Orono junior Clara White repeated as the women's Mountain Valley Conference 
Nordic freestyle champion, completing the 5k course at Black Mountain in 15:07.6. Her time was the fastest time of either gender in the league. Coming in second place was Maranacook's Harper Olmstead, who finished in 19:20.7. Taking third place was Telstar's Ella Akers, granddaughter of local Nordic legend Leon Akers.
Maranacook's Anwen Kane skated across the line at the 21:16.3 to take fourth place. Fifth place went to Lida Kanoti of Old Town with a time of 21:24.0. Skylar Condon of Spruce Mountain HS grabbed sixth place with a time of 21:39.0. Rounding out the top seven was Eliie Arsenault of Orono, who had a time of 22:55.5.
In the men's race, Spurce Mountain's Samuel Geissinger took the gold with a time of 15:21.1. Coming in behind him was Orono's Liam Waring. He crossed the line in 16:05.8. Taking the final podium position was Sam St. Germain of Winthrop, who finished in 16:38.7.
Orono took the next three spots with Nathan Culina coming in fourth at 16:55.0, Reid Quirk in fifth with a 17:52.8 time, and in sixth place was William Stoner, finishing in 18:08.7. Finishing in seventh place was Gianni Haefele of Winthrop with a time of 19:00.2.
The championships continue on Saturday, February 8th, with the classical pursuit at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington.
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