Skiers face icy course, single-digit temperatures.
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Frigid temperatures always a challenge for Maine high school Alpine skiers
Saturday brought cold temperatures to Marlee Johnston Memorial race — but skiers and coaches have seen worse.
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New scoring method exorcises ghosts at Maine ski meets
From now on, 200 points go to the winner, 199 to second and on down. High score wins. No more ghost skiers.
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2018-19 Nordic skiing preview capsules
DIRIGO COUGARS Coach: Ann Speth Conference: MVC; Class: C Returning athletes: Seniors — Ethan Couture, Riley Dumont, Tori Averill; Juniors — Damien Nadeau, Adrianna Belskis; Sophomores — Jacob Gallant, Spencer Jacques.. Season outlook: The Cougars return all of their skiers from last year’s team. Those experienced skiers will be joined by 13 sophomores and freshmen […]
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Nordic skiing preview: Spruce Mountain sets foundation for girls ski team
Coach Kerrie Brenner, Julia Pomeroy, Margo Kenyon, Paije Crockett, Julia Grant, Raina Breen, Grace Goodwin, Katrina Cook, and Coach Jay Lindsey make up the new Spruce Mountain High School girls’ ski team. (Sun Journal photo by Andree Kehn) RUMFORD — Spruce Mountain head coach Jay Lindsey went from zero female nordic skiers a year ago […]
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Alpine skiing preview: Gray-NG growing, improving under Mancini
Gray-New Gloucester High School alpine ski team. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) GRAY — The focus for Gray-New Gloucester head coach Evan Mancini is building an alpine ski program that will be strong for years to come. The boys’ team has grown to 14 athletes this season as the Patriots added a half-dozen skiers to a team […]
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Nordic Skiing: Gerencer starts fresh in final season
Emily Gerencer still attends St. Dominic Academy in Auburn, but instead of competing for Maranacook in Nordic skiing, this winter the senior will be competing for a different school: Leavitt Area High School. Joined by fellow St. Dom’s student Mark D’Alessandro, in his first year of Nordic competition, the two decided that Leavitt, a ten-minute-shorter […]