Looking ahead

Hope you are all basking in the glow of yet another State Championship - well done everyone!  Here's what there is to know about the nordic team for the next few weeks.

End of Season Gathering:
Please be sure to put Monday, March 7 at 7:00 in the Community Hall on your calendar.  This is the evening for our end of season gathering, where we will look back at the season, say many thank-yous, and enjoy dessert.

Races:
With states behind us, the regular high school race season is now complete.  Coming up in a couple weeks is the U16/Eastern High School Qualifier, which is scheduled to take place March 5 at Black Mountain in Rumford.  Anyone is welcome to participate - info will be found on www.mainehighschoolskiing.com.  Please note that this is not a MCWS team event, so you will need to take care of your own registration, transportation, waxing, etc.  Good luck to all that elect to ski in this qualifier race.  Remember that if you make one (or both) of these teams and intend on participating in the festival weekends, you must have a check in hand and be prepared to pay on March 5, the qualifier day.

For those that do make either the U16 or Maine EHS team - those festival weekends are:
U16 - March 11-13 at Black Mountain, Rumford, ME
EHS - March 18-20 at Rikert Nordic Center, Ripton, VT

Practices:
Since the regular high school season is over, there will not be anymore after school practices at Pineland.  If we do get snow, skiers are welcome to stay at Pineland after school and ski on their own (passes are still good), you will just need to find your own rides home from Pineland at the end of the day.

It's possible, again if there's snow, that John may come out to ski a couple afternoons a week.  If/when this happens, Susan will let everyone know ahead of time.  We may discuss a late van if this is the case.  If John does this, he will be volunteering his time because he is really nice, so be sure to thank him :-)

Click on the link below for a nice article in the Sun Journal about the Class C Nordic States Races:
Click here for Sun Journal article.  Small correction to their facts - this is the fourth consecutive win for our boys (not fifth).

Class C States Results

Check the Race Results tab for links to full race results.  The highlights are:

Girls win Class C States!

Boys win Class C States!

Fiona Ahearne wins both the Skate and Classic races!

Tucker Pierce wins both the Skate and Classic races!

Olivia Skillings places 2nd in both the Skate and Classic races!

Louise Ahearne earns top 10 finishes in both the Skate and Classic races!

Eli Gundersen earns top 10 finishes in both the Skate and Classic races!

Huge congratulations to the entire team, and most especially to coach John Tarling and assistant coach Sam Kapala!  Many grateful thanks to the many people that cooked, drove, cheered, waxed, etc.  This team couldn't have done it without you!

States Info

Class C States - Here We Come!!! - updated 2/15/16

Note new race times (below) on Thursday, February 18!

Now that WMCs are behind us, we can look ahead to States, which this year will be held at Black Mountain in Rumford.  Here's what there is to know ...

Saturday's race at Stark's Hill

Info about tomorrow's CLASSIC race at Stark's Hill in Fryeburg ...

Transportation:

Tomorrow's race at Stark's Hill in Fryeburg is a go!

We will be having a classic race in Fryeburg tomorrow.  More info will be posted here later today, but do know we will be racing tomorrow.

Season update from John

As we look forward to this week's WMC championships, a brief summary of the regular season races shows many successes for individuals and the team.  We started on a high note in early January at the Telstar Relay in Bethel.  Our team of Fiona A., Olivia, Eli and Tucker bested 29 other teams and repeated as winner in this popular early season race.  Also, freshmen Calvin and Nash got in their first high school ski race in the individual mass start race.  The WMC races started on the 6th at Pineland, and Tucker and Fiona A. lead the team with a 1st and 2nd respectively, Eli had a very strong 5th, followed by Dylan and Davis for the boys.  Olivia came in 3rd and Louise 9th to go with top 20 finishes from Fiona L. and Emma to lead the girls team.  Avery, Wilson and Quinn finished their first high school ski race with a strong showing for our freshman girls.  The next race, also at Pineland, was another win for Tucker and a strong showing on the girls side with Olivia, Fiona A. and Louise leading the team, and a solid finish from Fiona Libby gave the girls 2nd place. The next WMC race at Stark's Hill was a relay and both the boys and girls had great results, with the girls winning and the boys runners up.  Fiona A., Olivia, Louise and Fiona L and Tucker, Eli, Dylan and Thomas were the relay starters.  We also had strong results in the open race with Davis, Calvin and Nash in 2nd, 4th, and 9th for the boys and Wilson, Ava and Quinn 7th, 8th and 14th for the girls.

This past Saturday we traveled to Rumford for the Sassi Memorial Race, one of the largest high school races in the northeast.  We had challenging conditions, with new snow and temps around freezing.  Not the best day from the waxers, but everyone made the best of what they had for wax and worked hard.  Dylan continued his consistent performance and lead the boys with a 39th followed by Thomas, Eli and Calvin. Timothee was able to get a start and put down a good effort in his first race. Fiona A. was the girl's winner, skiing a very fast race against a very strong girls field.  Olivia and Louise were also in the mix with a 6th and 19th.  The girls team finished 3rd and the boys 11th against the best teams in the state. We also were able to get in a new race this year, traveling to Quarry Road in Waterville to race the Hornet Classic. We had a small team, as the race was a last minute addition to the schedule, and we had strong finishes from Tucker in 3rd, Olivia in 2nd and Louise in 19th.  Calvin, Nash and Wilson also raced and got valuable large race experience. 

Race Info for Tuesday's race at Stark's Hill in Fryeburg - February 2

Start lists for Tuesday's WMC Championship race can be found here:
WMC Day 1 (Skate) Start Lists