Click Here Maine Eastern HS Alpine Team Set
February 20: Top High School Skiers in Maine competed Friday at Black Mountain of Maine, hoping to earn a berth on the 2026 Maine Alpine Team which will compete in the Eastern High School Championships in Franconia, New Hampshire from March 6-9.
Leading the men’s team will be a pair of Fryeburg Academy skiers, Tucker Barnaby and Merrik Iacozili. Barnaby had the fastest time in the 1st run of the slalom race with a time of 40.49. Iacozili had the fastest time in the first run of the giant slalom race with a time of 49.53.
They will be joined on the team by Tristan Riley of Maranacook High School, Reed Michaud of Fort Kent High School, Cooper Dodge of York High School, Sam Good of Kennebunk High School, Dylan Cobb of Poland High School, Ian Christie of Falmouth High School, Sawyer Shanaman of Edward Little High School, and Gabe Landry of Falmouth High School.
The women's team will be led by Margo Hasson of Falmouth High School and Lily Boulanger of Mountain Valley High School. Hasson had the best times in each of the slalom runs, with her fastest
time being a 42.61 in the first run. Boulanger had the fastest times in each of the giant slalom races, with her best time being a 49.96 in the first run.
Also representing Maine will be Hazel Martin of Marshwood High School, Ellie Porter of Edward Little High School, Valentina Farioli of Fryeburg Academy, Phoebe Bell of Maranacook High School, Eleanor 
Browne of Skowhegan High School, Ella Morse of Falmouth High School, Laney Caron of Fort Kent High School, and Maeve Long of Marshwood High School.
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Maranacook Men and Women Win 2026 MVC Alpine Championship
February 11: Lily Boulanger, fresh off a victory in the MVC giant slalom, took home double honors, winning the Mountain Valley Conference slalom championship as a steady snow was falling. The Mountain Valley senior had runs of 47.44 and 47.82 and a 1:35.26 combined time to take the gold. 
Maranacook's Phoebe Bell, who's first run of 47.37 was the fastest of the day, had a second run of 48.57 and a combined time of 1:35.94 which was good for second place. In third place was Emerson Dunlap of Maranacook with times of 50.26 and 50.46 for a two-run time of 1:40.72.
Fourh place went to Ashley Nelson of Spruce Mountain scored times of 49.84 and 51.59 and a combined time of 1:41.43. In fifth place was Lily Carlton of Monmouth. She had time of 54.99 and 56.22 (1:51.21). Sixth place went to Mountain Valley's Addison Libby who had times of 59.38 and 55.24 (1:54.6).
With their great showing, the Maranacook women won the 2026 MVC Alpine Championship.
In the men's race, Jackson Archer of Spruce Mountain won the individual MVC Slalom Championship with time of 50.50 and 51.20 for a two-run time of 1:41.70. In second place was Maranacook's Wyatt Duca with times of 55.02 and 52.85, giving him a two-run time of 1:47.87. Grabbing the final podium position was Maranacook's Fletcher Morrill who had times of 55.85 and 57.72 and a combined time of 1:53.57.
In fourth place was Khalil Hamdi of Mountain Valley with times of 57.00 and 57.05 and a combined time of 1:54.05. Fifth place was won by Dirigo's Ethan Knowles with times of 58.97 and 1:03.95 and a two-run time of 2:02.92. In sixth place was Max Giberson of Dirigo with times of 1:01.59 and 1:02.81 (2:04.40).
The Maranacook men won the 2026 Men's Team MVC Alpine Championship.
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Boulanger and Riley Win MVC Giant Slalom
February 11: Lily Boulanger captured the 2026 Mountain Valley Conference Giant Slalom Championship at Black Mountain of Maine. Boulanger, a senior, had runs of 59.02 and 57.83 for a two-run total of 1:56.85. 
Maranacook senior Phoebe Bell came in second with times of 1:00.22 and 59.99 for a combined time of 1:00.21. The final podium spot was taken by Emerson Dunlap of Maranacook, who had runs of 1:00.95 and 1:00.80 and a two-run time of 2:01.75.
Fourth place went to Maranacook's Evelyn Stevenson with times of 1:02.34 and 1:02.66 (2:05.00 ). Ashley Nelson of Spruce Mountain came in fifth with times of 1:02.91 and 1:03.86 (2:06.77). Monmouth's Lily Carlton had times of 1:02.55 and 1:04.59 (2:07.14) to take sixth place.
In the men's race, Maranacook's Tristan Riley took top honors with runs of 56.98 and 55.45 and a two-run total of 1:52.43. Wyatt Grant of Winthrop took second place with times of 1:01.24 and 1:00.84 and a two-run total of 2:02.08. Third place went to Dylan Lemay of Rangeley. Lemay had runs of 1:01.42 and 1:03.71 and a combined time of 2:05.13.
Taking fourth place was Dirigo's Max Giberson with times of 1:03.62 and 1:02.63 and a two-run time of 2:06.25. Sam Hayes of Maranacook came in fifth place with times of 1:03.01 and 1:03.36 (2:06.37). Coming in sixth place was Wyatt Duca of Maranacook with times of 1:03.28 and 1:04.74 (2:08.02 ).
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Marston and Woodruff Capture KVAC Freestyle Championships
Haley Marston of Leavitt won the Women's 5k Freestyle race at Black Mountain in the first day of the KVAC Nordic championships.
Marston cruised across the finish line at the 17:27.9 to capture the title. Right behind her was Waterville's Amaie Van Der Meer, who finished the race in 17:45.8. Coming in third place was Waterville's Andrea Gunter with a time of 17:53.0.
Fourth place went to Elja Partridge of Oxford Hills, who finished with a time of 17:53.1. Cora Gates of Camden Hills came in fifth place with a finish of 18:13.1. Sixth place went to Scout Simpson of Mt. Blue with a time of 18:38.7.
In the men's race, it was Dave Woodruff of Brunswick taking the gold, striding across the line at the 13:35.9. 
Damon Rucci of Leavitt came in second, finishing in 14:10.6. Third place went to Damian Wynn of Mt. Blue, who finished in 14:44.3.
Messalonskee's Lex Cote came in fourth place with a time of 14:51.8. Finishing in fifth place was Nick Demarco of Mt. Blue with a time of 15:03.7. In sixth place was Waterville's Owen Tate, who finished the 5k in 15:08.1.
Day 2 of the KVAC Nordic Championships are scheduled for Saturday at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington. beginning at 2:00 pm.
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White Continues to Dominate and Geissinger Takes Freestyle Championship
Orono senior Clara White continued her dominance in Maine Nordic skiing Wednesday as she won the 2026 Mountain Valley Conference women's 5k Freestyle race at Black Mountain of Maine. 
White, fresh off her victory in the Sassi Memorial 5k Classical on Saturday, skated across the line in 14:52 to take the crown. Coming in second place was Maranacook's Harper Olmstead with a time of 17:01.5. Taking third place was White's teammate Ellie Arsenault with a time of 18:20.7.
In fourth place was Anwen Kane of Maranacook, who finished the race in 20:17.0. Fifth place went to Ella Giles of Maranacook with a time of 23:03.7. Rounding out the top six was Emily Saunders of Maranacook, who finished with a time of 23:08.2.
In the men's race, Spruce Mountain's Sam Geissinger came in first with a time of 14:14.7. In 
second place was Sam St. Germain of Winthrop, who completed the course in 14:27.3. Taking the final podium position was Orono's Reid Quirk who skated across the finish line at the 14:57.7 mark.
Finishing in fourth place was Liam Waring of Orono with a time of 15:22.0, Fifth pace went to Michael Van Tassel with a time of 15:47.8. Rounding out the top six was Gianni Haeflel of Winthrop, who finished in 15:47.9,
The MVC Nordic Championships conclude on Saturday with the 5K Classical pursuit at Titcomb Mountain in Farmington, beginning at 2:00 pm..
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Van Tassel and Plog Win Jr. Sassi 3k Classical
Kylie Van Tassel, skiing for Winthrop, won the girls 2026 Junior Sassi 3k Classical at Black Mountain of Maine on January 31. With temperatures below zero in the early morning hours, the decision was made to move the race times back to give Mother Nature some time to warm 
up the air. Van Tassel finished with a time of 12:39.6 to capture the gold. Hazel Badgett, skiing for Gould Academy, took second with a time of 12:42.0. Taking the final podium position was Louisa Chalmers of Yarmouth, who crossed the finish line at the 12:51.6 mark.
Scotia Bell, skiing for Quarry Road out of Waterville, came in fourth with a time of 13:03.4. Fifth place went to Neve McGuire of Farmington Area Ski Team with a finish of 13:13.8. In sixth place was Gwen Stack, skiing for Maine West, with a time of 13:47.1.
In the boys race, Elliot Plog, who was representing Day Mountain, took the top spot with a time of 10:19.7. 
Striding across the line in second place was Paxton Coughlin with a time of 10:44.9. Finishing in third place was Quarry Road's Turner Albee with a time of 11:07.8.
Fourth place went to Eli Leblond of Quarry Road with a 11:23.9 finish time. Abe Crooker of Maine West took fifth with a time of 11:26.3. Coming in sixth place was Noel Waterman of Gray-New Gloucester, who finished in 11:37.2.
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White and Reardon Capture Crowns at Sassi 5k Classical
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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