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Freestyle aerials World Cup returns to Lake Placid

LAKE PLACID — The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Freestyle Aerials World Cup will return to the Olympic Jumping Complex on Jan. 18-19. This marks the event’s first appearance in Lake Placid since 2019. The two-day competition will feature men’s and women’s ...

SLP girls fall to Islanders

SARANAC LAKE — Grace Davis netted a goal with 23 seconds left in overtime to give the Alexandria Bay-Thousand Islands Islanders a 3-2 victory over the Saranac Lake Placid girls hockey team on Friday at the Saranac Lake Civic Center. SLP’s Madison Blinn and Emma Clark each had one ...

Red Storm hoopers top Lake George, 56-17

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake boys basketball team recorded a 56-17 victory over the Lake George Lakers at home Friday in a non-league matchup. Red Storm junior Cedar Crist led all scorers with 18 points, while teammate Gunner Harrison added 12 points. Saranac Lake improved to 6-2 ...

SLP tops rival Tupper Lake, 8-5

TUPPER LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid boys hockey team kicked off the New Year in dominating fashion Thursday, topping the host Tupper Lake Lumberjacks 8-5. In front of a packed house at the Tupper Lake Civic Center, SLP’s Ayden McCormick, put on a show, by recording a hat trick, ...

Seven Smitties to compete in FISU Games

PAUL SMITHS — Paul Smith’s College recently announced that seven of its student-athletes, along with the school’s Nordic ski head coach Matt Dougherty, were selected to represent the United States at the 2025 World University Games in Torino, Italy in a few weeks. This ...

SLP girls split Sara Placid tourney

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid girls hockey team split two games in its annual Sara Placid Tournament this past weekend at the Saranac Lake Civic Center. SLP kicked off the tournament on Friday with a 3-1 victory over the Northern Rhode Island Yeti. But suffered an 8-2 loss ...