It’s hard to believe that February is almost over, and after this past week’s weather, it might seem the ski season could be almost over as well. The good news is that March is often our best ski month. The record warmth Wednesday might lead us to believe that an early spring is upon us, […]
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Class B and C Nordic: Telstar's Boyle-Wight third in Class C boys' freestyle
FORT KENT — Telstar’s Gaelan Boyle-Wight and Monmouth’s Kyle Gunnells both skied to top-10 finishes in the Class C boys’ freestyle Nordic race Friday. Boyle-Wight finished third and Gunnells took sixth. Boyle-Wight (14:29.0) came in about 10 seconds behind winner Niko Naranja (14:19.5) of Fort Kent. Orono’s Sam Holt (14:26.0) placed second. Naraja’s freestyle win […]
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Class A Alpine championships: Edward Little’s Jackson snatches giant slalom win
Edward Little’s Connor Jackson crests a knoll on the bottom part of the course on his way to a first-place finish in the boys’ giant slalom at the Class A Alpine championships at Mt. Abram in Greenwood. (Brewster Burns photo) GREENWOOD — Edward Little’s Connor Jackson still had a look of disbelief on his face […]
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Class A Nordic: Mt. Blue boys, Fryeburg girls take state titles
Zoe Maguire of Fryeburg Academy tucks on a downhill during the Class A Nordic ski championship 5K freestyle pursuit race at Black Mountain in Rumford on Friday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — The Fryeburg Academy and Deering girls’ teams were separated by just three points beginning Friday’s second and final day at the Class A […]
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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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Fort Kent rallies, Cape Elizabeth dominates at Class B Alpine skiing
MARS HILL — There was a comeback on the hill Tuesday in the firls’ Class B Alpins skiing championships, but this year, it wasn’t Spruce Mountain coming from behind to stun the field. Fort Kent, behind a third-place finish from Alicia Guimond in the slalom event at Big Rock, rallied from 17 points back to […]
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Spruce Mountain trails Yarmouth in girls' alpine skiing; Cape leads boys' race
MARS HILL — If the Spruce Mountain girls’ Alpine ski team is going to repeat its state championship feat of a year ago, it’s going to have to come from behind. Again. Allison Acritelli paced the Phoenix in the giant slalom event at Big Rock Mountain on Monday with a fourth-place finish and the team […]
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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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Alpine skiing: EL boys confident ahead of state championship
AUBURN — Confidence is in great supply on the Edward Little alpine skiing team. The Red Eddies, who are two years removed from their alpine state title in 2016, are looking to bounce back after not bringing home hardware last season and bring a championship back to Edward Little. Everyone on the alpine team, from […]
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On Skiing: Some tips as you start looking for new skis
About this time each ski season, a few of next year’s skis start turning up in ski shops. There won’t be a lot of them, but some of what are pegged to be the most popular models for the coming season will be around. If you’re thinking of new skis next year, there are a […]