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Blue Bombers hoops advance to quarterfinals

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid girls basketball team opened the first round of the Section VII, Class D playoffs on Tuesday, Feb. 20 with a 48-31 home victory over Willsboro. Blue Bomber forwards Kyra Jordon and Danna Perez combined for 38 points and 48 rebounds — Jordon had a ...

Lake Placid’s Kai McKinnon celebrated after historic ski results

LAKE PLACID — For the past two and half weeks, Kai McKinnon, of Lake Placid, has been on the road competing in major Nordic combined competitions, including the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Planica, Slovenia, where she posted historic results. On Wednesday, Feb. 14, the ...

Lake Placid’s Max Fey wins individual Nordic title

LAKE PLACID — The Saranac Lake boys and girls Nordic ski teams captured the Section VII title on Thursday, Feb. 15 at Mount Van Hoevenberg — the site will also be used for the NYSPHSAA Skiing Championships on Feb. 26 and 27. On Tuesday, Feb. 13, the Section VII teams — Saranac ...

Bomber hoopers secure fifth win

LAKE PLACID — The Lake Placid girls basketball team jumped out to an early lead at home on Feb. 12 and never looked back, snapping a three-game losing streak by routing the Johnsburg/Minerva Irish Jaguars 36-19. The Blue Bombers got off to a rocky start on the defensive end to open the ...

Results from the CAN/AM Pond Hockey tourney

The 20th annual CAN/AM pond hockey tournament was held in Lake Placid this past weekend. Games were played on the Olympic Speedskating Oval in Lake Placid on Feb. 9 and 10, as well as, on Mirror Lake — behind the Golden Arrow Lakeside Resort on Sunday when the ice conditions were ...

Ski jumping World Cup returns

LAKE PLACID — While thousands of Poles descended on to the Olympic Jumping Complex this past weekend for the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, Austria’s Stefan Kraft stole the show. Kraft, the current World Cup points leader, earned back a pair of wins in the super team competition on ...