For the second straight year, Clara White of Orono is the Sassi Memorial 5k Champion. In 2025, 
White was victorious in the freestyle version of this race. White, a senior who plans to attend Bowdoin College next year, won the 2026 classical gold with a time of 15:26.1. Taking the silver was Gould Academy's Mallory Raymond with a time of 16:43.2. Raymond's teammate Grace Scott took the bronze with a time of 17:58.0.
Coming in fourth place was Brynn Newsom of Gould with a time of 17:58.2, missing a podium position by just .2 second. Greely's Evelyn Lacasse took fifth place, crossing the line in 18:38.2. Sixth place went to Bowan Barry of Greely, who finished with a time of 18:47.1.
In the men's race, it was Alden Reardon of Fort Kent taking first place as he crossed the finish line with a time of 14:08.1. 
Taking second place was Leif Hellstedt of Yarmouth, who posted a time of 14:49.5. Xandeer Gordon of Yarmouth came in third with a 15:02.3 time.
In fourth place was Daire Woodruff of Brunswick. He posted a time of 15:12.3. Fort Fairfield's Ben Chartier came in fifth with a time of 15:27.1. Sixth place was captured by Damon Rucci, crossing the line in 15:30.5,
Following these races, results were tabulated and skiers vied for positions on the Maine Eastern High School Nordic team in a 2.5k freestyle pursuit race.
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