Click Here White and Stevenson Skate to Victories in MVC Championship
February 8: Sophomore Clara White of the Orono Red Riots 
won the women's 2024 Mountain Valley Conference Freestyle Championship with a finish of 14:58.6 in the 5k mass start race at Black Moiuntain. As White came off High School Hill and onto the next incline, she looked over her shoulder and saw no one in sight. Clara's sister Ruth, the 2023 MVC Champion, came in second place with a time of 16:05.9. Elsa Berghahl of Maranacook earned the final podium spot, coming in third with a time of 16:42.6.
Rounding out the top six were Olympia Farrell (15:63.9) and Harper Olmstead (18:46.3) of Maranacook and Ella Akers of Telstar (19:12.1).
In the men's race, Wyatt Stevenson of Maranacook won the championship, skating across the finish line in 13:46.0. His teammate Silas Bartol took second place with a time of 14:18.8. Coming in third place was Spruce Mountain's Samuel Geissinger, who finished with a time of 15:29.0.
Orono skiers grabbed the final top six positions. Fourth place finisher was Liam Waring, crossing the line in 15:49.6. In fifth place was Evan Gerbi with a time of 16:18.8 while Ben Arsenault came in 6th, finishing in 16:39.9.
White and Stevenson will be leading the pack as the Nordic Championships continue at Black Mountain on Monday, February 12th with the 5k Classical Pursuit.
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Maranacook Men and Women Capture MVC Alpine Championships
February 6, 2024: It their first year since rejoining the Mountain Valley Conference, the Maranacook Black Bears captured the men and women's 2024 Mountain Valley Conference Alpine Championship at Black Mountain. 
Thatcher RileyLeading the way for their men was Thatcher Riley, who took home victories in both the morning's giant slalom and the afternoons slalom. In the GS, he had runs of 55.43 and 54.83 for a combined time of 1:50.26. In second place was Winthrop's Will Grant, who had runs of 55.46 and 56.71 for a 1:52.17 combined time. Mountain Valley's Nate Gallant earned the final podium position with runs of 56.42 and 55.89, good for a combine score of 1:52.31.
In the Slalom, Thatcher had runs of 40.21 and 40.38 for a total time of 1:20.59. Second place went to his teammate Tristin Riley, who had runs of 43.56 an 42.91 for a 1:26.47 combined time. Jaxon August of Winthrop took third with times of 42.93 and 43.68, combining for a time of 1:26.61.
In the women's giant slalom, Jaden Boulanger of Mountain Valley won the gold 
with runs of 53.33 and 53.45 for a 1:46.78 combined time. Right behind her was Rangeley's Breezy Quimby, who had identical runs of 54.77 for a combined time of 1:49.54. Taking third place was Jaden's sister Lily Boulanger, whose times of 55.32 and 56.32 gave her a combined score of 1:51.64.
In the afternoon slalom, Quimby skied to a first place finish with runs of 43.81 and 44.48, good for a 1:28.29 combined time. Second place went to Maranacook's Phoebe Bell. Bell had times of 44.47 and 45.09 for a total time of 1:29.56. Taking the final podium spot was Ashley Nelson of Spruce Mountain, who has tmes of 45.69 and 46.71 which gave her a combined time of 1:32.40.
The Maranacook women won the MVC Alpine title with a total score of 1549 points. Rangeley took second with a score of 1530. Mountain Valley, the leader after the morning's giant slalom, finished in third with a total of 1494.
The Maranacook men earned their title by having the top scores in both the giant slalom and slalom, finishing with a total score of 1573. In second place was Mountain Valley, who finished with 1536 points. Telstar took third place, scoring 1113 points.
MVC Championship racing continues on Thursday at Black Mountain with the Nordic freestyle mass start at 3:00 pm.
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McCourts Sweep KVAC Freestyle
February 7. 2024: Mt. Blue's Nora McCourt and Henri McCourt each won their races
in the opening event of the Kennebec Valley Athletic Association. The first day's event was a 5k Mass Start Freestyle event, with Nora first across the finish line in13:55.4 to capture the gold. Her teammates took the next two positions to sweep the podium. Second place went to Maya Kellett with a time of 14:10.6. Matalie McCarthy took third with a time of 14:30.5. Rounding out the top 6 were Maeve Woodruff of Brunswick with at time of 14:36.5, Kat Garcia of Edward Little (14:49.5) and Mt. Blue's Lucinda Carroll (14:54.0).
The men's mass start followed with McCourt being the favorite, and Henri didn't 
disappoint. McCourt skated across the line in 12:10.3 on his way to victory. Like the women, Mt. Blue swept the podium with teammates Elias Bartlett (12:18.7) and Damian Wynn (12:32.0) taken second and third. Also finishing in the top 6 were Jacob Dening of Leavitt (12:37.3), Wyeth Mackey of Brunswick (13:08/6), and his teammate Sam Cashman )13:16.1).
The KVAC Nordic Championships continue on Saturday at Titcomb Mtn with the 5K Classical pursuit.
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Aerial View of Men's Mass Start Freestyle, Compliments of John Preble.
Simpson and Hoeft Win Jr Sassi
January 27: Farmington's Scout Simpson captured the gold in the 
2024 Junior Sassi 3k Classical at Black Mountain of Maine. Waxing was a challenge for many teams, with several skiers experiencing a buildup of snow in the kick zone of their skis. Dispite the conditions, Simpson was able to finish the race in 12:25.3 for the win. Winning the silver was independeny skier Maisy Colby. Maisy finished the race in 12:48.9. The final podium position went to FAST's Audrey Patterson, who crossed the line in 13:05.9.
Emma Tyler of FAST just missed the podium with a time of 13:13.7. Roundig out the top 6 were Quarry Road's Andrea Gunter (13:16.3) and Hazel Waterman (13:28.0).
In the boys race that followed, FAST's Quinn Hoeft to top honors with a time of 10:27.6. Second place went to Ian Beal of Quarry Road. Beal strided through the finish at the 10:59.8. Coming in third was Wyatt Jessen of FAST, who had a time of 11:08.8.
Fouth place went to Noel Waterman of Gray-New Gloucester with a 11:45.3 time. Turner Albee of Quarry Road took fifth (11:54.9) while Luke Demarco of FAST finished in 11:55.2 to garner sixth place.
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McCourt and Cote Victorious in Sassi 5k Classical
Scott, Newsom, Cote, and Slover win the Pursuits
January 27: Nora McCourt, skiing for Mt. Blue High School, 
won the women's 2024 Sassi Memorial 5k Classical at Black Mountain of Maine. McCourt attacked the course on the John Roderick trail system that included the infamous High School Hill and finished with a time of 17:34.5. Gould Academy's Nyla Scott came in second with a time of 17:42.5. Also stepping up to the podium was Orono's Ruth White, whose 3rd place time was 17:55.5.
Myaa Kellett of Mt. Blue came in fourth, crossing the finish at 17:59.7. Fifth place went to her teammate Lucinda Carroll who had a time of 18:12.6. Also finishing in the top eight were Sylvia Harvey of Greely (18:20.8), Natalie McCarthy of Mt. Blue (18:22.4), and Gould Academy's Hannah Grohman.
In the men's race that followed, Quarry Road's Beckett Cote took gold with a time of 15:19.7. Finish behind Cote was Ellis Slover of Gould with a time of 15:32.2. Third place was taken by Teo Steverlynck-Horne of Freeport HS who strided across the line with a time of 15:32.8.
Henri McCourt of Mt. Blue came in fourth, finishing in 15:38.0 while Fort Kent's Alden Beardon took fifth place with a time of 15:44.8. Rounding out the top eight were Lucas Barstow of Gould (15:51.9), Tait Harver of Greely (16:02.5, and Quarry Road's Orrin Slover (16:16.7).
The final two races were the 2.5k Freestyle Pursuit, where the races were seeded and sent out in the order of their times in the morning's 5K Classical. So, the Chisholm Ski Club crew groomed the course for the freestyle discipline, the skiers had some lunch and swapped their classical skis for their skate skis for a chance to be named to the Eastern High School Championship and U16 nordic teams.
In the women's EHSC qualifier, Nyla Scott of Gould was able to make up the 8 seconds and overtake Nora McCourt to capture the pursuit race. Scott completed the course in 8:05.4 for a combined time for the two races of 25:47.4. Mcourt finished the race in 8:13.5 for a combined 25:47.5. Third place went to Hannah Grohman (8:21.3 :26:44.3.
The women's U16 pursuit, Brynn Newsom of Gould finished in first with a time of 9:23.1 for a 28:07.1 combined time. Finishing in seond place was Ida Waterman of Gray-New Gloucester with a time of 9:54.6 for a combined 30:27.6 time. Finishing in third was Gould's Evelyn Burnes (9:38.1 :30:31.1).
Beckett Cote of Quarry Road was able to hold his lead to capture the men's pursuit race. Cote skated across the finish line in 7:03.1, which game him a combined time for the two races of 1:22.22. Right behind him was Teo Steverlynck-Horne, who gained ground on Cote but was not able to catch him. He finished with a freestyle time of 6:56.3, good enough for a second place combined time of 22:28.3. In third place was Ellis Slover (6:56.3 :22:28.3).
Finally, in the men's U16 division, Ellis' younger brother Orrin took top honors with a skate time of 7:16.2 and a combined time of 23:32.2. Damian Wynn of Mt. Blue HS came in second, crossing the line in 7:51.2 for a combined 25:03.2 time. In third was Quarry Road's Lex Cote (8:22.7 :26:13.7).
A special thanks goes out to all the Chisholm Ski Club volunteers who worked tirelessly to host a world class event for our Maine Youth Skiers. It takes a village.
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Jaden Boulanger and Kaden Theriault Victorious in Giant Slalom
January 15, 2024: It was a beautiful bluebird sky day and another great race day for Jaden Boulanger,as she won her second race of the season at Black Mountain. The Mountain Valley senior won the women's Giant Slalom race with times of 37.40 and 36.79 for a combined time of 1:14.19. Rangeley's standout Breezy Quimby came in second with runs of 38.08 and 37.10 for a 1:15.18 combined score. Third place with to Gianna DeVivo of Oxford Hills. She had runs of 39.02 and 37.69 for a combined time of 1:16.71.
John Bapst's Ella Brochu came in fourth with a combined time of1:18.36, with Shelby Theriault of Fort Kent only .02 second behind her combined time to take fifth. Tying for sixth place with combined times of 1:18.43 were Mt. Blue's Abbey Goodspeed and Freeport's Rosie St. Cyr.
In the men's GS, Kaden Therialut of Fort Kent took the top honors. 
The Warrior had runs of 36.05 and 33.97 for a combined time of 1:10.02 in capturing the gold. Maranacook's Thatcher finished second with times of 36.77 and 35.98 for a combined score of 1:12.75. Taking the final podium position was another Fort Kent skier, Max Bois, who had a combined score of 1:13.50 on runs of 37.61 and 35.89.
Skowhegan's Asa Stroman took fourth place with a 1:15.36 combined time. Another Fort Kent skier, Fletcher Marquis, came in fifth with a 1:16.27 combined score. Rounding out the top six was Tristin Riley of Maranacook (1:16.62)
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Lambert and Bartash Win MJSL GS
February 2: Madison Lambert, skiing for Telstar, won the girls Maine Junior Ski League's Giant Slalom race at Black Mountain. Lambert had runs of 35.89 and 36.48 for a combined time of 1:12.37. Coming in second place was Silvi Griefendord of Rangeley with runs of 36.28 and 36.94 for a combined time of 1:13.22. Third place went to Addison Libby of the Chisholm Alpine Racing Team. Libby had runs of 37.81 an 38.18 for a combined 1:15.99 time.
Telstar's Jack Bartash took the victory in the boys GS with runs of 34.98 and 35.32 for a combined time of 1:10.30. Finishing second was Maranacook's Joey Mannisto, who had runs of 36.18 and 35.92 for a 1:12.10 combined time. Coming in third was CART's Wyeth Ball with runs of 37.02 and 37.27, a combined time of 1:14.29.
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