is slated to add a women’s ski jumping World Cup to its preexisting men’s competition. The event has been a big priority for USA Nordic and the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, ...