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Father and son win Tinman titles again

TUPPER LAKE — There are very few certainties in this world, but the Roy family of Gatineau, Quebec, winning the Tupper Lake Tinman might be one of them. For the second year in a row, Eric Roy won the overall Tinman title — a 70.3-mile race that combines a 1.2-mile swim, 56-mile bike ...

U.S. Nordic combined funding cut felt locally

LAKE PLACID — Funding for the U.S. Nordic combined program suddenly melted away this week as the national team’s organization says it risked going bankrupt on the sport due to low sponsorships and attention. This move stunned local athletes rising in the field and likely ended the future of ...

Bagnato wins 1.40m Speed Challenge

LAKE PLACID — Mia Bagnato rode Florida N to the win in the 1.40m Speed Challenge, Thursday’s featured class at the Lake Placid Horse Show. Thursday’s competition in the Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field featured Bagnato’s win in the 1.40m Speed Challenge. Bagnato was one of three ...

Gracie Allen wins 1.40M jump-off at Lake Placid Horse Show

LAKE PLACID — Gracie Allen of Moorestown, New Jersey rode Enya EMS Van De Padenborre Z to a victory in the 1.40-meter Jump-off on Wednesday at the 55th annual Lake Placid Horse Show. Competing in the Richard M. Feldman Grand Prix Field, Allen was one of four entries to go clean over the ...

Locals take on State Summer Special Olympics

The Adirondack Rednecks Special Olympic Team traveled to Ithaca to compete in bowling at the State Summer Games. The unified bowling team of Ricky Sullivan, Allen Hurteau, Keith Freeman and Steve Schlosser received a gold medal in their division. The rest of the team played singles and ...

U.S. Nordic combined program loses funding

The United States Nordic combined program has lost funding for training and coaching, sending the men and women who compete in the sport scrambling to revive it with a new nonprofit. USA Nordic Sport announced Thursday that it informed its Norwegian counterpart it did not have enough money ...