<h4>Chummy Broomhall • US Olympian</h4>
<h4>Jessie Diggins • US Olympian</h4>
<h4>Sophia Laukli • US Olympian<br></h4>
<h4>Rosie Brennan • US Olympian<br></h4>
<h4>Sophie Caldwell • US Olympian</h4>
<h4>Dan Cnossen • SOCOM • US Paralympian</h4>
<h4>Ben Ogden • US Olympian</h4>
<h4>Caitlin Patterson • US Olympian</h4>
<h4>Ruslan Reiter • US Paralympian</h4>
<h4>Paul Jones and Herb Adams</h4>
<h4>Roy Varney</h4>
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Joey Rouhana of Falmouth High School won the 2022 MPA Class A Nordic Classical Championship at Black Mountain of Maine on February 23rd. Rouhana Navigated to soft 5k course in 16:37.3 to win the gold. The silver medal went to Mt. Blue Cougar Carson Zundel with a time of 17:32.3. Taking the bronze and the final podium position was Zundel's skimate Henri McCourt, who crossed the line at the 17:46.9 mark.
Falmouth's Ryan Gray took 4th place with a time of 18:05.7. Right behind him was Portland High Schooler George Threall, who finished in 18:11.5. Rounding out the top 6 was Cougar Josh Smith with a finish of 19:03.9.
Racing will continue tomorrow as the field of 67 skiers will be chasing Rouhana in the 5k Freestyle Pursuit. This group will be the last ones out, with a scheduled start of 12:30 pm. Because of the anticipated hard and fast course, the race organizers have eliminate the infamous "High School Hill".
For Complete Results, click here.
Orono High School's sophomore sensation Ruth White completed the 5k Classical course at Black Mountain
in 21:10.6 to win the Maine High School Class C Championship February 23rd. The diminuative White earlier in season captured the Mountain Valley Conference. Second place went to Mt. Abram High School's Emily Kidd. Kidd finished with a time of 22:04.7. In third place was Fort Kent HS's Rowan Tanguay, who crossed the line in 22:43.6.
Coming in 4th place was Sarah Morgan of Waynflete, who finished in 23:00.8. 5th place was won by Annabelle Reardon of Fort Kent with a time of 23:26.2. Julia Wener of Waynflete came in 6th with a time of 23:33.3.
White will lead a group of 40 skiers tomorrow in the freestyle pursuit beginning at 10:00 am.
For Complete Results, click here.
Kayley Bell of Caribou High School was crowned the 2022 Class B Girls Nordic Classical Champion at Black Moutain on February 23. 
Bell strode across the finish line with a time of 22:13.1 5 to win the title, beating a field of 43 "B" skiers. Taking second place was Emma Haims of Maine Coast Waldorf School with a time of 22:29.7. Third place was won by Elsa Bergdahl of Maranacook HS with a time of 22:37.2.
Leavitt High School Jade Haylock took 4th place with a time of 23:18.5, followed by Freeport High Schools Jillian Wight with a time of 23:24.2. Rounding out the top six was Presque Isle High School's Lacey Jandreau, who finish the soft 5k course in 23:43.7.
The competition continues tomorrow with the 5k Freestyle Pursuit with the B girls going out at 10:30 am.
For Complete Results, click here.
Mt. Blue's Emma Charles won the opening race of the Maine Principals Association's State Nordic Championships at Black Moutain of Maine
on February 23rd. With temperatures in the 50's and a steady rain the night before the race, the course was challenging for course grooming, waxing, and skiing. Despite all that, the 5k Classical Race was a good one, with Charles continuing her success on the John Roderick Trail System, fihishing the course in 18:40.3. The Cougars dominated with events, with Charles and her teammates taking 5 of the top 6 positions.
Mt. Blue's Brynne Robbins second place time was 19:47.4. Teammate Moriah Reusch will also be on the podium as she crossed the finish in 20:22.2. Cougar Nroa McCourt came in fourth with a time of 20:38.6. Leska Whitmarsh of Cheverus High School broke the streak, finishing the race in 20:39 to take 5th place. Bridget Reusch of Mt. Blue took 6th with a time of 20:43.1.
Tomorrow's race in a 5k Freestyle Pursuit, with Charles starting out 1 minute 7.1 seconds ahead of Robbins and the rest of the skiers, who will be in pursuit. The course has been changed from today's course, eliminating "High School Hill" in anticipation of icy and fast conditions. Charles is schedule to leave the stadium at 11:00 am.
For Complete Results, click here.
Top High School Alpine skiers competed in the slalom and giant slalom events at Black Mountain for a chance to represent Maine in the Eastern High School Ski Championships. Skiers qualified to compete in this event based on their performances at the state meets this week. The top twelve men and women were selected to the team that will compete against other skeirs from the north east at the Attitash Ski Resort, Bartlett, NH from March 3-10. The event allows high school teams representing all states within the Eastern region, plus out of region guest teams, to compete against other state teams.
New Rules adopted for the 2022 Alpine Shootouts:
Selection Criteria: The state team is determined by the following: We take the best GS place and add it to the best slalom place. That will be the athletes score for the day. E.g. if an athlete gets a 6th place on the first run of the GS and a 10th on the second run, we take the 6th place as 6 points. If that same athlete got a 4th on the first run of the slalom and a 12th on the second run we would take the 4th as four points. Add the best GS place and the best slalom place, that athlete would have a final score of 10 points for the day. Any ties we go to the athlete’s third best place.
Based on Saturday's races, below is the 2022 Maine Eastern High School Team.
| EHSC Maine Alpine Team Selection - Women | ||||||||||||
| WOMEN | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Tie | |||||||||
| Place | Bib | First Name | Last Name | Team | Run #1 | Run #2 | Best | Run #1 | Run #2 | Best | Total | Breaker |
| 1 | 203 | BROOKE | BOONE | YARMOUTH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | 201 | DANA | SCHW ARTZ | CAPE ELIZABETH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | 202 | HADLEY | PREWITT | MARSHWOOD | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | 204 | CELIA | GECI | FALMOUTH/WAYNFLETE | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | 207 | OLIVIA | RAND | JOHN BAPST | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | dnf | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 6 | 210 | ASHLEY | PELLETIER | LAKE REGION | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 212 | SAMANTHA | BEAUDOIN | YARMOUTH | 5 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 7 |
| 8 | 211 | SADIE | MCDONOUGH | MT BLUE | 7 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 13 |
| 9 | 208 | ANNA | ERB | MARANACOOK | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| 10 | 205 | LYDIA | PHIPPS | MARSHWOOD | 14 | 6 | 6 | 11 | dnf | 11 | 17 | 14 |
| 11 | 216 | KATIE | YEATON | MT BLUE | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 6 |
| 12 | 206 | ELIZABETH | DIETERICH | OXFORD HILLS | 25 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 12 |
| EHSC Maine Alpine Team Selection - Men | ||||||||||||
| MEN | Giant Slalom | Slalom | Tie | |||||||||
| Place | Bib | First Name | Last Name | Team | Run #1 | Run #2 | Best | Run #1 | Run #2 | Best | Total | Breaker |
| 1 | 406 | LOGAN | SCHWARTZ | CAPE ELIZABETH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | dsq | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | 403 | SAM | ROY | WISDOM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | 402 | TIERNAN | LATHROP | CAPE ELIZABETH | 6 | dnf | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 4 | 405 | QUINN | MAGUIRE | MARSHWOOD | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | 422 | PIERRE | HICKEY | MADWASKA | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
| 6 | 411 | KEEGAN | LATHROP | CAPE ELIZABETH | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | 404 | JOSH | SMITH | MT BLUE | 18 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 |
| 8 | 401 | ANDREW | CHRISTIE | FALMOUTH/WAYNFLETE | 10 | dnf | 10 | 4 | dsq | 4 | 14 | 999 |
| 9 | 414 | CODY | LABONTY | CAPE ELIZABETH | 12 | dsq | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 |
| 10 | 412 | SAM | MCKEE | MARANACOOK | 11 | dnf | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 7 |
| 11 | 426 | ZACH | VOGEL | LAKE REGION | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 6 |
| 12 | 409 | JETT | LINDELOF | ISLESBORO | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 7 |
For complete results, click here.
Giant Slalom Race Photos by RVGPhotos.com
Despite overnight and early morning rains and heavy winds. Black Mountain was able to complete the MPA Class A Alpine Championships on February 18th. Because of the adverse conditions, the jury made the wise decision to just hold one run each of boys and girls slalom.
For the girls, Sarah Hare of Windham captured the state championship with a run of 48:94. Right behind her was Falmouth's Celia Geci with a time of 49.61. Taking the final podium spot was Elizabeth Dieterich of Oxford Hills HS with a time of 50.06. Fourth place went to Ruth Weeks of Greely, who complete the course in 51.71. Sadie McDonough of Mt. Blue came in fifth with a time of 52.58. With a run of 53.07, Vivian Cormier of Mt. Blue captured sixth place. Rounding out the top six were Katie Yeaton of Mt. Blue (53.41), Lydia Phipps of Marshwood (54.97) and Cherverus High School's Maddie Marcisso (54.99).
The Mt. Blue Girls captured the team alpine championship with a total of 1537 points. Freeport/Brunswick came in second with a score of 1429. Also during the awards ceremony, the Gorham HS girls were awarded the MPA Good Sportsmanship Award.
In the boys competition, Falmouth's Andrew Christie added to his GS Championship
on Thursday by having
the best run in the slalom to claim the state title. Christie completed the difficult course in 43.84. Taking the silver with a time of 44.39 was Josh Smith of Mt. Blue. Winning the bronze with a time of 45.56 was Tim Teguis of Kennebunkport. Fourth place went to Nick Bancroft of Oxford Hills with a time of 46.42. In fifth place was Caleb Labbe of Falmouth with a run of 48.06.
Sixth place was won by Evan O'Donnell of Edward Little HS with a time of 48.13. Finishing in seventh place was Robert Strong of Freeport/Brunswick with a time of 48.69. Other top ten finishers were Ansel Goode of Freeport/Brunswick (48.79) and Camden Hills' Brit Lafiura, who completed the run in 48.89.
The Freeport/Brunswick team, with a score of 1,491 points, captured the State Alpine Championship. Garnering second place was Mt. Blue with 1,483 points.
The Skowhegan boys were awarded the MPA Good Sportsmanship banner.
Boys Slalom photos available at 
Sorry, I didn't get the girls slalom run. Podium photos are free to download.
Falmouth/Waynflete takes Day 1 Lead
Falmouth/Wanflete's Andrew Christie was fastest on the Black Mountain Giant Slalom course on February 17th. 
Christie had runs of 51.21 and 50.71 for the two run total of 1:41.92 to win the gold in the Men's Class A State Championship. Second place went to Marshwood's Quinn Maguire, who's fast times of 51.59 and 51.12 gave him a two-run combined score of 1:42.71. Taking the bronze medal was Jett Lindelof of Islesboro with runs of 52.71 and 51.89 (1:44.60).
Fourth place went to Josh Smith of Mt. Blue with a combined score of 1:46.97. Taking fifth place was Nolan Dries of Windham, who had a total time of 1:47.13. Skiing to a combined time of 1:47.62 was Falmouth/Waynflete's Porter Bealieu, giving him sixth place.
Other top 10 finishers were Tim Teguis of Kennebunk (1:48.64), Nick Bancroft of Oxford Hills (1:49.69), Sam Goodspeed of Mt. Blue (1:49.87), and Fryeburg's Hogan Bemis (1:49.99).
After the first day of competition, Falmouth/Waynflete held a 752 to 736 lead over second place Mt. Blue in team points. Freeport/Brunswick was in third wih 734 points.
The men will continue their chase for the team state championship tomorrow with the running of the slalom race.
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