January 25: Turner Albee, skiing for Quarry Road out of Waterville, 
won the Boys 2025 Junior Sassi 3k Freestyle at Black Mountain of Maine. Albee's time of 9:29.2 was 2 seconds faster than Maine West's Abe Crooker, who finished in 9:31.8. Taking the final podium position was Noel Waterman of Gray-New Gloucester with a time of 9:41.9.
Paxton Coughlin of Quarry Road came in fourth, crossing the line in 9:58.3. In fifth place was Farmington Area Ski Team's Lucas Demarco with a time of 10:08.1. Will Ainsworth of Quarry Road took the sixth position with a time of 10:12.3. Also finishing in the top ten were Elliot Plog of Day Mountain with a time of 10:18.6, Avery Marble of FAST (10:36.6), William Strickland of FAST (10:39.4) and Daniel Fullerton of the Auburn Ski Club (10:45.4).
In the girls race, Yarmouth's Louisa Chalmers took the gold with a time of 10:47.8. Second 
place was won by Amelie Van Der Meer of Quarry Road with a time of 10:50.4. Crossing the line in third place was Hazel Waterman of Gray-New Gloucester with a time of 10:52.5.
Hazel Badgett of Maine West had a time of 11:01,6, good enough for fourth place. Farmington Area Ski Team's Clara Ernst took fifth place with a time of 11:11.1. In sixth place was Scotia Bell of Quarry Road, who had a time of 11:15.1.
Rounding out the top ten were Maisy Colby of Maine West (11:27.4), Nola Mewer of the Auburn Ski Team (12:06.2), Nora Lindsay of FAST (12:06.3), and her teammate Emma Tyler (12:16.4).
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