NORWAY – The Oxford Hills boys’ Nordic ski team feels like they are on the cusp of finally breaking through in 2017. After finishing fifth in the Class A State Championship in 2016, the Vikings are ready to take on fellow KVAC rivals the Leavitt Hornets and the Mt. Blue Cougars this season. Mt. Blue […]
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Nordic skiing: Telstar Relays kick off high school season
After all, many competitors consider the real winners to be those lucky few among them who get to pick out a pair of crazy skiing tights during the traditional post-race raffle. Nevertheless, the event is one of the most anticipated of the cross country season. “This sets the pace for the season,” Telstar junior co-captain […]
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What to look forward to in Maine sports in 2017
Of course, 2016 did high school sports fans a favor by setting up all kinds of intrigue for 2017. Several tri-county area teams enter the new year without a loss — Edward Little, Spruce Mountain and Winthrop boys’ basketball, Oxford Hills, Gray-New Gloucester girls’ basketball, Lewiston boys’ ice hockey and St. Dom’s girls’ ice hockey. […]
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On Skiing: Local ski schedules packed as weather finally cooperates
As we head into the new year, the outlook is far better than a year ago. Last year’s vacation was at best marginal, while this year we had plenty of skiing, and a busy January is shaping up. This past week’s snow was an added bonus. A check of coming events shows a long list […]
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The Year in Sports: Triumph, tragedy and never a dull moment
The year 2016 had it all. All across the Twin Cities, the tri-county area and beyond, it was a memorable twelve months for local sports. It’s more than can possibly fit in one story, but this one will try to hit on as many of the standout moments as possible. The memorable wins for local […]
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In the Crease: Chisholm club a treasure in Maine’s hills
Driving a small, two-wheel drive Chevrolet up and over the sandy, undulating roadways of Rumford, Maine, was not how I’d anticipated spending the third week of February in 2003. It was far too early in the morning, the coffee was just kicking in, and despite the fact I’d grown up in Maine — a veritable […]
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On Skiing: Getting started depends on skill level, snow level
Making those first turns of the season has changed over the years. During my ski patrol days the decision wasn’t in my hands. I had to be there the first weekend day the mountain was open. As patrol director, I had to see that the rescue toboggans were properly packed and placed at the top […]
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New boot binding makes stepping on snowboard a snap
The typical rider’s hassle of bending down — or sitting down in the snow — to buckle boots into the bindings while skiers in their group wait could be a thing of the past. A new technology that enables the boot to snap onto the board similar to a ski binding has the potential to […]
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On skiing: Sizing up Sugarloaf’s new competition center
Last week, I was at Sugarloaf and wanted to get a tour of the new competition center without waiting for the grand opening, which was yesterday. I remember the first races I covered where I worked out of Chip Carey’s office in the basement of the old base lodge and had to go down to […]
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Worley wins; Shiffrin fifth in Vermont giant slalom
She captured a giant slalom Saturday in Vermont — unfamiliar territory on the World Cup circuit — and was a winner for the first time since a knee injury three years ago. “The tough part was to get back the spirit of the races, and to be able to give everything, and to do my […]