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A new race along the rail trail

LAKE PLACID — Greg Borzilleri is always up for a new challenge. So when he was presented with a new race idea ahead of the 20th anniversary of the Lake Placid Marathon and Half, a race he owns and operates, he was all game. The MayDay10k and MayDay5K will be the first-ever race along ...

SLP girls lax win season opener

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid girls lacrosse team kicked off the season Monday with a 17-5 victory over the Massena Raiders under the lights on the road. Seven different players scored. The team had aggressive defense and strong goalie play from freshman Sophie Czadzeck, who ...

Olympic CEO thinks sliding will be in Italy

With the 2026 Milan-Cortina Olympics less than a year away, organizing committee CEO Andrea Varnier said he has “absolutely no doubt” that sliding sports will be held in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, after testing went well last week. There was concern that the venue for bobsled, luge and ...

Registration opens for SL Youth Baseball and Softball

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Youth Baseball and Softball Association is excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2025 season. Parents/guardians can register their kids for T-Ball, Rookie, and Majors and Minors softball and baseball online at www.slybsa.org. The ...

Back-to-back champs

LAKE PLACID — Cornell men’s hockey coach Mike Schafer was ready to retire last spring. But when one his assistants, who he hoped would take over the helm, left to coach Princeton’s hockey team, he felt he couldn’t leave just yet. “I knew I had a year left in me,” Schafer ...