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Four Placid natives named to Nordic, jumping teams

LAKE PLACID — Four Lake Placid natives and New York Ski Educational Foundation athletes on Sept. 17 were one of 31 American athletes named to this season’s National and Junior National Nordic combined and ski jumping teams. On the ski jumping side, Tate Frantz leads the way with a ...

High School Roundup: Bomber girls runners remain unbeaten

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid girls cross country team continued their dominating season by sweeping their second and final home meet of the season on Sept. 24. The boys team split the dual meet. Racing at the Cascade Welcome Center, the Blue Bomber girls topped the Beekmantown Eagles ...

Bomber girls runners sweep meet, boys split

LAKE PLACID — Racing at home for the first time this season, the Lake Placid cross country teams put together a solid performance on Tuesday on a different course than usual at Mount Van Hoevenberg. The Blue Bomber girls continued their winning ways, topping the Plattsburgh Hornets 18-39 ...

Tucker West wins record 12th start title, Britcher wins eighth

LAKE PLACID — Three-time Olympian Tucker West proved he’s one of the fastest men’s singles sliders in the world on Friday, Sept. 13 during the annual USA Luge Start Championships at the team headquarters on Church Street. This was West’s 12th win at the championships, surpassing ...

Bobsledder uses social media to teach about sport

LAKE PLACID — Lauren Brzozowski was in Europe pursuing her dreams of being a track and field star when the coronavirus pandemic hit, and suddenly everything she had worked for was ripped away. “It was about to be just what I wanted in life,” she said. “I was so happy and I was ...

Bomber girls sweep first meet, boys win two races

SARANAC LAKE — The high school cross country season kicked off on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at the Dewey Mountain Recreation Center for two area teams. Saranac Lake hosted Lake Placid, Ticonderoga and Moriah/Boquet Valley for the opening meet of the season. The Saranac Lake boys, which were ...