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Steve Doxzon selected to WVU lax Hall of Fame

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LAKE PLACID — Stephen “Steve” Doxzon still smiles when he thinks about his days of playing collegiate lacrosse. Doxzon, a Lake Placid resident, spent a good portion of the early 1970s helping to lay the foundation for the West Virginia University men’s club lacrosse team. And, ...

UCI Mountain Bike World Series returns in October

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LAKE PLACID — The UCI Mountain Bike World Series will return to Lake Placid from Friday, Oct. 3 to Sunday, Oct. 5. The three-day event will feature men’s and women’s UCI World Cup races in both endurance and gravity disciplines, including Cross-country Short Track and Cross-country ...

Sliding into an Olympic year

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LAKE PLACID — Sophia Kirkby walked into Origin Coffee Co. on April 15, with her own mug. She made it herself and was glad to show it off. It was a complete contrast from nearly a year ago, when the Ray Brook native, who competes on the women’s national luge team, found out her ...

Kirkby tests out Italian luge track

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LAKE PLACID — As this village awaits word on whether it’ll be picked as the Olympic sliding site for the 2026 Games, Ray Brook native Sophia Kirkby spent time in Italy checking out the nearly completed rebuild of the historic Eugenio Monti track in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Kirkby, ...

Three new CVBL teams make their way to the Tri-Lakes

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SARANAC LAKE — In an area dominated by winter sports and ski resorts, baseball is rising. That’s at least what three hearty locals believe. This summer, the Plattsburgh-based Champlain Valley Baseball League will venture south and into the Tri-Lakes region. Saranac Lake will have ...

A new 10K and 5K race to be held on the rail trail

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LAKE PLACID — Greg Borzilleri is always up for a new challenge. So when he was presented with a new race idea ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Lake Placid Marathon and Half, a race he owns and operates, he was all game. The MayDay10k and MayDay5K will be the first-ever race ...