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SLP girls hockey fall in sectional final

SARANAC LAKE — In just one season, the Saranac Lake Placid girls hockey team has doubled its win total and cut down its scoring deficit by a solid margin. But as for a sectional title, that’ll have to wait. The SLP girls season came to an end Wednesday evening at the Saranac Lake ...

Blue Bomber boys, Red Storm girls ski to Nordic titles

PAUL SMITHS — The Lake Placid boys and the Saranac Lake girls Nordic ski teams were crowned Section VII champions on Wednesday, following the second and final day of sectional races. Racing at the Paul Smith’s Visitor Information Center, the Section VII teams closed out the season ...

Tate Frantz jumps to junior worlds silver

LAKE PLACID — Tate Frantz sat on the cold bar of the HS100 ski jump Wednesday evening waiting to soar through the air. Behind him was no one. In front of him was a bunch of eager jumpers and spectators waiting to see his result. The Lake Placid native was in first place in the FIS ...

Nordic teams take on sectional opener

SARANAC LAKE — The local high school Nordic ski teams of Section VII raced Tuesday night under the lights of the Dewey Mountain Recreation Center in the first day of the sectional championships. As lake effect snow bands dumped steady snow onto the course, the teams competed in a relay ...

Tupper Lake’s Ellie Dukett places fourth at ESWG

TUPPER LAKE — Each year, the High Peaks Skating Academy of Tupper Lake, coached by Amy Payton, prepares and trains many local figure skaters to compete at the Empire State Winter Games in Lake Placid. It is not unusual for many ice skaters of all ages to prepare for this state ...