Press-Republican

Sports

Discussion

PLEASE NOTE: There is a 150 word maximum for comments. All comments greater than 150 words in length will be deleted in their entirety.

ALSO NOTE: Derisive name-calling of an individual or group will result in the entire comment being deleted. This includes the terms "stupid" and "idiot" and similar references.

Welcome to our new online comments feature. Before you can join the discussion, you must first register with Disqus and verify your email address.

Once you do, your comments will post after they have been reviewed by a moderator.

We welcome your thoughts and your opinions, including unpopular ones. We ask only that you keep the conversation civil and clean.

Not all comments are deemed printable. Some are disqualified, at the newspaper’s discretion, for a number of reasons. Here are some typical practices to avoid in trying to get your comment printed:

There is a 150 word maximum for comments. All comments greater than 150 words in length will be deleted in their entirety.

Don’t state as a fact something that is unsubstantiated or that our editors wouldn't know to be true.

Don’t presume someone’s guilt in a case when it hasn't been established by a court.

Don’t assail or impugn an identifiable individual or group. If you have that kind of criticism, sign your name and submit it as a Letter to the Editor. (There is some leeway on this in connection with public officials, but it is not unconditional.)

Don’t use profanity. This includes the term “tea bagger.”

Don’t be incendiary or tasteless. Those qualities are subjective, of course, and our editors will be the arbiters.

Do not identify yourself in the main content area of the article content form. Only by enforcing this rule can the moderators prevent unscrupulous commenters from falsely identifying themselves as someone they are not.

Don't type in all caps. It is considered the Internet equivalent of shouting.

In sports articles, do not criticize officiating.

Remember, moderators are not allowed to edit any article comments. If an article comment fails any of the above criteria, the entire comment will be deleted.

We monitor comments Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Approval of comments outside these times may be delayed.
comments powered by Disqus
March 1, 2010

Sapp leads Section VII nordic skiers

DID YOU KNOW?

This week in the Press-Republican : These are photos from the Press-Republican. Each week they are moved to the monthly gallery.

You can view photos from past issues of the Press-Republican grouped in monthly galleries.

•   View this week's photos.
•   View monthly galleries.



HONEOYE FALLS — Maile Sapp, a freshman at Beekmantown and a member of the Saranac Lake Ski Team, finished 10th in the 7.5-kilometer skate individual race Tuesday to earn a medal at the New York State Public High School Athletic Association (NYSPHSAA) Nordic Championships. Also, Sapp has been named to the Mid-Atlantic Junior Olympic National Team, which will compete March 8-14 in Presque-Isle, Me.

Other Section VII nordic skiers and their times and places were: Elena Beideck, Saranac Lake, (19th, 28:56.5); Julie Bowler, Saranac Lake, (30th, 30:45.9); Hillary Pond, Saranac Lake, (31st, 30:47.7); Elise Mellor, Lake Placid, (43rd, 33:29.6); Harriet Pedersen, Saranac Lake, (45th, 34:24.9); Bailey Weightman, Beekmantown, (48th, 35:48.0); and Danielle Tuthill, Saranac Lake, (56th, 58:37.1). Overall, the Saranac Lake girls' team finished third.

In the boys' race, Judd Collier, Beekmantown/ Saranac Lake, was the top Section VII racer, finishing 13thwith a time of 31:02.9, followed by Lake Placid's Nick Stosiek (31st, 33:36.8); Saranac Lake's Kyle Murray ( 53rd, 40:15.7); Lake Placid's Matt Saulpaugh (54th, 40:21.6); Saranac Lake's Mike Tuthill, (55th, 40:48.7); and Saranac Lake's Evan Kline (56th, 41:51.3).

The 4x3km classic format relay races were held Feb. 24 at Bristol Mountain Nordic Ski Center. The girls' relay team of Sapp, Beideck, Bowler, and Pond finished in seventh place with a combined time of 56:36.7 while the team of Mellor, Tuthill, Weightman, and Pedersen came in 11th with a time of 1:06:13.2.

The boys' relay team, which included Collier, Stosiek, Tuthill and Saulpaugh, finished 11th with a time of 52:47.0.

Collier and Pond have qualified for the New York State team, which will be competing in the Eastern High School Championships in Gunstock, N.H. the weekend of March 13.

Text Only | Photo Reprints
Local Sports