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Dutch slider Kimberley Bos of the wins women’s skeleton title

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LAKE PLACID — For Kimberley Bos of the Netherlands, the collection of the biggest skeleton medals is complete. Bronze at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, silver at the world championships two years ago and now, finally, she has gold. Bos is the new world champion of her sport, turning in ...

Red Storm top Eagles in sectional champs challenge

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PLATTSBURGH — Just a few days after collecting its first sectional title since 1998, the Saranac Lake boys basketball team added to their hardware. On Thursday, the Red Storm boys defeated the Beekmantown Eagles 51-44 in the inaugural Section VII Champions Challenge at the Clinton ...

SLP wraps up season, as four boys are honored

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SARANAC LAKE — The Saranac Lake Placid boys hockey team’s season did not end the way they wanted to last week, when they suffered a loss in the sectional semifinals. So the boys decided they wanted to end the year on a much better note. On Thursday, the team took part in an intra-squad ...

Local skiers post solid results at Whiteface

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WILMINGTON — The top U16 alpine ski racers from across the state spent the weekend at Whiteface for NYSSRA’s U16 State Championship series. Boys and girls competed in Super G, Giant Slalom and Slalom races from Feb. 28 to March 2. Athletes qualified for this series based on their results ...

Weston builds huge skeleton lead

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LAKE PLACID — In football, this would be a five-touchdown lead. In basketball, the subs would be in. In boxing, someone might consider throwing a towel. Matt Weston of Britain has a lead of 0.89 seconds at the halfway point of the world skeleton championships, after he cruised through his ...