Nick Bancroft of Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School towers over the field Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Maranacook High School senior Kusha Kane, center, puts glitter on her sophomore teammate Olympia Farrell Tuesday prior to the start of the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Jade Haylock of Leavitt Area High School cheers Tuesday for the boys during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Female racers cross an open farm field Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Student athletes from Leavitt Area High School get ready Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner. The quilt on the welcome center wall was made in memory of Roy Varney, a former member of the Leavitt ski team who died at the age of 19.
Travis Adams, left, Natasha Varney and Brian Mousseau help wax skis Tuesday for the Leavitt Area High School ski team during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Natalie Garcia of Edward Little High School competes Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Race timer Randy Easter of Bart Timing looks out from the timing shed Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner. The timing shed is an ice shack that was donated for the day.
Jenna Badeau of Maranacook High School and Nora Condit of Edward Little High School approach the finish line Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Beatrice Beale-Tate, left, of the Quarry Road Ski Club and Nora Condit of Edward Little High School fist bump Tuesday following the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Female racers leave the start line Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Maranacook High School teammates Wyatt Stevenson, left, and Silas Bartol compete Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Gloria Varney watches the racers Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner. The race is named in memory of Varney's son, Roy.
Abrahm Geissinger of Spruce Mountain High School competes Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Female racers make the first climb Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Maranacook High School senior Kusha Kane gives Max Olmstead a hug Tuesday after an exhausted Olmstead finished his 5K race during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
Dominic Toscano of Leavitt Area High School leaves the welcome center Tuesday during the Mini Roy Varney Hornet Classic ski race at the Maine Outdoor Wellness Center in Turner.
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