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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 ...

High School Roundup: Bombers baseball, SLP girls lax win

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid baseball team defeated the Schroon Lake Wildcats 9-6 at home on Thursday. The Blue Bombers’ Jarrett Mihill struck out three batters in five innings, while Vann Morrelli entered in relief and had two strikeouts in the final two innings. The duo allowed just ...

Garso nominated to biathlon’s national group

LAKE PLACID — Lake Clear native Jackie Garso was one of seven athletes named to the United States Biathlon Association’s National Development Group. The organization also announced its nominated members of the 2025-26 Senior National Team. The U.S. Biathlon National Team is coached by ...

High School Roundup: Morrelli hits walk-off in Bombers win

LAKE PLACID — Vann Morrelli singled to the right center field, with a runner on second base, driving in the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning to lift the Lake Placid baseball team to a 4-3 victory over the Johnsburg/Minerva Irish Jaguars on Wednesday. The game was tied ...