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‘I couldn’t breathe for a bit there’

Winter Olympic Sports

SARANAC LAKE — The meeting room of St. Bernard’s School rang with the sound of dozens of students screaming “USA! USA! USA!” as the kids had a watch party for the USA women’s hockey team’s gold medal game against Canada on Thursday, Feb. 19. They also had a special Olympic ...

Hundreds cheer on USA hockey at Olympic Center

Local Sports

LAKE PLACID — The Sara-Placid Lakers 10U hockey team was in the midst of a championship bout in the Sunday Lake Placid International Tournament when their game was put on hold for a moment. More than 4,000 miles away, American Jack Hughes scored the “golden goal,” lifting the United ...

Section VII takes on Nordic skiing state championship

Local Sports

The Saranac Lake girls Nordic ski team is the state champion for the first time in school history. The Red Storm girls dominated the state competition, officially securing the title the Feb. 24 morning after closing out the 3x3 team relay with a victory in the NYSPHSAA Skiing Championship ...

Edwards to Knight for Olympic final-tying goal was poetic

2026 Winter Olympics

MILAN — Hilary Knight was in her last Olympics in Italy, wrapping up a stretch as the face of women’s hockey in the United States. Laila Edwards was in her first and could very well be Knight’s successor. The present and future of the sport combined on a spectacular tying goal late in ...