GREENWOOD — Nineteenth place isn’t glamorous, nor is it what Emily Deane expects of herself, nevermind what the Mt. Blue community has come to expect from the star skier.

But under the circumstances, in her final Class A state ski race, Deane is all smiles.

Hunkered down on the first level of the base lodge at Mt. Abram shoveling fruit salad into her mouth, Deane sat with her leg up on the bench in front of her.

It was wrapped in a giant brace.

1. “It hurt a lot,” Deane said, “but especially where this is my last race. I really wanted to be out there for the team.”

Deane’s 19th-place finish in Wednesday’s slalom was the fourth best on her Mt. Blue squad, still plenty good enough to secure for the school another Class A alpine ski title. The Cougars accumulated just 47 points in Wednesday’s slalom, much better than their 80-point showing in Tuesday’s giant slalom, and more than enough to pass Greely, which led after the first day.

“Winning skiing, it’s almost like a tradition at Mt. Blue,” Deane said. “It’s great to get out there and win it, to be a part of it.”

After the GS on Tuesday, the Rangers held a slim nine-point advantage behind the first place finish of freshman Maddie Whittier.

The Rangers came back solid again Wednesday.

“We all wanted to ski within ourselves, to get down without falling,” Greely co-captain Katherine Ferguson said.

But Mt. Blue vowed after the GS on Tuesday that slalom was its preferred event.

The Cougars weren’t kidding around.

“Skiing at Titcomb, it’s not much for the GS, but it’s great to train for the slalom,” Mt. Blue coach Mark Cyr said.

Abbi Davis led the Cougars with a fifth-place finish. Davis has been a solid constant for the Cougars at the top of the lineup all season.

The victory also put the Cougars in position to win their 17th Class A overall skiing championship in the last 19 years. Mt. Blue started Wednesday’s action in front of Edward Little for the overall title by 36. After the slalom, the Cougars’ lead over the Eddies for the overall crown is 51.

Edward Little, meanwhile, used Wednesday’s run on the hill to have a little fun. In doing so, the Eddies nearly eclipsed Greely for second, settling for third place in the alpine competition, just four points back of second.

“Honestly, after the day we had (Tuesday), to be in the top three is amazing,” EL coach Tara Eretzian said. “This was a great day for the girls. We told them to just go out there and have fun, and ski like they know how to ski. That’s what they did.”

Emily Blackwood again paced EL with a seventh-place finish, followed by Phoebe Chamberlain in ninth. Allarie Lever and Jen Rioux rounded out the Edward Little top four. Of those skiers, only Blackwood will graduate.

Fryeburg Academy also posted a steady day in slalom Wednesday, and placed fourth in the overall alpine competition. Oxford Hills leapfrogged Cheverus into fifth, with the Stags placing sixth.

Class C

Sam Largess was the fourth-fastest skier in the Class C slalom event at Lonesome Pines in Aroostook County on Wednesday, leading the Telstar Rebels to a sweep of the alpine events and another alpine title.

Largess finished in 1:22.89 to claim fourth position. Telstar teammates Tara Cowin (ninth), Morgan Lee (11th) and Rachel Wheeler (18th) also placed for the Rebels, which scored 10 points better than Fort Kent on Wednesday, and 43 better than the Warriors overall.

Jay High School’s Lindsey Jacques won the slalom event Wednesday in a time of 1:18.69, more than three seconds better than the next skier.

St. Dom’s skier Abigail Jensen placed fifth overall, her second top 10 in as many days. Jayde Purrington of Livermore Falls was the Andies’ top skier in 10th position.

Class B

Emily Luce earned a second gold medal in as many days and Erin Luce took third to lead the slalom event at the Class B state alpine skiing championships at Saddleback in Rangeley on Wednesday.

Kera Miller and Courtney Carlson of Mountain Valley placed seventh and eighth, while Falcons teammate Shelby Moore earned a medal in 10th position.

Yarmouth, which had a commanding lead after the giant slalom event on Tuesday, scored just 42 points to earn the alpine title.