LEWISTON — After finishing 22nd in the Class A state championships in both the classic and freestyle races last season, Roy Varney of Leavitt found a new favorite sport. “I never narrowed down my focus to skiing before and thought I would love this sport more,” Varney said. “But after sophomore year, I really wanted […]
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Mt. Blue, Fryeburg lead Day 1 of Nordic racing; Maranacook ahead in Class B
RUMFORD — Mt. Blue’s Nordic ski team appears to be peaking at the right time. On the first day of the 2018 Class A championships, the Mt. Blue boys placed four skiers among the top 11 and cruised to a 28-point lead after the classical race at Black Mountain. Sam Smith led the Cougars with […]
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France’s Fourcade nips Schempp for gold in mass start
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AP) — France’s Martin Fourcade slammed his ski pole into the snow in disgust after sliding through the finish line, thinking he’d just lost another Olympic gold medal to a photo finish. But upon further review, replays showed Fourcade’s left boot crossed the line a few centimeters ahead of Germany’s Simon Schempp, […]
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Nordic skiing: Edward Little sees youth movement on the trails
Edward Little High School Nordic ski coach Eric Cobb center has nine freshman on an 11 member boys team. From left are: Jack Howaniec, Aiden Morrison, Finn Thistle, Matt Syphers, Harry Bigos Lowe, Tristan Brezovsky, Coach Cobb, Casey Burhoe, Deven Egge, Noah Morgan, Christian Hiscock and Cam Langlois. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — After having […]
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Camaraderie and closeness on community day
BETHEL — The Bethel Outing Club partnered with Telstar Middle and High schools to host a community day Sunday on the Telstar trails, where residents of SAD 44 communities could ski, snowshoe and enjoy sunshine and good company. “We just want to get more people out on the trails,” said BOC member Suzanne Newsom Pierce. […]
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Wendall "Chummy" Broomhall, Maine skiing legend, dies
Wendall “Chummy” Broomhall, left, the oldest living member of the Chisholm Ski Club, talks as Scott Pitts listens at Black Mountain’s Winter Carnival in February 2017. Pitts asked Broomhall to autograph his newly purchased copy of “A Century on Skis” by Scott Andrews. (Sun Journal file photo) Maine — and the United States — have […]
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Falling temps fail to keep Maine skiers off slopes and trails
WESTBROOK — Lisa Hallee came to Smiling Hill Farm on Wednesday afternoon to cross country ski – and planned to ski until dusk, despite the frigid temperatures. She looked perplexed when asked if she plans to curtail her skiing this week because of the cold snap. “I just wear lots and lots of layers,” said […]
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2017-18 Sun Journal Nordic skiing previews
Dirigo/Mountain Valley Nordic Skiing Coach: Ann Speth (sixth year) Conference: MVC; Class: C Last year’s results: Boys — fifth in MVC, ninth in state championships; Girls — third in MVC, eighth in state championships. Returning athletes: Senior — Kaiya Martin; Junior — Tory Averill, Ethan couture, Riley Dumont; Sophomore — Damien Nadeau. Key losses: Justin […]
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Mt. Blue Nordic looks to replace, reload for another title run
Mt. Blue’s Mike Gurney, center, navigates the crowd at the start of the race at the Telstar relays in Bethel last season. It’s not everyday that a Nordic ski team has to replace not one, but two state champion skiers. Mt. Blue is in that position this season after Tucker Barber and Julia Ramsey both […]
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Leeds native Carey coaching Paralympic skiers in Pyeongchang
Anyone who has followed high school skiing in Maine for the past two decades probably remembers Leavitt’s Eileen Carey, the Nordic skier from the Class of 2000 won four state championships as a Hornet and dominated the Maine Nordic skiing landscape her entire high school career. Fast forward to the present, and Carey was named […]