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47th Barfly Open Golf tourney won by Colby-Planty

LAKE PLACID — On another beautiful, warm fall day in the Lake Placid Adirondack region, the two-man scramble team of Rhett “The Threat” Colby and Nick Planty shot 7 under par 63 on Tuesday, Sept. 9 to win the 47th renewal of the Barfly Open Golf Tournament on the Lake Placid Club’s ...

Lake Placid Classic returns in October with a new 5K option

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid Classic returns on Saturday, Oct. 11 at the North Elba Show Grounds. Now in its 54th year, the race continues its tradition of bringing runners together from near and far for an event that is 100% non-profit and community driven. New this year, the Lake ...

LP runners compete in Ticonderoga

TICONDEROGA — Racing at Fort Ticonderoga on Sept. 16, the Saranac Lake girls cross country team earned 15-50 forfeit wins over the Ticonderoga Sentinels and Moriah/Boquet Valley as both had incomplete teams. The girls also topped the Seton Catholic Knights 15-50. Lake Placid’s girls, ...

Blue Bombers runners kick off the season

SARANAC LAKE — After competing in an invitational this past weekend, two area high school teams officially kicked off the cross country regular season on Tuesday, Sept. 9 at the Dewey Mountain Recreation Center. Saranac Lake hosted Lake Placid, the Plattsburgh Hornets and the ...

IBU Cup makes Lake Placid debut in February and March

LAKE PLACID — The first-ever International Biathlon Union (IBU) Cup event held in Lake Placid will take place this winter at Mount Van Hoevenberg from Feb. 26 to March 1, and March 4 to 8. The biathlon event will take place just after the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games, the ...

Bombers spikers open season with a win

LAKE PLACID — In a rematch of last season’s Section VII, Class D championship, the Lake Placid volleyball team took down the Northern Adirondack Bobcats 3-1 on the road Thursday, Sept. 4. The Blue Bombers won the season opener by scores of 25-16, 25-22, 16-25 and 25-21. Seniors ...