Click Here 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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Kegan Lathrop Wins Class B Slalom Championship
Warriors Win State Crown
February 15: Kegan Lathrop captured the 2024 Maine Principals Association Class B State Slalom Championship at Black Mountain. On a sunny, but very windy morning, Lathop opened the competiton with a first run time of 38.36. 
His afternoon time of 40.24 gave him a combined time of 1:18.60 and a gold medal finish. Coming in second place with runs of 40.20 and 40.45 for a total time of 1:20.65 was Thatcher Riley of Maranacook. The bronze medal went to Yarmouth High School's Tyler Moore with times of 41.49 and 42.80 for a 1:24.29 combined time.
Fourth place went to Poland's Dylan Cobb, who had times of 41.89 and 43.63 for a combined time of 1:25.52. Finishing in fifth place was Fletcher Marquis of Fort Kent High School. Sixth place went to Tristan Riley of Maranacook who had runs of 43.28 and 44.73 for a combined time of 1:28.01.
The Fort Kent men won the Class B Alpine Team Championship with 767 points in the Giant Slalom and 750 points in the slalom for a team winning total of 1517. Cape Elizabeth took second with scores of 747 and 743 and a total of 1490. Maranacook came in third.
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Brooke Boone Repeats
Fort Kent Women Capture State Title
February 15: Brooke Boone, winner of yesterday's giant slalom, made it two gold
medals in as many days as she's won the women's MPA Class B Slalom Championship. Boone had times of 43.82 and 42.82 for a combined 1:26.64 time to take the top podium spot. The silver medalist was Maranacook's Phoebe Bell, who had times of 44.72 and 45.17 for a combined 1:29.89 time. The bronze medal was won by York's Tia Spenlinhauer. The Wildcat had runs of 46.27 and 44.99 for a 1:31.26 combined time.
Rounding out the top six were Greely's Whitney Bond with times of 46.52 and 46.38, a combined 1:32.92 time. Fifth place finisher was Lily Boulanger of Mountain Valley, who had times of 48.26 and 46.35 and a combined time of 1:34.61. Fort Kent's Shelby Theriault came in sixth place with time of 47.69 and 48.06 for a combined time of 1:35.75.
The Fort Kent team won the women's state title with 731 points in giant slalom and 763 in the slalom for a total of 1494 points. State runnerup was Yarmouth High School with 1423 points.
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Kaden Theriault of Fort Kent is MPA Class B Giant Slalom Champ
February 14: With the Black Mountain wind showing its full force, Kaden Theriault led a field of 85 skiers
to capture the 2024 Maine Principals Association's Class B Giant Slalom Championship. The Fort Kent Warrior had runs of 48.83 and 43.80 for a combined time of 1:32.63 to take home the gold. Cape Elizabeth skiers took the other two poidium positions, with Logan Schwartz having runs of 48.71 and 44.24 for a 1:32.95 combined time. Teammate Keegan Lathrop's runs of 51.21 and 45.92 gave him a combined time of 1:37.13.
Theriault's teammate Max Bois took the fourth spot with times of 51.42 and 48.59 and a combined time of 1:40.01. Fifth place went to Cooper Dodge of York HS. He had times of 52.42 and 47.88 which gave hime a 1:40.30 combined time. In sixth place was Maranacook's Thatcher Riley with runs of 52.76 and 48.15, good for a combined score of 1:40.91.
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Brooke Boone Wins Blustery Women's Class B Giant Slalom
February 14: On a windy day at Black Mountain, Yarmouth's Brooke Boone won the 2024 Maine Principals Association
State Class B Giant Slalom Championship. Boone had runs of 51:65 and 48:57 for a two-run total of 1:40.22. Coming in second place was Mountain Valley's Jaden Boulanger with runs of 52.61 and 48.39, giving her a total time of 1:41.00. In the final podium position was Breezy Quimby of Rangeley Lakes, who had runs of 54.20 and 49.79 and a combined time of 1:43.99.
Lily Boulanger of Mountain Valley took fourth with times of 54.32 and 49.98, for a 1:44.30 combined time. Fifth place went to Ashley Nelson of Spruce Mountain who had runs of55.31 and 51.54 (1:46.85) while Maranacook's Phoebe Bell came in sixth with times of 55.13 and 52.84 (1:47.97).
Racing continues at Black Mountain with the Class B Slalom races, beginning at 9:00 am.
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2024 MPA Class B Alpine Championships
2024 MAINE PRINCIPALS’ ASSOCIATION
SKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE “CLASS B ~ ALPINE”
Black Mountain, Rumford
Start times may be altered only by the Jury. All coaches will be notified as events are changed or updated.
DAY ONE: Wednesday, February 14 – Giant Slalom Competition (Schedule may be altered by the TD pending venue availability)
8:00 p.m. (Tues. 2/13/24) Coaches’ meeting via Zoom
7:30 a.m. Lift for Course Setters
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Course Inspection Run 1
9:15 a.m. Girls Giant Slalom Boys Giant Slalom
11:45 - 12:45 p.m. Course Inspection Run 2
1:00 p.m. Girls Giant Slalom Boys Giant Slalom
Awards will be presented following the boys’ race.
DAY TWO: Thursday, February 15 - - Slalom (Two courses will be set with Girls on left and Boys on right. Course inspections will happen for Girls and Boys at the same time.)
8:00 p.m. (Wed. 2/14/24) Coaches’ Meeting via Zoom
7:30 a.m. Lift for Course Setters
7:45 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Course Inspection Run 1
9:00 a.m. Girls Slalom Boys Slalom
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Course Inspection Run 2
1:00 p.m. Girls Slalom Boys Slalom
Awards will be presented following the boys’ race. Revised: 1/19/24
Clara White and Wyatt Stevenson Classical and Pursuit Winners
Maranacook Girls and Orono Boys are Team Nordic Champions
February 12: The final day of the 2024 Mountain Valley Conference Skiing Championship at Black Mountain featured the women’s and men’s 5k classical pursuit. Racers were sent out in the order that that finished the freestyle races last week.
Orono Sophomore Clara White was the first racer out of the stadium and was being chased by her sister Ruth. Clara appears to be peaking at the right time, as she completed the course in the shortest time, 17:31.9, for a two pursuit time of 32:29.9. Ruth was second in the classical with a time of 18:07.3 and Pursuit with a total time of 34:29.9. Maranacook’s Olympia Farrell was third with a time of 18:20.6 for a 35:13.6 total.
In fourth place was Farrell’s teammate Elsa Burghahl with a time of 18:45.2, good for a two day total of 35:27.2. Taking the fifth spot was Telstar’s Ella Akers with a time of 20:36.3 and a pursuit time of 39:48.3. Hannah Perkins of Spruce Mountain had the 6th best time in the classical race and 7th overall (40:59.8), while Maranacook’s Harper Olmstead’s time of 21:35.8 gave her the 6th best pursuit score of 40:21.8.
In the men’s race, Wyatt Stevenson of Maranacook and winner of the freestyle race, led the pack and extended his pursuit lead with a 5k classical time of 14:41.8, giving him a two-day pursuit time of 28:27.8. His teammate Silas Bartol had the second fastest classical time of 14:52.5 and a total time of 29:10.5. Third place in the classical and pursuit went to Orono’s Liam Waring, who strode across the finish in 16:17.4 (32:06.4).
4th place in the classical and pursuit was taken by Orono’s Ben Arsenault with times of 16:17 and :32:06.4.
Finishing in 5th place in the classical Mt. Abram’s Carter Butterfield. His 17:39.1 finish earned him the 8th best pursuit time of 35:57.1. 6th place went to Spurce Mountain’s Samuel Geissinger with a time of 17:49.2 and a 5th place finish in the pursuit (33:18.2). Orono’s Evan Gerbi’s time of 19:10.1 gave him a total time of 35:28 and a 6th place finish in the pursuit.
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