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Nordic ski races to be held in Placid

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LAKE PLACID — This village is scheduled to host has several prominent Nordic skiing events at state Olympic Regional Development Authority venues, including the Swix Lake Placid Loppet which will kick off today. Over the years, the event Loppet, which is held at Mount Van Hoevenberg, has ...

Bombers close out season in Chazy

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The Lake Placid girls basketball team closed out its season with a 51-23 loss to the Chazy Eagles on the road Thursday evening in the Section VII, Class D quarterfinal round. The top seeded Eagles jumped out to an early lead 15-3 lead in the first quarter and never looked back. Emma Howell ...

SLP boys adavance to Section VII title game

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SARANAC LAKE — After the Saranac Lake Placid boys hockey team gave up three unanswered goals and recorded just one shot on net in the opening period, their season looked all but dashed against the Saranac Central Spartans in Thursday’s Section VII semifinal contest. However, the SLP boys ...

Storm hoops fall to Moriah in overtime

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SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake boys basketball team suffered a 69-64 overtime loss to host Moriah Vikings on Thursday to wrap up the regular season. The Red Storm’s Caleb Akey led all scorers with 35 points. Mik Denkenberger had solid out, recording 14 points for Saranac Lake. Zack ...

USABS names first World Championships roster

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WINTERBERG, GERMANY — USA Bobsled and Skeleton recently announced its list of athletes who will be competing in the first week of the World Championships. Events kicked off on the Thursday with men’s and women’s skeleton and will run until Saturday. A skeleton mixed team competition ...

Lake Placid to host first aerials event since 2019

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LAKE PLACID — When 2022 Winter Olympic gold medalist Chris Lillis walked through the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center this week, he was hit with a bit of nostalgia. It was the first time the freestyle skier from Pittsford, who competes in aerials, returned to Lake Placid in ...