February 18: On a cold and blustery afternoon at Black Mountain of Maine, Classes A, B, and C schools competed in the Maine Principals Association's 2025 State Nordic Ski Championships. In the men's race, Beckett Cote of Messalonskee High School in Oakland captured the gold, completing the 5k Classical race in 14:49.6. Taking silver was Mt. Blue High School's Heni McCourt with a time of 15:05.2. Capturing the bronze was his teammate Elias Bartlett with a time of 16:10.2.
In Class B, Greely's Tait Harvey took the top spot, finishing in 14:58.9. Second place went to Yarmouth High School's Alexander Gordon, who had a time of 16:20.9. In third place was Jacob Dening of Leavitt HS, who crossed the finish line in 16:31.2.
The Class C Champion is Alden Reardon of Fort Kent High School. Reardon completed the course in 15:42.2. In second place was Samuel Geissinger of Spruce Mountain High School in Jay with a time of 16:46.6. Also climbing to a podium position was Fletcher Marquis of Fort Kent, who finished with a time of 16:58.1.
Nora McCourt of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington captured the Women's Class A title, finishing the 5k Classical race with a best time of day 16:34.7. Second place went to her teammate Maya Kellett, who had a time of 17:39.4. In third place was Nora Condit of Edward Little High School with a finish of 19:47.3.
In Class B, Rowan Barry of Greely took gold with a time of 17:32.0. In second place was Ida Waterman of Gray-New Gloucester who crossed the line in 10:10.1. Taking the final podium position was Freeport High School's Lucy Huggett with a time of 19:12.4.
In Class C, Sassi Classical Champion Clara White of Orono took the top spot in Class C with the second best time of the day. White finished with a time of 16:48.2. Second place went to Fort Kent's Rowan Tanguay with a time of 19:08.9. In third place was Leah Kramer of Waynflete, who strided across the finish with a time of 19:23.0.
Racing continues tomorrow with the Freestyle pursuit. Race time is scheduled for 9:30 am for the men and 11:00 am for the women.
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