Gray-New Gloucester boys finish third.
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Nordic skiing results: Soft Seven at Titcomb Mountain
Emma Charles leads Mt. Blue girls to win.
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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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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 […]
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Varney puts in work, improves dramatically
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 […]