Click Here EHS Championships Conclude with Medley Relay
March 16: The Eastern High School Nordic Championships came to a close on Sunday with the mixed medley relay race. The race consisted of mixed gender teams of 4 skiing two laps each around a 1.3k loop that was modified to accomodate the challenging spring conditions. Two of the skiers skied classical and two skied freestyle. The order of disciplines were male (classical), female (classical), male (freestyle) and female (freestyle). There were 51 teams of 4 and 1 team of 2.
The winning team from Vermont consisted of Matias Citarella, Isabel Cellini, Lorenco Atocha, and Emily Linton. Their winning time was 44:49.7. Coming is second place was another Vermont team. Team members were Quinne Uva, Pricilla Richardson, Samuel Brondyke, and Seven Bowen. They had a combined time of 44:56.8.
Finishing in third place was New Hampshire's David Northcott, Summer Bentley, Will Putnam and Elli Englund. They posted a time of 44:09.6.
In fourth place was the team from Maine with team members Henri McCourt, Kate Carlson, James Crowley, and Clara White, with a time of 45:31.6.
The fifth place team was the New York team made up of Alden Guay, Abigail Van Dorn, Max Fey and Kai McKinnon. Their time was 45:57.0.
New Hampshire had the sixth place team with a time of 46:44.2. Team members were Donovan Van Citters, Skyah Mclaughlin, Isaac Movosad, and Maria Tilley.
With the conclusion of the relay race, final team standings were tabulated and the team from Vermont won the team championship with New Hampshire coming in second. Full team scoring is listed below.
| EHS Championships Team Scores | |||||||||
| State | Freestyle Boys | Freestyle Girls | Classic Boys | Classic Girls | Sprint Boys | Sprint Girls | Relay | Total | |
| 1 | VT | 4109 (1) | 3710 (2) | 3997 (1) | 3801 (2) | 3936 (1) | 3750 (2) | 8270 (1) | 31573 |
| 2 | NH | 3505 (3) | 3910 (1) | 3581 (3) | 3907 (1) | 3619 (2) | 3893 (1) | 7600 (2) | 30015 |
| 3 | MA | 3567 (2) | 3383 (4) | 3454 (4) | 3306 (4) | 3579 (3) | 3465 (3) | 6930 (3) | 27684 |
| 4 | ME | 3397 (4) | 3437 (3) | 3620 (2) | 3451 (3) | 3465 (4) | 3435 (4) | 6820 (4) | 27625 |
| 5 | NY | 1108 (5) | 1450 (5) | 877 (5) | 1406 (5) | 1052 (5) | 1333 (5) | 2200 (5) | 9426 |
The women's individual meet champion was Maine's Clara White with a total of 685 points Top 6 individual scores are listed below. Click here to view complete women's individual scores.
| Rank | Bib | Name | State | Freestyle | Classic | Sprint | Total | |||
| 1 | 504 | WHITE CLARA | ME | 230 | 220 | 235 | 685 | |||
| 2 | 513 | MCLAUGHLIN SKYAH | NH | 220 | 223 | 230 | 673 | |||
| 3 | 507 | ENGLUND ELLI | NH | 223 | 226 | 223 | 672 | |||
| 4 | 501 | MCKINNON KAI | NY | 235 | 210 | 220 | 665 | |||
| 5 | 519 | CALCUTT HOLLAND | NH | 210 | 221 | 226 | 657 | |||
| 6 | 510 | VAN DORN ABIGAIL | NY | 226 | 213 | 216 | 655 | |||
The men's individual meet champion was Vermont's Lorenzo Atocha with a total of 678 points Top 6 individual scores are listed below. Click here to view complete men's individual scores.
| Rank | Bib | Name | State | Freestyle | Classic | Sprint | Total | |||
| 1 | 14 | ATOCHA LORENZO | VT | 226 | 215 | 235 | 676 | |||
| 2 | 24 | BRONDYKE SAMUEL | VT | 235 | 221 | 219 | 675 | |||
| 3 | 89 | UVA QUINN | VT | 230 | 226 | 215 | 671 | |||
| 4 | 9 | MCCOURT HENRI | ME | 212 | 235 | 216 | 663 | |||
| 5 | 3 | CITARELLA MATIAS | VT | 218 | 223 | 220 | 661 | |||
| 6 | 17 | LANGE SISU | VT | 219 | 218 | 223 | 660 | |||
The Chisholm Ski Club would like to compliment all the skiers, coaches, and fans for their great attitude as we battled with Mother Nature, snow melt and yes, an extremely muddy parking lot. In the end, we pulled it off and had a great Championship. Special thanks go out to Isabel Caldwell and NENSA for helping to organize and present a great event.
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Atoocha and Sprint to EHSC Titles
March 15: Lorenzo Atocha of Vermont skated his way to a victory in the men's 1.3k freestyle sprint on Day 2 of the Eastern High School Championships in Rumford. Atocha crossed the finish line in 3:21.06 to capture the title. Finishing in second place was Isaac Novosad of New Hampshire with a time of 3:22.05. Third place went to Sam Currie of Massachusetts, who had a time of 3:23.31.
Taking fourth place was Vermont's Sisu Lange with his time of 3:24.27. New Hampshire's Will Putnam finished in 3:24.37 to take fifth place, and Matias Citarella of Vermont came in sixth with a time of 3:25.65.
Other skiers finishing in the top ten were Vermont's Samuel Brondyke (3:28.87), Jared Rife of Massachusetts (3:29.07), James Crowley of Maine (3:30.77) , and Henri McCourt of Maine (3:33.38).
Closing out the afternoon winning the women's sprint was Clara White of Orono High School in Maine. White took the top podium spot with a time of 4:09.77. New Hampshire's Skyah McLaughlin of New Hampshire took second place with her time of 4:21.22. Holland Calcutt of New Hampshire came in thrid with a time of 4:21.81.
Elli Englund of New Hampshire took fourth place, finishing in 4:23.02. Fifth place went to Seven Bowen of Vermont. She had a time of 4:23.04. New York's Kai McKinnon, Friday's Classical Champion, came in sixth place with a time of 4:24.64.
Completing the top ten finisher list were Nora McCourt of Maine (4:24.67), Priscill Richardson of Vermont (4:24.82), Adele Pritchard, also from the Green Mountain State (4:25.13) and New York's Abigail Dorn (4:26.40).
The Championships conclude Sunday with the Mixed Medley Relay. Because of the challenging condidtions, the start/finish location and couse hae changed. View course map.
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McCourt and Bentley Win 7.5k Mass Start Classical
March 15: Henri McCourt of Mt. Blue High School in Farmington, Maine captured gold in the men's 7.5k mass start classical race at the Eastern High School Championship, crossing the finish line in 23:58.3. Coming is second place was David Northcott of New Hampshire with a time of 24:00. In the final podium position was Quinn Uva of Vermont who finished with a time of 24:06.
Finishing in fourth place was Matias Citarella of Vermont with a time of 24:14.5. Taking fifth place was Samuel Brondyke of Vermont, finishing in 24:17. Sixth place went to Asa Lloyd of Vermont who had a time of 24:24.4.
Also finishing in the top ten were Alden Reardon of Maine (24:26.1), Sisu Lange of Vermont (24:30.4), Sam Currie of Massachusetts (24:35.1), and Donavan Citters of New Hampshire (24:42.5).
In the women's race, Summer Bentley of New Hampshire took home the gold with a time of 32:39.7. Kate Carlson of Maine took the silver with a finish of 32:47.7. Winning the bronze was New Hampshire's Elli Englund with a time of 33.00.7.
In fourh place was Skyar McLaughlin of New Hampshire with a time of 33.30.3. Coming in right behind her was her teammate Holland Calcutt, who skated across the line in 33:49.1. In sixth place was Maine's Clara White with a time of 33:58.0.
Rounding out the top ten were Leigh Miedeck of Massachusettes (34:00.7), Maria Tilley of New Hampshire (34:08.8), Hannah Peterson of Massachusets (34:10.6) and Priscill Richardson of Vermont (34:14.2).
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Brondyke and McKinnon Skate to 5k Gold
Vermont Men Dominate First Day of Racing
March 14: The men from Vermont had the first 5 finishes in the Eastern High School Nordic Championships on a balmy day at Black Mountain of Maine. Samuel Brondyke was the first across the finish line with at time of 14:58.1 to take home the gold. 
Quinn Uva came in second place with, finishing in 15:06.7. Taking the final podium position was Lorenzo Atocha with a time of 15:26.1.
Finishing in fourth place was Sam Swartzentruber with a 15:27.4 finish. Completing the sweep for Vermont was Willow Sharma who had a time of 15:28.1. In sixth place was Max Fey of New York with a time of 15:28.7.
The top Maine finisher was James Crowley, who finished in tenth place with a time of :15:47.7.
Maine Girls Fare Well on Day One
In the women's race Kai McKinnon of New York took first place, finishing the 5k freestyle race in 17:41. Coming in second place was Orono, Maine standout Clara White with a time of 17:56.0. Also stepping up to the podium was McKinnon's teammate Abigail Van Dorn who had a finish of 18:05.9.
Elli Englund of New Hampshire took fourth place with a time of 18:15,9. Finishing in fifth place was Vermont's Seven Bowen. Sixth place went to Skyah McLaughlin of New Hampshire, who cross the line in 18:32.1.
Other top Maine finishers were Nora McCourt of Mt. Blue HS, who finished in seventh place with time of 18:39.2 and Rowan Tanguay of Fort Kent, who came in twelth place with a time of 19:00,8.
Racing continues tomorrow with the 7.5k Classical and the 1.3k sprint. Racing begins at 10 am.
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Youth Skiers Excel at MARA Alpine Qualifier
February 24: U12 and U14 Skiers competed in the Maine Alpine Racing Association's 2025 Giant Slalom Qualifier at Black Mountain of Maine. In the girls U12 division, Molly Holman, skiing for Carrabasset Valley Academy Ski Team, led the field with runs of 57.44 and 55.35 for a two-run total of 1:52.79. In second place was Addison Gray of CVA with times of 1:00.73 and 57.41 for a combined score of 1:58.14. Taking third place was CVA’s Elise Duda with times of 1:01.84 and 58.57, giving her a combined time of 2:00.41.
In the girls U14 division, Quinn Marston of CVA took gold with runs of 55.67 and 54.10 for a 1:49.77 combined time. Right behind her was Lillian Ward of Gould Academy Competition Program who had times of 57.73 and 54.83 for a total time of 1:52.56. Third place went to Skyar Dixon of Gould with runs of 57.32 and 55.78 and a combined time of 1:53.10.
In the boys U12 division, Halcyon Tranholm of CVA took top honors, completing the course in 58.90 and 57.17, giving him a 1:56.07 combined time. In second place was Gunnar Goethert of CVA with times of 59.22 and 57.27 for a 1:56.49 total time. Third place went to Brighton Barr with runs of 1:00.16 and 56.52 and a total score of 1:56.68.
And finally, in the boys U14 racing group, Robert Servidiao of CVA had the best times, skiing the course in 55.91 and 54.31 for a 1:50.22 combined time. .43 seconds behind him was Caleb Saucier of VRT who had runs of 56.74 and 53.91 for a 1:50,65 combined score. Taking the final podium position was CVA’s David Folger. Folger had times of 57.20 and 55.35, giving him a combined time of 1:52.55.
Riley and MacLeod To Lead Maine Alpine Team at Cannon Mountain
February 20: Maranacook High School Thatcher Riley and Yarmouth High School's Logan MacLeod will healine a Maine Alpine Team that will compete in the Eastern High School Alpine Championships at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, NH from March 6-9. Each gender team was selected based on their performances in the Giant Slalom and Slalom races at Black Mountain of Maine.
Racers are scored on their best finish of any of the two runs in each of the two disciplines. Riley had 1st place finishes in one heat of each discipline, giving him the minimun 2 points. Joining Thatcher on the team are Landon Marquis of Camden HS, who also score 2 points, Ian Christie of Falmouth HS, Cooper Dodge of York, Merrik Icozilli of Fryeburg Academy, Dylan Cobb of Poland HS, Quinn Maguire of Marshwook HS, Kaden Salsbury of Skowhegan HS, Tristan Riley of Maranacook Hs and Edison Sleeper of Caribou HS.
MacLeod also scored two points to lead the women. Joining her to represent Maine are Phoebe Bell of Maranacook, Lily Boulanger of Mountain Valley HS, Ellie Porter of Edward Little HS, Margo Hesson of Falmouth HS, Clara Ferrie of Scarborough HS, Bridget Jacobsen of Falmouth HS, Gianna Devivo of Oxford Hills HS, Ella Morse of Falmouth HS, and Kamryn Martin of Fort Kent HS.
Mt. Blue Wins Men's and Women's State Class A Nordic Titles
Cote and McCourt Repeat as Champions
February 19: The 2025 MPA Class A State Nordic Championships Day 2 was held at Black Mountain under sunny skies and slightly less windy conditions. Beckett Cote of Messalonskee won 5k Freestyle to become the men’s state champion.
His winning time was 12:36.5. Second place went to Henri McCourt of Mount Blue High School with a time of 13:00.0. In third place was Grayson Hoeft, also of Mount Blue with a time of 13:54.7.
Sam Cashman of Brunswick High School took fourth place with a time of 14:13.1. In fifth place was Jack Borland of Deering, who crossed the line in 14:13.5. Rounding out the top six were Elias Bartlett of Mount Blue with a time of 14:18.8.
In the women’s freestyle, Nora McCourt of Mount Blue captured the 2025 Class A Freestyle championship skating to the finish in 14:58.0. In second place was Maya Kellett of Mt. Blue with a time of 15:49.9. Taking third place was Eli Tardiff of Falmouth with a time of 17:10.6.
Emma Price, skiing for Portland High School, took fourth place with a time of17:29.2. Fifth place was captured by Falmouth’s Zora Desilva. The Falcon skier finished with a time of 17:53.8. In sixth place was Portland’s Talia Olins with a time of 17:57.7.
The Mt. Blue boys and girls both won the team 2025 Class A Nordic state championship. The Brunswick boys and Portland girls were runners-up. Also, congratulations to the Mt. Blue boys and girls and to the Edward Little girls for receiving the MPA Class A Sportsmanship award.
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