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Parker O'Brien

Saranac Lake

Sports Editor for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and the Lake Placid News covering sports for the Tri-Lakes region.

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  • 20 hours ago | pressrepublican.com | Parker O'Brien

    LAKE PLACID — This village’s chance of hosting a third Olympics seems out of the question … at least for now. The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee received notification in mid-April that the Lake Placid-New York State’s Plan B bid to host the sliding events at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games will not be activated, according to state Olympic Regional Development Authority Communications Director Darcy Rowe Norfolk. kAm%96 564:D:@?

  • Nov 10, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Parker O'Brien

    LAKE PLACID — In less than two weeks, three area boxers — Ryan Gallagher and Aaron Hesseltine, of Saranac Lake, as well as Marcus Marti of Lake Placid — will fight for the first-time at the Arbor Hill Community Center in Albany. It’ll be a culmination of their “rigorous” training over the past few weeks, which has been led by Greg Landon. Landon does training sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. at the ADK Boxing and Fitness.

  • Nov 10, 2024 | pressrepublican.com | Parker O'Brien

    LAKE PLACID — In less than two weeks, three area boxers — Ryan Gallagher and Aaron Hesseltine, of Saranac Lake, as well as Marcus Marti of Lake Placid — will fight for the first-time at the Arbor Hill Community Center in Albany. It’ll be a culmination of their “rigorous” training over the past few weeks, which has been led by Greg Landon. Landon does training sessions on Mondays and Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. and on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m. at the ADK Boxing and Fitness.

  • Sep 16, 2024 | pressrepublican.com | Parker O'Brien

    MINEVILLE — The Saranac Lake football team came into Linney Field ready to rock the bus … literally. Facing off against the host Moriah Vikings, a perennial Section VII powerhouse, the Red Storm stunned their opponents and left with a 20-18 victory, following a game-sealing 2-point conversion stop by the Red Storm’s Scottie Nicholas. The junior deflected a pass with less than two minutes remaining in the game. It was the first time Saranac Lake had defeated the Vikings since 2019.

  • Sep 16, 2024 | sports.yahoo.com | Parker O'Brien

    LAKE PLACID — The process to name a Plan B host site for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games sliding sports is ongoing with the state Olympic Regional Development Authority, according to ORDA Communications Director Darcy Rowe Norfolk.

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Parker O'Brien
Parker O'Brien @ParkerOBrien7
11 Dec 24

RT @AdkEnterprise: BREAKING: Lake Placid has been officially named the Plan B host site for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games sliding sports, a…

Parker O'Brien
Parker O'Brien @ParkerOBrien7
4 Dec 23

Four-time U.S. Luge Olympian Chris Mazdzer, who grew up in Saranac Lake and won a silver medal at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games is set to retire on his home track this weekend. Read the story at: ADE: https://t.co/CRbXbrVywG LPN: https://t.co/GDtZMlxb6a https://t.co/mRxGdjwepa

Parker O'Brien
Parker O'Brien @ParkerOBrien7
13 Jul 23

I had the opportunity to speak with the NFL’s chief spokesman Brian McCarthy who grew up in Saranac Lake. Story:

Adk Daily Enterprise
Adk Daily Enterprise @AdkEnterprise

National Football League spokesman and Saranac Lake native Brian McCarthy has been the chief NFL spokesman since October 1994, making this upcoming football season his 30th with the league. Read all about him at https://t.co/gdy4H7hRGE https://t.co/bX6Vi25QnE