×

Local Sports

SLP girls to host Sara-Placid hockey tourney

SARANAC LAKE — Multiple girls varsity hockey teams from around the state will compete in the Sara-Placid Tournament at the Saranac Lake Civic Center starting on Dec. 28. The Saranac Lake Placid girls hockey team will face off against the Ithaca Little Red at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28. ...

Collegiate hockey tourney kicks off this weekend

LAKE PLACID — The first-ever Adirondack Winter Invitational men’s hockey tournament will take place this weekend at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. The tournament is slated to bring together some of the top NCAA Division I programs in the nation for a tournament. The ...

U.S. luge athletes nominated to Youth Olympics

LAKE PLACID — Seven USA Luge athletes have been nominated to represent the United States at the Gangwon, South Korea, 2024 Youth Olympic Winter Games.The race will take place at the Alpensia Sliding Center, site of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, from Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, 2024. In women’s ...

Top youth, junior biathletes compete in race trials in Minnesota

MIDWAY, Utah — The 2023 youth and junior trials kicked off on Dec. 27 at Mount Itasca in Minnesota. The three-day event, which will wrap up on Saturday, Dec. 30 will determine the rosters for three different teams: Youth Olympic Games, IBU Junior Cup and Junior Open European Championships ...

STRONG WOMEN: Emily Sweeney: Strong woman, brave Olympic luger

LAKE PLACID — Two-time Olympic luger Emily Sweeney sat down with the Lake Placid News on the morning of Friday, Dec. 8 at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center the day before she represented USA Luge in women’s singles during the first FIL Luge World Cup of the season on her ...

SLP girls hockey heads into break with 1-6-1 record

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid girls hockey team will head into the holiday tournament next week at the Saranac Lake Civic Center with a 1-6-1 record after one win and three losses since early last week. “We’ve been competitive in every game,” SLP head coach Butch ...