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Back-to-back champs
LAKE PLACID — Cornell men’s hockey coach Mike Schafer was ready to retire last spring. But when one his assistants, who he hoped would take over the helm, left to coach Princeton’s hockey team, he felt he couldn’t leave just yet. “I knew I had a year left in me,” Schafer ...
ECAC hockey returns this weekend
LAKE PLACID — Quinnipiac, Clarkson, Dartmouth and Cornell are headed here after securing quarterfinal victories to advance to the ECAC Hockey Men’s Championship round set for Friday and Saturday in the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. The defending Whitelaw Cup champion ...
USA luge athletes claim Junior National titles
PARK CITY, Utah — The Junior National Championships brought the competitive season to an end for the young athletes of USA Luge. Ellie Kleinheinz won the Junior — ages 19-21 — women’s division, Aidan Mueller won the men’s and the double team of Nathan Bivins and Wolfgang Lux won the ...
SLYBSA seeks volunteers, looks to the future
SARANAC LAKE — If you have a passion for youth sports, or just want to get involved in an organization that is working to support the kids of our community, the Saranac Lake Youth Baseball and Softball Association would love to hear from you. SLYBSA will host its annual organizational ...
Bobcats Nordic win national titles
BEND, Oregon — For Paul Smith’s College’s Nordic skier Philip Matthews, Wednesday, March 12 will be a day that he’ll remember forever. Matthews, of Half Moon, claimed an individual national championship, and helped the Bobcats secure the 1.5-kilometer team sprint national title at ...