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Lake Placid resident inducted in WVU lax Hall

LAKE PLACID — Stephen “Steve” Doxzon still smiles when he thinks about his days of playing collegiate lacrosse. Doxzon, a Lake Placid resident, spent a good portion of the early 1970s helping to lay the foundation for the West Virginia University men’s club lacrosse team. And, ...

Mountain bike world series returns

LAKE PLACID — The UCI Mountain Bike World Series will return to Lake Placid from Friday, Oct. 3 to Sunday, Oct. 5. The three-day event will feature men’s and women’s UCI World Cup races in both endurance and gravity disciplines, including Cross-country Short Track and Cross-country ...

Ray Brook native caps of historic luge season

LAKE PLACID — Sophia Kirkby walked into Origin Coffee Co. on Tuesday, with her own mug. She made it herself and was glad to show it off. It was a complete contrast from nearly a year ago, when the Ray Brook native, who competes on the women’s national luge team, found out her father, ...

Sophia Kirkby tests out new Italian track

LAKE PLACID — As this village awaits word on whether it’ll be picked as the Olympic sliding site for the 2026 Games, Ray Brook native Sophia Kirkby spent time in Italy checking out the nearly completed rebuild of the historic Eugenio Monti track in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Kirkby, ...

Red Storm track fall in home opener

SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake track and field teams kicked off the season at home Thursday afternoon. The meet, however, ended on a bit of a sour note as both the boys and girls squads were swept by the Peru Nighthawks. Despite winning seven individual events, the Red Storm boys were ...