Rucci and Marston Win Freestyle
Leavitt High School's Damon Rucci won the men's 5k freestyle race held
at Black Mountain on January 16th. Rucci's winning time was 19:23.7. Coming in second place was Owen Winslow of Edward Little High School with a time of 21:41.8. Liam McKee of Leavitt was third across the finish line, skating to a 21:45.4 time.
Fourth place went to Alex Corey of Leavitt, who finished in 23:30.3. In fifth place was Trent Sibley of Leavitt with a time of 24:39.5. Leavitt skier Jacobi Sutton came in sixth place, crossing the line at the 25:02.0 mark.
In the women
's race, Haley Marston, skiing for Leavitt HS, took top honors, finishing the 5k in 22:25.4. Right behind her was Nora Condit of Edward Little HS, who skated to a 23:27.9 time. The final podium position went to Ashley Roy of Leavitt with a time of 23:43.6. Telstar's Ella Akers came in fourth place, crossing the line in24:05.3. Heather Mousseau of Leavitt came in fifth place at 24:24.6 while her teammate Acadia Cloutier was sixth with a time of 26:10.1.
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Hildegrand Wins Gold in Boys U14 MARA GS Qualifier
February 25: Carrabasset Valley's Anders Hildegrand skied to a gold medal in the boys Maine Alpine Raching Associations Under 14 Giant Slalom Qualifier at Black Mountain. 
Hildebrand completed the course in 50.77 and 49.05 for a combined time of 1:39.82. Winning the silver was Reed Michaud of Valley Racing Team of Fort Kent. Michaud had times of 52.87 and 50.07, giving him a combined time of 1:42.94. Taking the Bronze medal was Gould Academy Competition Program's Samuel Good, who had runs of 52.00 and 51.32 for a combined time of 1:43.32.
Rounding out the top ten racers were Peyton Toomey of Pleasant Mountain Racing Team (1:44.11), Charlie Lord of CVA (1:44.23), Henry Demetriou of CVA (1:45.45), Michael Dohan of CVA (1:46.41), Cameron Manson of CVA (1:47.16), Gould's Asher Norris (1:47.42), and Huck Lowe of CVA (1:48.29).
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Ponitz Takes Boys U12 MARA GS Qualifier
February 25: Preston Ponitz was victorious at sunny Black Mountain, 
gaining the victory in the MARA Under 12 Giant Slalom Qualifier. The Carrabasset Valley Alpine skier completed the course with times of 53.82 and 52.11 for a class best combined time of 1:45.93 to take top honors. Second place went to teammate Finn Hildebrand who had runs of 54.12 and 52.66 for a 1:46.78 combined time. Gould Academy Competition Program's Henry Sapak took third place with times of 54.43 and 54.40 and a 1:48.83 combined time.
Also in the top ten finishers were Simms Patten of CVA (1:49.80), Wyatt Collin of Valley Racing Team (1:53.17), Paul Thompson of Gould (1:54.57), Henry Brochu of CVA (1:54.76), Matthew Martino of Gould (1:56.07), Gunnar Goethart (1:56.69) of CVA and his teammate Parker Lowe (1:57.20),
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Ippolito Golden in Girls U14 MARA GS Qualifier
February 25: Gould Academy's Corra Ippolito won the gold medal in the girls U14 Giant Slalom at Black Mountain.
Ippolito had runs of 51.15 and 50.17 and a combined time of 1:41.32 to earn the victory. Silver medalist Fynn Murray, skiing for Carrabasset Valley, had times of 52.33 and a second run best of 49.60 for a two-run total of 1:41.93. Winning the bronze was Gould's Gracie Infurna with times of 51.72 and 50.75 and a combined time of1:42.47.
Other top 10 finishers were Quinn Marston of CVA (1:43.87), Hannah Martin of Gould (1:45.34), Lauryn Souza of Gould (1:45.63), Elena Owen of CVA (1:46.08), Laney Caron of Valley Racing Team (1:46.69), Minna Goethert of CVA (1:46.70), and Gould's Elouise Porter (1:47.76).
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Holman wins Girls U12 MARA GS Qualifier
February 25: Molly Holman skiing for Sugarload, won the girls 2024 U12 Giant Slalom Qualifier race at Black Mountain. 
Under sunny and windless skies, Holman recorded times of 54.38 and 52.78 for a two-run total of 1:47.16. Taking the silver was Carrabasset Valley's Willa Marcisso, who had times of 56.34 and 55.36 for a combined time of 1:51.70. The bronze medal was captured by her teammate Norah Landry with times of 56.68 and 55.38 and a combined time of 1:52.06.
Also finishing in the top 10 were Isla Dakers of CVA (1:53.71), Addison Gray of CVA (1:54.42), Keira Livesay of CVA (1:54.96), Camille Cannan (1:55.39), Hayden Plourde of Valley Racing Team (1:56.61), Madeline Buckley of Gould Academy (1:56.82), and Hazel Redman, also of Gould (1:57.04).
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2024 MARA Giant Slalom Qualifier
Revised 2/23/2024 12:40PM
Title: Chisholm U12, U14 Qualifier
Event: MARA Giant Slalom Qualifier
Hosted by: Chisholm Ski Club
Location: Black Mountain of Maine, Rumford, Maine
Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024
Race class: U12, U14
Entry fee: $53.00 with online registration only. No day of race registration
Coaches: Must have credentials for a comp ticket
Schedule
7:00 1st Run Course Set
7:00 Registration in Comp Center
8:15 1st Run Inspection Open
8:45 Inspection Closed at Start
9:00 Inspection Closed
9:20 Forerunners
9:30 Run 1 – Order: U12 Girls, U12 Boys, U14 Girls, U14 Boys
11:00 Approx. 2nd Run Course Set - Evan Keefer CVA
11:45 2nd Run Inspection Open
12:15 Inspection Closed at Start
12:30 Inspection Closed
12:50 Forerunners
1:00 Run 2 – Order: U12 Girls, U12 Boys, U14 Girls, U14 Boys (Reverse order within Class and Gender)
TBA Protest period (15 Minutes)
Approx. 3:00 Awards behind the T Bar building
Results: All results will be posted online on the Chisholm Ski Club web site immediately following the race.
Links to Live results are be available at: https://vola.ussalivetiming.com/ Boys Girls
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Skiers Excel at Maine Alpine EHSC Qualifier Shootout
February 18: Brooke Boone of Yarmouth High School will lead a strong 
Maine Women's Alpine Team when they compete in the 2024 Eastern High School Championships at Attitash Mountain from March 7-10. In the qualifier, skiers qualify for the state team based on the best of 2 runs in the Giant Slalom and Slalom. The top 12 skiers on the day were named to the Maine team.
Boone's best runs at Black Mountain were #1 in both races, giving her a score of 2. Bridget Jacobsen of Falmouth HS had the third best times in each discipline, giving her 6 points. Riley Davis scored 4 points in the GS and 2 points in the slalom for 6 points. Also named to the team were Bree Quimby of Rangeley (10 points), Tia Spenlinhauer of York (10 points), Jaden Boulanger of Mountain Valley (13 points), Katie Yeaton of Mt. Blue (14 points), Ella Morse of Falmouth (15 points), Lily Boulanger of Mountain Valley (18 points), Rosie St. Cyr of Freeport (20 points), Phoebe Bell of Maranacook (21 points), and Logan MacLeod of Yarmouth (25 points).
In the men's competition, Logan Schwartz of Cape Elizabeth led the boys team with top finishes 
in both the slalom and giant slalom for 2 points. Second highest scorer was Kaden Theriault of Fort Kent with 4 points. Keegan Lathrop of Cape Elizabeth with 5 points.
Other skiers who will be representing Maine will be Landon Marquis of Camden Hills (6 points), Quinn Maguire of Marshwood (8 points), Evan O'Donnell of Edward Little (8 points), Ian Christie of Falmouth (11 points), Thatcher Riley of Maranacook (13 points), Cooper Dodge of York (13 points), Joshua Schupbach of Fort Fairfield (15 points), Reis Stamaris of Cheverus (20 points), Kaden Salsbury of Skowhegan (20 points).
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