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Red Storm Nordic skiers sweep sectional titles

Local Sports

LAKE PLACID — The Saranac Lake boys and girls Nordic ski teams captured the Section VII title on Thursday at Mount Van Hoevenberg — the site will also be used for the NYSPHSAA Skiing Championships on Feb. 26 and 27. On Tuesday, the Section VII teams — Saranac Lake, Lake Placid and ...

Saranac Laker sets sectional indoor triple jump record

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SARANAC LAKE — While Saranac Lake junior Liam Nobles has already proved to be one of the best indoor track and field jumpers in the school’s history, he’s starting to become one of the best in Section VII history. On Saturday, Nobles shattered the Section VII indoor track record in ...

Beavers top Lake Placid boys hoops

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LAKE PLACID — For most of Wednesday’s contest, the Lake Placid boys basketball team hung around with the state-ranked Keene Beavers. But in the end, the Blue Bombers weren’t able to pull off the upset, suffering a 61-53 loss to the Beavers on Wednesday. Seb Cecunjanin paced Lake ...

Kai McKinnon returns home following historic results

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LAKE PLACID — For the past two and half weeks, Kai McKinnon, of Lake Placid, has been on the road competing in major Nordic combined competitions, including the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia, where she posted historic results. On Wednesday, the ...

Swiss bobsled athlete has surgery after training crash

Winter Olympic Sports

ALTENBERG, Germany (AP) — Swiss bobsled athlete Sandro Michel is recovering from emergency surgery, his team said Wednesday, after a training crash that has some sliders considering whether it’s safe or appropriate to compete in World Cup races this weekend. Michel was in a four-man sled ...

Skiing regional championships to be hosted in SL

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SARANAC LAKE — The East Coast Ski Conference Regional Championships are set to take place this Saturday and Sunday at the Dewey Mountain Recreation Center. The event will brings together 16 college ski teams from across the northeast US, competing for a chance to qualify for the USCSA ...