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Storm girls basketball tops Bombers

LAKE PLACID — The Saranac Lake girls basketball team fended off a late rally from the Lake Placid Blue Bombers Monday, to earn a 33-28 road victory along with some area bragging rights. The Red Storm jumped out to a 13-7 lead after the first quarter and seemingly remained in control for ...

CAS says it lacks jurisdiction over Uhlaender’s Olympic appeal

U.S. skeleton racer Katie Uhlaender’s last chance to make the Olympic field may have been lost Monday, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport saying it lacks the jurisdiction to change the result of a race that could have earned her a berth in the Milan Cortina Games. Uhlaender — a ...

Storm boys hoops split games

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake boys basketball team split its past two outings on Thursday and Friday. The Red Storm first suffered a 59-54 overtime loss to the Northern Adirondack Bobcats on Thursday evening, before taking down the Schroon Lake/Newcomb Wild Huskies 70-54 at home ...

Sean Hollander slides into Olympics with more experience

LAKE PLACID — USA Luge’s Sean Hollander is expecting the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics to be a completely different experience than the first time he competed in 2022. Back then, the Lake Placid native and his doubles luge partner Zack DiGregorio were the youngest American lugers ...

Summer Britcher readies for her fourth Olympics

LAKE PLACID — USA Luge’s Summer Britcher has spent more than a decade breaking women’s singles records deemed impossible by an American slider. This season has been no different for the 31-year-old. She’s a serious medal contender for the upcoming Milano-Cortina Olympics, while ...